The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-01

tion to become a Senator He was defeated in the Tennessee primaries by Senator Kenneth Me- Kellar.
 Bsanton, too, was unsuccessr rul in his fight for Senatorial nomi- nation, both he and Senator Earle B. Mayfield going down before the genial Tom Connally in one of the hottest scraps for a senltorship D the Lone Star state has known in many years. Another Democrat who sought to unhorse a senator, T. Webber Wilson, was defeated in the Mississippi primaries by Hubert D. Stephens.
 Davey Successful
 Where Davey was succe 5sfh in obtaining the Democratic Guger- material nomination in Ohio, Jim Begg, one of the rising leaders in the House Republican ranks, failed to receive the Republican nomina- ton, which would have brought him into a contest with his house colleague in November. A secon ! member of the house who failed to obtain a Republican gr5erna- torial nomination was Joseph D. Beck of Wisconsin, one of the La Toilette group of independents. wilo was defeated by Waiter J. koh,er.
 Had Enough
 Combs, the youngest merbar of the House, who now is serving his first term, did not offer for le- election, choosing to resume the practice of law in hi shoma city. but Hersey, a Maine. veteran of six sessions. went down to defelt before Donald F. Snow, who wus elected in the Pine Tree state last month.
 Since the gavel fell last May death has removed two prominent members of the House, Henry R. Rathbone of Illinois and Louis A. Frothingham of Massachusetts Just before the session ended three other veterans answered the last roll call-Thomas Butler of Pennsylvania, chairman of the naval committee; Martin B. Mad den. of Illinois, chairman Of the appropriations commilsee, and James A. Galliyan Of Massachus- etts, who was leader of the wet forces.
 Women Are Running
 All four of the women now members of the house-Florence P. Kahn of California, Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, Mary T. Norton of New Jersey and Katherine Langley of Ken tucky-are candidates for reelec- tion. In addition two other wo- men. both daughters of once cut standing figures in the Republican and the Democratic parties, seek house seats.
 Ruth Hanna Mccormick, daugh- ter of Mark Hanna is a candidate for Representative at-Large frcm Illinois, having defeated Represent tative Richard Yates in the. Re- publican primaries. Yates, how ever. has since been appointed as a. candidate in place of Rathbone.
 Ruth Bryan Owen. daughter of William Jennings Bryan, seeks election to the house from the fourth district of Florida. She defeated Rep. William J. Sears in the primaries last spring, and gen orally nomination in that state is tantamount to election.
 Make Safe Race
 All, the. leaders of the Republi- can party came through the pri- maries. Nicholas Longworth, speak CT, is up for reelection in Ohio; John 0. Tilson, floor leader, has been renominated in Connecticut, and Bertrand H. Shell, chairman of the all powerful rules committee, successfully weathered the New York primaries.
 Among the Democrats John Car ner, ranking member on the ways and means committee, and William A. Qldfield, the Democratic whip, have been rencminated. Garner probably will be Democratic candi- date for speaker of the house and if Longworth is reelected. as he will be if the Republicans retain h llir ia arit,. ,x.ill i,ccaad Gat