Milford chronicle., 1958-10-17

WILMINGTON - II the voters
of Delaware follow their past DO
litical predictions, an un2ssum
ing and comparatively colorlesi
chicken-feed dealer from the small
town of Millsboro will become tot
Republican on the all-importani
Senate Finance Committee.
He is John J. Williams, shy
slender six-footer who combines 9
relentless insistence on integrity
honesty and economy in Govern
ment with an impressive record oi
doggediy doing something about it
over the past IL years, he has re-
peatedly served as a one-man in
Vestigating committee to expose
immortality and corruption in high
places, whether tenanted by Demo
Gratis or Republicans.
His findings have been delivered
TO the United States Senate in a
high-pitched monotone which fire.
quently drops away to a squeaky
whisper, but then impact has been
loud and clear. Government Off
cials have been fired and put in
jail; Administration policies have
been changed; new laws have been
passed.
Familiar Fashion
The 54-year-old Mr.. Williams is
currently campaigning for this
third Senate term in a rather IA
miliar fashion. AS BELTS man who
never puts out press release in
Washington and who insists on CIV
ing back TO the Treasury his un-
used Senate stationery allowance,
he runs for office without either
campaign manager or publicity
man. He gives the voters no pro-
misses of tax cuts or Federal prof.
ects for Delaware; instead, he
pledges himself only to oppose pie
in-the-sky spending and deficit fl
nancing.
To meet a strong Democratic
challenger, however, he's having
10 resort to a heavy routine Of
gpeech-making and even door-bell.
ringing and street-corner hand
shaking. Though the Senator is
more relaxed and at ease here in
Delaware than he habitually seems
in Washington-"John's among old
friends here" one party worker
points out-the hurly-burly of a po.
litical campaign still sits poorly
on him. When friend reports thai
Johns no back-slapper" he's
probably made the master under
statement of the 1858 policitei
campaign.
There could hardly be more con-
trast in personality and politica'
philosophy than that between MIR.
Williams and his Democratic op-
ponent, former Governor Elbert N.
Carvel. Mr.. Carvel, campaigning
as an ardent New Dealer, is a
hulking (six-foot-six) heavy extro-
vert who is busily wearing out
with the voters. He clicks off his
daily mileage on a pedometer at
tached to his belt, and on a hand
tally counter in his pocket he clicks
off the people, he talks to as he
moves along. At last count, the
gadget had rung up well over 1000
people.
Right now, the Carvel forces con-
cede Mr.. Williams is ahead. Though
Democrats out-register -Republi-
cans and though the Democrats
recently recaptured the Whining
ton city government to achieve a
new base of political operations,
Democratic leaders have had some
bitter public feuds which will not
help their cause. More important
the states voters have consistent
ly shown an independent turn of
mind, and in 1852 gave Senator
Williams far larger majority than
they gave President Eisenhower.
But the Democratic leaders in
sist that Mr.. Carvel is closing the
gap, aided by what they report as
widespread voter concern over
foreign affairs and imitation in the
midst of unemployment. COP.