Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-06

| gress, generally speaking, have in the
past voted with the Republicans in
matters Of organization Of the Senate
and House. There Is nothing, however,
to prevent their shifting their allegiance
to the Democrats In this matter Of or
ganization II they so desire.
While the Republicans have lost tire
mendouSly in membership in the House
and in the Senate, the Democrats APP
parently have been unable to gain clear
majorities in either body. The situa-
ton in the end may work to the adj
the margin so narrow, the allegiance
of the Progressive Republicans to the
G. o. p may become more pronounced.
The Democrats are expecting, how
ever, that the election results may
further ALLEVIATE progressive Republicans
from the old organization.
shipstead WithhoIds Attitude.
Senator Shipstead, Farmer-Labor,
who may be the controlling factor in
the organization of the new Congress,
today refused to indicate his attitude.
Il believe in crossing my bridges
when come to them,' Shipstea0 said.
There is no point in talking about
something that may not happen"
The Minnesota Senator said he re-
garded the election as an indication
that the people evidently did not like
the way things are beginning to run"
The balance of power would rest
with Shipstead If the Democrats have
48 Senator's and the Republicans AZ. In
that event he could give the Democrats
a majority by siding with them
There would be tie vote If he
favored the Republicans and Vice Presi-
dent Curtis would be able to throw the
balance to his party. He is allowed to
vote only in the case of a tie.
The wet and dry organizations have
issued conflicting claims regarding the
results of Tuesdays election. The drys
declare that the victory was to the
Democrats, not to the vets, where dry
senatorial and congressional candidates
lost.
Mcbride Issues Statement.
F. Scott Mcbride general superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, in q
statement today said:
THE dry cause has weathered the
Democratic landslide and the unprec-
edented wet campaign in a remarkable
way. The outcome proves the wisdom
of the non-partissn methods. Were the
drys all in one party landslide TO the
opposite party would be ruinous.
In this years election 35 Senators
were chosen, and of these % are dry
and are wet.
The prohibition issue was sharply
contested in the election in the follow
ing States: Maine, Massachusetts,,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Montana
and Delaware. The vets won in but
two of these seven-Ohio and Massa-
chusetts. Other issues strongly ps=-
vailed in both of these States. Dry
Senators were. however, elected IN ~
other States in which the wet canCi-
dates were not formidable or both
candidates were dry.
THE next Senate win have at least
10 more drys than the number that
voted for the submission of prohibition,
and the vote then was SIS to 20.
In the House the election returns
show that about dozen drys were de-
feated by vets, and these, added to the
III drys who lost in the primary, will
mean total loss of about two dozen
in the House. This leaves more than
800 drys IN the next House and less
than 1856 wets-20 more drys than sub
mitted the eighteenth amendment This
estimate is generous to the vets. 1t rep
resents scarcely return to normally
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