Evening star., 1932-11-08
RECORD VOTE SEEN
AT ELECTION TODAY
"a Senators, 81 Governors
to Be Chosen in Addition
to President.
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Statewide votes, including presidential
and vice presidential nominees but ex-
cluding electors, jam the general cleo
ton voting lists. They include about Is
for President and Vice President. 122
for the Senate, 1,142 for the House,
1856 for Governor and S64 for subordi-
nate State Jobs.
To Name q Senators.
Senators are being elected in 80
States. Thirty-four seats in the new
Senate are being filled. two Of them in
Georgia.
With the present political classifica-
tions of the Senate standing at At Re-
publicans. Al Democrats. l Farmer
Labor and l vacancy, the election OF
Democratic Senators in New Jersey and
for the short term in Colorado would
place that party in control of the lame
duck" session beginning in December.
Senator Barbour. Republican. New
Jersey. is holding Office by appointment.
His defeat alone would give the Demo-
Gratis a numerical majority.
In Colorado Walter Walker, Demo-
crat and Senator-designate by appoint
ment. ran against Karl c. Schuyler,
Republican for the rest Of the term.
expiring next March, of the late
Charles w. Waterman, Republican.
All but three Of the 435 members Of
the House are being chosen today.
Names three Representatives were
elected September II and in that sur
prising election turnover two out OF
the three were Democrats. In the pres
ent Congress that State has four Re-
publicans. The State has lost one seat
under the reapportionment act.
More than 100 women are seeking
popular decisions for various Offices,
from United States Senator to the
smaller State places. Women leaders
looked for the largest vote from their
sex since suffrage was granted them.
GAL Favor Repeal.
II classifications by various wet and
dry organizations are correct. there are
641 major party candidates for Congress
who favor repeal or submission OF pro-
hibition. "a for continuance of national
prohibition, and 1876 whose views are
not known.
In a recent statement, the Womans
Organization for National Prohibition
Reform said wet" candidates for the
Seventy third Congress exceeded the
drys by II to l."
F. Scott Mcbride. superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon League. about the same
time said enough drys have been nomi-
mated to make possible the election OF
Congress that will defeat repeal or
modification"
In his final prediction statement
Mcbride asserted I'VE believe that
legalized liquor cannot exist in this
country without greatly hindering ma
tional progress and We believe that
it is the will of America to stay dry.
Prohibition also figures in II States
where repeal Of enforcement acts or
constitutional dry clauses have been
proposed on the ballots.
Eight States-Arizona, California,
Colorado, Louisiana, New Jersey, North
Dakota, Oregon. and Washington-put
before the people proposals to repeal
enforcement acts.
Michigan is voting on a measure to
take the bone dry clause out of its
constitution, to provide local op,i ion and
to authorize the Legislature to set ur
a liquor-control commission.
Bond Issues on Ballots.
Wyoming voters face the question
shall the eighteenth amendment be
repealed" while those in Connecticut
mark a proposal to petition the nationa
Legislature to propose prohibition re-
peal to the States.
In addition to voting on repeal OF
enforcement acts, Louisiana balloters
decide whether Congress shall be
petitioned to call constitutional con-
yention to propose repeal or modiflca.
ton of the eighteenth amendment. anc
| the people Of California mark propose
| to authorize the Legislature to regulate
| control Of liquor in event the enforce
ment act is repealed.
! Six States have no enforcement acts
MARYLAND, Massachusetts,, Montana
Nevada. New York and Wisconsin.
Approximately 5O.000,000 in bond
issues also are being ballotted upon To-
day in eight States-Alabama, Georgia
Louisiana, Illinois. Nebraska. New Jer-
sew. New York and Rhode Island. Ihey
| cover unemployment relief, highway
and bridge construction and debt funo-
| ing
Seven States put up to voters pro-
posals for enactment or for authorize
| ton to enact income taxes-Alabama
Colorado, Idaho Indiana, Kansas, MIN
nesota and Washington.
| One-Arkansas-p general
sales tax Of per cent on all merchan-
disc except farm products In the hands
of the original producer.
| Twenty -eight minor party designa.
| tions appear on the ballots, the largest
! on record.
Democratic Weather"
Under lowering skies-Leader Johr
If. Curry Of Tammany Hall called Il
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