Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-03
PARTY A[|GNMENTS
IN TANGLE AS 1880
CAMPAIGN CLOSES
Hoover Is Real National Is
sue-Results Are in
Warm Dispute.
PREDICTIONS AGREE
UPON G. o. P. LOSSES
National Radio Appeals to Close
Fight-Final Attacks Center
on Debatable Territory.
BY BYRON PRICE,

Associated Press Stan Writer.
The political campaign of 1880 came
to its final prediction pause today
with party alignments still in tangle
and the result warmly in dispute.
Tomorrow, as the Nation becomes one
vast polling place, the voters will write
the answer, electing the full membership
of the House Of Representatives. one
third of the Senate, governors in 80
States and hundreds of lesser officials
in county, ward and township. /
Hoover Made Issue.
How far the returns will go, also,
toward solving the riddles propounded
to the electorate in the criss-cross OF
party appeals, must remain for time to
tell. Both Republicans and Democrats
have made President Hoover the issue
nationally, especially in their discus
sions of the business decline, the tariff
and farm relief. But other considera-
tions, notably the dispute over prohibi-
ton, have added local complication.
In one respect alone did today,s last
minute prophesies agree. They all fore
saw a recession of the Republican tide
which rose so high in 1878 scaling
down Of the present over-g-o own Repub-
ncan majorities in Congress.
Rival Claims Clash.
Closing I'D shop after one of the most
determined campaigns they ever waged
for congressional control, the Demo-
cratic managers predicted their party
would elect a majority of the House
10 n
ate majority almost, II not enurely, 10
the vanishing point.
The Republicans, declaring their hnal
field reports showed an eleventh-hour
trend in their favor, claimed control OF
both Senate and House, but by the re-
duced majorities which often fall to the
lot OF the party in power In the on
years.
Democrats Stage Raids.
Similarly, in more than half of the 80
States which elect Governors tomorrow
the final communiques from party
headuuarters showed both sides claim
ing victory. In THIS disputed territory
lives vastly more than half Of the coun-
try's population, for 1t included, among
others, the States OF New York. Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts, and Ohio.
While every State but Maine, which
elects in September, will vote for men,
bers of the House, the districts listed as
really debatable number something less
than 100 out of the total OF 435. In
their assault upon these districts the
Democrats have sought to raid the Re-
publican picket lines from coast to coast,
but the major force Of their attack has
fallen on Ohio. Indiana, Kentucky,
West Virginia and Missouri
Radio Talks for Finale.
Similarly, the Democratic expecta-
tons in the Senate rest principally on
less than dozen contests out of the
IS. They have made especially deter
mined attacks in Massachusetts,, Okla
homa, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky
Illinois and Rhode Island, and during
the closing days Of the campaign have
turned particular attention also to
Minnesota and South Dakota.
In a few localities, active campaign
ing continued. and both Of the great
parties planned to make final bow to
the national electorate in radio speeches
tonight. The Republicans will present
James Francis Burke, counsel for the
National Committee. The Democratic
valedictorians will be Jouett Shouse,
who as chairman of his party's Execu-
tive Committee, captained its Washing
ton headquarters. and Senator Robinson
Senate.
Candidates Wait Results.
Gov Roosevelt of New York and his
Republican opponent, Charles H.
Tuttle, closed their campaigns Saturday
night. Clifford Pinchot was holding a
final round of conferences in his effort
to stem defections from his Republican
candidacy for the GovernorShip Of
Pennsylvania. Senator Borah was on
his way back to Idaho, after a cam
paign swing into Nebraska on behalf of
Senator Norris. In Illinois, James
Hamilton Lewis and Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick INDUCED in few last words on
the subject OF much desired Senator
ship.
President Hoover went ahead with his
accustomed task at the White House,
having nothing to say about politics.