Evening star., 1926-11-03
C. 0. ?. IS WINNER
| IN STATE CONTESTS
Virtually Clean Sweep in Mid
de West, Normally Repub-
Iican Commonwealth.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. November 3.-Repub-
lican candidates for State offices made
virtually a clean sweep in the
nominally Republican States of the
Middle West in yesterdays election.
In Iowa >old-time Republican ma
jorities were rolled up for all can
didates i'm demonstration of party
unity that swept Smith w. Brook
| hart, once a Republican outcast, into
| a Senate victory. The full slate vic
tory was hailed by Republican chief.
| tains as the end OF strife that opened
two years ago for the seating Of an
! Iowa Democrat In the Senate for the
first time in more than half a cen
, tury.
The State ticket was headed by Gov.
John Hammill.
Lineup i'm the DakOtas.
The entire Republican ticket head
ed by Gov. A. @. Sorlie, non-partisan
Republican, was victorious In North
Dakota. In it's sister State of South
Dakota, the G.. o. P. State lineup.
with the exception Of Gov. Carl Gun
derson, came through handily. includ-
ing Miss Gladys Pyle for secretary of
State. South Dakota may have a
democrat lOI SoNCI 1ot tliC al ~
time In a quarter of century, II w.
j. Bulow maintains his big lead over
Gov. Carl Gunderson, Republican in
cumbent.
Headed by Gov. Theodore Christian
son, the entire Republican State tick
ct was elected overwhelmingly over
Farmer Labor and Democratic candi-
dates In Minnesota. Magnus John
son. former Farmer-Labor Senator,
was his party's unsuccessful guber-
material nominee.
In Illinois the highest State Office
voted on was treasurer, all Republi-
cans being returned winners.
Zimmerman Wins Wisconsin.
The same picture Of Republican
State victories appeared in Wisconsin,
where Secretary of State Fred X. Zim-
mern,an. nti-Blaine Progressive,
rolled up a huge majority over his
Democratic and Independent oppo-
sition.
In Nebraska It was virtually assured
that the Republicans had made a
clean sweep Of the State ticket with
the possible exception Of governor
Even In the secretary of States office
Charles r. Pool was upset by Frank
Marsh, Republican Gov. Adam NC
Mullen, Republican,. had a plurality
over Charles w. Bryan, former Demo-
cratic governor, attempting a come
back, but indications We're that the
race would be very close.
Fred w. Green, mayor Of Ionla,
Mich, had a comfortable lead In the
race for governor of Michigan over
William A. Comstock, Democratic
drafted candidate, early today, and
was expected to win out.
Close Race in Ohio.
A close gubernatorial race was lin
progress in Ohio, with Gov. Vic Don
ahey, Democrat, seeking a third term.
leading Meyer Y. Cooper, Earl d.
Bloom, Democrat, with dry organiza-
ton support. was leading James o.
Mills, Republican, for lieutenant gov
ernor, but all other Republican State
candidates apparently had been
elected.
The vote scratching in Indiana,
which left the Senate and congress
sional races in doubt early today,
apparently had extended to State
offices. Meager figures gave the Re-
publicans a lead in these contests,
but only by small majorities. Iowa
voters approved a constitutional
amendment to grant women the right
to sit in the State House Of Repre-
sentativeS.
In Ohio a constitutional amendment
to repeal the direct primary system
was defeated almost to /. A wet
referendum won In Illinois and Wis
consin, while in the latter State
proposed constitutional amendment
for the recall of elective officials and
legislative authorization for increas-
ing the governors salary were run
ming on even footing.