Evening star., 1928-11-04
S SENATORS SEEK
ELECTION TUESDAY.
20 Democrats, 13 Repub-
Iicans and | Farmer.Labor
Stand for list Session.

Several factors will combine to give
added interest to the senatorial elec-
tioas Tuesday. Although 36 senatorial
elections are to be decided Tuesday, only
"a Of them relate to the makeup of
the new Seventy-first Congress. The
winners In the other two senatorial
races will serve only until March 4
next, to finish out unexpired terms.
OF the 81 Senate seats at stake 90
were held during the last session by
Democrats, Is by Republicans and
Farmer-Labor.
The division of Senate membership
at the close of the last session was ~
Republicans, as Democrats, Farmer
Labor and seats vacant. Since the
Republicans have only l3 of their pres
ent membership up for election Tues
day. as compared with 20 seats now
held by Democrats to be voted on, the
Republicans have a better opportunity
of making a gain in the Senate.
Floor Leader to Go.
Another interesting phase of the elec-
ton with regard to the Senate is the
fact that one of the two major po-
litical parties is certain to lose its Sem
ate floor leader as a result of the vice
presidential election. Majority Leader
Charles Curtis is the Republican NOM
inee for Vice President, and Minority
Leader Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas
is the Democratic candidate for the
same ONCE One of these two veteran
Senate leaders will move up after next
March from the Senate floor to dais
Of the presiding officer.
The elections Tuesday also will pick
successors to three present members of
the Senate. who will terminate their
service March 4. Senators James A.
Reed, Democrat. of Missouri and George
P. Mclean, Republican, of Connecticut,
did not seek denomination. The third,
Texas, was defeated in the Democratic
primaries in his State by Representative
Tom Connally. The seat being relin-
Quished by Senator Reed of Missouri is
being contested Tuesday by Charles M.
Hay, Democrat, and Roscoe G. Patter-
son, Republican. The candidates for
Senator McLean's place from Connecti-
cut are Frederic c. Walcott. Republican,
and Augustine Lonergan, Democrat.
In two States special elections will
be held Tuesday to pick men to serve
in the Senate only during the coming
short session, to finish the uneXpired
terms of the late Senators AndrieuS A.
Jones, Democrat, of New Mexico, and
WOODBRIDGE NJ Ferris, Democrat, OF
Michigan. Following the death Of Sen
ator Jones, the Governor of New Mex
leo appointed Senator Bronson Cutting.
who served part of the last session.
Senator Cutting is candidate for the
six-year term beginning next March,
but some one else will be elected to
serve for the next four months. In
Michigan. Senator Arthur H. Vanden-
berg, Republican, named by the COVER
nor following the death of Senator Fer
ris, is the candidate for both the unex,,
pired portion Of the present term ana
for the six-year term beginning next
March.
Situation in Ohio.
In Ohio, SCenator Fess. Republican. Is
up for reelection, and that State also
will elect Senator to complete the un-
expired term Of the late Senator Wits,
Republican. Upon the death OF Senator
willis his seat was filled at the last ses-
sion by the appointment OF Cyrus e.
Locher, Democrat. Senator Locher was
defeated in the Democratic primaries
In Ohio by Charles v. TruaX, and the
Republicans have nominated Repre-
sentative Theodore E. Burton. VINO
served in the Senate number OF years
ago. as their candidate for the uneX-
pired Senate term
In Idaho a special election is being
held as a result of the death last SUM
mer of Senator Frank Gooding, Repub-
lican. John Thomas, who was appoint
ed by the governor following Senator
Gooding's death, is the Republican NOM
inee to complete the term, with Chase
Clark as his opponent.
Maine, which holds its congressional
election in September, already has re-
elected Senator Frederick Hale, Repuo'
lican, for another term.