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<br />., ,~," )0 <br />.1 'i ..,,:, <br />could help you. Hep!:'esentati ve Chen owe th was u Hepublican in <br />a Democratically controlled House. The committees were controlled <br />by the Democrats but fortunately ~w. Chenoweth had a Great many <br />friends who were Democrats, as well as :tepublicans and he was <br />97 <br />able to [let thinGS done which seemed impossible. An e;wmple <br />of this is, in 1962 there were a great many people who wanted <br />to help Chenoweth and the Project but thei!:' constituents were <br /> <br />i' <br />I <br /> <br />opposed to the bill. The only way these Congressmen could sup- <br /> <br />port the project would be by a voice voto, but not a roll cal <br /> <br />vote since their vote would go on record. In order to gain a <br />roll call vote 10~ of the House must stand in favor of the roll <br /> <br />call. Opponents of th, bill attempted <br /> <br />to Gain a roll call vote <br />98 <br />it. "It is iInpo!:'tant <br /> <br />but there weren 1 t enou ~h supporters of <br /> <br />to have friends in Con~ress and sometimes it takes 9. while to <br />99 ' <br />win those friends." <br /> <br />Now that a g:~eat many people had worked so hard, .",nd <br />spent many hours working for p'\ssage d: the bill it loIas aGain <br />, <br /> <br />announced in the summe,," of 1962 that the aules Commi ttee was <br /> <br />again soin8 to l'ule un:favorable on the 'hill. Supportero of the <br /> <br /> <br />bill were of course do\mcast and called Senator John Carroll <br /> <br />;I <br /> <br />to see' what could be d)ne. 3enator Car!:'oll first of all went <br /> <br />to the White House md talked with President Kennedy, secondly <br /> <br />Senator Carroll went on the Ploor of the House - oeldom done by <br /> <br /> <br />97 <br />Hoas, pp. 1)8, 139. <br />98 <br />Chenoweth, p. 20. <br />99 <br />Ibid., p. 27. <br />