That's Hall

In 13 years as a U.S. Representative, Republican Edwin Arthur Hall of Binghamton, N.Y. put his thumbprint on not one important piece of legislation, but worked his fingers to the bone doing 250,000 favors (by his count) for his constituents. He campaigned under a slogan of his own: "Hall for all means all for Hall."

Last December, Hall's district was consolidated with that of Representative W. Sterling ("Stubby") Cole, a hard-working and respected member of the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy. The two men had to fight it out for the Republican nomination. Unable to match his opponent's record, Hall tried to smear it. He implied (without evidence) that Cole was a tippler who leaked atomic secrets to Communist spies while in his cups. For this. Hall was rawhided on the floor of the House by a dozen Representatives (TIME, May 12).

Last week Stubby Cole won the nomination by a fat 13,000-vote margin.

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