DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27500, 6 November 1954, Page 7

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS

One-Seat Margin In Senate fN.Z. Press Association-Copyright) (Re %? m ) WASHINGTON, November 4. oi '«s The Democrats had earlier captured control of the House of Representatives by a margin of 19 seats.

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1 mo^. of the tabulating, Senator Cordon had clung to a lead over Mr Neuberger, but on late returns the Democrat rix 11 0f al the d Stafe^ t ?4Qo with unofficial returns in from all but the State s 2499 precincts, Mr Neuberger led by 2006

Unless there are Democratic reversals caused by recounts in Oregon and elsewhere, the election of Mr Neuberger, a 41-year-old author, assured the party of 48 seats in the Senate. This is exactly half the Senate membership, but it is enough to switch control from ? ep V. l ? licans .. to Democrats since Senator Wayne Morse, the lone Independent, has announced that he will vote with the Democrats on the organisation of the Senate. The party strength in the new Congress will be: ,„ s ?nate: Democrats 48, Republicans *!■ I Ju ie^ nde u, t - h th P present Senate the Republicans held 49 seats and the Democrats 46. on? ou f?. : Democrats 232, Republicans Prev l?4 sl 7 there were 218 Republicans, 212 Democrats, and one Independent. There were four vacancies. .. American Associated Press said there seemed little doubt of Democratic readiness and willingness to take over control Of the Senate, in spite of the fact that one of their veterans, Senator Carl Hayden, of Arizona, had doubted the advisability of doing so. Senator Walter George, Georgia, 9 Q eo( the most influential Democrats m the Senate, said he thought the P art y. should take on the responsibility if they had the votes to do so. Senator John Pastore, of Rhode S*?* 1 * 5 - , was e v ?n more emphatic. .S' ere is n .° doubt ab °ut it,” he said. We now have a definite obligation to the public who have put the DemoS* a con trol of both the Senate and the House.”

® e H a^or Lyndon Johnson, of Texas? the Democratic leader in the Senate. S Id JP Texas that he would discuss the situation when he reached Washington at. the week-end. Mr Sam Raybum (Democrat, Texas), who will resume his role as Speaker of the House of Representatives, said that when the Democrats take control of the House m January they will demand that the Republicans “put up or shut up” on their claims of mass dismissals of Government security risks. Republican speakers, particulatlv the Vice-President (Mr Richard Nixon), made security risk dismissals a major issue in the election campaign.