Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
CONTROL OF CONGRESS IS HELD
LIKELY TO REMAIN REPUBLICAN

Gratis and insurgent Republicans, VIII
be In even stronger position, with more
members. than In the present Congress.
Furthermore, even II the Democrats
fail to win control Of the House, the
Democrats in that body. plus Repub-
lican insurgents. may form q coalition
similar to that In the Senate and cause
great trouble to the administration.
The vets will gain definitely in the
Senate, although only one-third, plus
three, OF the Senate membership Is up
for election this year. Buckley, wet
Democrat in Ohio, Is regarded as a
certain victor over McCulloch, dry
Republican. In Massachusetts,, Coolidge,
wet Democrat. Ia expected to win over
the dry Butler for the seat now held
by the dry Senator Gillett. No matter
whether Lewis or Mrs. Mccormick wins
In Illinois, the next Senator from that
State Is likely to be Q wet in place OF
the dry Senator Deneen, for Mrs. Nc
Cormick has agreed to abide by wet
and dry referendum which will be voted
on Tuesday in her State; The wet
Democrat, former Senator Bayard, has
a good chance OF defeating the dry
Senator Hastings in Delaware, and out
In Montana, the vets are hoping to
elect Judge 0alen, wet Republican. over
Senator Thomas j. Walsh, dry Demo-
crat. In no State Is q sitting wet
Senator expected to lose to q dry OPP
ponent. The drys, however, take salts
faction from the fact that Representa-
tive White. Republican dry, elected In
Maine in September. succeeds Senator
Gould q wet Republican.
These probable gains, however, do
not mean q possible wet majority in
the Senate. Far from 1t. But II these
gains materialize, they will give a great
deal of impetus TO the wet cause.
At least four of the gubernatorial
contests are exciting widespread inter-
est-those in New York, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Wisconsin. In Maryland.
Gov. Albert C. Richie, Democrat, Is
seeking q fourth term. His election is
generally expected. With 1t he becomes
q potential factor in the next scramble
for the Democratic presidential election.
Phil La Toilette. son OF the late
Senator Robert M. La Toilette and
brother Of the present Senator, is as
sured Of election as Governor of Wis
consin on the Republican ticket. He
becomes Governor at the age of 80 and
the control Of the political destinies OF
Wisconsin comes more than ever into
the hands OF the La Follettes.
Pennsylvania Cray Quilt"
Pennsylvania presents the real crazy
quilt" of the entire campaign. Former
inee, has been deserted by the Repub-
lican machine of Philadelphia, headed
by "Bill' Ware. He has been deserted,
too, by Gen. w. w. Atterbury, president
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who re-
signed his ONCE as national Republican
committeeman because he would not
support Pinehot. Scores Of other prom
inent Republicans have announced
their determination to have nothing 10
do with Pinchot. They are to vote,
they say, for the Democratic nominee,
John M. Hemphill, who also has the
nomination of the Liberal party-a wet
party. The Republicans, by voting the
Liberal party ticket, hope to escape the
odium of voting for Democrat.
But IL Pinchot has been deserted by
these Republicans, he has been given
the support OF Vance Mccormick, for
mer chairman OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee OF former Secretary
of Labor Wilson and many other i'm
portant Democratic leaders
Pinchot i q dry and Hemphill Is
wet. But back of the vet and dry issue
and the Republican Democrat issue Is
found the issue Of the public utilities.
The utilities are down on Pinchot. They
mean to kill him of II they can.
The gubernatorial contest in New
York holds the possibility of making or
breaking the presidential availability of
Franklin d. Roosevelt. The Democratic
Governor of the Empire State Is en-
gagged In . fierce struggle with Charles
H. Tuttle, Republican, who has raised
the issue Of Tammany corruption and
the sale of judgeships in the campaign
and has charged that Gov. Roosevelt
has yielded to Tammany, because the
Governor has failed to permit q thor
ough investigation Of the corruption
charges. Roosevelt looks to be the win
ner by O comfortable margin, unless
there should be an uprising OF the silent
vote not now expected.