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Even before he graduated from Indiana University's law school, Halleck jumped into professional politics. In 1924 he ran for prosecuting attorney of Jasper and Newton counties, won-and has never since lost an election. He served four terms as prosecutor until, in one of the darkest of all Republican years, the chance came for advancement. In 1934, with the New Deal tide at its crest, the Congressman from Halleck's Second District died just nine days after the elections. Charlie Halleck went after the job, campaigned furiously, squeaked through by 5,000 votes...
Always Available. For a young Republican Congressman in a hurry, the New Deal days were pretty good ones. The Republican ranks were pitifully thin. The party was about as low in spirit as it could get. A newcomer with energy and ability was bound to attract notice -and Halleck had both energy and ability. "I immediately got active on the floor," he recalls, "and whatever assignment I got, I immediately went to work on it. And I hunted around for places to do things." Before long he had earned the nickname "Available Charlie.'' He was clearly a comer...
...terms of political philosophy, Halleck's position was equally clear: "What do I stand for? First of all, I stand for a balanced budget . . . We should stop the waste and extravagance and quit piling up the debt." What the U.S. needed was a "new Calvin Coolidge." As international crisis drew the U.S. closer to World War II, Charlie Halleck took his place in the front ranks of isolationism. He voted against Lend-Lease, against the fortification of Guam, against Selective Service. "Enemy ships would have to come...
Under the leadership of Charlie Halleck, party discipline is stricter than at any time since the regime of Illinois' tough, pink-bearded "Uncle Joe" Cannon (1903-1911 as Speaker). Sometimes Halleck goes too far. He admits that more than one Republican has been forced into line under threat of being cut off from party campaign funds. At least one Republican, pushed beyond endurance, had to be restrained from swinging on Halleck. Charlie Halleck recognizes the problem. "Some guys say I drive too hard," he says. "You've got to know when...
...return for the loyalty he demands, Old Pro Halleck is especially careful to care for his walking wounded. When Indiana's William Bray gave in to Halleck and voted to sustain the Rural Electrification Administration veto, he feared that it would cost him his career. After the vote he told Halleck he was finished-there were just too many REA supporters in his district. Halleck got on the telephone, called Republican leaders in Bray's district (Martinsville), told them to rally behind the worried Congressman...