Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-24

Ito accept nomination for the
Senate does not stem from fear
Of the outcome so much. it is
said. as from reluctance to give
up posts they now hold. Rep.
Heating has an important place
in the House Of Representatives
where he is completing his
sixth term. State Senator
Mahoney is the majority leader
Of the New York Senate. Both
are sure Of reelection TO their
present Offices.
/ Mr.. Hall served for fourteen
years in Washington as a menu
Der of the House, and another
four years as national chair
man. He has recently built a
new home in the Oyster Bay
district and wants to stay there
and practice law in Nassau
County and New York City.
Repeat DisavOwals
Mr.. Heating and Mr.. Hall
both reiterated yesterday their
statements they are not candi-
dates for the Senate. All four
of the potential nominees, how
ever, will attend the State con-
vention which opens in Roches-
ter tomorrow, as delegates.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Rockefeller.
Republican State Chairman
Judson Morhouse and other
party leaders are working fever
ishly to get the Senate nomina-
ton ironed out.
Governor Hartman, tremen-
dously interested in the non1i-
nation of a Democratic sena-
torial candidate; Carmine G.
De Sapio, Tammy leader and
party boss; Democratic State
Chairman Michael H. Prender-
CAST, and other party leaders
are also reported to be working
toward unity on a Democratic
Senate candidate. The six
declared candidates are Thomas
K. Finletter. former Air Secre-
ltary; former Postmaster Gen.
leral James A. Farley; District
Attorney Frank S. Hogan:
Thomas E. Murray, a former
member of the Atomic Energy
Commission; Edward T. Dick
Iinson, State commissioner Of
commerce, and Rep. James j..
Delaney of Queens County.
Liberal Party a Factor
One of the Governors prob
lens is to pick a Senate candi-
date acceptable to the Liberal
Party of New York. That party
cast $4,000 votes in the 1854
election-to help elect Gov.
Hartman by $4,000 votes.
So far the Liberal Party lead
ers have been strongly urging
the nomination of Mr.. Finletter.
They want to go along with the
Democratic nominee, and they
would probably accept Hogan
or Mr.. Murray, but would balk
at Mr.. Farley.
Those close to the Governor
said yesterday that in all prob
ability no final decision on the
senatorial candidate would be
made until the convention act
ually opens in Buffalo tomor-
row morning.
Mr.. De Sapio and the Cover
nor have insisted that the con-
vention will be wide open when
it comes to picking a Senate
candidate. This, however, Mr..
Farley has vigorously denied,
insisting he could get no pledge
from them to that effect.
The Democratic convention
will nominate the Governor and
adopt the party platform to-
morrow, and leave the selec-
ton of a Senate candidate and
other candidates for State Of
flee until Tuesday. Gov. Har-
riman will deliver his accept.
ance address to the conven-
ton tomorrow night. This will
be the keynote speech" Of the
convention.
The Republicans, in their
Rochester convention, will fol-
low much the same procedure.
They are to be addressed, how.
ever, by former Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey and Senator Jacob K.
Javits. Like the Democrats,
they are expected to delay their
senatorial nomination until
Tuesday.