The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-04
VOTING HEAVY
where LIQUOR
Law IS ISSUE
Democrats Hope to Slash
G. O. P. Strength, Both
in House and Senate.
OHIO FIGHT IS CRITICAL
Four ReferendumS Held on
Prohibition; JobIeSS Crisis
Affects Tally.
BY THOMAS L. STOKES,
United Press stan Correspondent

HIlOOtO any,
BY THOMAS L. STOKES,
United Press stan Correspondent
NEW YORK. Nov. 4-Millions of
American citizens are voting today
in an election watched primarily as
a mandate on the administration of
President Hoover and for any not
able change in sentiment on prohi-
bition.
Few disorders were reported dur
ing the first several hours of voting.
Especially heavy voting was indi-
Gated in localities where prohibi-
ton was the dominant issue.
In the critical Ohio senatorial
fight, where prohibition is the issue,
efforts of both sides to muster a
full vote were favored by fair
weather.
Pennsy Vote Is Heavy
Massachusetts reported heavy vot-
ing in one of the closest senatorial
fights in years, with prohibition an
issue.
Pennsylvania. torn by bitter
fight over the governorship, with al
most the entire Philadelphia orga-
nization deserving former Governor
Pinchot, the Republican candidate,
to support John M. Hemphill, anti
prohibition Democrat, reported a
heavy vote, despite rain at Phila-
delphia.
Members Of the house are being
elected today in forty-seven states,
Maine having held its election in
September. A total of 431 house
members are being chosen. Maine
elected four. Thirty-four senators
are being elected in thirty-three
states. There are gubernatorial
elections in thirty-two states.
Seven Vacancies in House
AS now constituted, the house is
divided as follows: Republicans,
263; Democrats, 1874; Farmer-Labor,
l. and seven vacancies. There are
fifty-six Republicans in the senate
at present. thirty-nine Democrats
and one Farmer-Labor member.
Beyond the major immediate con-
sideration, involving the country's
reaction to President Hoover's hand
ling of such issues as the tariff,
farm relief, the business depression
and the like, and the public interest
in the prohibition controversy, the
congressional and state elections to-
day run off into numerous other
currents.
They may have an important
bearing on the political future OF
President Hoover and on the pres
idential hopes of other outstanding
figures, notably Governor Franklin
D. Roosevelt of New York, Governor
Albert G. Ritchie of Maryland, Sen
ator Joseph T. Robinson Of Arkansas,
Robert J. Buckley of Ohio, Dwight
w. Morrow Of New Jersey and Gift
ford Pinchot of Pennsylvania.
VETS viii Gain
VETS do not sect to get a ma
jority in congress, which appears
practically impossible, but they
count on the psychological effect of
gains they hope to make, figuring
a strong trend toward their side
would swing over many half-hearted
prohibitionists.
They have concentrated their at
tention on many congressional dis
tricts where the issue is doubtful, on
referendunlS in four states, MaS5a-
chusetts, Illinois, Rhode Island and
Wyoming, and on senatorial cleo
tons where victory would command
attention.
To this end they are fighting for
the election of j. Hamilton Lewis,
Democratic wet, who is running
against Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCor-
mick in Illinois: Buckley, who is
running against the Republican
incumbent; Senator Roscoe G. Nc
Cullouch in Ohio, an ardent dry;
John Albert Galen, Republican
vet, who is seeking to unseat
the veteran Democratic senator,
Thomas J. Walsh in Montana,
and Marcus A. Coolidge, wet Demo-
crat. who is opposing William NJ.
Butler. Republican dry, in MasSa-
chusetts.
Need 1877 for Control
Democrats would have to elect
1877 candidates today, in addition to
the eighty-one unopposed, to win
control of the house Of representa-
tives. This would neceSSitate vic
tories in what are considered strong
Republican districts. In the SEN
ate they would have to elect eight
cen in thirty-four contests to gain
numerical control, while the Re
pubhcans have to elect only thir-
teen. A house majority is 218, q
senate majority. 40.
Democrats are making a strong
bid in Illinois, Ohio. and NIassachu-
sets, with the issue apparently
close in the Lewis Mccormick, the
BuIkley-A Mccormick and the Coo
lidge- Butler races. Democratic vic
tories In these states would be i'm
portant psychologically, especially in
Ohio, the home state of Chairman
simeon D. Fess of the Republican
national committee and Postmaster
General Walter Brown, perhaps
President Hoover's closest political
adviser.
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