Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-08
DEMOCRATIC AID
PLEDGED HOOVER
BY PARTY CHIEFS
Statement Signed by Seven
Declares Policy viii Be
Obstructive.
G. 0. P. HAS 48 SENATORS
AND 218 HOUSE SEATS
Recounts Being Sought in Number
Of Close Races-Schall Victory
May Be Contested.
ny the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
Into the confused congressional stu.
alton brought about by the near dead.
lock of election results, seven Demo.
cratic leaders today had thrown q
pledge of non-obstruction.
The executive heads of the party anc
three former Democratic presidential,
nominees last night issued a state
ment claiming dominance of the legisla.
tive branch of Government, but as
sorting the party would place the well
fare of the country and the restoration
Of prosperity ahead of political ad-
vantage and the desire to show power
Ignoring the latest compilation OF
results which gave the Republicans the
narroweSt of majorities in both Senate
and House, they said the Democrats, to
the extent of their ability, would steer
legislation in the next Congress.
The Seventy-second Congress will
not be an obstructive body" they said
at will not seek to embarrass the
President of the United States, but will
be glad to cooperate with him and
with members of the opposite party in
the House and Senate in every measure
that conduceS to the welfare of the
country.
Follows HO0ver's Comment.
'"There will be no holding up of
necessary appropriations, no rejection
Of fit appointees to important places
merely because these appointments are
made by a President of the opposite
party"
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Of the only expression President Hoover
has permitted himself in regard to the
election. It was a single sentence:
The job for the country now is to
concentrate on measures of cooperation
for economic recovery"
This, he made clear, was the only
answer to numerous written questions
which had been submitted to him by
newspaper correspondents in connection
with the election.
The Democratic pledge bore the sig
natures of James M. Cox, John w.
Davis and Alfred E. Smith, the last
three presidential candidates of the
party; Senator Joe 7. Robinson and
Representative John N Garner, the
party leader In Congress, and John j.
Raskob and Jouett ShouSe, the execu-
tive heads Of the Democratic National
Committee.
mo rash policies" and no general
revision Of the tariff, they promised,
would be part of the Democratic pro-
gram. They did not abandon criticism
of the tariff, however, referring in a
qualification to whatever changes may
be considered necessary to rid the pres
ent act of its outstanding enormitfes. y
Final Returns Tabulated.
Subject to recounts the final returns
Of the election today showed
The House-Republican 218; Demo-
Gratis. ZIG; Farmer-Labor, /.
The Senate-Republica 48; Demo-
Gratis, At; Farmer-Labor, /.
RecountS are being demanded on a
number of close results on which the
Republican House majority rests. The
Republicans also may seek to take away
some seats gone Democratic by hand
full of votes. Even the Senate result
still is under the shadow Of a possible
recount demand in Minnesota, where
Senator Schan was reelected over
strong Democratic opposition.
From another angle also the admins
tration preponderance is threatened
Senator Brookhart, Republican, OF
Iowa, has offered to aid the Demo
Gratis in organizing the Senate, in ex-
change for adoption Of a legislative
program suitable to him. Others from
the Western States may join him, he
believes. Senator ShipStead of Min
nesota the lone Farmer-Labor member
in the chamber, has not pledged him.
self. In the House also are number
OF Western Republicans Of insurgeni
tendencies who might swing the balance
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