Evening star., 1928-10-21
PENNSYLVANIA HAS CONTEST
OVER NINE SEATS IN HOUSE
Re- election OF Senator Davi
A. Reed Is Foregone
Conclusion.
Four New Faces Certain TO
Be Seen in Lower Branch
of Congress.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HARRISBURG. Pa, october 90
| Reelection of United States Senator
| David A. Reed is a foregone conclusion
in Pennsylvania While there was much
opposition to him before the primary.
and while he is not as popular with the
rank and file of the Philadelphia organ
ization as his efforts to seat Ware might
warrant, there is no outstanding candi-
+! date to take votes from him. William
| N McNair, Pittsburgh lawyer. his Demo-
cratic opponent, while making usual
! claims of victory is not we'll known and
will trail far behind the vote given Gov.
| Smith. it is expected now. There are
f! candidates on minor tickets, but none
| who will cut into the Republican vote
| for Hoover which will sweep Reed with
! it.
The real fight of the Pennsylvania
election next month will be for 9 of
| the SO seats in Congress. The Re-
publican organization is claiming victory
(, in all 36 districts, a record it attained
only once, in 1924. Democrats now, as
throughout the campaign. claim not
; less than seast, with possibility
of IL Democratic Representatives,
Twelve Democrats were elected in 1912,
/, total not reached since. Six years
sentatives, but in 1924 they lost every
district land in 1926 elected two.
Four New Faces Sure.
In any event, there will be at least
| four new faces In the next Congress,
In the eighth district. Representative
Butler, chairman of the naval affairs
committee, has died since the primary,
! In the thirteenth district, Cyrus M.
M. Palmer was defeated at the primary
after serving one term. In the four
teenth district, Robert Grey Bushong
retired voluntarily after one term. In
the thirty-fourth district, John M.
NORM, chairman of the military affairs
committee. withdrew before the primary
when the organization supported Patrick
]. Sullivan, Pittsburgh alderman.
In four districts the Republican nomi-
nees also hold Democratic nominations.
assuring their election no matter how
great the Smith vote in their districts.
There is no Democratic candidate in
the thirty-first district. leaving Repre-
sentative Wyant an easy winner over
nominees of minor parties.
Indications two weeks, before election
are that Republicans are certain OF
electing 81 of the 36 Representatives
and that in seven other districts they
Will pEOQdDly VIII WIFI SUIIlC OAAlCuAty
unless there is a sudden change In sem
timent before election. The two other
districts, now represented by the only
Pennsylvania Democrats in Congress,
are the real backgrounds of the CAM
paign with the outcome doubtful.
Twelfth Is Doubtful.
The twelfth district, Luzerne County,
is so doubtful that Gen. Edward Martin,
Republican State chairman, calls 1t bad
spot No. l." In the heart of the anthra-
cete region and very wet, Smith senti-
ment is aided by large Catholic and
foreign vote. Representative Casey, vet
eran Democratic leader there, is one of
the best campaigners in the State. and
very popular. He is president of the
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor and
holds the Labor party nomination also,
which viii! be an additional help in get
ting the mine vote. Two years ago he
returned to Congress with $4,000 ma
jority over the sitting Representative.