Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-18
CONTROL OF HOUSE
YEARS BIG STAKE
Changes in Administrations
in Last Generation Preceded
by Congress Shift.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
Control OF tine House is the goal of
national party leaders, who are as
-S-ruplIng here this week to launch the
campaign io1 the November election.
In the election of EiuGse members the
party pilots see the real test OF senti-
ment in the country and the gauge or
the presidential campaign two years
hence.
An overturn of administrations In the
last quarteF-century always has been
preceded by an upset of the party m
power in the House III the off-year cleo
ton. In 1910 the Democrats won the
House and in 1912 elected President
In 1918 the Republicans overthrow the
Democrats IN the House and in 1920
gained the presidency and Congress.
IS Senate Seats at Stake.
Thus it is that around the campaigns
for the House seats in the AZ states
the Republican and Democratic leaders
are focusing their attention as they lme
UP forces this week for opening the
election drive early next month.
In the contests for the IS Senate
seats at stake this year more national
interest centers because OF the better
known figures involved in the races, put
control OF the Senate in the next Con-
sress is something about WHICH either
party seems ANXIOUS,
AS matters stand the Republicans are
charged with responsibility Tor tas sen
ate although the coalition OF Demo-
Gratis and Republican Independents mas
been in a majority on such ccntro-
yersies as tariff and farm relief.
The few remaining primaries to Sc
lect the party nominees for the Mo-
yember race will be completed Within
the next few weeks and then the re
publiean-Democratic battle Will be on
In earnest.
Representatives Wood, Republican,
Indiana, and Byrns, Democrat, Tennes-
see, the chairmen of the Congressional
Campaign Committees, get here TINS
week Senator TydingS of Maryland,
chairman of the Democratic Senatorial
Campaign Committee, ALREADY mas
opened headquarters here and Senator
Moses of New Hampshire, the chairman
of the Republican Senatorial Commit
tee. reaches the city in a few days for
conferences with the new leaders OF the
party-Senator Fess, national chairman,
and Robert Lucas, executive director.
Two Primaries Tomorrow.
Tomorrow primaries will be held in
wyoming and Mississippi. Senator
Pat Harrison is without opposition in
Mississippi, but in Wyoming the Repub-
licans are in a free-for- all fight for the
senatorial nomination. The death Of
Senator Warren left the opening in
wyoming and Senator Pat Sullivan, Re-
publican who was named to succeed
him, declined to run again.
On September 2 Michigan Repuh-
licans will choose between Senator
CouzenS and Chase Osborne. On Sep
TENDER 10 Senator Harris and former
Gov. John NJ Staten will settle their
race for the Democratic senatorial NOM
nation in Georgia. Next week in South
Carolina Democrats viii choose between
Senator Blease and James Byrnes, for
mer Representative. for the senatorial
nomination. The primaries will be
concluded on September 10 with the
Massachusetts, election for party nomi
nees, where both parties are involved
in strife.
Tariff. farm relief, the Hoover ad-
ministration and unemployment are
among the issues which have been
Brought 10 the fore in the early days
of the campaign and upon which both
parties have declared a willingness to
fight. Prohibition is an issue In many
districts and in several States, but
neither Of the national parties is in
volved ON either side of this propo-
Sition.