The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-26
Democratic Gains Are
Forecast in House and Senate
When L. S. Votes in November
Wet and Dry Issue Will Be
in Forefront; Tariff and
Hoover Record Also Are
Prominent.
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, vets and
drys, are embarked on the fall cleo
ton campaign which will end with
the election of thirty -four senators,
435 representatives, about thirty-five
Governors and a horde of lesser
state officials and legislators on
Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Outstanding issues being advanced
by rival candidates are the record
Of the Hoover administration, the
tariff, the business depression, pro-
hibition, unemployment and condi-
tions among the farmers.
The Democrats are expected to
gain in both house and senate.
There is some chance that they may
get majority in the house. There
is less chance that they will cap
ture the senate, although they will
share control there in a strength
ened alliance with the Republican
progressives.
The vets have no chance Of cap
turing either house. but they are ex-
pected> ito gain in both
Several Contests Heated
% The most exciting contests seem
to be these:
ILLINOIS: Mrs. Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick, Republican. VS.. James
Hamilton Lewis, Democrat, VS.. Mrs.
Lottie Holman O'Neill, independent
dry.
NEW JERSEY: Dwight w. Nor
row, Republican, VS.. Alexander
Simpson, Democrat.
NEBRASKA: Senator George w.
Norris, Republican, VS.. Gilbert M.
Democrat.
ALABAMA: Senator j. Thomas
Hef1in, independent Endorsed by the
Republicans, VS.. John H. Bankhead,
Democrat.
MASSACHUSETTS: William M.
Butler, Republican. VS.. Marcus A.
Coolidge, Democrat.
OHIO: Senator Roscoe G. Nc
Culloch, Republican, VS. Robert j.
Democrat.
MONTANA: Senator Thomas j.
Walsh, Democrat, VS.. Albert j. Ga
len, Republican.
Democrats Put Up Fight
Elsewhere strong battles will be
put up by these Democrats who
hope to succeed Republicans: Ed
ward P. Costigan against George
H. Shaw in Colorado, Thomas
Gore against w. B. Pine in Okla
homa, Governor William J. Bulow
against Senator William H. Nc
Master in South Dakota, Thomas
F. Bayard against Senator Daniel
Q. Hastings in Delaware, M. M.
Nicely against j. Elwood Jones in
West Virginia and former Senator
Peter Gerry against Senator Met
calf in Rhode Island.
Aside from Illinois, the wet-dry
issue will predominant in the SEN
atorial elections of Massachusetts,
Ohio Montana and Delaware. Mar
Jus OOO4IOSC VI MASSACHUSETTS, 10 d
nlodifcationist and is likely to beat
Butler, who decided to be dry.
The dry Senator Walsh said he
would vote as his constituents di-
rected him in any referendum and
has been given the
edge over Galen, a wet.
Buckley of Ohio, Democratic |
wet, is much more likely tc, win
than was previously supposed, ac-
to latest reports, In Della |
ware, Bayard is wet and Senator
Hastings is dry.
There are wet-dry fights in many
districts.
Many senatorial candidates are
sure of election owing to lack of |
sufficient opposition. Republicans
already have elected Wallace White
IN Maine. They are SIRE to re-
elect Borah of Idaho, McNarv of |
Oregon, Couzens of Michigan. Cap |
per and Allen of Kansas and t[eves
IF New Hampshire.