Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-03
HOOVER MADE
issue BALLOT
MUST DECIDE
Thirty-Two State s
Elect Chiefs
Tomorrow
BY BYRON PRICE
Associated Press Staff Writer

The political campaign of 1880
came to its final prediction pause
today with party aligrments in a
tangle, and the result warmly in
dispute.
Tomorrow, as the nation becomes
one vast polling place. the voters
will write the answer, electing full
membership Of the house OF repre-
sentatives, one-third Of the senate,
governors in 80 states. and hundreds
OF lesser officials in county, ward
and township.
How far the returns will GO, also,
toward solving the riddles PROFOUND
ed to the electorate in the crisis
cross Of party appeals. must remain
for time to tell. Both republicans
and democrats have made President
Hoover the issue nationally. eSpec-
tally in their discussions OF the
business decline, the tariff and farm
relief. But other considerations. no.
tally the dispute yer prohibition.
have added local complications to
the task Of the voter in many states.
G.. o. p. Recession Seen
In one respect alone did today's
last mute prophesies agree. They
ell toresaw a recession Of the repub-
lean tide which rose so high in 1928
"a scaling down Of the present
over-grown republican majorities in
congress and perhaps. too. an &C
no nvinr ftfrn fnuvar& -hA Iaran
Gratis in some o. the elections to
minor office.
Closing up shop after one Of the
most determined fights they ever
waged for congressional control.
democratic managers predicted their
party would elect a majority Of the
house. and would reduce the repub-
lican senate majority almost, If not
entirely to the vanishing point.
The republicans. declaring final
reports showed an eleventh-hour
trend in their favor. claimed con-
troll of both senate and house, but
by the reduced majorities which
often fall TO the lot Of the party in
power in the offyears mid way be-
tween the presidential elections.
% Governors
Similarly. In more than half OF
the 80 states which elect governors
tomorrow, the final communicates
from party headquarters showed
both sides claiming victory. In this
disputed territory lives vastly 0
than half the country's population.
for it included among others, the
states Of New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and Ohio.
While every state but Maine,
which elects in September, will vote
for members Of the house. the dis
trict3 listed as really debatable num-
her something less than 100 out OF
the total OF 435. In their assault
upon these districts. the democrats
have sought TO raid the republican
picket lines from coast to coast. but
the major force Of their attack has
fallen in Ohio. Indiana. Kentucky.
West Virginia and Missouri. 1t is
In these states they center their
highest hopes.
Campaigns Close
Similarly. the democratic expec-
tations in the senate rest principally
or less than a dozen contests out Of
the 50. They have made especially
determined attacks in Massachu-
sets. Oklahoma. Ohio, West Vir-
ginia. Kentucky. Illinois and Rhode
Island, and during the closing DAYS
Of the campaign have turned partic-
ular attention also to Minnesota and
South Dakota.
For the most part. the machinery
of party management came 10 a
stop. as is customary, with the ac-
tivities Of prediction SATURDAY..
Today candidates and managers
were turning from the formulation
OF policies and the art of persua-
sion 10 the more prosaic task Of get
ting out the vote.
In a few localities, however, ac-
tive campaigning continued and
both OF the great parties planned to
make a final bow TO the national
electorate in radio speeches tonight.
The republicans will present James
Francis Burke. counsel for the ma
tlonal committee. The democratic
va~ledictorians will be Jouett Shouse.
who is chairman Of his party's eX-
ecutive committee captained its
Washington headquarters. and Sen
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