Bell Ringer v. Burke

When Ohio's Governor Frank Lausche appointed Mayor Thomas A. Burke of Cleveland to the U.S. Senate last October, one Ohioan reacted bluntly. Said U.S. Representative George H. Bender: "A New Deal Democrat . . . He will not represent the majority of Ohio. He will substantially misrepresent us." Last week Bender announced his plan to remedy the situation: he will be a candidate next year for the Senate seat Burke holds.

A hearty, heavy (200 Ibs.) insurance man from Cleveland, Bender is remembered by televiewers as the man ringing a bell and singing I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover during the demonstrations for Robert A. Taft at the G.O.P. national conventions in 1948 and 1952. A member of the party's conservative wing, Bender said he regards the Senate seat he is seeking as "a special trust" because it was held by Taft. Elected to Congress seven times (six at large and once from the 23rd District), Bender has been a good vote-getter throughout Ohio, is particularly strong downstate. Democrat Burke, four-term mayor of Cleveland, who has already announced that he will try to hold the Senate seat, will run strong in his home town. The consensus of Ohio political observers last week: a close race.

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