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Tribune cnileo fres full Leases Wire U oiled Press Full treated Wire Third Section MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1956 Pages 1 to 8 Lausche and Johnson No Longer Being Considered as Presidential Candidates Washington (U.R) Two un commonly able Democrats who are favorite son presidential candidates in important states may as well be counted out right now. They are Ohio's Gov. Frank J. Lausche and Texas Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson. There never was much chance for Lausche. anyway, a fact of which that smart politician is fully aware. Lausche is in the dog house of the nation's union leadership. His five-time record in being elected governor of Ohio sug gests the rank and file of labor may feel more kindly than the union leaders toward Lausche. Vote for Taft However that may be, . or ganized labor could and almost surely would block any effort to nominate Lausche. The men who rule the unions and control t their large political funds ex i ercise great power in Demo cratic national conventions. That should be enough to stop Lausche. Besides, he confessed publicly some weeks ago what most political writers long had suspected; Lausche had voted for Sen. Robert A. Taft in 1950 and against the Democratic senator ial candidate, Joseph Ferguson. Lausche laid his 1956 presi dential candidacy away for good in Cincinnati this -week. He told a news questioner that President Eisenhower's veto of the farm bill was right and prop- "He would have compromised everything noble he has stood for all his life if he had signed that bill, which was a bad bill," said Lausche. That did it, be cause the Democratic leadership is depending in very large part on the farm bill veto to win farm votes for their candidates next November. The other big Democratic is sue as of now is Mr. Eisenhow er's health. The Democratic or ganization tabs him as a part time president, almost a play boy, who has shucked off to sub ordinates vital responsibilities which should be his. That may '1 3 ACCEPTING PASSERBY'S GIFT, Adlai Stevenson tries on straw hat to keep head firm getting sunburned while on handshaking tour of Miami in campaign against Senator Estes Kefauver for Florida votes. (International Saundphoto) or may not prove to be a con trolling issue in this presidential campaign, but Democratic Na tional Committee is pushing it hard. Johnson Opposed That is where Johnson fades from the 1956 presidential pic ture. As does Lausche in Ohio, so does Johnson- in Texas stand as a favorite son Democratic candidate. There is one difference. Lausche is sure of the Ohio dele gation to the Democratic Na tional Convention. Johnson is opposed by Gov. Allan Shivers who led the Texas bolt to Mr. Eisenhower in 1952. Johnson probably is aware that he has small chance of be ing nominated in 1956. John son suffered a heart attack last year about two months before Mr. Eisenhower was stricken. The senator is back on the job now as Democratic leader and he is working hard. Thedssue of Mr. Eisenhower's health, however, quickly would cease to be an issue if he Demo crats nominated JohnsoV, whose manner of living also must be controlled by the circumstances of his health. Astoria XU.R)--Republicans in Clatsop county have maintained a slim lead over Democrats after close of voter registrations this week. The county clerk's office said tabulations completed so far show 6963 registered. Republi cans and 6720 Democrats, a mar gin of 245. 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