Evening star., 1926-11-03
DEMOCRATS GAIN
SIX SENATE SEATS,
BUT LACK CONTROL
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Charles w. Bryan, the running mate
of John w. Davis in 1924, lost to his
Republican opponent, Gov. McMullen.
Despite it's defeat of Senator Butler,
Massachusetts reelected Gov. Fuller,
Republican.
Prohibition figured as an issue in
several of the senatorial and guberna-
torial contests. and in eight States
some feature of the dry laws was
voted on directly as Statewide refer
enda. but the vets and drys still were
figuring over the incomplete returns
today before announcing their deduc-
tons. Gov. Smith in New York and
Gov. Ritchie in Maryland ran on wet
Ohio was elected as a dry.
Smith Backed by Drys.
Frank l.. Smith, successful Repub-
lican senatorial candidate in Illinois,
was indorsed by the Anti-Saloon
League, which described his Demo
cratic opponent, George f. Brennan,
as q "super-wet" The same appela-
ton was applied by the league to Will
liam S. Ware in Pennsylvania. In
Ohio Senator Willis, Republican, an
uIS, WOIl IidIully over OIIIlcT
Senator Pomerene.
Voting by referendum for modiflca.
ton Of the Volstead act, New York
State returned wet majority of
about to l. The voters of Illinois.
passing Judgment on a similar pro-
posal, apparently indorsed it, likewise
by a substantial majority. Wisconsin
returns established an early overwhel-
ming lead in favor Of a petition for
2T5 per cent beer, while first incom-
plete figures showed wide majorities
In Nevada in favor of modification
appeal to Congress. At the same time
available reports from California and
Montana showed majorities for repeal
of the State enforcement acts, while
Missouri and Colorado, voting on the
same question, We're recording ma5ori-
ties in the negative.
VETS Acclaim Walsh's Victory.
The defeat of Senator Butler in
Massachusetts was claimed as a vic
tory by the vets, his successful Dem
ocratic opponent, former Senator
Walsh, having cast his lot long ago
with the modif1cationists. Democratic
party spokesman, however. were
buke to President Coolidge, who sin
gled out Senator Butler as the only
senatorial candidate to receive his per-
sonal Endorsement. To set an example
| for his fellow citizens in Massachu-
sets, the President went by special
train to Massachusetts, cast his ballot
and returned toWashington and receiv.
ed the returns at the White House. He
retired for the night without making
public comment on the result In any
State.
Mr.. Buffers defeat removes him
! Immediately from his place in the
rank as the junior colleague Of Sen
ator Gillett. by whom he was defeated
| by a margin of $4,000 two years ago
Butler held Office by appointment. anC
had been commissioned to serve as
successor to the late Henry Cabot
| Lodge until a Senator could be chosen
at the polls. The unexpired term thus
| handed along by the voters to Walsh
expires in 1929.
The overthrow Of Senator Wads
worth by Judge Robert F. Wagner
| in New York was perhaps the great
| est surprise Of all to the Republican
| chieftains. They had been in some
| measure prepared for the reelection
of Gov. Smith, despite fighting cam
/ paign by Representative Ogden l.
Mills, the Republican nominee, but
| they hoped at least to keep the gov
ernor's plurality within such bounds
that the hazards attendant on g. Dem
ocratic landslide would be avoided.
Smith Carries Wagner Ahead.
| But Smiths tremendous vote ir
New York City was accompan MED by
such a shower of straight Democratic
ballots that Wadsworth found it i'm
possible TO overcome the Wagner ma
| iority in Greater New York with what
remained of his own upstate vote aft
err it had been split by Francis w
| Crisman the independent Republican
I running as a dry.
The Republican victories accorded
William S. Ware in Pennsylvania and
Frank l.. Smith in Illinois were &C
companied by a material falling off OF
the normal part maJorities. In both
campaigns the slush fund charges
aired last Spring before the Senate
committee were intertwined with the
wet and dry issue. An Independent,
Republican candidate. Hugh s
! Magll. entered the Illinois contest i: