Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02

Digest of Reports From Over the United States

Is again all Democratic, the reports show. Texas,
North Carolina, Virginia and Florida all of which
cast their electoral votes for President Hoover
two years ago and against Al Smith, the Demo-
cratic candidate for President are safely in the
Democratic column this year. The final struggle
appears to be In North Carolina, where Repre-
sentative C. A. Jonas, Republican, who his
way into the House in 1929 is making desper-
ate struggle to win against Democratic opponent
this year.
Helms Fate in Doubt.
Senator Thomas j. Helm, Democrat, but OPP
ponent of Al Smith, is seeking to retain his seat
and has been compelled to run an independent.
His opponent, John H. Bankhead, Democrat, is
reported to have the advantage, although 1t is
admitted that Helm has big following and will
receive many of the Republican votes cast in
Alabama. Texas, which for number of years
has returned a single Republican member of the
House, is likely to do again. But that is the
extent of the Republican victories indicated in
that section The Republican victories in Vir-
ginia in 1928 are to be wiped out by returning
Democrats to the House on Tuesday.
While the Democrats are regaining their hold
on the solid South and on some Of the border
States, which they lost two years ago. the Re-
publicans are seeking to win back Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island, which slipped over to
the Democratic side in the last presidential
election. The Republicans are having their
troubles. According to the reports, Marcus A.
Coolidge wet Democratic candidate for the
Senate in Massachusetts,, is likely to win over
william M. Butler. Republican and dry, although
the Republican prospects have been looking up
in the Bay State in recent days
Senator Metcalf, Republican, who, like former
Senator Gerry, his Democrats opponent, has
come out wet, is given the edge in Rhode Islands
senatorial contest, though it Is admitted that
the contest is close and discomfort might throw
it to the Democrats finally.
GovernOrship Race Warm
Two gubernatorial contests are attracting ma
tional attention. They are found in New York
and in Pennsylvania. In New York, Gov. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, who is slated in many Demo-
cratic quarters to be the party nominee for
President two years hence, is opposed by Charles
H. Tuttle Republican.
futile has raised against Gov Roosevelt and
Tammany Hall the charge that judgeships have
been sold in New York City by Tammany leaders
and that Roosevelt has failed to permit investi-
CATION Of these corruption charges. New York
appears to have paid little attention to the
corruption charge and is expected to re-elect
Gov. Roosevelt. The Republican party in the
Empire State has come out against the eight
zenith amendment for the first time, and for
that reason the prospects Of Mr.. Tuttle are
watched with even greater interest. The Demo-
Gratis have long been wet in that State.
Clifford Pinchot, former Governor and Re
publican candidate for Governor this year, Is
waging desperate battle against his Democratic
opponent John M. Hemphill, in State that is
usually Overwhelmingly Republican. The reports
show that the Republican organization in Phil
adelphia, headed by BILL" Ware, has gone over
to Hemphill, except in one ward, and that many
other Republicans of prominence are supporting
Hemphill either because he Is a wet or because
of their dislike of Pnchot, whom they term
radical. Leading Democratic drys are working
for Pinchot Although the result is declared to
be still in doubt, the Pennsylvania report gives
Pinchot the advantage.