Evening star., 1928-11-08
Two Other Places, One Held
by Nicely. Likely to Be
Won in Upper Body.
UPSETS IN SOUTH HELP
PARTY TO GET CONGRESS
Progressives Win, but Balance Of
Power Seems Wrested From
Their Bloc.

With returns from Tuesdays congress
sional elections still incomplete, the
latest calculations show the Republicans
already have net gain of 25 seats In
the House and that they have definitely
captured six Democratic seats In the
Senate, with present indications that
they will run their Senate gain to seven.
The only senatorial race still unset
tied is in West Virginia, where Senator
Nicely, Democratic incumbent, is lag
ging behind his Republican opponent,
former Gov. Henry D. Hatfield, by 1922
votes, with only about 100 precincts to
report.
Gain May Reach Eight.
If Hatfield is the final victor in West
Virginia, the Republicans will have
taken over seven present Democratic
seats. In addition, they have filled one
OF the two of the existing vacancies in
the Senate by electing Otis F. Glenn,
Republican from Illinois, which would
make total gain of eight Republicans
in the new Congress If they get the
West Virginia seat.
The defeat of Senator Neely would
make the lineup of the new Senate
stand: SIS Republicans, 80 Democrats,
l Farmer-Labor Senator Shipstead)
and vacancy. The remaining va
cancy also is normally Republican
seat from Pennsylvania, which is un-
filled because the Senate withheld the
oath of Office from Senator-eIect Ware
while his case is being considered in a
Senate committee.
Latest returns show the following
Democratic Senators, regarding whom
final returns were not available yester-
day, have been reelected: Ashurst,
Arizona; Copeland, New York; Dill
Washington, and Kendrick, Wyoming.
Thomas Wins in Idaho.
Returns received since yesterday also
show John Thomas, Republican, was
elected in Idaho to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator Gooding, Re-
publican, who died during the Summer.
The upSetS have involved few leaders
in either branch of Congress and little
difficulty over organization Of the new
Senate and House, which will come into
office after next March 4, is antici-
pated.
However, Senate Republicans viii
Charles Curtis of Kansas, their pilot,
will become Vice President. Several
names have been heard already az a
successor to the Kansan, including Sen
ators Moses of New Hampshire, Watson
of Indiana, Reed of Pennsylvania, Jones
of Washington and Edge of New Jer-
sey, but no selection is expected for
some weeks.
Curtis Course in Doubt.
Senator Curtis has not indicated
whether he will continue his senatorial
post during the approaching short ses-
sion of this Congress.
Before Tuesdays elections the di-
vision in the Senate stood at the close
margin of AZ Republicans, 46 Demo-
Gratis, Farm-Labor and seats vacant.
In breaking this close lineup the Re
publicans held every one Of their pres
ent seats that were at stake, filled one
of the vacancies and appear to have
captured seven Of the Democratic seats.
Western ProgressiveS in the Senate,
including some Democrats and Repub
licanS, who we're up for reelection have
won. but in view of the substantial gain
made on the Republican side Of the
aisle it does not appear likely that the
Progressive group will be in position
to swing the balance of power on close
votes to the same extent that they have
in the past few years.
Two to Take Office Soon.
Even in the remaining short session
of the old Congress the Republicans will
have gain of two votes and the Demo-
Gratis will sustain loss Of one vote in
the Senate, since Senator-elect Glenn
Of Illinois and Senator-elect Burton of
Ohio will assume Office Immediately.
Glenn will fill a seat nov vacant, and
Burton will take the seat of the late
Senator Willis, which was occupied dur
ing the last session by a Democrat,
Cyrus K. Locher, on governors ap-
pointment. This will give the Repuh-
licans 40 and the Democrats As during
the short session, with l Farm-Labor
and l vacancy.
The net gain of 25 seats in the House
by the Republicans probably will be
still further increased when the final
returns are in. The Republicans won
81 seats now held by Democrats and re-
captured the seat now occupied by the
sole Socialist, Victor Berger, in the
fifth Wisconsin district, but lost 3 seats
now held by Republicans to Democratic
candidates.
Upsets in the House.
The 81 seats gained by the Repub-
leans in the House, capturing districts
now held by Democratic members, are
rs follows:
Colorado-First district.
Illinois
Indiana-Third.
Kentucky-Third, fourth, sixth, sev-
enth, eighth and ninth.
Maryland-Second.
Missouri-Sixth, seventh and four
;eenth.
New York-Second, seventeenth and
;hirty-eighth.
North Carolina-Fifth and ninth.
Ohio-Eighth, fourteenth and six
zenith.
Oklahoma-Firsta and fifth.
Thirtieth.
Virginia seventh and ninth.
The Republicans also recaptured,
With former Representative William H.
stafford, the fifth Wisconsin district,
now held by Representative Victor Ber-
ger, Socialist.
Democrats Gain Three.
With the latest returns showing that
Oscar De Priest, the colored Republican
andidate in the first Illinois district,
o long represented by the late Repre-
entative MartiA B. Madden. won by
mall margin, Ne Democratic gains In
he House have been reduced to three
eats, as follows:
Indiana-Seventh district. captured