The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 15, 1953, Page 7

Democrats Aim WEST CITIZEN Poge7 At California Election After Upset Victory Over GOP In Wisconsin Vote By WILLIAM FP. ARBOGAST WASHINGTON (#—Flushed an upset victory in Wisconsin, Democrats trained their campaign guns today on a special con-jtake an active part in next year’s, next year unless we get out and by|work and do something.” Keating said it may be neces- sary for President Eisenhower to Trieste Gives New Urgency To Parleys HOLLYWOOD NOTES By BOB THOMAS | HOLLYWOOD \# — Are comed- \dians born or mide? | They’re born, says Bert Lahr, a comic of the old school. ional election in California|congressional campaigning if the| 2; puriesque, but not the kind » 10. And some Republicans, stunned by Tuesday's reversal that saw @ Wisconsin House seat go to the Democrats for the first time, talked of calling ot the White House for help. The California election is for the House seat vacated when Republi- ean Norris Poulson |Republicans hope to retain their ‘narrow margin of control in the House Linevp The House lineup now is 218 Re- \publicans, 214 Democrats, 1 inde- jpendent and 2 vacaneies, both pre- stage that warned actors would be! viously held by Republicans. | Another special election is slated that is found in decrepit theaters today. “Burlesque was ¢iean in those idays,” he recalled. “There was no such thing as the strip tea I can remember seeing signs back- fined $10 if they used profanity on- stage. I played one house in Omaha come mayor of Los Angeles. It's the House vacancy caused by the The place was packed with women in a district that in recent years/resignation of Clifford Case, Re-\at the matinee.” has been normally Republican but has swung to the Democrats from time to time. Two Republicans and two Democrats are seeking Poul- son's seat, Chance Of Winning “We have better than an sven chance to win it,” said a top Dem- ocratic strategist, asking not to be named, “Our chances there appear to be better than they were in Wisconsin, where we hoped to) Make a good showing but didn’t ect to win.” top House Republican said his mformation was that the California contest “may go either way.” “We are going to lose that one and many more in next year’s gen- eral elections unless we get b and really get to work,” he added, | Rep. Keating (R-Nx) said Tues- day's Wisconsin election sending Democrat Lester Johnson to the House to replace the late Merlin F. Hull, veteran Republican, ‘was one of the best things that could _ have happened to the Republicans at this time.” “It may wake up the party and arouse us from our complacency,” he said. “It should be proof that! we are going to take a beating publican, Even optimistic Democrats jaren’t making advance victory claims in this one, but after what happened in Wisconsin they haven't given up hope. Post-mortems continued on the Wisconsin election, in which John- son handily defeated Republican Arthur Padrutt. GOP National Chairman Leo- nard W. Hall, conceding the out- come was “not gvod,” blamed {complacency and said he hoped it |would “wake up a few people.” Rep. Chelf (D-Ky) and Sen. Olin result to what they called lack of positive action by Secretary of Ag- riculture Benson. “Secretary Benson is a member of the lip and jaw club,” Chelf said. “He goes around making speeches . . . instead of tending ito his knitting here”’ Johnston accused Benson of ‘“‘do- nothingness” and said: “If Pre: dent Eisenhower dcesn’t change his secretary of agriculture, and do it soon, he will sink with him.” The U. S. Bureau of Indian Af- fairs has 13,000 employees. | Although burlesque and vaude- ville were good training grounds for comedians, Lahr opined that the real funnymen cre born that way. “I mean the real comics — the jclowns,” he explained. “The real jcomic is one who can come out jand say ‘Hello’ and make the audi- ence laugh at him. Bcbb Clark and Ed Wynn can do it. You can’t \mame many more. “The trouble with most present- day comedians is that they’re all jalike. They stand up and tell jokes. jwritten for them. “Back in the old days of Broad- way, each comic bad his own style. | ‘About the only newcomer who |has shown an original comic style lis Jerry Lewis.” Lahr admitted the future is dark, as far as spawning great new com- ics. Vaudeville has vanished. As for burlesque—‘‘too much filth.” TV offers some opportunity; he cited Jackie Gleason 2nd Red But- tons as bright possibilities. But Lahr feels that TV can burn out a comedian, There's no substitute for a CLOROXclean wash ! That’s all they do, and they’re only} : : D, Johnston (D-SC) attributed the|as funny as the jokes that are|°nt of his biggest hits as the cow-| “It’s impossible for.a comic to do his best on TV,” he com- |mented. “You have to whip up in a few hours a routine that would take two or three weeks to re- In Lahr’s ease, the old school |2Carse for the stage. Then you; \put it on—and it’s gone. You have to put together another one for next week.” He added that the situation is also dim for the Broadway stage, jon which he has starred these many years. I observed that comedy is also taking a back seat in Hollywood, |now that the film makers are con- resigned to be-lin New Jersey next month to fill that advertised ‘We want women,’ emtrating on big epics for the jlarge screens. Oddly enough, Lahr }wasn't as pessimistic about movie jcomedy. | “Movies haven't been a come- \dian’s medium,” he observed. | “However, I don’t think comedy will be lost in big screens. The |laughs will be bigger, that’s all. |When I saw “The Robe,” I noticed \there was one big faugh in it. It jwas jus' ple line, but it drew a big reaction. That showed me that audiences are cager to laugh.” | Lahr is currentiy nurturing jlaughs in a big-screen epic, “Rose |Marie,” with Ann Blyth, Howard |Keel and Fernando Jamas. He has ardly lion in “The Wizard of Oz.” Suez Deadline Set CAIRO -Egypt’s minister of national guidance, Maj. Salah Sal- jem, says Egypt and Britain will “speak their final words on major points” of the Suez Canal dispute at a meeting next Saturday or Monday. Salem said Tuesday that if agreement is reached on some’ ‘points, which he declined to speci- fy, it was likely. that formal ne- gotiations would begin soon after- ward, returned to MGM, where he scored| By NATE POLOWETZKY LONDON #—U. S. Secretary of State Dulles flew to London today for “save the peace” talks with British Foreign Secretary Eden and French Foreign Minister Bi-/ dault. The explosive Trieste situa-| tion gave the conference new urgency. | The talks were scheduled to open | tomorrow and run through Satur- day. Trieste undoubtedly was the top item for discussion, but the three ministers had a fistful of lother topics. Prime Minister Churchill ar- ranged to dine with Dulles tonight ‘and meet Bidault separately. The ‘British veteran was expected to jpress on both his pet project for a top-level, informai coaference of himself, President Eisenhower. French Premier d ‘and Soviet Premier Georgi Mal- enkov. As he left Washington last night, \Dulles in a statement expressed |hope the Londen talks would |“make some progress” toward easing world tensions. The three nations’ “undeviating lobjective” he said, is “to seek out, with all of our allies, the basis for a lasting peace.” Although both the British For- eign Office and the State Depart- laa claimed the get-together had been in the making for some time, it was given a war-or-peace ur- gency by Yugoslav President Tito’s threats to use force to fore jstall the announced British-Ameri- can plan to turn over Trieste’s Zone A to Italy. Joseph Laniel | In addition to Trieste and Churchill’s “Big Four’’ project, the ministers also were expected to ‘give final approval to their new |vote inviting Soviet Foreign Min- \ister V. M. 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