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...