Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-15
Mitchell Defeat
ito Be Studied
by GOIdWafer
By DAVID s. BRODER
Star Staff Writer

t. Senator Goldwater, Republi
can Of Arizona, has ordered {
study to determine if a conserv,
alive stay : at home vote cos
liberal Republican jane
Mitchell q victory in last week.
New Jersey gubernatorial cleo
ton.
The conservative spokesman
who heads the G. o. P. Sena-
torial Campaign Committee
has asked his staff Of aides tt
check returns from such normal
Republican bastions as Union
and Bergen Counties to see
what caused the upset Of the
former Secretary Of Labor.
Until I see what they come
Iip WITH the Senator said In
an interview, 81 don't want to
take the stand that Mitchell
failed to satisfy the Republican
rank and file. That has hap
pened before with liberal candi-
dates In New Jersey. I hope
my investigation doesn't prove
that the Republican lost this
time because the conservatives
didn't vote for him"
+. On Speaking Tour
Senator Goldwater pause d
briefly in Washington yesterday
On his way from q vacation
cruise with his wife to a round
% speaking engagements that
win keep him busy until Christ
mas.
In general, he said, the re-
suits Of the 1861 off-year cleo
tons failed to shake his con-
fidence that the Republicans
win win control Of the House in
1862.
."I was not disheartened in
the least" the Senator said.
"On the other hand, I don't
think there was q lot in the
voting for either side to be
happy about"
Pennsylvania Bright Spot
The Senator singled out as
Republican bright spots the
victory In q Statewide Penn
s1lvania judgship race and the
q. o. P. capture Of formerly
Democratic city halls in Tue
son, Ariz., Louisville, KY. and
q. number Of Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania and upstate New York
cities.
He said he saw no particular
significance in the defeat Of
conservative Republican John
Goode in the special House
election in San Antonio, Tex,
OF liberal Republican Louis j.
Lefkowitz in the New York
n1ayoralty race.
Senator Goldwater Endorsed,
but did not campaign for, Mr..
Goode, q self-described mill
tSnt conservative" The Arr
zona Senator's potential rival
for the 1854 presidential nomi-
nation, Gov. Nelson A. Rookie
Teller Of New York, worked for
Mr.. Lefkowitz' election.
Cites Texas Factors
The Senator said he thought
Mr.. Goode ran very well" in
losing by 10000 votes in nor
n1ally Democratic San Antonio
respectfully when his oppo-
nent was named Gonzales"
State Senator Henry Gonzales
was the Democratic victor in
that race.
1T is normal in the South
west, Senator Goldwater said,
for Mexican-American voters to
vote for a Mexican name on the
ballot. add to that, the very
threatening attitude Of Vice
President johnson, who came
in there and told the Govern
n1ent and military and business
people that If they knew what
was good for them they would
vote for Gonzales, and I think
you would have to say Mr..
Goode ran very we'll"
New York No Surprise
AS for Mr.. Lefkowitz's 400
000-vote loss to Mayor Robert
F. Wagner, Senator Goldwater
said that was no surprise"
az doubt If we have any Re-
publican who can be elected in
that city except maybe (Sena-
tori Javits. Even there I have
my doubts.
."I do think" he added, chat
it is a pretty sad commentary
on New Workers that after two
terms Of that sort Of thing (the
Wagner administration, they
would vote for another term.
But that's their business. I live
in Arizona"
Senator Goldwater said he
thought special factors may
have played a part in the de.
feat OF Mr.. Mitchell in New
Jersey.
A broken leg kept the Repub.
lican on crutches Throughout
the campaign and, Senator
Goldwater said: cts hare
enough to run against a Dem
ocrat when you have two legs.
Also, the Senator said, tn
death Of the father Of Demo
cratic nominee Richard J
Hughes three days before tn
election may have had "a ter
rifle impact" because "peopl
vote from the heart"