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{{Officeholder
|name=Frederick Van Nuys
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Marie L. Krug
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Indiana
|terms=March 4, 1933 – January 25, 1944
|preceded=James Eli Watson
|status=f
|succeeded=Samuel D. Jackson
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=State Senator from Indiana
|terms=1913–1916
|preceded=???
|former=y
|succeeded=???
}}
}}
'''Frederick Van Nuys''' (April 16, 1874 – January 25, 1944) (pron. "van NIECE"<ref name=time>July 25, 1938. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080908022827/https://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,883016-1,00.html Advanced Astrology]. ''TIME Magazine'' via ''Internet Archive''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref>) was a prosecuting attorney, state senator, and moderate Democratic U.S. senator from [[Indiana]] spanning 1933 until his death in late January of 1944. He was known for his efforts to enact [[anti-lynching legislation]] and breaks from the excesses of [[New Deal]] liberalism, which contributed to intraparty tension resulting in left-wing efforts to defeat his 1938 reelection.
==U.S. Senate==
Van Nuys was elected to the [[United States Senate]] in 1932, riding the coattails of the national Democratic landslide that year and defeating incumbent "Old Guard" Republican leader James Eli Watson by a margin of thirteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261956 IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref>
===1938 reelection: anti-renomination plot foiled, irregularity contesting failed===
Along with Republicans and most of his Democratic colleagues, Van Nuys opposed the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937,<ref name=time/> also known as the [[court packing]] plan, which sought to expand the number of seats on the [[United States Supreme Court]] for the appointment of additional pro–New Deal justices by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. He became unpopular among the staunch liberal wing of the party as a result, denounced by the governor of his state:<ref name=time/>
{{cquote|The people of our State will not tolerate . . . any one in public office who will not put his shoulder to the wheel and give his earnest support to the President.|||Gov. Maurice C. Townsend, July 26, 1937}}
Roosevelt, seeking to "purge" Democrats he viewed as insufficiently left-wing [[1938 Midterm Elections|the midterm cycle]], backed efforts to oust Van Nuys. However, the Indiana senator, who "knew the rank & file of the McNutt-Townsend machine," publicly proclaimed an ultimatum to run as an independent candidate if denied the Democratic renomination, wherein he could split the party vote and facilitate a Republican victory.<ref name=time/> Gov. Townsend several weeks later backtracked, inviting Van Nuys as a candidate for renomination to an "open" state convention, and ultimately won reelection despite McNutt's primary challenge from the left backed by Roosevelt.
In the general election, Van Nuys faced Republican opponent Raymond E. Willis, edging out a narrow victory by just over 5,000 votes despite a Republican wave the midterm cycle.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262061 IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1938]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref> Two months after submitting his credentials and being sworn in, Willis filed a contest alleging irregularities, such as voting machine tampering and voting by improperly registered individuals, though clarified that Van Nuys himself had no activity in [[election fraud]].<ref name=electioncase>[https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/electing-appointing-senators/contested-senate-elections/122Willis_Nuys.htm The Election Case of Raymond E. Willis v. Frederick Van Nuys of Indiana (1939)]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref>
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections took up the case, and reported favorably to Van Nuys, declaring Willis's allegations vague and doubtful, in addition to potential irregularities impacting only about 120 votes, insufficient to overturn the general election results with vote margin of around 5,100.<ref name=electioncase/> Per a voice vote held on April 13, 1939, Van Nuys retained his Senate seat, and Willis was elected to the U.S. Senate in the following election cycle.
===Wagner–Van Nuys Act===
:{{main|Gavagan–Van Nuys–Wagner Act}}
===Death, aftermath===
He is interred at Maplewood Cemetery, located in Anderson, Indiana.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000050 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9189/frederick-rollin-van_nuys Profile] at ''Find a Grave
*[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#061.42.15 Profile] at ''The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Nuys, Frederick}}
[[Category:Indiana]]
[[Category:Former United States Senators]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Moderate Democrats]]
[[Category:New Deal]]
[[Category:Civil Rights]]
[[Category:Broke with FDR]]
[[Category:1930s]]
[[Category:1940s]]
|name=Frederick Van Nuys
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Marie L. Krug
|religion=
|offices=
{{Officeholder/senator
|state=Indiana
|terms=March 4, 1933 – January 25, 1944
|preceded=James Eli Watson
|status=f
|succeeded=Samuel D. Jackson
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=State Senator from Indiana
|terms=1913–1916
|preceded=???
|former=y
|succeeded=???
}}
}}
'''Frederick Van Nuys''' (April 16, 1874 – January 25, 1944) (pron. "van NIECE"<ref name=time>July 25, 1938. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080908022827/https://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,883016-1,00.html Advanced Astrology]. ''TIME Magazine'' via ''Internet Archive''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref>) was a prosecuting attorney, state senator, and moderate Democratic U.S. senator from [[Indiana]] spanning 1933 until his death in late January of 1944. He was known for his efforts to enact [[anti-lynching legislation]] and breaks from the excesses of [[New Deal]] liberalism, which contributed to intraparty tension resulting in left-wing efforts to defeat his 1938 reelection.
==U.S. Senate==
Van Nuys was elected to the [[United States Senate]] in 1932, riding the coattails of the national Democratic landslide that year and defeating incumbent "Old Guard" Republican leader James Eli Watson by a margin of thirteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261956 IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref>
===1938 reelection: anti-renomination plot foiled, irregularity contesting failed===
Along with Republicans and most of his Democratic colleagues, Van Nuys opposed the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937,<ref name=time/> also known as the [[court packing]] plan, which sought to expand the number of seats on the [[United States Supreme Court]] for the appointment of additional pro–New Deal justices by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. He became unpopular among the staunch liberal wing of the party as a result, denounced by the governor of his state:<ref name=time/>
{{cquote|The people of our State will not tolerate . . . any one in public office who will not put his shoulder to the wheel and give his earnest support to the President.|||Gov. Maurice C. Townsend, July 26, 1937}}
Roosevelt, seeking to "purge" Democrats he viewed as insufficiently left-wing [[1938 Midterm Elections|the midterm cycle]], backed efforts to oust Van Nuys. However, the Indiana senator, who "knew the rank & file of the McNutt-Townsend machine," publicly proclaimed an ultimatum to run as an independent candidate if denied the Democratic renomination, wherein he could split the party vote and facilitate a Republican victory.<ref name=time/> Gov. Townsend several weeks later backtracked, inviting Van Nuys as a candidate for renomination to an "open" state convention, and ultimately won reelection despite McNutt's primary challenge from the left backed by Roosevelt.
In the general election, Van Nuys faced Republican opponent Raymond E. Willis, edging out a narrow victory by just over 5,000 votes despite a Republican wave the midterm cycle.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262061 IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1938]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref> Two months after submitting his credentials and being sworn in, Willis filed a contest alleging irregularities, such as voting machine tampering and voting by improperly registered individuals, though clarified that Van Nuys himself had no activity in [[election fraud]].<ref name=electioncase>[https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/electing-appointing-senators/contested-senate-elections/122Willis_Nuys.htm The Election Case of Raymond E. Willis v. Frederick Van Nuys of Indiana (1939)]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref>
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections took up the case, and reported favorably to Van Nuys, declaring Willis's allegations vague and doubtful, in addition to potential irregularities impacting only about 120 votes, insufficient to overturn the general election results with vote margin of around 5,100.<ref name=electioncase/> Per a voice vote held on April 13, 1939, Van Nuys retained his Senate seat, and Willis was elected to the U.S. Senate in the following election cycle.
===Wagner–Van Nuys Act===
:{{main|Gavagan–Van Nuys–Wagner Act}}
===Death, aftermath===
He is interred at Maplewood Cemetery, located in Anderson, Indiana.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/V000050 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9189/frederick-rollin-van_nuys Profile] at ''Find a Grave
*[https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#061.42.15 Profile] at ''The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Nuys, Frederick}}
[[Category:Indiana]]
[[Category:Former United States Senators]]
[[Category:State Senators]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Moderate Democrats]]
[[Category:New Deal]]
[[Category:Civil Rights]]
[[Category:Broke with FDR]]
[[Category:1930s]]
[[Category:1940s]]