Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
CitizePs Of a Dozen States Go
to Polls to Settle Issues,
With New York City Race
as MayoraIty HighIight.
KENTUCKY G. o. P. SEEKS
REINS IN LEGISLATURE
Illinois and Pennsylvania to Sc
lect Judges and County Officers
as Ohio Decides Fate of Tax
Limitation Amendment With
Ballots Today.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
While election contests drew the
voters of dozen States to the
polls today, the eyes of the Nation
were fixed primarily upon the
Vubernatorial election in Virginia,
watchful for any indication OF
what might be expected Of the Old
Dominion in future national cam
paigns.
Mayoralty election in New York,
Boston, and other cities attracted
attention, but today'S balloting In
Virginia was considered a crucial
test for the Democratic organiza-
ton there, and the efforts or the
Republican party to Solidify its
gains of last years presidential
election under the leadership Of
Herbert Hoover.
with a coalition candidate, William
Moseley Brown, sponsored by the Re-
publicans and those elements OF the
Democratic party which supported
President Hoover opposing the candi-
date of the regular Democratic party,
John Garland Pollard, it was inevitable
that the results of the balloting should
be compared with the Hoover majority
Of 2S.OO0. and interpreted as indicating
that virginia had definitely Joined the
column Of doubtful" States or had re-
turned to the "solid" Democratic South.
Each Faction Claims yicteFy.
Both candidates made election-eve
speeches. Brown addressing an audience
IA the mountain section OF the State
and Pollard in the tidewater. Each
faction claimed victory, estimating
its najcrities at from 10000 to 10000.
IN New York CITY Mayor James j..
Walkers cAndfoacy 4Ux Ie~eiectioil on
the Democratic ticket was opposed by
Representative Fiorello II. La Gusrdia,
ReraIblican: Norman Thomas, socialist,
and Richard e. Enright, former police
commissioner, running under the spon-
sorship of the square deal party.
In addition to this and the Boston
contest, there we're mayoralty clectionS
in cities of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
In Kentucky the Republican party
sought to gain control OF the legislature
held by the Democrats.
Statewide elections also were on IN
Ohio. Illinois and Pennsylvania. having
to do with tax limitation amendment
In the Buckeye State and with the
election OF State judges in the two
others.
In addition TO the gubernatorial elec:
ton, the Virginia voters were called
tloon to select a lieutenant governor,
attorney general and the entire MEM
bership of the House Of Delegates.
Places Of Elections.
The places and subjects of today's
elections are as follows:
Virginia-GoVernor lieutenant gov
ernor. attorney general, full member
ship of the House of Delegates ana
municipal and county ofnces.
Kentucky-One hundred members
(full membership of the House and 20
members OF the State Senate, two con
stitutional amendments and ofnces in
most counties.
New York-Mayors in New York ana
numerous other cities, several consti-.
tutionsl amendments, and selection OF
a successor to the late Representative
Roy H. Weller of the twenty-flrst con-
gressional district.
Municipal contests in De-
troit and other cities.
Indiana-Mayor and other officers in
most. cities.
Illinois-Judges of State Superior
Courts and oficers in Is counties.
Pennsylyania-Two State judges and
municipal contests in Philadelphia,
Pittsburgh and most other cities.
Observation-Disclosures Of Boston and
other cities.
Ohio-Mayors of most cities and tax
classification amendment to the State
constitution.
California in San Fran
cisco. Sacramento and some other cities.
CONGRATULATIONS in New Haven,
Hartford and Bridgeport.
MinneSota-St. Paul, only to decide
between commissioner and city man.
ager form of government.