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...Senator from California. The Democrats were acting as if the unseating of 38-year-old Republican William F. Knowland was the most important thing they had to do. To California went two of Harry Truman's Cabinet-Clinton Anderson and Cap Krug-and his ever-loyal Senator Alben Barkley. And Henry Wallace went too. They said their pieces for Will Rogers Jr. and other Democrats-while Will carefully ducked having his picture taken with Henry Wallace...
...neither Mr. Truman nor any other regular Democrat was anxious to give U.S. voters this judicial opportunity. Mr. Truman would be politicking for his life from now on. So would colleagues like Senator Alben Barkley, who was in a Cincinnati hotel room last week (see cut), getting ready to cross the river and beat his native Kentucky bushes for his fellow Democrat, Kentucky senatorial candidate John Y. Brown (see Political Notes). Far & wide, Democrats and Republicans were at the work they know best: politics...
Only twice did the President change out of his working clothes for an evening away from his workbaskets. At a dinner of Democratic Senators celebrating loyal Alben Barkley's ninth year as Majority Leader, the President mixed praise for the job Barkley had done in pushing the Administration's legislative program with a hopeful hint that Congress would get around to passing the rest of it at its next session...
...best comedy routine. The Senators almost died laughing. Would George give up his 22 directorships? "I'd hate to cut out all," grinned George, "because what if the Democrats lost in '48?" In a burst of jolly good fellowship they confirmed George for the job. Senator Barkley wrung his hand...
Hanrahan had plenty of potent political backing, including Postmaster-General Bob Hannegan's. So did Jim Caffrey; he had Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley in his corner. After hours of wrangling, the commissioners put in a call to the White House. President Truman made up their minds for them. He wanted Caffrey...