The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-04
WIN G0VERN0RSHIP
IN new JERSEY AND
LEAD in KENTUCKY
Eighth Michigan District Swings
From Traditional G. O..
P. Line
FIRST OHIO IS IN LINE
Republicans Carry Old Long,
worth District in Buckeye
State Contest

Washington, Nov. 4.-lPl-Toppling
Republican control with sweeping
onrush of ballots, the Democrats have
.aken the majority in the national
house of representatives, captured the
New Jersey governorship, and appar-
emily turned out the Republicans also
in Kentucky.
In the eighth Michigan district. a
crucial salient, Democratic major
lty of 5000 Tuesday replaced a 1880
majority of 10000. The
won, however, in the old
Longworth district in Ohio.
New Jersey swept the Democratic
Harry Moore, into the gov
by margin of more than
100000 votes.
In Kentucky counting of the ballots
did not begin until Wednesday morn
ing. but unofficial overnight predic-
tions gave the edge to the Democrats.
the only other state to
choose a governor. rolled up the usual
Democratic majority.
Jouett Shouse, chairman Of the
Democratic national executive COM
mittee, hailed the results as q sure
harbinger Of Democratic victory in
1882, saying nowhere did the Dem
ocrats lose anything they had held"
TN short, the picture shows the
trend away from the Hoover admins
tration and SO gives a clear indication
Of what may be anticipated for the
national election Of 1892"
G. o. p. Leader Counters
Chairman Fess of the Republicans,
countered with statement that "only
in the Longworth Ohio district, won
by the Republicans, was the Hoover
Republican regime the ISSUE"
The turn of the one Michigan dis.
trict to the Democratic column for
the first time In 80 years established
with a fair degree Of certainty that
the new house, meeting next month,
will be Democratic. and that Repre-.
sentative John Garner of Texas WIN
mount the speakers roStrllm occupied
by no other Democrat since Champ
Clark.
The house membership stood Tues
day PIT Democrats, 215 Republicans,
l Farmer-Labor, and vacancies. But
even at that, death, illness and acci.
dent may decide at last which party
will control. It will be unprecedented
If full membership, or even within
one of it, is present on voting day.
The balance Is 50 close that II single
member oversleeps on that day, his
absence may change the course OF
political history.
In New York. where the controv-
ersy of Governor Franklin Roosevelt
and the former governor and presi-
dental nominee, AL Smith, attracted
nationwide interest because OF the
personalities involved, the former won
a sweeping victory. The dispute cen
tered upon a Roosevelt-sponsored
amendment to the state constitution
providing for public reforestation.
Over the elections hung the omni-
present shadow of prohibition, and
to the opposition went the fruits.
All Are Wet
Each Of the five new congressman
elected In the days voting-three
Democratic and two Republican,
travel under the standard Of either
the repealists or the modificationi5ts.
In three years, the wet bloc In the
house has grown from less than 10
members to about $50 now.
In a lesser degree the Democrats
were successful in other sections.
electing several mayors In cities
which have been under Republican
regimes. They failed, however. to
shake the Republican party from con-
troll of the New York state legisla-
ture. The Democrats lost three seats
and gained the same number.
In New York state, too, Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt's personally
sponsored reforestation amendment
won without difficulty. Former Gov
ernor Alfred E. Smith had opposed
it, though the amendment was sup
ported by Tammany Hall.
Tammany Carries City
Tammany scored almost complete
victory in New York city, rejecting
Borough President Levy and other OF
its candidates to major offices. It
was notably unsuccessful, however, In
the "Silk Stocking" 18th assembly
district where it failed in its vigorous
effort to unseat Abbot Low Moffatt,
Republican, as assemblyman. Moi
fatt is a member Of the Hofstadter
Joint legislative committee which is
prying into New York City affairs.
The Democratic victor in the eight.
Michigan district-where the late
Congressman Fordney served for 81
long as an exponent of the prin-
ciples of Republicanism-was Mlchnn
J. Hart. He campaigned as an ad-
vocate of prohibition modification
defeating Foss o. Eldred, Republican.
| who did not stress prohibition.
The congressional seat made vacant
by the death Of Nicholas Longworrh
went to another Republican, John B.
Hollister. The strongly Republican
second Pennsylvania district (Phila-
delphia) went, as had been expected.
to Edward L. Stokes, Republican. The
Democratic New York seventh went
to Joseph L. Delaney, and another
Democrat, Martin L. Sweeney. took
the congressional seat from the 20th
Ohio district by q wide margin Of
votes.
In Kentucky the voting was unusu-
ally heavy, the conduct Of the highway
department being the major issue be.
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