Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07
Bruce, Bayard, Edwards and
Gerry Defeated in Election.
Burton Is Named to Fill Out
Unexpired Willis Term.
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS
WIN WITH PATTERSON
Number of Contests Still Hangs in
Balance-0tis F. Glenn Picked
for Post Vacant in Smith Row.
Democrats Corral Four Offices
in Lower Branch.

Herbert Hoover will enter upon
the Office of President with a Con-
greSs in which his party will have
substantially increased majorities
in both the Senate and House.
Congressional returns thus far
show the Republicans have cap
tured six Democratic seats in the
Senate and made a net gain Of
18 seats In the House, with a num-
ber of contests in both branches
still hanging in the balance.
The rising tide of Republican votes
carried over to the Republican side in
the Senate seats that have been oc-
cupied by Democrats, as follows:
Delaware-Senator Bayard, Demo-
crat, beaten for reelection by J. G..
Townsend, Republican.
Bruce Is Defeated.
Maryland Senator Bruce. Democrat
and member of the Senate District
committee, defeated for reelection by
former Gov. Phillips L. Goldsborough.
Republican.
Missouri - Charles M. Hay, Demo-
crat candidate who sought to win the
seat being relinquished voluntarily by
Senator James A. Reed, lost the seat
to Roscoe G. Patterson, Republican.
New Jersey-Senator Edward I.
Edwards, Democrat, also a member of
the District Committee, was defeated
by Hamilton F. Kean, Republican.
Ohio-The seat of the late Senator
Willis, Republican, which was held dur
ing the last session by Cyrus K. Locher,
Democratic appointee. passed back to
the Republican side with the election of
Theodore E. Burton to finish the unex-
plred Willis term. Mr.. Burton will be
no stranger in the Senate, having for
merly served from 1909 to 1915. In later
years he has been a member of the
House. Mr.. Burton defeated Charles v.
Truax, who had obtained the Demo-
cratic nomination from Locher.
Rhode Island-Senator Peter G.
Gerry, Democrat, was defeated for re-
election by his Republican opponent,
Felix Hebert.
Glenn Is Elected.
In addition to capturing these for
merly Democratic seats, the Republicans
further added to their numerical
strength in the upper branch by elect
ing Otis F. Glenn to the Illinois seat
which has remained vacant since the
Senate declined to admit Frank L.
Smith. Glenn defeated A. j. Cermak,
Democrat.
During the last session of Congress,
the lineup in the Senate stood as fol-
lows: AZ Republicans, 46 Democrats,
l Farm-Labor and seats vacant. The
returns thus far from yesterdays ballot
ing indicate the new lineup as follows:
Republicans, 54; Democrats. 40; FARM
Labor. l, and l vacancy. The remain
ing vacancy is the Pennsylvania seat of
Senator-elect Ware, whose case is still
being considered by Senate committee.
The calculations as to the lineup of
the new Senate leave several interesting
races still unsettled
In West Virginia Senator Nicely.
Democrat, member of the District COM
mittee, up for reelection, was trail
ing his Republican opponent, DR..
Henry d. Hatfield, on incomplete re-
turns, as follows: One thousand three
hundred and one precincts gave Hat
field 1875, 100 and Neely 183, 1886.
With three New York City districts
and 619 upstate districts missing. SEN
ator Royal S. Copeland, Democrat, led
Alanson B. Houghton by 11o.491 in the
United States senatorial contest. The
vote war:
Copeland, 1881. .208.
Houghton, 1,870,717.
Definite returns were being awaited
from remaining senatorial elections,
as follows: Senator Ashurst, Demo-
crat. running for reelection in Ari-
zona; Senator Vandenberg. Repub-
lican, Michigan; Senator Frazier. Re-
publican, North Dakota: Senator Dill,
Democrat, of Washington and Senator
Kendrick, Democrat of Wyoming.
Other senatorial elections of yeSter-
day which are settled follow:
epublicanS-Senator Hiram john
son, California, reelected for six-year
term; in Connecticut, Frederic c. Wal
colt, Republican, elected to succeed
Senator George P. Mclean, Republican.
who did not seek reelection; Senator
Arthur Robinson, Indiana, reelected
for six-year term: Senator Robert 3.
Howell, Nebraska, reelected for six
year term; Senator Simeon D. FeSS,
Ohio. reelected for six-year term; SEN
ator David A. Reed, Pennsylvania, re-
elected for six-year term, and Senator
Frank L. Greene, Vermont, reelected
for Six-year term.
Senator Bronson Cutting, Republican,
New Mexico. who served on governors
appointment during the last session
following the death of Senator AndrieuS
A. Jones, has been elected for the six.
year term beginning next March. A. O.
Larrazolo, also Republican, was elected
to complete the unexpired term of tlls
late Senator Jones. This means Nfs.
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