The Congress: Old Frontiersman

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When Sheriff Hayden arrived in Washington as Arizona's first Representative, he early established himself as a faithful party man; from Wilson's New Freedom, through F.D.R.'s New Deal and Harry Truman's Fair Deal to John Kennedy's New Frontier, Carl Hayden has generally voted straight down the Democratic line. Most of his work is in committee—and in taking care of the folks back in Arizona. He has a reputation for quick, effective replies to constituents' letters. Through his efforts and his influence on the Appropriations Committee, Arizona has received vast federal funds for dams and irrigation projects, military bases and airfields, Indian school construction, special social-security payments and fish hatcheries. Says Vice President Lyndon Johnson: "Carl Hayden has smiled through untold millions for the people of Arizona."

Despite his age, Hayden is still a formidable Senate figure. A few weeks ago, a controversial proposal came up at a Democratic Policy Committee meeting. Several Democratic leaders favored it; Hayden was against it. Taking a long puff on his cigar, he growled: "I don't like that goddam bill." It died shortly thereafter.