PAGE FOUR A THE MICHIGAN DAILY S AY, NOVEMBER 4, 1962 PAGE FOUR A THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1962 The Southwest EArizona The state which has sent con- servative Republican Barry M. Goldwater and liberal Democrat Carl Hayden both to the Senate, now finds itself locked in a real headline-stealing battle of the candidates. Sen. Hayden, who has been in Congress since Arizpna became a state, is getting a real rousing fight at the hands of Evan Mec- harn (R). Hayden, were it not for the Central Arizona public works project, would be deep in trouble. Meanwhile, Republican G o v. Paul Fannin is getting a stiff challenge from Democrat contend- er Samuel P. Goddard, who won a smashing primary victory. God- dard blames Republicans for "ris- ing unemployment," but Fannin counters with statistics to' prove that "Arizona never had it so good." In the House races, Arizona has gained a seat due to reapportion- ment. In the first district, Rep. John J. Rhodes (R) should win handily, as will his Democrat counterpart in the second district, Rep. Morris K. Udall. In the new third district, how- ever, Democrat George F. Senner Jr. is locked in a seesaw battle with John P. Clark (R). Experts agree the race could go either way. THE OUTCOME... Sen. Hayden should turn back Republican Mecham's strong challenge. Gov. Fannin will probably squeeze by Democrat Goddard. The House line-up: two Re- pubilcans, one Democrat. Nevada Republicans have been totally unable to generate any interest in the November elections, and as a result, the Democrats are likely to retain most everything in sight. The best gubernatorial prospect the GOP had, Lt. Gov. Rex Bell, rancher and ex-movie star, died suddenly in the middle of the campaign. This left the party in confusion. Thus, Gov. Grant M. Sawyer (D) should win handily over Las Vegas Mayor Oran Gragson (R). Sen. Alan Bible (D) is also quite well in front of his Republican chal- lenger, William B. Wright. Rep. Walter S. Baring will prob- ably breeze into the lone House seat once more. THE OUTCOME .. . Gov. Sawyer, Sen. Bible and Rep. Baring-a Democrat sweep. New Mexico A looming deficit in the state's budget could hurt incumbent Gov. Edwin L. Mechem (R), who has proposed a one-cent hike in the state sales tax to offset the red ink. His opponent, Speaker of the House Jack M. Campbell, immed- iately came out four - square against such a tax hike. Republicans meanwhile are plot- ting another of Mechem's last- minute, whirlwind finishes, which have put him over the top four times in the past. Perhaps, this time, however, it will not be enough. Election Special The Pacific States The Democrats now hold both House seats and should continue. THE OUTCOME... Campbell should capitalize on fiscal unrest to sneak by Mec- hem. Democrats will retain two House seats. Oklahoma Republican wheat farmer Henry C. Bellmon of Billings is rated an even chance to oust the Demo- crats from the statehouse, which they have held for the 55 years since Oklahoma became a state. Democrats are split down the middle. Millionaire builder W. P. "Bill" Atkinson of Oklahoma City turned back former Gov. Raymond Gary in a bitter primary, and many Gary supporters are work- ing for the GOP. Even the efforts of Democrat strongmen Sen. Robert S. Kerr seem to have been unable to pull the loose ends together. For the Senate, GOP hopeful B. Hayden Crawford of Tulsa is trailing incumbent Democrat Sen. A. S. "Mike" Monroney, however. The Sooners traditionally are concerned over national and in- ternational matters, and Mon- roney, a veteran in Congress, has served them well. In the House, four Democrats and one Republican are safe, but incumbent Democrat Rep. Victor Wickersham is getting tough com- petition from Republican Glenn L. Gibson, a Minco bookkeeper and strong conservative. THE OUTCOME ... Bellmon will probably sneak past Atkinson in a squeaker. Sen. Monroney should defeat Crawford, a former assistant attorney general in the Eisen- hower administration, without too much trouble. The House lineup should re- main the same. Texas The big contest is between former Secretary of the Navy John B. Connelly (D) and his Demo- crat-turned-Republican opponent Jack Cox, who is campaigning on an out-and-out conservative plat- Republicans are claiming the victory, and Democrats are forced to admit it will be close. Connelly has the support of Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson, but incum- bent Gov. Price Daniel (D), who got bounced in the primary, is pretty much sitting on his hands. No clear-cut issue has yet emerged, and Democrats admit Connelly will have real trouble if there is not a large voter turnout. Texas gained one house seat in the new apportionment, which is being elected at-large, giving it 23. If Cox were to run well and win, he might pull Republican Desmond Barry through with him to take the new seat. The GOP also claims it will pick up House seats in the 16th and 18th districts. THE OUTCOME.. . Connelly should squeak through, due to his relative con- servatism and the state's Demo- cratie traditions. House lineup: 21 Democrats, 3 Republicans. I "I Said, You Do Have Your Hearing Aid Turned On, Sir, Don't You?" f~ -7- a ' \. V ak I Alaska Sen. Ernest Gruening (D) left Washington early this year and has been spending his time on the Alaskan campaign trail. Observers see little or no chance of Republican Ted Stevens upset- ting Gruening, a moderate who is fairly well-liked. A much closer race comes be- tween Demc-rat Gov. William A. Egan, who faces a "trong challenge from former territorial Gov. Mike Stepovich (R). However, voters like Egan's strong stand against Russian and Japanese encroachment of Alas- kan fishing waters. The real toss-up comes for the lone House seat, where Rep. Ralph J. Rivers (D) is in a neck-and- neck f i g h t with Republican Lowell Thomas Jr., son of the CBS commentator. THE OUTCOME ... Sen. Gruening has little worry about; he'll win. to Gov. Egan will probably slide past Stepovich. Thomas might possibly sneak by Rep. Rivers, a GOP gain of one in the House, a Democrat loss of one. California Former Vice-President Richard M. Nixon (R) is fighting for polit- ical survival and incumbent Gov. Edmund M. 'Pat' Brown (D) is only too aware of it. Most polltakers find Brown ahead just slightly, but they quickly note that there are enough undecided voters to swing the tally decisively in one direction or an- other. Nixon has been closing in on Brown in the polls during the last few months, scoring him for inept leadership and administration and' pinning the 'soft on communism' brand on him. The race will certainly go right to the wire. Meanwhile, overshadowed by the violent gubernatorial race, Sen. Thomas M. Kuchel (R) appears to be in front of state Sen. Richard Richards (D), who isn't making any visible headway. Another mad scramble is for the House seats. The state gained. eight new seats in reapportion- ment, and the Democrat-control- led legislature parcelled them out on a partisan basis. The present House line-up is 15 Democrats, 14 Republicans, 1 vac- ancy. The GOP hopes to pick up two Democrat seats: The first district, where Rep. Clem Miller (D) was just killed in an airplane crash, and the 38th district, where Rep. D. S. Saund (D) is deathly ill in. Walter Reed Hospital. In California, it is hard to pre- dict anything political. Voters split their tickets in 17 different directions with great abandon. They are completely independent and quite unpredictable. THE OUTCOME ... At the present rate, Nixon should squeeze by Gov. Brown with a razor-thin edge. Sen. Kuchel will defeat Rich- ards somewhat more easily. In the House: Democrats should pick up most of the new House seats, making the new line-up 22 Democrats, 16 Repub- licans. Hawaii In the newest state, politics are showing signs of becoming even more torrid than those of her sister state across the water, Cali- fornia. In a no holds barred campaign, Rep. Daniel K. Inouye (D) is fav- ored over Republican Benjamin F. Dillingham to succeed retiring Sen. Orin K. Long (D). On the statehouse scene, Repub- lican Gov. William F. Quinn is holding a narrow edge over Demo- crat John A. Burns, retired police captain, and fighting an internal split within his party. He could be upset. Observers favor two liberal Democrats to cop the House seats, both of which are up for grabs. THE OUTCOME ... Rep. Inouye should step fairly easily into the Senate. Gov. Quinn should slip back into the capitol building-by a whisker. The Democrats will take both House seats-a Democrat gain of one seat. Oregon Sen. Wayne Morse (D) will definitely have his hands full with Republican opponent Sig Unan- der, former state treasurer, but the crusty old Republican-turned- Democrat should win anyhow. Republican Gov. Mark Hatfield is considered by all (including the Democrats) a cinch to beat Atty. Gen. Robert Y. Thornton (D), so the ammunition is being concen- trated in the Senate contest. In the House, the GOP is mired deep in trouble in the fourth dis- trict. The Republican incumbent didn't seek re-election, and the Democrats appear to be holding the edge. THE OUTCOME .. . Sen. Morse should win, but not as comfortably as usual. Gov. Hatfield is a shoo-in. The House line-up: Three Democrats, one Republican-a Democrat gain of one, a GOP loss of one. Washington Young Lutheran minister Rich- ard Christenson (R) ,. ide a strong showing in the GGP pri- mary, and he is running hard with the support of Edgar Eisenhower, but few if any believe he can overtake veteran Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D). In the House, where the present line-up is five Republicans and itwo Democrats, no change is ex- pected, but the GOP is hoping for an upset in the fifth district. THE OUTCOME ... Sen. Magnuson, who has yet to acknowledge he has any op- position, should coast in easily. The House delegation will re- main unchanged. TUESDAY ELECTIONS: Michigan,_Nation Ballot on Close Races Ax (EDITOR'S NOTE: The 1962 Daily Election Special was compiled from various national news media and their campaign coverage, including The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report and Associated Press dispatches.) By JOHN BRYANT and MICHAEL HYMAN Non-presidential national elec- tions have in the past been marked by voter apathy, lackluster cam- paigning and a lack of significant issues. The Border States Arkansas Quietly, Winthrop Rockefeller, brother of the New York governor, is building the Republican Party in Arkansas, and although the GOP doesn't hope to pull out a victory in '62, they are running hard. And apparently Democrats feel the heat, for they have been wag- ing a campaign this year for the first times in decades. Gov. Orval Faubus (D), seeking his 5th term, is safe. GOP op- ponent Willis (Bub) Ricketts' campaign has hardly gotten off the ground. Things aren't quite so easy however for Sen. J. William Ful- bright (D), who is getting rous- ing opposition from Dr. Kenneth G. Jones (R). A strict conserva- tive, Jones is hitting Fulbright's liberal voting record hard. In the House, the state loses two seats in reapportionment, both. Democrats. THE OUTCOME... Faubus will coast to an easy victory. Fulbright also will win, but not so handily. The remaining four House seats will stay with the Demo- erats-a Democratic loss of two. Kentucky Nationally popular Sen. Thrus- ton B. Morton (R)'is in a real horse-race against Lt. Gov. Wilson W. Wyatt (D) for the Senate. In a campaign based largely on personal appeal, Morton, the form- er GOP national chairman, is rely- ing more and more on his con- servative voting record to see him through. The state, carrying a 2-1 Demo- cratic 'registration, has shown signs of leaning toward the GOP in recent local elections, such as populous Jefferson County (Louis- familiarity with foreign policy, pointing derisively to Wyatt's membership in the American's for Democratic Action (he was the founding chairman). In the House, Kentucky loses one seat in reapportionment, leav- ing seven. Five Democrats and the lone GOP incumbents are safe. But Third District Rep. Frank W. Burke (D) of Louisville is receiv- ing terrific opposition from ultra- conservative Gene Snyder (R). THE OUTCOME ... Sen. Morton by a whisker, due to the Cuban crisis. House lineup: Five Democrats, two Republicans. Missouri Sen. Edward V. Long (D) is re- ceiving an increasingly hard battle at the hands of his Republican op- ponent, GOP conservative B. Cros- by Kemper of St. Louis, who has sold his program to most of the rural voters.. Sen. Long is still in the lead, but Kemper, a Democrat-turned- Republican, is swinging hard at his "blind support of the New Frontier." The GOP campaign is well-oiled and heavily financed. Events in the closing days of the campaign could be decisive, as Kemper will concentrate his pitch in the metropolitan Democrat strongholds of St. Louis and Kan- sas City. He might pull off an upset. In the House, presently nine Democrats and two Republicans, reapportionment has cost the Democrats one seat. Republicans are running hard in the fourth district and may well snare it away. THE OUTCOME.. . Sen. Long will win his first complete term, but not too com- fortably. The GOP may snare off an- other House seat, making it taken on Democrat Rep. A. Paul Kitchin. For awhile it was neck- and-neck, but now Jonas seems to be holding a slight edge. Democrats also admit they are receiving heavy pressure from GOP contenders in three more districts. Present line-up: 11 Dem- ocrats, 1 Republican. In the Senate, Sen. Sam J. Ervin (D) has only token opposi- tion. THE OUTCOME... Sen. Ervin in a landslide. Shake-up in the House; prob- ably ending up 9 Democrats, 2 Republicans. Tennessee Despite the fact that the gov- ernor's race has been an in-again, out-again affair, the turnover has not affected former Gov. Frank G. Clement, the Democrat nomi- nee, who seems virtually assured of election. He has the support of retiring Gov. Buford Ellington and has been only little more than annoyed at the anti-Clement campaign of retired Navy Capt. William Ander-1 son, who is running as an inde- dependent. He did have a second indepen- dent against him, E. B. Bowles of Knoxville, added to the regular Republican nominee, Hubert Patty of Maryville. But Bowles claimed the 'race got too crowded for him and withdrew. Six of the nine House seats, now in the Democrat Party, will stay there. The GOP will retain their present pair of seats and are fav- ored to snatch a third, now held by the Democrats. THE OUTLOOK . . . Clement will return to the governorship in a walk. GOP will swipe one House seat from the Democrats, making it Democrats s i x, Republicans However, with the Cuban crisis, medicare, and Federal aid to edu- cation as issues this year, the cur- rent campaign has been far from sedate. Thirty-nine Senate seats are at stake this year, 19 held by Demo- crats and 15 by Republicans. It is considered unlikely that the Republicans will regain control of the Senate this year because of the large number of incumbent Democrats (43) whose seats are not at stake this year. Governor Races Governors' chairs in 35 states are also at stake this year. The Democrats are most vulnerable here, holding 21 governorships to 14 for the Republicans. Republican leaders are eyeing races in California, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania, as four potential GOP presidential candi- dates are running for the gover- norships of these states. In the House reapportionment is an important factor with all 435 House seats are at stake. Cali- fornia shows the largest gain, add- ing 8 seats, while Pennsylvania, dropping three, is the biggest loser. GOP Landslide Currently there are 262 Demo- crats in the, House and 174 Re- publicans. Barring a Republican landslide, the Democrats will probably retain control of the' House. The gubernatorial race in Mich- igan is one of national importance. George Romney is one of the brightest stars in the GOP galaxy, and a victory would increase his magnitude tremendously. On the other hand, his Demo- crat opponent, Gov. John B. Swainson, presents a warmer im- age than Romney and has the advantage of a strong Democratic organization behind him. Heated Campaign The campaign has been a heated one, but no major issue has de- veloped. Romney's major campaign topics have been "the mess in Lansing" and Swainson's "lack of leadership." Swainson's campaign has been essentially defensive. However, a good deal of their campaign speeches have been de- voted to criticizing each other. Both men have come out for tax reform, more aid to education, and increased industrialization. They differ on the adoption of the newly written Constitution, mainly because the apportionment clauses concerning State Senate would assure the Republicans of control. Vote Switching The latest Detroit News Poll shows Romney ahead by a whisker. Annnidinr t th c.WR ?MMA vo tep In the thumb district of the state, Republicans are trying to regain the seat of Rep. John O'Hara of Utica. However, largely Democrat population gains in suburban Macomb County make a Republican victory unlikely. In the race for the newly-creat- ed congressman-at large, former Republican Congressman Alvin Bentley leads former state Demo- crat Chairman Neil Staebler. How- ever, quite a few voters are not aware that they must vote for two congressmen instead of one. Wayne County's six Democrat congressmen are favored to win re-election. First District Rep. Lu- cien Nedzi (D) is a certain winner over perennial Republican challen- ger Walter Czarnecki. / Diggs-Blackwell In the 13th District, Democrat Rep. Charles Diggs seems safe in his bid for re-election against Republican Robert Blackwell. Rep. Harold Ryan (D) of the 14th District appears to be assured of victory although he won by only 800 votes in a special election held last year. His opponent is Republi- can Lois Nair. The John Birch Society is an important issue in this district. Rep. John Lesinski (D-Dear- born) is favored to retain his 16th District seat, one of the nation's largest. His GOP opponent is Laverne O. Elliot. Dingell-Richards Rep. John Dingell (D) of the 15th District also seems to be a safe bet for re-election. He is op- posed by Republican Ernest Rich- ards. Rep. Martha W. Griffiths, con- gresswoman from the 17th Dis- trict, likewise can be confident of re-election. She is opposed by Re- publican James O'Neill. In suburban Oakland County, Republican Rep. William Broom- field should defeat Democrat George Fulkerson of Waterford. Huffman Successor Outstate, Republican candidate Edward Hutchinson is a shoo-in to capture the fourth district seat formerly held by GOP congres- sional dean Rep. Clare Hoffman. His opponent is Leland Mitchell of Three Rivers. Veteran GOP Rep. August Joh- ansen is also favored in his cam- paign for re-election in the third district over his Democrat rival, Paul Todd. Rep. George Meader, also a vet- eran Republican congressman, should defeat his Democrat chal- lenger, Thomas Paine, without too much trouble. Ford-Reamon Alabama Republicans are waging their hardest fight since the Recon- struction but it shouldn't affect the political picture; Democrats will undoubtedly win everything in sight as usual. Republican James D. Martin of Gadsden should roll up an im- pressive vote total, but it won't be heavy enough to dislodge Sen. Lis- ter Hill (D), who has not dissatis- fied the voters. However, the Christian Science Monitor reports that Alabamans are suddenly viewing the Demo- cratic Party with growing alarm, due to the actions on the part of the Kennedy administration in the Oxford incident. Martin appears to be picking up a considerable number of defections. Whether his total will be significant remains to be seen. Strict segregationist Democrat George C. Wallace has no Republi- can opposition, the GOP concen- trating their fire on Hill. Wallace has promised to "stand in the door" of any school threatened with integration. The House race, however, is a real donnybrook. Due to reappor- tionment and a deadlock in the legislature, the state lost one seat and all nine Democrat incumbents were tossed into an at-large pri- mary battle, with Rep. Frank Boy- kin coming out low man on the totem pole. Republicans had only put up three candidates, but they have quickly produced five more write- ins, hoping to pull enough dis- sident Democrats to elect at least one GOP congressman in the fray. Their chances are, in the light of Ole Miss, getting better. Republi- cans are riding the Kennedy ad- ministration hard for its tactics in Mississippi, and the voters are responding. THE OUTCOME . . Wallace can't lose. with the state's voters by going against the Kennedy medicare program. In the House races, Florida has gained four new seats by the 1960 census, and the scramble is one. Present lineup is seven Democrats, one Republican, and the GOP is counting on picking up the 11th district, while eyeing a couple of others. By far the most colorful race is former Sen. Claude Pepper's comeback attempt against Repub- lican Robert Peterson of Miami Beach. Democrat Pepper, aNew Dealer and fighter for liberal causes, is given the long lead, but he is far too controversial to be a sure thing. THE OUTCOME«.. Sen. Smathers will win easily. Republicans will snare off one of the four new house seats, making the line-up Democrats 10, Republicans 2-a GOP gain of 1, a Democrat gain of 3. Georgia In this world of constant change, if anything is sure, it will be the victories of Sen. Herman Talmadge (D) and state senator Carl Sanders (D) who is running for governor in Georgia; neither has any opposition. Democrats should retain all ten House seats, though things are getting lively in one Atlanta dis- trict (5th), where Democrat Char- les L. Weltner bounced Rep. James C. Davis (D), a white supremicist, in the primary. He now faces Re- publican L. J. O'Callaghan, former president of the Atlanta School Board. There's an outside chance for an upset, due to the Oxford incident. THE OUTCOME ... Sen. Talmadge without oppo- sition. Gov.-elect Sander likewise. All ten Democrats, probably Oxford incident will stir some GOP protest votes. Republicans have put their best foot forward, but there is no issue for them to stir up the constitu- ency against such a powerful dy- nasty as the Long family. THE OUTCOME... Sen. Long will return to Wash- ington in a breeze. All eight Democrats will fol- low him just as easily. Mississippi The Oxford incident has solidi- fied the people of Mississippi be- hind Democrat Gov. Ross T. Bar- nett, and although there is no Senate or governor race, the solid- arity will carry over to elect the six Democrats running for the House. Besides, there's no GOP opposi- The Deep South GOP Rep. Victor Knox of Sault Ste. Marie should be victorious in his close race for re-election against Democrat Warren Cleary. Rep. John Bennett (R) whose 12th District is one of the small- est in the nation, is the probable winner in his contest with Demo- crat William J. Bolognesi. All in all, Michigan's House delegation should consist of 12 Republicans and seven Democrais, a gain of one by the Republicans. tion. The state lost one seat in re- apportionment though. THE OUTCOME ... Democrats lose one seat' through redistricting. South Carolina For the first time since 1876, a Democrat from South Carolina is locked in a real Inock-down, drag- out fight for his political security. Sen. Olin D. Johnston (D), a strong supporter of President Kennedy, is getting real opposi- tion from conservative Republican journalist William D. Workman, author of the recent book ex- plaining racial segregation, "The Case for the South." Few see Workman the victor, but all concede he will sap many conservative votes away from the liberal Johnston. However, Johnston ran surpris- ingly well against able Gov. Ernest Hollings (D) in the primary, gath- ering a 100,000 vote margin of labor and Negro support. The Ox- ford incident is helping Workman I