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October 24 1948 Evenly Divided Senate Seen With Glen Taylor in Saddle By HARRY J BROWN Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Oct 23— If as the result of the November election the next United States senate should be evenly divided 48 Democrats and 48 Republicans — and this is within the bounds of possibility — strange things may be expected to happen on capital life of hiU during the two-yethe 81st congress There never has been an evenly divided senate since this government was formed In one the 47th there were 37 Republicans and 37 Democrats but there were two senators not of either major party and they held the balance ©f power That prospect does not lie immediately ahead So tightvis the senatorial campaign in seven states that control of the senate must remain in doubt until the returns are in Democratic campaign managers claim they will elect senators in all even doubtful states If they do" they will have to elect senators in several states which all observers place definitely In the Dewey column If Democratic hopes should be fulfilled they would control the next senate by 49 to 47 Idahoan Offers Problem Odd things might happen in such a senate under nominal To begin control Democratic with the Democratic 49 would include Sen Glen Taylor of Idaho who after being elected as a Democrat repudiated his old party and has been running on the third-part- y ticket with Henry Wallace WiU Taylor rate himself a Democrat in the next senate in v two-thir- yea- ' - control Inflation nor on that other problem to which Gov Thomas E Dewey has promised to devote his first efforts — a general house-cleaniin the governmental service and curtailment of federal spending one-thi- rd light of his record made during the campaign? Not only that the 49 would include Sen Robert Wagner of New York who by a Democrat That is the smallest from one congress to another only publicans reason of long illness has not been able to attend the sessions in more than two of the senate ' such matters ' A-- - f ng Taft-Hartle- Senator will more enthusiastically! go along with those Dewey policies "than Sen Harry Byrd staunch Democrat from price Virginia and he has a score of ds and in: an evenly di sympathizers on the Democratic side of the' senate The fact that a majority of the Democrats in senate and house in the 80th Congress joined with the Republicans y to pass the labor bill and the tax reduction bill' oil Pres Harry S Truman’s veto the best concrete evidence that highly important issues congress is not divided on strict party lines as housing No - ' - - 1 i' Wagner has not functioned as ar 1 ate It’s "dollar he margin by which the Republicans of its members coming vided senate they could not get a will not have that opportunity could retain control of the senate up for election in any one year majority reThe senate completely Regardless of which party is in While the Republicans who now A gross Republican loss of only when there Is a control it is the Established fact control the senate 91 to 45' un- three seats would produce a organizes change in party control In a tied that there is no strict party didoubtedly will lose some of their senate evenly divided between the senate the Republicans still could vision of sentiment on the most doubtful seats they still may re- two parties With a bare majority retain control of the senate or- important issues that will go betain control by possibly the close or evenj a tied senate the Repub- ganization Republican senators fore the 81st congress On foreign vote of 49 to 47 That would re- licans could retain their present still would retain! the chairman- problems party line will not be sult if they sustained a gross loss senate organization for the senate ships they now hold because only discemable there is not today of not more than two seats and is a continuing body In that by majority vote could the Demo- and there was not in the last conof its mmebers carry over crats wrest control from the Re- gress any strict party division on gained no seat presently filled by a senator at any time during the 80th congress He! did not come to Washington but by means of a Democratic leaders "pair” senate have at times been able to find some Republican willing to "pair" with the absent Wagner That meant that! the Republican so paired though present could not vote This is an old senate custom but was never designed to confer this power on a senator unable to attend the sessions of the "senate in Washington year after year GOP Hold Organization If the Democrats should lead 49 to 47 but if no Republican will agree to be “paired" with Wagner the active Democratic vote — assuming Taylor Stays off the reservation — would be reduced to 47 the same! number as the Republicans and there would be a tied senate but with Glen Taylor of Idaho independent progressive holding the balance of power Rather than entrust this vast power to the senator from Idaho some Republican senator doubtless would “pair”: with Wagner and thus preserve Democratic control by 48 to 47 letting Taylor vote as he pleases Not since he came to the senate has Glen Taylor had such a chance at the limelight as would come his way if ever he had the deciding vote in the sen i Anderson's Appliance Dept SPECTACULAR RADIO SPECIAL f KAv Xvi- fiCjti'hisrSs f f v ‘'’r Vx wfc $ T istf'v x £r&l7S s' V s yi ' f i k i Mmzm S 4s v s ' ' ' ' r h'Z i In these days of rising prices Formerly here’s a special you can’t d ford to pass! up Philco in smart maroon cabi- af- 2995 full-tone- ' V! y&fe f r ' 'f"S f Si-'- C ' '4 '1 i ' 'V r ' v " s “Z s' S v f JVfi ?fs s sis t A v ?y f ' ' v -- i " '' "V- - T v"' oeWsVcmisnts Ihrtl!f?'S ! 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