European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Battle lines drawn for crucial Congress vote mahogany Senate seats Are on the Block 7 As democrats and republicans Battle for a congressional control that May Point the Way to the presidential race of the democrats now hold 23 of the con tested seats while the republicans have the present Senate lineup is 54 democrats and 42 to win control of the the republicans face the difficult task of gaining seven the lineup in the House of representatives today is 258 170 re one Democrat Liberal Frank Jin Roosevelt or and one american labor party Vito there Are five with All House seats up for the republicans now say they will win 25 to 40 House Only the most optimistic forecast gop House the democrats say the House Range should be from a i seat demo cratic to a 20seat gain Tor the re to win a House the republicans would have to pick up in View of the historic tendency of the outs to gain in of presidential some democrats say it would be almost a defeat for the gop if it failed to gain 20 some republicans if the gop Doest do at least this Well in the House and gain at least have seats in the it will be difficult for its leaders to draw from the result any Fine augury for the 1952 presidential the most important Senate race from 1he Point of View of National interest will be in Ohio where gop Lobert Taft will seek reelection against Joseph Ohio state auditor and one of the outstanding vote getters in the stale organized labor has made Taft one of its chief and is pour ing Money and Effort into the interest focused on contests for Senate in new Pennsylvania a stars and stripes report is not without financial Back ing and has accepted labors if Taft should the Many republicans will Boom him for the 1952 presidential in the Ohio gubernatorial Frank who has refused to support is the democratic candidate against state treasurer Don be another close Senate race is promised in Illinois where Scott democratic Senate faces Everett Lucas is backing away from such fair Deal programs a the Brannan plan and the administrations proposed compulsory National health insurance who has the support of the powerful Chicago has been stumping Illinois for 20 months while Lucas has had to stick to his Washington a state which rocks Bach and Forth Between republicans and dem promises three interesting races this 7 As Brien Mcmahon and William both flight for their political and democratic Chester Bowles faces the Strong opposition of gop John Davis Mcmahon is opposed by Joseph while Benton Prescott Benton and Bowler were once partners its a Large Chicago advertising firm and Bowles appointed Benton to the Senate Tola Spring to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican Raymond the new York senatorial race Bethew Herbert and Republican Joseph Hanley overshadowed by Thomas bid for another term in Lehman is a great but if Dewey should win Over his democratic Wal Ter he might pull Hanley with another new York race of National interest is in the 18th congressional District where the american labor party Vito Marcantonio faces his toughest opposition in 14 he will be opposed by James George who has the backing of the Republican and Liberal James handsome redheaded governor of is out after the Senate seat of Democrat Francis and a hot fight is being Myers is the democratic whip in the Democrat Richardson Dilworth is opposing Republican John Fine for in Republican Homer Capehart is opposed for renomination by Alex once an assistant attorney general Forrest the Man presi Dent Truman wants most to see is the Republican candidate to succeed himself in the Missouri he will be opposed by Thomas who Defeated president Truman state Emery in the demo cratic Republican Bourke Hicken Looper a opposed by Albert a assistant Secretary of a the Iowa and this is one place when the Brannan plan will face a test m Loveland is actively supporting the administration William Beardsley is the Republican candidate to succeed opposing Democrat Les Ter in gop Eugene another of labors big has his hands full trying to keep demo cratic John Carroll from grabbing his his task is made More difficult by the death of Ralph who was again seeking the governorship and was sure to give strength to Millikin Walter Johnson is tha democratic candidate to succeed himself state Daniel Thornton was selected to take Carrs place on the ticket former actress Helen Gahagan now a is the democratic candidate for the Senate in California opposed Fay Richard Douglas is a Good campaigner with a Liberal while Nixon won As the anticommunist congressman who helped break the Alger Hiss republicans think Nixon is ahead and the democrats Are not one troubling the democrats is that Roosevelt reported Sag in his gubernatorial race against Republican Earl Wanen int helping Douglas gop Henry Dworshak is fight ing in Idaho against Claude the seat of democratic Glen Henry wallaces old running is also at Taylor was beaten in the democratic primaries by Worth who is now opposed it Republican Farmer lawyer Herman wet Democrat Calvin Wright w of continued m feature Section