Evening star., 1932-07-31
DEMOCRATS SEE
SENATE CONTROL
Point Out That Slight Trend
Will Afford Majority in
Upper House.
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
Democrats among the few national
legislators remaining in the Capital
have taken to expressing confidence
that their party in the Fall elections
will gain clear control of the Senate for
the first time since the Wilson admin
istration.
Only slight trend toward the Demo-
Gratis would give them a majority as
"a Senate seats, including 18 now held
by Republicans, will be filled at the
polls
There now being 48 Republicans, AZ
Democrats and l Farmer-Laborite in
the Senate, the balance of power is ex-
tremely close
Two more Republicans than Demo-
Gratis face the voters in this uncertain
political year, and more OF the Repub-
licans come from the doubtful States.
Nine of the Senate elections are in
States generally regarded as the Solid
South" where selection of Democrats
is virtually conceded.
Almost half the Republicans face
bitter fights. Their party leaders do
not concede, however, that all OF the
Democratic seats will be retained by
their opponents, and are hopeful that
if President Hoover wins the national
campaign he will carry most of his
party candidates for the Senate along
with him.
Five Changes Assured.
Whatever the outcome, five changes
in Senate membership are assured al
ready through primary defeats and re-
tirements. Senator Brookhart, Repub-
lican, of Iowa, was beaten by Henry
Field, and Senator Morrison, Democrat,
of North Carolina, was defeated by Rob-
ert r Reynolds.
In addition, three Senators, Halves
Democrat, Of Missouri; Waterman, Re-
publican, OF Colorado, and Cohen,
Democrat, of Georgia, have announced
they are not running to succeed them
selves.
The 16 Republicans who are run
ming for reelection are Barbour, New
Jersey; Bingham, Connecticut; Blaine,
Wisconsin; Dale, Vermont; Davis, Penn
sylYania; Glenn, Illinois; Jones, Wash
ington; Moses, New Hampshire; Nor
beck, South Dakota; Nye, North Da-
kota; Oddie, Nevada; Shortridge, Cali
fornia; Smoot, Utah; Steiwer. Oregon
Thomas, Idaho, and Watson, of Indiana.
The 13 Democrats running again are
Barkley, Kentucky; Black, Alabama;
BrouSSard, louisiana; Bulkley, Ohio;
CaraWay, Arkansas; Fletcher. Florida +;
George, Georgia: Hayden. Arizona: Nc
Gill, Kansas: Smith, South Carolina;
Thomas, Oklahoma: Tydings, Maryland,
and Wagner, New York.
A list of the candidates already
chosen has been compiled by Edwin
HalSey, secretary to the Senate minority.
List of Candidates Chosen.
in which primaries have not yet been
held eliminated:
Alabama-Senator Black, unopposed.
Florida-Senator Fletcher, unopposed.
Idaho-Senator Thomas, Republican,
against James P. Pope, Democrat.
nlinois-Senator Glenn. Republican,
against William H. Dieterich, Democrat
Indiana-Senator Watson, Republic
an, against Frederick Van Nuys, Demo-
crat
Iowa-Henry Field, Republican, against
Luis Murphy, Democrat.
Maryland-Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat. against Wallace Williams, RepUb-
lican.
Nevada-Senator Oddie, Republican,
against Patrick A. McCarren. Democrat.
North CarolinG-Robert r. Reynolds.
Democrat, against j. F. Newell, Repub-
lican.
North Dakota-Senator Nye, Repub-
lican. against P. w. Lanier, Democrat.
Ohio-Senator Bulkley, Democrat
against Gilbert Bettman, Republican.
Oregon-Senator Steiwer, Republican,
against Walter B. Gleason, Democrat.
PennSylvania-Senator Davis, Repub-
lican, against Lawrence H. Rupp, Demo-
crat.
South Dakota-Senator Norbeck. Re
publican. against U. S. G. Cherry
Democrat.