Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
DEMOCRATS NEED
TEN-SEAT GAIN
Senator Tydings Points Out
Control Hinges on 35
Senatorial Contests. !

With IS senatorial contests this, year
gain OF 10 seats would give the DGmo-
Gratis control, Senator Willard T.. Hyd-
ingS of Maryland, chairman of the
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Conf
mittee, pointed out in q statement is
sued yesterday.
"Conceding everything doubtful to the
opposition. the very least to be expected
would be six new Democratic Senators,
the statement said. We look for victory
in many hitherto Republican strong
holds" he said, land so the chances are
at least even for the Democrats to
organize and control the United States
Senate after the November elections.
Senator Tydings emphasized that II
senatorial contests are in States in the
area generally termed the solid South, =
where recent elections and the united
condition OF the Democratic party as 9
whole indicate that IL Democrats will
come to the Senate from that section.
That leaves "a seats for which the
Democrats are making offensive battle
carrying the contest into the opposi-
tion'S home territory.
''There are 80 Democrats, So Republic
cans and Farm-Labor member OF the
present Senate" the statement said. 1T
is a commonplace to state that this Is
Democratic year. The crash in the
stock market, the enactment Of the new
tariff law, carrying as it does, many
harsh, unfair and outrageous schedules
unemployment which has constantly
grown ever since the new administra-
ton came into power; slack business
conditions, which reach throughout the
country, together with long career OF
corruption marking the last three adj
ministrations, including Fall, Daugherty,
Forbes, Miller and others, seems to have
impressed the American people with the
idea that 1t is q good time for q change.
| Indeed, a change of administration
seems to be aboIt the only solution Of
fered to put the country back on the
road to prosperity. General reports are
coming in from all sections. The Demo-
cratic party in the States concerned has
the feeling that it can win. They are
working harder and in better unison
( than ever before. We do not look for
/ ting loss of any States now held by the
Democrats"
Discussing the contests specifically, by
| States, Senator Tydings makes the fol-
! lowing summary:
I'm Colorado, Senator Phipps. Re-
publican, owing to party discord In that
| State, retired rather than so through
| with an election squabble.
| In Massachusetts,, Senator Gillett
Republican, retired apparently because
| OF the slim chances of Republican sue
cess in the approaching election.
I'm Kentucky Senator Sackett, Re-
| publican, has retired to an ambassador
ship in the face of Republican discord
| in that State.
I'm West Virginia, Senator Goff. Re
! publican. declined to face divided
party and has retired from the field
| with M. M. Nicely, former Democratic
! United States Senator, conceded by both
| parties to have an even chance OF
winning. Democratic prospects in each
of these four States are better than
they have been for Is years.
I'm Rhode Island, former Senator
Peter @. Gerry, who was twice elected
| to the Senate from that State and who
two years ago was defeated by a very
few votes, in a very strong contender
| with every promise of success.
I'm Montana, Thomas j. Walsh