The Washington times., 1934-10-29
DEMOGRATSSEE
SURE VICTORY
IN 5 STATES
Party Leaders Expect to Win
Senate Seats But Fear
Loss of 10 in House
By EARL GOODWIN


ready voted, will go to the polls
on the first real popular test
Of the New Deal.
In general the fight is for and
against President Roosevelt.
The noise makers of the Demo
cratic campaign declare they will
win nine or 10 seats in the Sen
ate and lose none in the House.
The Senate now has so Demo
Gratis, IS Republicans, one Farmer
Labor. The House has 312 Demo-
Gratis, '115 Republicans, five
Farmer-Labor and three vacant
chairs.
What Insiders Expect
Actually the insiders expect to
win five Senate seats and to lose
from 10 to 20 Democrats from
the House.
The five States in which the
Democrats say they are sure to
win senatorial races are Mary
land, where it seems certain they
will elect George w. Radcliffe
over DR.. Joseph I. France; Mis-
Souri, where they say they will
elect Harry S. Truman and de-
feat Roscoe C. Patterson, Repub-
lican; Ohio, where the defeat of
the veteran Republican Senator,
Simeon D. FesS, under the on
slaughts of Vic Donahey appears
certain; Rush D. Holt, the 29-year-
old West Virginia Democrat, is
touted to win over his veteran Re-
publican opponent, Senator Henry
D. Hatfield, and in 1Jew Jersey,
A. Harry Moore is expected by the
Democrats to win over Senator
Hamilton Kean, Republican.
Issues More Doubtful
Other States claimed with less
assurance by the Democrats are
Rhode Island, where former Sen
ator Peter Goelet Gerry is putting
up what appears to be a winning
fight against Republican Senator
Hebert; Delaware, where Wilbur
L. Adams, Democrat, is closely
pursuing Senator Townsend, Re.
publican. Democratic claims to a
Connecticut senatorial victory are
based on the appearance of fear
on the part of the Republicans
supporting Frederic C. Walcott,
running against Francis T. Ma
1oney, Democrat.
A hot fight is going on in the
Sacramento district of California
where Representative Frank Buck
may lose to J M. Inman, Republi-
can-Progressive.
Illinois - Representative Oscar
DePriest, Republican, is having
set-to with Arthur H. Mitchell,
Democrat. Fred Britten, with a
22-year congressional record be-
hind him, may retire in favor of
Jim" McAndrew, Democrat.
Indiana-Senator Arthur Robin
son, Republican, opposing Sher-
man Minot, Democrat, has shown
more strength than the Democrats
counted on.
Possibly the hottest fight in the
United States today is going on in
the Second Indiana district where
Frederick Lands, former member
of Congress, is trying to unseat
Democratic Representative George
r. Durgan.
Easy For Vandenberg
Michigan-Senator Vandenberg
is having fine time against his
Democratic opponent, Frank
Picard who complains that the
Senator is too much of a New
Dealer; that the Republican is
stealing the Democratic stuff" I"
Minnesota Senator Shipstead,
Farmer-Labor, is fighting Einar
Hoidale, Democrat, and N. j.
Holmberg, Republican. Mr.. Hoi-
dale is an out-and-out Roosevelt
man and is said to be getting Far
ley's support, although Sen. Ship
stead is New Dealer. Rep. Paul
John Kvale, FarmerLabor, is
having a fierce fight against
Richard T. DAILY, Democrat in the
Seventh Minnesota district.
Missouri-Two Democrats are
facing defeat in districts strongly
Republican. These are Represen-
tatives Lee and Claiborne. For
mer Rep. L. c. Dyer, veteran Re-
publican, defeated two years ago,
is probably going to win in his
st. Louis district.
Cutting in TangIe
New Mexico-Senator Bronson
Cutting, Republican Progressive,
is having a hard race with Demo
cratic Dennis Chavez, strong
Roosevelt man.
New York-Two hot congress
sional spots are in Schenectady
where Representative Frank
Crowther, Republican, is having
a tussle with Carroll Gardner,
Democrat, and in Buffalo where
Representative James Mead, Dem
ocrat, appears likely to lose to
Walter Lohr, Republican.
Ohio-H O test congressional
fight: Democrats attempt to un-
seat Representative Chester C.
Bolton of Cleveland, chairman of
the Republican Congressional
campaign committee.
PennSylvania-Worth a story
by itself. Joseph F. Guffey run
ming for the Senate against Sen
ator David A. Reed, Republican,
has not been hurt, it seems, by
Governor Pinchot'S flop to Sen
ator Reed.