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...G.O.P. suicide attempt in New Jersey is hurting Cliff Case, but he has the wholehearted backing of the White House and is still a strong contender. Always a big vote getter in his own congressional district, he ran 10,000 votes ahead of Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. His basic political philosophy: the U.S. should .follow a great middle way, and the Republican Party is the instrument to find that...
...high regard. Said one presidential aide recently: "No one wants to see Salty get into any trouble. He's too valuable." But Saltonstall is in real trouble in his bid for re-election this year. He is opposed by Democratic State Treasurer Foster Furcolo, an aggressive, proven vote-getter. Clearly, Salty needs help. One day last week the White House...
...will be a different matter. O'Mahoney's opponents are sure to charge that the former Senator, who stayed in Washington to practice law after he was defeated, has lost touch with Wyoming. The probable Republican nominee, Congressman-at-large William Henry Harrison, is a proven vote getter; in 1952 he polled 76,161 votes, an alltime Wyoming record. Prognosis on Wyoming's U.S. Senate race in November: close...
Because of a foot injury, Bob Rittenburg star hurdler, broad jumper, and all around point-getter, will probably be unable to challenge Harrison Dillard's six-year grip in the 45-yard high hurdles in the Knights of Columbus Annual Track Meet tomorrow night...
...member of the party's conservative wing, Bender said he regards the Senate seat he is seeking as "a special trust" because it was held by Taft. Elected to Congress seven times (six at large and once from the 23rd District), Bender has been a good vote-getter throughout Ohio, is particularly strong downstate. Democrat Burke, four-term mayor of Cleveland, who has already announced that he will try to hold the Senate seat, will run strong in his home town. The consensus of Ohio political observers last week: a close race...