Evening star., 1932-11-09

AS the situation stood at noon, on the
basis OF returns at that time, the Senate
lineup stood: Democrats, Sc. Republi-
cans, "a; Farmer-Labor Senator Ship
stead, /; with five contests still unset
tied
In the present House the Democrats
have a majority of eight. with vacan-
cies equally divided between the Dem
ocrats and Republicans. Tabulations
a!ready made show that in the new
Congress the Democrats have 256, or
three more than majority, while the
Republicans have 85. as compared with
209 in the present Congress. This
leaves "a districts which are still in
doubt at noon today.
The Democrats have already captured
II Republican seats in the Senate and
filled IA OF their own vacancies.
Four Republican Senators were re-
elected. In the contest for four other
Republican States, Nye of North Dakota
was leading and Democrats were lead
ing in Nevada. Colorado and Idaho.
There are still two Democratic seats
unsettled, one in Kansas, where Sena-
tor McGill. Democrat, has a slight lead
over Ben S. Paulen. Republican. The
other is In Kentucky, where the count
OF ballots could not begin under the
law until today. There Senator Bark
ley Democrat. is running for re-elec-
ton against Representative Thatcher,
Republican
Hangs on Colorado.
The Senate standing previously re-
ferred to Of Sc Democrats, "a Republic
ans and l Farmer-Laborite, with
races unreported, applies to the lineup
after March 4. Before the balloting
started yesterday the Senate Stood Al
Republicans, At Democrats, l Farmer
Labor and vacancy, in Colorado. The
returns already show Percy H. Stewart,
Democrat, elected in place Of Senator
w. Warren Barbour, Republican, in
New Jersey, effective Immediately since
this IS an unexpired term. This makes
the Senate standing for the approach
ing short session: 48 Democrats, As
Republicans, Farmer-Labor, and the
uneXpired term in Colorado still in
doubt. If the Democrats win for the
uneXplred terms in Colorado they will
nave clear majority Immediately If
the Republican candidate wins in this
Coloraoo race the Democrats have lust
half the membership, assuming Senator
Shipstead would vote with the Republi-
cans on organization.
The Democratic tide carried out of
office group Of prominent Republican
members OF the Senate. including:
Senator James E Watson. Republican
floor leader. who has had a long record
OF service in both branches of Congress.
He was defeated in Indiana by Fred
erlck Van Nuys, Democrat, of In
dianapolis.
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah. who has
been chairman Of the important Finance
Committee, and a leader of his party
in the Senate for a number of years.
He lost to DR.. Ebert D. Thomas, Demo-
crat Of Salt Lake City.
Moses Is Defeated.
Senator George H. Moses Of New
Hampshire, President pro tempore Of
the Senate, who was beaten yesterday
by Fred H. Brown, Democrat, Of
SomerSworth
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washing
ton, chairman of the Appropriations
Committee, who lost to Homer T. Bone,
Democrat of Tacoma.
Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecti-
cut. who has been prominent on the
Republican side of the Senate aisle. and
who was defeated by Representative
Augustine Lonergan, Democrat, Of
Hartford.
Other upsets in which Democrats
IContinued on Paoa . ColIIuop ~