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placed them in the ranks of
possible contenders with New
York's Gov. Nelson E. Rookie
feller for the G.. o. P. nomina-
ton two years hence.
Gov. Rockefeller, seeking a
second term, won easily but
by a reduced margin which
rubbed off some of the glamour
of his attractiveness as a 'front.'
runner for the 1864 presidential
nomination.
In Ohio, the Republicans won
another substantial victory
when James Rhodes, State au-
ditor, defeated Democratic Gov.
Michael v. Mike Di Sale in
his reelection bid.
While some Senate Republi-
cans were going down in de-
feat, the G.. o. P. relished
three reelection victorieS-in
New York, Kentucky and Cali
fornia.
Morton Wins
Senator Jacob Javits made
an impressive showing in his
New York victory by running
far ahead of Gov. Rockefeller,
carrying New York City for one
of the few times a Repblican
has done so and winning re-
election by nearly l million
votes.
Senator Thruston B. Morton
won reelection in Kentucky
with a margin that surprised
even the Republicans. With
Senator Kuchel's victory in
California by more than 300, 900
votes, the three races helped
establish what seemed to be a
voters preference for moderate
or progressives within the party.
BY his victory in California s
mixed-up election, Senator
Kuchel may have placed him
self in line for a position on the
1854 Republican ticket.
In elections that saw the Re-
publicans fail to make any SER
ious inroads into the Demo-
cratic majoritieS in Congress
the G. o. P. drew comfort from
two things:
]. The party's successful can
didates for Governor in New
York, Pennsylvania and Mich
igan cut heavily into the usually
large Democratic majorities in
such centers as New York City
Philadelphia and Detroit.
2. The party gained five new
House seats in the South and
Border States and won the Ok
lahoma governorship for the
first time in an outpouring OF
votes interpreted as a massive
protest against President Ken
nedy's administration.
Alabama Race Close
The Republicans, making
their strongest bid in the South
to establish a two-party system,
piled up substantial votes in
several races and threatened
the Senate seat in Alabams
long held by Senator Lister
Hill.
Senator Hill held a narrow
lead over Republican challenger
James Martin, a Gadsden bust
neSsman, in a see-saw race
which surprised many by Its
closeness.
The Republicans picked ur
an additional seat in North
Carolina to give it two from
the Tarheel State.
1t also won a new seat ir
Florida to give it two from
that State for the first time
since Reconstruction days.
In Tennessee's 3rd district
which had been Democratic
for 40 years, the Republican
candidate, w. E. Brock III
won over Wilkes T. Thrasher
jr., the Democratic nominee
who had defeated veteran Dem.
ocfatic Representative Jane!
B. Frazier, jr., in the primary
This race afforded a test oi
the Kennedy Administration.
policies, since Mr.. Thrasher, 9
42-year-old attorney, had the
Presidents personal indorse.
ment and supported the Admin.
istration's program, including
medicare and Federal aid tt
education.
The Republicans also wor
seats previously held by the
Democrats in Kentucky's Thirc
(Louisville) and Texas 16tf
District.
In Kentucky Republican Sen,
ator Thruston B. Morton, Sc
stood off the Democrati,
challenge Of 1t. Gov. Wilson
w. Wyatt to win a substantial
victory which also helped carr!
the Third District louisville
for the COP. candidate, M. q
(Gene) Snyder, an ultra
conservative. Mr.. Snyder's vic
tory gave Kentucky two Re
publican seats.
Republican candidates RAJ
Unexpectedly strong in the BIZ
Northern cities as Gov. Rookie
feller won reelection and MI
Scranton, who had served on
term in the House, and MI
Romney ended long Democrati
control in Pennsylvania an,
Michigan.
On the basis Of returns stil
incomplete, Mr.. Scranton de
feated Richardson Dilworth