Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-05
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Three States Vote Wet
In Prohibition
Referenda
BY BYRON PRICE
Associated Press Staff Writer

Turning with furious assault up
o. its ancient foe. the democratic
party raided republican strongholds
Yesterday from coast TO coast, lift
ing its own favorites to new glory
as it rocked state governments and
threw into serious doubt the make
up Of the new congress.
The full extent Of the off-year
sweep. and whether 1t had carried
into office a democratic majority
IL senate or house. re,nsilei unde-
ternlnrd today ana ma not ne
known for hours.
Every indication pointed to one Of
the closest divisions in years. AS
matters stood overnight. democrats
we're elected or leading in sufficient
numbers to indicate the possibility
OF a narrow democratic house ma
jcrity and almost a tie in the SEN
ate.
Demos Win In East
In New York and Illinois. the
democratic strength assumed land
slide proportions. II pushed Gov
ernor Franklin ID. Roosevelt along
by a 5000 plurality TO the ~re-elec-
ton so much desired by those who
want to SCI him named for the
pl eSidency in 1882. Returning James
Hamilton Lewis to the senate, II
with laundering emphasis the
aspirations OF Ruth Han
ma Mccormick.
In republican Connecticut il ele-
waited a democrat, Wilbur l.. Cross.
TO the governorship. In republican
Pennsylvania it whitfield to slender
proportions the lead Of Clifford Pin
chot. the republican nominee for
governor. In republican Idaho il
bestowed a democratic governorship
o. Ben Ross.
And in Arizona. Colorado, Massa-
chuSettS. Nebraska, New Mexico.
Ohio and Oklahoma it pushed demo-
Gratis into the lead, on incomplete
returns, for governorShips now held
by republicans. On the same re-
turns. a farmer-laborite in Mime
sofa and an independent in Oregon
we're threatening today the further
Of republican state execu-
tiyeS.
Kansas Turns Demo
The senate and house overturns
were almost as impressive. produc-
ing surprises even among those who
had foreseen a democratic return Of
the pendulum after the republican
sweep Of 1923.
west Virginia. Oklahoma and Col
orado joined Illinois in announcing
early the election Of democratic SEN
ators 10 succeed republicans. In
Ohio, home Of the a~nti-saloon league
Robert J. Buckley. a democrat who
repeal OF prohibition. was far
ahead for the senate in the over
night returns. A democratic re-
pealist, Marcus A. Coolidge. had the
senatorial lead in Massachusetts.
ard the democratic senatorial nomi-
rees in Minnesota. and South OAK
ota also went out IN front during
the night.
In the rock-ribbed republican
Of Kansas Senator Henry j.
after establishing an early
lead. dropped a few hundred votes
behind his democratic opponent.
Needing the advice OF It's democratic
organization. Alabama was showing
Senator Haflin's candidacy
for reelection as an independent.
Walsh Of Montana. Glass OF Vir-
Robinson of Arkansas. Harri-
son Of Mississippi and Norris or
Nebraska were among the senators
elected or running well ahead.
III New Jersey. Dwight w. Morrow
had It all his own way from the
start.
Twenty Known Changes
The actual house chances from
republican TO democrat recorded in
mornings figures numbered less
than 20, but in more than 80 other
republican districts democrats were
leading. A net shift Of SO would
mean a democratic house. AS mat
ters stood. the leaders Of both sides
were claiming victory.
0NfNAdA Va NANI ldiAhAlk ItDuDI-
can house leaders were in trouble.
Even Speaker Longworth was not yet
out OF danger in the Cincinnati dis
trict he has represented sc long. and
Chairman Hawley OF the ways and
means committee. who gave his name
TO the new republican tariff Law,
trailing a democrat ID Oregon.
For q time Republican Leader TIL
sens Connecticut district was in the
doubtful column. too. but he came
through with a shorn plurality.
With the result 20 finely balanced.
it appeared just possible that the
full returns from the one state un-
heard from last night might have to
be awaited before the outcome was
apparent. Kentucky. which has been
a battle-ground for both senate and
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