Evening star., 1926-11-03
Walsh Wins by
10000 in Bay
State Vote.
VARETRIUMPHS
BY HUGE TOTAL
Drys Are Ahead in
Missouri and
Colorado.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

IN u. GUILD IlNSOI4N.
The Republicans have won the
only Nationwide contest Of yester-
days elections-the House of Repre-
scntatives.
In the senatorial elections the
Democrats have made serious in
roads on Republican control Of the
upper house.
Onthe face of the returns so far re-
ceived the Democrats have won six SEN
atoriaI seats now held by the Repub-
licans-in Massachusetts, Maryland,
New York, Oklahoma, Missouri and Ail-
zona In three States the final results
are still in doubt. Colorado, Kentucky
and Oregon. 1t is probable, however,
that Barkley, the Democratic nominee
for the Senate in Kentucky, will be
returned u winner. The Republican
senatorial candidates in Oregon and
colorado are running ahead with two
tifths of the Oregon precincts and two
thirds of those of Colorado already
in"
Must Win Nine Seats.
To obtain absolute control of the
Senate the Democrats must win nine
seats now held by the Republicans.
The seven Democratic Senators up for
reelection, all in the solid South,
have been returned.
While control of the Senate still
hangs in the balance, it looks as
though the probable political com
plexion of the next Senate will be
48 Republicans. II Democrats and l
Farmer Labor.
Under such conditions. the RepuhEi-
cans will organize the Senate. Should
the Democrats win eight seats, CIV
ing them half of the Senate, 1t is
likely that ShipStead of Minnesota,
The Farmer Labor member, would
vote with the Republicans on the
matter of rganiZation. This would
divide the Senate evenly, and Vice
President Dawes would cast the decid-
ing vote on organization. giving it to
the Republicans Shipstead voted
with the Republicans on organization
Of the Senate i'll the past.
The progressive bloc on the Repub-
litan side of the Senate chamber VIII
hold the balance Of power, unless the
Democrats should squeeze into the
ma iurity With 40 seats.
In several State referenda on the
vet-anddry issue the vets have been
successful. particularly in New York
and Illinois It is only fair to say,
however, that the dry organizations
in both those States urged their
people not to take part in the refer
enda but TO concentrate on the de-
feat of wet candidates. In New York
the dryS beat Wadsworth and beat
Brennan in Illinois in the Senate
races The vets lead in several other
State referenda while the drys appear
TO have won in Missouri and Colorado.
Colorado.
The Republican majority in the
House has been reduced. From the
returns il appears, however, that the
Republicans will have n safe majority,
exclusive of the Republican insurgents
from Wisconsin and one or two other
\orthWeSteTn States.
ii Gains i'm House.
The Democrats had made IA gains
IN the House and the Republicans 1
ND to the time az writing. This is a
net gain Of 10 for the Democrats.
The Republicans have in the present
House o41 members, including II IN
surgents, and the Democrats nave lS5
members.
Al a late hour today the records
showed that the Republicans had
elected 1o5 members of the House. the
Democrats $50, the lndependent-he-
publicans IL With 1 districts prob
ably Republican. districts probably
Democratic, district probably third
party and u districts doubtful. AS
a ma ajority of the House is 21S. the
Republican control of that body is
assured.
The decisive victory of Gov. Al
Smith, Democrat in the New York
gubernatorial race over Representa-
tive Ogden l. Mills. Republican, and
the defeat of Senator William NJ. But
Ter Of Massachusetts. Republican, by
former Senator David l. Walsh, Demo-
crat. are outstanding features of the
elections.
The Smith sweep, with more than
o.0,000 plurality. carrying TO victory
in his wake the Democratic senatofial
candidate, Robert +. Wagner, has
raised his presidential stock to proper
,ions that alarm Democratic leaders
opposing him.
The victory of Senator Walsh by
approximately so, 600 votes over Sena-
Tor Butler. chairman of the Repuoll-
can national committee, and close
friend of the President, is a personal
triumph for Walsh and victory Tor
the vets. 1t will be hailed by the
Democrats as a reputation of Pres
tdeut Coolidge, who gave his lndorse-
ment to Butler But Walsh was care
full not to make an anti-Coolidge cam
paign in Massachusetts.
The downfall of Senator James w.
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