Richard Russell, for many years he was the U.S Senator from Georgia , very conservative took on Joe McCarthy. Russell made speech in senate called," huckster of hysteria" where he call McCarthy a salesman of infamy. It was in respond to a piece in American Mercury written by J.B Matthews called," Reds in the Church" a Methodist Bishop G.Bromley Oxman was called a communist, Oxman was friend other very conservative southern U.S Senator Harry Byrd.
Republican U.S Senator from Michigan Charles Potter also called out Matthews.
Other Republicans who called out McCarthy were Prescott Bush ( the father and grandfather of Presidents) Kuchel from California and Margaret Chase Smith from Maine ( one first Women who was talk about to be a national ticket- when Smith was ask by a report what would she do if one morning she wore up getting in the White House? Her answer is classic she said," She would apologize to Mrs. Truman and go home."
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