Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-03

to the governors chair at Al
bany by a quarter of a million
plurality.
Senators Ernst Of Kentucky, Har.
reid OF Oklahoma, and Cameron ca
Arizona, likewise passed out OF the
running, and the accumulAting re-
turns told OF continuance despite
struggles for survival by the repub-
lican senatorial nominees in Indi-
ana, Maryland, Missouri, Oregon and
Colorado. II the democrats win four
Of these seats they will nave "a sem
ate majority in the next congress.
The count in the house IA II stood
today with a half hundred d:gtriciH
still missing showed a net democrat-
ic gain Of nine seats. not dsngeroua
in itself but likely 70 give the wegt-
ern republican insurgents the bal
ance Of power should IL be much In
creased.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.--tPj-The off
year setback that SO often falls to
the lot Of the party in power came
20 visit the republicans in yesterdays
elections.
Although the reversal did not take
on the proportions OF the mid d-admIn-
istration drubbings encountered by
President Taft and Wilson, il cost
the republicans some seats in both
senate and house, narrowing a mar
gin Of control already worn thin by
the operations OF the insurgents.
Outstanding democratic victories
were recorded in New Ycrk, which by
a quarter Of a million majority re-
elected Governor Smith, with what
ever effect Il may have on the gor-
ernor's presidential candidacy In
1928, and in Massachusetts,, which
dccisively defeated Senator Dutler.
President Coolidge's personal friend,
and chairman Of the republican ma
tioEal committse.
The New York slide also showed
under Senator Wadsworth, another
republican POWER in the senate, while
Oklahoma, returning to the demoe
cratic tireside from which she stray
cd in the Harding republican year OF
1920. refused 10 return Senator Har-
reid to Washington Available re-
turns show republican senatorial can
didates either trailing or hard pres
sed in Arizona, Missouri, Kentucky,
Oregon, Colorado and Indiana.
Until the result in that doubtful
group II more clearly defined, IL will
be impossible TO say with certainty
that the republicans will retain even
the senate.
In Indiana, IL il apparent that the
Ku klux Khan issue, which came into
renewed prominence this year before
the senate campaign investigating
committee. cut sharply into the nor
NAL majority. and that Senator Jim
Watson and his running mate, SEN
ator Robinson, were not In for the
easy victory they had expected. In
Pennsylvania and Illinois. where re-
publican campaign funds were. an
issue. William $. Ware and Frank L.
Smith, the republican nominees. werB
swepe along to victory. Various dana
ocratic senators have declared nei-
ther will ever be seated.
Congress Doubtful
"A large bloc Of seats In the house
OF representatives still hung In the
doubtful column today, though the
republicans were working along TO-
ward perpetuation OF their present
control with only few upsats. With
"A dozen or 20 doubtful districts al
party, the democrats on the over
night returns had hung up d net
gain of only six. A turnover of thir-
ty-six would be needed 90 boost tho
democratic house strength TO n ma
jority.
Thirty-three states elected COVER
nors. and although the returns are
not complete, few changes Of state
administrations are indicated. while
Governor Smith was winning his
fourth term. three Of his demper&tic
colleagues were likewise nmasBinE
pluralities that promised to give
them new tenures as head Of their
respective state governments Richie
of Maryland and Donahey Of Ohio.
each running for a third term, cstab-
lished comfortable leads a. the re-
turns came in. and Hunt Of Arizona
already five times governor. wAA
ahead by a narrower margin for
sixth term.
The country's only remaining we-
man governor. Nellie Tayloe Ross or
Wyoming. did not find the going eu
easy, her republican opponent run
ming almost even with her on incom-
plete returns. South Dakota! indulE-
ing in much balIot-scratching, appar-
emily had elected W. ]. Bullow as iks
first democratic governoE in quar-
ter OF q century. Former Governor
Davis made out poorly in his attempt
70 come back as democratic nominee
in. Kansas. but in Nebraska, former
Governor Charles W. Bryan, the run
ming mate or John wv. Davis in 1874, "
was keeping close to his republican
opponent, Governor McMullan. De-
spite its defeat OF Senator Butler.
Massachusetts, re-elected Goyernor
Fuller, republican.
Prohibition an Issue
Prohibition figured ns an issue In
several Of the senatorial md Enber-
Material contests, and IN eight states
some features of the dry laws waa