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April 26, 1940
The Mcdowell Times
Keystone, Mcdowell County, West Virginia
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Judge Decatur H. Rodgers returns from a campaign trip in southwestern West Virginia, reports substantial Republican registration gains, files for US Senate nomination, and criticizes bureaucratic control and foreign policy.
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Judge Rodgers Report: Substantial Republican Registr. Swing
Martinsburg, W. Va. April 14.
Returning here today from a 10 day trip into the southwestern part of the state in the interest of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States Senate at the May 14th primary, Judge Decatur H. Rodgers, of this (the 23rd) judicial circuit, said he had found a substantial registration swing from the Democratic to the Republican column indicative of the general trend for the primary and that he had been given much encouragement by leaders and workers in his own campaign.
He formally filed for the Senatorial office Tuesday.
His statement issued here today charged "our affairs are controlled from the desks of the bureaucrats at Washington. Congress and the courts have surrendered to the Executive their constitutional functions. Local self-government is almost destroyed. We are being governed by men, not by laws. This is the European, not the American way. The American people must decide now whether or not to continue the direction in which they are going."
Touching on foreign policy, he expressed this conviction: "I do not believe that our 'first line of defense is on the Rhine.' I do not believe that we must help the allies with 'more than words and less than war.' America, and all for which it stands, must be defended, even with the blood of its sons, but America and its democracy must be saved at home."
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Martinsburg, W. Va. April 14.
Returning here today from a 10 day trip into the southwestern part of the state in the interest of his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States Senate at the May 14th primary, Judge Decatur H. Rodgers, of this (the 23rd) judicial circuit, said he had found a substantial registration swing from the Democratic to the Republican column indicative of the general trend for the primary and that he had been given much encouragement by leaders and workers in his own campaign.
He formally filed for the Senatorial office Tuesday.
His statement issued here today charged "our affairs are controlled from the desks of the bureaucrats at Washington. Congress and the courts have surrendered to the Executive their constitutional functions. Local self-government is almost destroyed. We are being governed by men, not by laws. This is the European, not the American way. The American people must decide now whether or not to continue the direction in which they are going."
Touching on foreign policy, he expressed this conviction: "I do not believe that our 'first line of defense is on the Rhine.' I do not believe that we must help the allies with 'more than words and less than war.' America, and all for which it stands, must be defended, even with the blood of its sons, but America and its democracy must be saved at home."
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What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Republican Nomination
Senate Candidacy
Registration Swing
Political Statement
Foreign Policy
What entities or persons were involved?
Judge Decatur H. Rodgers
Where did it happen?
Martinsburg, W. Va.
Story Details
Key Persons
Judge Decatur H. Rodgers
Location
Martinsburg, W. Va.
Event Date
April 14
Story Details
Judge Rodgers reports substantial Republican registration swing after southwestern West Virginia trip, receives campaign encouragement, files for Senate nomination, and issues statements criticizing bureaucratic governance and foreign policy emphasizing defense at home.