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Lincoln, Nebraska
Tuesday, November 2, I954
Election forecast, Commen
fc By DICK FELLMAN
Gubernatorial
' The Personification of a dull, dry uninspiring political race is the
- Nebraska gubernatorial contest.
Politically . speaking, there seems to be Mttleactual battle, for
1 . v- I t Vic Anderson, hale, hearty, well-met fellow that he is, undoubtedly
j. win win popular support. And why shouldn't he?
! For months, now, during the campaign, Anderson has remained
- X uncommitted on the really controversial issues of the state.
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be a leader. To do this, he must have some Ideas.
Six Year Senate
During a normal election year, Nebraska
could expect one senatorial contest. This year
the race should be to fulfill the term that Ken
Wherry was elected to in 1948.
This station has been complicated by a
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series of deaths and ap
pointments. When Wherry died, Fred
Seaton was appointed to
1 serve until the '52 election.
In 1952 Dwight Griswold was
elected to: finish the term.
w' I congress and was followed
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kMnMi iiihiiiiiI appointee.
cmtto e "V-wtt" senator-
Comtw Lincoln journal elect will finisli this terra
until the new Congress officially convenes in
January. At that time, the winner in the Curtis
Neville race will occupy the harassed seat from
Nebraska.
This race is among the very poorest in the
cation. The Nebraskan would prefer to see
neither of these men elected.
To vote for Keith Neville seems to us a little
odd. True, Neville was the "boy Governor,"
but this was in 1918. Since then, for reasons un
revealed, he has remained out of active poli
tics. It seems just a little bit unreal to be
sending a man to the senate, with no previous
outstanding qualifications, who when he fin
ishes his term will be a freshman senator, age
82.
Carl Curtis, on the other hand, is a man of
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experience, our , wnat oas aw?-
he done with it? I "
Curtis has served, rather
obscurely, for the past. 16 I
years. Few know anything
god or bad about him. His t
one positive accomplishment
seems to be that he has" done
a good job of keeping his
political fences mended.
This hardly qualifies a man
for re-election, this time as
a U.S. Senator.
It is foolish to suggest that a vote for Neville
would be a vote against Curtis. It would be
nice if this were true, but politics have little
similarity to Alice's Wonderland.
It requires little guess work to forecast a
Curtis win. The one saving fact is that he
will be the junior senator from Nebraska, and
the winner in the' Hruska-Green contest, will
have the honor of being the senior senator.
'Pee-Wee' Race
Nebraska's "pee-wee" Senate race is attrac
ing some small bit of national attention. The
anomaly of electing three U.S. Senators by
itself would do this.
Add to this the large number of pollsters
that have made predictions on the national
race, each of them requiring special explana
tion of this Nebraska oddity.
And to complete the nov
elty of the election, add the
fact that a woman is run
ning and appears to be far
ahead by all forecasters,
thus adding another repre
sentative of the fairer sex
to the highest legislative as
sembly in the nation.
It is a nice gesture on the
part ox weDrasica to give
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honor of being a U.S. Senator. .She is the wife
of a successful businessman, a mother who can
be justifiably proud of her family and an active
woman in the world about her.
Other than this, she has no qualifications, but
she needs no more. The "let's send a woman"
appeal plus the aggressiveness of her cam
paigning, notwithstanding her attitude toward
The Nebraskan, almost as
sures her election.
William H. Meier, the
Democratic candidate, has
put up a weak fight. Whether
or not Meier would actually
make a good Senator still
remains a matter of con
jecture. But the fact he is
a man, and a Democrat at
that, is quite ,a stone to
Courtwr Uncota aur overturn. Meier would be
MeW more than a Hercules if he
wins.
Consolation and some solace can be found
by realizing that this short-short-term Senator
will have little legislative influence. The win
ner will vote in organizing Congress, but the
Republicans will more than likely take this
contest and the one for the succeeding full
term, so this means little.
There is little choice in this campaign. It
will be nice, though, to send another woman
to Washington, new won't it?
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The Nebraskan does not ridicule Anderson's
i claim that he is qualified for the job because
of previous business experience. ' Put it does
not follow that success in relatively small
scale business is paramount to success in State
government.
Ritchie, the Democratic candidate for the
Governor's seat has little chance of winning.
This, however, cannot be pitied.
Ritchie has had no experience in elected posi
tions in government. He is retired from active
law practice. It is not too much to suggest tht
Ritchie has entered the active political scene too
late. , ,
Ritchie's one golden quality is that he has
made a definite stand on the most vital issue
of the State the tax question. The "added
value tax" proposed by Ritchie, however, be
yond being difficult to understand would be more
difficult to enforce and administer.
The pity of the race is that neither man has
outstanding qualifications for the position of
Governor. Anderson will be elected, and prob
ably re-elected, by merely keepiag quiet and
playing a little politics. Herein lies the pity.
Four Year Senate
Amid the bleak, one-crop political prairie that
is Nebraska, there remains one field where the
sun still shines.
The race for the short-term Senate seat, va
cated by the death of Hugh Butler, between
Roman Hruska and James '
Green, both Omaha attor
neys, the former currently
Representative of the Sec
ond Congressional District,
can be viewed with pride.
Both men running are ca
pable, fair and seemingly
very honest. Here is the
spot where a mistake was
made. These two men, if
they would have run for the
two different Senate seats,
might have both been elect
ed. Certainly, they would have both admirably
served the State of Nebraska. It is sad that one
of them must be eliminated.
If each of the contests in Nebraska, and the
rest of the nation, had men of this caliber run
ning for public office, cries of indifference and
inadequacy would be ill-founded. That this is
not the case, in actuality, is an indisputable,
yet sad, commentary on American politics..
Hruska seems to be the favorite. After all, he
is a Republican. There is more to him than
this.
Hruska has served his constituency well the
last two years. His record in Congress has been
one of solid committee work, which is the
hard-core of all legislation. Hruska has been
outstanding in this "behind the scene", type of
labor. Hruska's campaign claim that the most
important function of a legislative group is one
of an investigative and ju
dicial nature is true. In this
area be has excelled.
Green, it must be added,
cannot be discounted until
the final ballots are in. If
Douglas and Lancaster
Counties have a heavy
Democratic vote, Green
could easily be elected.
For a newcomer to poli
tics, Green has made his
Jiame a Slogan across the Courtesy Lincoln Journal
state. He appears to be a . 0nn
very polished speaker. Generally,' Green gives
hope of becoming another "national" senator.
The issue-here narrows down to one of de
grees in the two men's politics. Hruslra is the
more conservative, and Green is the more lib
eral. Both have their advantages and draw
backs. It is up to the voters to decide. The
more metropolitan areas of the State will de
termine the winner.
Afterthoughts
Mental Health
A non-paid citizen's committee has reported
to Governor Robert Crosby that adequate staff
ing of the state's three mental institutions with
well trained personnel is a "crying need." The
group said that trained psychiatrists are es
' pecially needed.
The committee also recommended a series of
improvements in research, teaching, training
and administration.
Let us hope that these findings are Considered
by Nebraska's next governor and something is
done to remedy the situation which The Ne
braskan has previously termed' "substandard"
wr our state.
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Green, Hruska Run
For Four-Year Seat
By DICK FELLMAN
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Roman Hruska, Omaha attorney and present Representative of
Nebraska's Second Congressional District, age 50, married and three,
children. Hruska attended the University of Omaha mid graduated
from Creighton Law School. Chairman of the Douglas County Board
of Commissioners from 1945-52. Past president of Nebraska Associa.
tion of County Officials, Vice President of National Association of
County Officials, 1951-52. Regent of the University of Omaha sinct
1950 and Vice Chairman of Nebraska Civil Defense, 1951-52. "
James F. Green, Omaha attorney, age 38, married and seven
children. Green is a graduate of Creighton University Law School,
Chairman of Americanism Commission of the National American L.
gion for five years. Twice candidate for national commander of the
American Legion. Director of the Omaha Metropolitan Utilities Dis.
trict since 1952. Douglas County Chairman of the Democratic Party,
Named Outstanding Young Man in 1950-by the Omaha Junior Chamber
of Commerce.
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Columnist
Tells Facts
By ELLIE ELLIOTT
Sometimes the truth hurts. Ap
parently the truth hurt the Kos-
met Klub last week . . . even
though it, taking on an air of in
ured innocence, did not seem to
consider the statements made in
this column as facts. Therefore I
feel that, unfortunately, Friday's
letterip cannot go unchallenged.
Kosmet Klub stated in Friday's
Nebraskan that my column last
week was "not exactly accurate."
stated that "the Kosmet Klub
had neglected to invite several of
the independent women's houses
to submit candidates for Nebraska
Sweetheart." Not only was that
statement accurate; it was a polite
understatement of the facts.
True, Towne Club had a finalist
in the Nebraska Sweetheart compe
tition. Towne Club also had to ask
Kosmet Klub several times for an
invitation. That is a fact. It is also
a fact that Towne Club is not a
house ... a residence hall. It is &
campus organization for indepen
dent women, asfis Adelphi.
There are, on city campus, five
independent women's residences:
Terrace Hall; Howard Hall; Wil
son Hall; Internaitonal House;
and the Residence Halls for Wom
en, which consist of three seper
ate halls. None of the:e houses re
ceived invitations, to compete in
the Nebraska Sweetheart contest
this year. All of these houses have
stated that they would have done
so, had they bees given the op
portunity. Four of these houses
slated that there had been simi
lar "unintentional oversights" in
past years: late invitations, or bo
invitations at all. (Wilson Hall
did not feel qualified to say.) This
was, I think.qulte an oversight on
the part of Kosmet Klub.
And what, may I ask is an "eco
nomical living unit"? If KK meant
"co-op," still, only Wilson and
Howard Halls consider themselves
as such. It is certainly ridiculous
to call the dorm economical, which
means, among other things, "fru
gal." Eaeh one of these independent
houses has a student administrat
ive organization headed by a stu
dent president or governor. These
organizations do not control the
activities or scholastic standards
of the individual members; they
are not self-perpetuating, and do
not determine who shall or shall
not live in the house, Thus the
organizations are administrative,
not fraternal ... but organiza
tions nevertheless.
This, again, is the truth. These
facts have been substantiated by
statements obtained from the pres
idents of the independent women's
houses on city campus. There is
no reason why these facts should
not have been published, for the
public has a right to know the
truth.
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(Editor's note: The absence of
answers to questions by James F.
Green is noticeable. Green was
contacted by a Nebraskan reporter
and promised to send his answers
through the mail. Due to a mix up
in addresses, on the part of The
Nebraskan, and the out state cam
paigning of Green, he could not be
reached for an interview. The Ne
braskan is sorry this interview can
not be more complete.) ,
Should the present farm parity
price support program be contin
ued or should the parity price be
further raised or lowered?
H. I n my judgment the
1954 farm bill which goes into ef
fect in 1955 provides for flexible
price supports which are best
suited to bring the farmer his fair
share of the national income with
a minimum of bureaucratic con
trol. It should be given a chance
to overcome the proven failure of
the present 1949 farm bill.
What should be done with the in
creasing farm surpluses the gov
ernment is storing throughout the
country?
H. They should be used to help
regain our foreign export market
in so far as possible. Increased
consumption for people as well as
in industry should be found. In
creased appropriations for research
toward this end were made this
year. Also, laws were passed along
lines of recovering foreign export
markets.
Should the present selective serv
'e laws be revised to a policy of
universal military training? "-
H. In general I am opposed to
the traditional or past concept of
Universal Military Training. It
would appear that the United States
Cannot resort to standing forces
alone for national defense. Work
able plans for development of ci
vilian components, national guard
and organized reserve, with a min
imum of interference with normal
civilian life, should be considered,
With the shortage of reserve mil.
itary strength, should a compulsory
reserve training law be enacted?
H. See answer to above ques
tion. .
What can be done in a new and
positive way, to halt subversion
in government?
H. New and postive steps have
been taken in the past year and
a half to halt subversion in gov
ernment. Eisenhower's new secur
ity program, the vigorous prose
cution of subversion and the pas
sage of about a dozen new laws
modernizing and strengthening
America's ability to deal with this
problem all testify to. this fact,
Also, the Eisenhower Administra
tion, unlike its predecessor, is co
operating' with J. Edgar Hoover
Jand the F.B.I.
wnat ao you teei win oe tne re
sult of the recent London Pact?
H. The result will be a decided
gain in stabilizing the European
situation and firming up its de
fense. Should fhe proposed Bricker
Amendment be adopted by the
Senate?
H. Yes.
Should Sea. McCarthy be for
mally censured by the Senate?
H. On the basis of the knowl
edge and information whiclyl now
have, I would say no. 0
Why are you running for the
U.S. Senate?
H. To render a public service
by way of the most worthwhile
contribution of which I am cap
able, to the common sense, pro
gressive government in which Ne
braska has long been, voting and
believing.
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