OREGON TIPS SENATE SCALES
Political Spotlight Focuses
On Neubergers Election
By Dick Lewis *
Emerald Aitociat* Editor
■editor's note: Tlw political
spotlight of the nut tin In pres
ently fociMctl on Oregon, where
voter* In a surprising turn
ahout elected Richard L. Ncu
herger, Upping the Senate
scales to Democratic control.
In an effort to determine why
the table* have turned in Ore
gon after 40 year* of Republi
can nenate rule, and what the
political prognosis future
shows, the Kmerald ha* intcr
\ lewed Waldo Schumacher,
professor of political science.
"Neuberger is probably better
known to the voters of Oregon,
because of his stall- [Militic.nl rec
ord and his writing, than Cordon
is after 10 years in the Senate."
says political scientist Schu
macher pointing to one of many
reasons for the Cordon defeat.
The record of the incumbent,
in Schumacher's opinion, was
one of the main issues of the
eampuign. "In my opinion. Cor
don took the wrong stand on a
number of issues, such as the
Bricker amendment. Also he was
a nationalist against internation
alist* in his opposition to NATO,
foreign aid und point four."
The increase in Democratic
power could very well be at
tributed to the immigration to
Oregon in the past 15 or 20
years, suggested Schumacher.
Also there has been an influx
of young people who seem to be
less inclined to accept tradi
tional attitudes.
Morse Aid Termed Assistance
On the significance of Sena
tor Morse’s part in the Neuberg
er campaign, Schumacher was
cautious. "I think he was of defi
nite assistance. However, there
were a number of factors which
contributed to Democratic suc
cess. Because the election was
so close, possibly the absence of
any one of these factors would
have given the victory to the
Republicans.
“I think many people were re
luctant to follow Eisenhower's
plea for the election of a Re
publican congress, when they
knew that the Republican!* would
not support him on certain is
sues,” said Schumacher, evalu
ating the President’s role In the
national campaign.
It would have been to Eisen
hower's advantage, Schumacher
believes, to have remained aloof
from politics and supported can
didates strictly on an individual
basis. "As it is, the effect of the
Election Results
In Many Firsts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Here
are some of the "firsts" produced
by the election:
Fiist write-in candidate to win
election to Congress, Democrat J.
Strom Thurmond for U.S. senator
from South Carolina.
First Republican elected to
the House from Florida since
reconstruction days, William C.
Cramer of St. Petersburg.
More women. 16, sent to the
Senate and House of the 84th Con
gress than ever before. The old
record, 14, was set in the 83rd
Congress. Also sitting in the
House will be Mrs. Joseph Far
rington. non-voting delegate from
Hawaii.
First Ohio governor to win five
terms, Democrat Frank F. Daus
che.
First Michigan governor to win
four terms. Democrat G. Mennen
Williams.
First Maryland Republican
governor to win re-election,
Theodore It. McKeldin.
First Negro elected to the Mary
land legislature. Truly Hatchett
Baltimore Democrat chosen for
the House of Delegates.
First Democratic - controlled
legislature elected in Hawaii.
j election i« to reduce Eisenhower's
j ability to appeal to congress and
the nation on a non-partisan
I basis.”
Men Agree on Issues
"Morse will not give Neuberg
er orders in the senate.” The two
j men are in agreement on many
! issues, but Schumacher believes
i that they will both go pretty
1 much their own way.
Regarding Neuberger's role as
the new Junior senator, Schu
macher commented, “Any new
Senator must observe closely,
and if he goes out on a limb,
there will always be someone
there to cut off the limb.”
Schumacher believes that the
election has increased Morse’s
prestige. "Never sell Morse
short,” he says, referring to the
1956 senatorial race. "If the
Democrats put up a man, making
it a three-man race, the Repub
licans will probably win. But if
it’s Morse versus a Republican,
that Republican will know he’s
been in a battle before the final
results are in.”
Positive Policy to Profit
On the whole, Schumacher be
lieves that the Democratic con
gress will profit more by pro
moting a positive policy and
working with Eisenhower than
by playing politics. They will
disagree on the tax issue, but
will probably support the admin
istration on its foreign policy,
even better than did the Republi
cans. '
While the Republicans will
probably go along with the Pres
ident, they’ll be out to get Nixon
and McCarthy. "Nixon, who has
done the most to link the Demo
crats and communism, will be the
primary target. By controlling
the committees, the Democrats
will control the investigations,"
explains Schumacher.
"The election was a shot in
the arm to the Democrats." con
cluded Schumacher. "Now the
future depends on the record that
these people make.”
Democrat Vidor, Edith Green,
Hopes to Get a Few Days' Rest
PORTLAND-f AP) - Mrs. Edith
Green, the housewife who broke
a long string of Oregon Republi
can successes in House of Rep
resentative elections Tuesday,
hopes she can just get away from
“everything” for a few days’
rest.
Her victory over Republican
Neuberger Gives
Success Formula
PORTLAND - (AP) - The for
mula for political success:
A month before the election
quit reading the newspapers or
listening to broadcasts.
That was the method of Rich
ard L. Neuberger, the 41-year-old
' Democrat who apparently had
i nosed out Republican Sen. Guy
Cordon of Oregon.
“I made up my mind long ago!
that the only way was to avoid
personalities. So on Oct. 1 I quit
reading the newspapers—except
for an occasional article pointed
out to me by others—and I never
listened to an opposition broad- j
cast,” said Neuberger.
“That way 4 avoided the dan- j
ger of being angered and being
tempted to respond,” he said. j
Tom Lawson McCall became cer
tain as returns piled up Wed
nesday. Her margin wound up at
10 to 9.
Mrs. Green, who campaigned
on a platform of federal hydro
electric power development, in
creased aid to schools and con
servation of resources, greeted
victory with an attack of laryn
gitis that all but silenced her.
When her 12-year-old son Dick
and his father, Arthur Green, in
terrupted her lunch with Demo
cratic leaders at a downtown
hotel Wednesday, she managed
a hug and a misty eye, but if
there was any word, those near
by couldn’t hear it. Missing was
their other son, Jim, 20, who en
listed in the Army a week ago
and is at Ft. Ord.
The Greens, who have a trailer
court, expect to sell it when they
move to Washington.
Red Aide Tries Defect
BERLIN — The West Berlin
newspaper Telegraf said Friday
that the personal aide of East
Germany’s Communist Premier
Otto Grotewohl had made a fu
tile attempt to defect to the
West.
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