f THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1953
JtALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
PAGE THIRTEEN
Sound-Effects Coming Out of South
nay De neraiaing iwo-farty System
Editor'! Note President
hower'a election lust November
spilt r.ie democratic "Solid South"
and raised Republican hopes tor
two-party system in Dixie, Have
the Southern Republicans capital
ized on Elsenhower's popularity to
build up party strength? Is a two
party system .beginning to
emerge? The Associated Press
asked correspondents in 14 south
ern and bolder states to .answer
these questions and others in as
sessing the Souths political situa
tion today. Here is the first ol
three stories reporting the con
clusions. It is written by Don
Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize winner
who toured the South himself last
year and accompanied Elsenhower
on his uixie campaign swing.
. By DON WHITEHEAD t
WASHINGTON UV-Dixie Repub
llcans are feudin', fussin' and
ligntin' among themselves today
in political skirmishes which may
prove to be the sound effects
heralding a genuine two-party
system in the long-Democratic
Southland someday.
From the plains of Texas into
Virginia's Shenandoah Valley
there is a stir of Republican hopes
and activity.
Much of it is merely talk. But
an Associated Press survey of 14
Southern and border states shows
thai 'beneath the talk and the fac
tional turmoil there is a solidly
based effort in many of the states
to challenge the Democrats at the
crass roots level.
President Eisenhower's smash
ing victory last November gave
impetus to the move. It,, hasn't
suosided into we ao-notning letn-
argy that followed Herbert Hoo
ver's victory in some Southern
stales over Democrat Al Smith a
quarter of. a century ago.
yet the reports make it clear
the Republicans have a long, up
hill fight before they can achieve
nv widespread cfiectiveness in
local and state elections the key
stones of narty strength.
The big question still is whether
the Democrats who voted lor ti
senhower will shift their party
allegiance to the Republicans or
will quietly return to the Demo
cratic fold.
Democratic Gov. Gordon Per
sons of Alabama says: "The next
Republican candidate in Alabama
wil' find out his name is not
Eisenhower."
That is the general altitude
among the Democrats, but Repub'
licans contend Eisenhower's vic
tory showed the South is ready for
a two-parly system.
Elsenhower ewent Texas, Virgin'
ia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Missouri
and Florida out of their normal
Democratic voting habits. He
missed by small margins in Ken'
tucky, Louisiana and South Caro
lina. '
Since then. Republicans in some
of the states have been busy fight-
in.! amone themselves for power
.and patronage, giving little effort
to build up the party organization.
Ben Ray, Alabama Democratic
state chairman, puts it this way:
"Eisenhower brought home the
bacon .for the Republicans, but
when he put it on the table, they
oidn t know how to cut It.
That is an apt description of
what has happened In some states
Tt doesn't hold true tnrougnoui.
Let's look at what is happening
in Texas, Florida, Tennessee and
Virginia the four "Solid South"
states that went Republican last
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AP's Austin correspondent, Dave
Cheavens, writes: "Texas Repub
licans are lookine with lustful eyes
on one U. S'. Senate seat and half
a dojen House places they Wink
thev micht win In 1951
' "Biit their enthusiastic plans to
nail down and clinch their history'
making victory with Dwight D.
I-isennower will not be confined to
a flashy drive' for major offices.
They are already deep mio
door-to-door precinct organization
campaign that has as Us objective
a militant, long-lasting machine to
build up Texas as a two-party
slate. They are playing patronage
for all its political power. Their
knives, are out and already wort
ing on Democratic appointees
This new organization Is headed
Tka LlADtf Among
Hum Sawing Atocaae!
by GOP National CommlltiiFm.n
H. J. (Jack) Porter, wealthy Hous
ton oilman., His plan la to appeal
to all who regard themselves as
conservative to join the GOP
camp,
Cheavens says: "Sometimes the
shades of difference in the politi
cal philosophy of conservative.
Democrats and Republicans in
Texas re so alight as to be barely
perceptible."
Porter and his aides already tut
raising money for ' 1954. They are
bringing new blood into the organ
ization, setting up organizations
Trom precincts to state senatorial
districts, and looking for respected
citizens to run as Republicans for
oca), district and state offices.
Porter has announced, too. the
Texas GOP Is looking for a strong
candidate to oppose Democratic
Sen. Lyndon B, Johnson, who is up
tor re-eiection next year
Some Democrats are being asked
to Ille as candidates of both Dar
ties In 1954. Texas law permits
this. And If a candidate should
be beaten In the Democratic nrim
ary, he still would have a chance
to be elected In November as the
Republican candidal, for the same
joo.
Florida
From Tallahassee. CorresDon.
dent Malcolm B. Johnson writes:
"Republicans think they're on the
way to establishing a two-party
system In Florida, and Democratic
leaders are wondering If it might
nov De true.
"Despite the remnants of an old
Intense Intraparty squabble that
has, lately flared up In what may
be a final battle over patronaee
rights, leaders of the Republican
majority faction are confident they
are on the way to bigger things.
"while trying to beat down the
rebellious group they are missing
few tricks in their effort to con
solidate the other varied interests
that backed the party ticket in 1952
and build up strength for the con
gressional and local elections in
1954."
Johnson said party leaders pub'
llcly talk hopefully . of winning
four of the eight seats in Congress
next year but "some of them sav
privately they'll be happy with one
and overjoyed with two." Florida
nasn t had a Republican congress'
man since carpetbagger days,
G. Harold Alexander, chairman
of the GOP State Executive Com
mittee, says: "We're making great
strides and the two-party system
is much closer than most people
realize."
Democratic leader James T,
Vocelle says: "The day is not far
distant that Florida will have a
two-party system, I dont think
the Democrats can ever take
Florida for granted again in
national election. Statewide, lt'i
different; but there may even be
a two-party system developing
there too." '
n.nubllrans are wooing the
Democrats who flocked to the
Eisenhower ticket last November,
They are fifing urged to switch
their registrations and to cam
paign, vote and run for office as
Republicans. However, in the
main, the Elsenhower Democratic
leaders are remaining independent.
But Republican leaders are giv
ing concessions to his powerful
group. D. Peyton Von of Talla
hassee, an Eisenhower Democrat,
is now a member of the GOP
patronage advisory committee. An
other Eisenhower' Democrat got
the job as Northern. District V. S.
attorney. . and others' have won
poslmasterships in the northern
part of the state.
Tennesaee
From Nashville. AP's Barnev
Ballard writes: "Tennessee Re
publicans last year got their first
big taste of victory in a quarter
of a century and they are hungrv
for more.
"Republicans say tney pian io
put out a full slate-ofcandidates
next year and have high hopes of
winning two more congressional
seats those now held by Reo.
James B. Frazier Jr. of Chatta
nooga in the 3rd District, and Rep.
Tom Murray of Jackson in the 1th
District, both Democrats!.
"Guy L. Smith, state Republican
chairman and editor of the Knox
ville Journal, says his party will
make a real fight for some of the
political posts which in the past
have gone to the Democrats by
default."
Tennessee Republicans have in
ternal troubles too. Smith and Rep.
B. Carroll Reece of Johnson Citv
head the "regular" faction while
Nashville's John A. Prltcheet leads
a milinat minority group.
The Smlth-Reece group appears j
to be in control of patronage since
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all the first major appointments
have had the support of Smith ana
Reece along with Rep. Howard
Baker of HunUvUle, the other OOP
congressman from Tennessee.
Although Elsenhower swung Ten
nessee into the Republican column
in the presidential election, the
GOP won only Its usual state vic
tories in the eastern section f the
state. .
Ballard says: "It woufd tane an
sotimist to forecast any major Re
publican Improvement in 1954 In
state wwen has neen preoomuimn-
Democratic since civil war
days.'' .
Virginia
Virginia's gubernatorial election
In November will provide a clue to
whether Virginians picked up new
voting habits last November, as
Republicans would ne to oeneve.
Republicans are cnauenging wt
state Democratic organization for
the governorship. GOP, National
Committeeman Ted Dalton, a atave
senator front Radford, Va., will go
against former Rep. I nomas b.
Stanley, who was nominated by tne
Democrats July 14. Stanley is sup
ported by the Democratic organlza
tion headed by U.S. Sen. Harry
F. Byrd. '
Byrd says the Democratic organ
ization will produce a "normal
Democratic majority" tor Stanley
Repunucans concede tney have a
monumental task ahead. The vote
In November might well indicate
whether the Republicans will be
able to hold on .to the three eon'
gressional seats won last Noveiri'
ber in the Elsenhower sweep.
One big problem for Virginia Re
publicans is the fact that their chief
enemy Sen. Byrd Is on friendly
terms with Eisenhower. The first
major appointments from Virginia
have gone , to Democrats, even
though they were Eisenhower Dem
ocrats. . . -
This patronage situation has
brought anguished cries from the
Republicans even though they have
been ettlns a number of lesser
Jobs. It hasn't helped to bolster the
party s strength or morale.
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GUY t. KLUNT JR. has
bean attigntd to Battery ""
434th A. E. A. Bn.. Cams
Roberts, Calif., to begin his
military training. Hit parents
livt at 3943 Clinton Ava.
Camp Roberts was one of
the larqast replacement
Training Cantors during
World War II and is now the
homo of the "Lucky Seventh".
Armored Division.
Boys Die Prowling
Around Substation
HAGERSTOWN. Md. W Neigh
bors rushed to a power sub-station
after hearing a muffled explosion
yesterday and found two young
boys lying on the ground, their
clothing in flames.
. The bovs Oan' Lee Zombro. I
and his 5-year-old brother Ronald
died in a hospital several hours
later.. ,.,-..;,
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RESETTLEMENT
HAIPHONG, Indlchina lifl The
Vietnamese government Wednes
day formally opened the first of
three resettlement villages for war
refugees in Northeast Indochina.
They are financed principally with
American Mutual Security Agencv
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