A.D. 1948

When New Jersey's Millionaire Senator Albert Hawkes arrived in Washington six years ago, the late Minority Leader Charles McNary took a look at his record and remarked: "His economic thinking goes back to B.C." Last week New Jersey's G.O.P. machine decided that it was time to update. With the full approval of up-&-coming Governor Alfred Driscoll, state G.O.P. leaders unanimously resolved: "Senator Hawkes has little if any prospects of re-election and would be rendering a notable service to the state and nation were he to withdraw his candidacy."

In Hawkes's place, they nominated as their candidate David Van Alstyne, 51, OF Englewood, majority leader in the state senate and wealthy Wall Street broker. But Hawkes did not want to quit. Crying "a threat to our free primary system," he announced that he would run anyway.

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