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Even his kid brother was mad at Interior Secretary Stew Udall last week (see above). Running against Republican Mac C. Matheson, 43, for Stew's old Second District congressional seat, Democratic Lawyer Morris K. ("Mo") Udall, 38, found that his big brother was costing him votes. As last week's election approached, Republicans and Democrats alike were grumbling about Stew Udall's apparent attempt to shift part of the blame for Cuba to the Eisenhower Administration; more fuss was raised by his decision at Interior to dispossess farmers who had been squatting for years along the Colorado...
Though he was favored to win (TIME, April 28), Moderate Mo Udall found himself in trouble on election night when the returns gave Yuma County to Arch-conservative Matheson. Only by scoring heavily in Tucson's Pima County did Mo Udall go on to win by the squeaky margin of 51,318 to 49,263, which was close enough to encourage Republicans for the future. At his victory press conference, Udall made no secret of his belief that his brother had hurt him: "I had counted on winning Yuma County. I lost it." In defeat, Mac Matheson...
Although Mo Udall is more conservative than his big brother (Mo opposes farm supports, has mild reservations about federal aid to education), he seems to be a wild-eyed New Frontiersman compared with Mac Matheson, a former radio announcer who is now part owner of some Muzak franchises and who lost to Stew Udall last year. Devoted to Goldwater, Matheson strongly opposes federal aid to education, minimum wage legislation and the welfare state. Says he: "People are being offered a mess of welfare pottage in exchange for their American birthright...
Passing the Baton. Confusing the election still more is the question of religion in a district whose voters are about 10% Mormon. Both candidates are Mormons, but Matheson is far more active in the church. He spent two years as a missionary in the British Isles, has served in a number of local church offices...
...campaign trail last week, Matheson was covering the district in a compact station wagon, and Udall was flying his own Piper Tri-Pacer. But with the whole Udall clan pitching in for Mo, Matheson was beginning to feel the pinch. "I feel like I'm running against a relay team," he said. "No sooner do I get through with one Udall than he hands the baton to a brother...