The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-06
GAINS CERTAIN
FOR DEMOCRATS
IN SENATE FIGHT
New Dealers Hope to Add
Six New Members to
Present Strength.
BnLnifed Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, Nov 6.-The New
Dealers seek in today's election to
add half-dozen votes to the pre-
ponderant Democratic majority
which beat down all Republic OPP
position in the senate during the
last session of congress.
Last-minute predictions by Chair
man James A. Farley of the Demo-
cratic national committee spoke of
anticipated gains which would give
his party two-thirds majority in
the senate anG assure its control
there for at least another six years.
The sparkle and dash of many
previous campaigns were missing to
a large extent this year But the
issues, always centering around the
program of President Roosevelt, were
joined in deadly earnest in several
of the states where senate seats were
at stake.
During the closing weeks of the
campaign Democratic efforts we're
conferred in an effort to defeat Sen
ator David A. Reed, the handsome
Pennsylvania, who has repre-
sented conservative Republican pol
icies in the senate since 1922
Reed Friends Hopeful
His Democratic opponent is Jo-
seph F. Guffey. Mr.. Farley has di-
rected a slashing campaign in his
behalf. Republicans were confident,
however, that Mr.. Reed would sur
vive the assault.
There are senatorial elections in
thirty-one states. In three of them
California, Florida and MISSISSIPPI
pi-candidates were elected without
opposition. The successful senators
there are, respectively, Hiram W.
Johnson, Park Trammell and Theo-
dore G. Bilbo.
Maine, in it's September election
returned Frederick Hale for another
siX-year term.
Mr.. Farley's predictions were
based on confidence of success in six
states and the possibility of picking
up seats from a group of five others.
Democrats admit the possibility Of
defeat in only one state, Wyoming,
where Senator Joseph c. O'Mahoney
is seeking return.
Republicans Doomed
The six states Democrats expect
to gain are Ohio, Missouri, West
Virginia, New Jersey, New Mexico
and Maryland. All were represent
ed by Republicans in the last SEN
ate.
There is the possibility of Demo-
cratic triumphs, too, in Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware, Indiana, Rhode
Island and Vermont. Republican
incumbents are seeking reelection
from these states.
Senator Robert M. La Toilette,
who deserted the Republican BAN
ner to form the Progressive party
in Wisconsin, was opposed half
heartedly by the Democratic high
command.
Mr.. johnson and Mr.. La Toilette
we're enjoying rewards for their sup
port of President Roosevelt before
and after his election. Another Re-
publican who bolted Herbert Hoover
in 1882, Senator Bronson Cutting of
New Mexico, was opposed strangely
by the Farley organization. His re-
election was classified as doubtful.
New England Doubtful
The Republicans who appeared
most likely of defeat we're Senators
Simeon D. Fess, Ohio; Roscoe c.
Patterson, Missouri; Henry D. Hat
field, West Virginia, and Hamilton
F. Kean, New Jersey.
The New England situation was
doubtful. Democrats expressed con-
fidence that they would be able to
defeat Senators Frederic G. Wilcott
in Connecticut, Felix Hebert in
Rhode Island and perhaps even
Warren r. Austin in Vermont.
The makeup of the senate in the
Seventy-third congress was sixty
Democrats, thirty-five Republicans
and one Farmer-Laborite.