Evening star., 1934-10-21
|, 1,42OCAND|DATES
ENTERING STRETCH
Prepare Millions of Words of
BeguiIement for 28,-
100000 Voters.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Getting into their strides for whlrl-
wind finishes, 1920 candidates for SO
governorships, "a Senate ana 43z
House seats yesterday prepared to un-
leash millions of words of oratory in
the 16 days remaining before the elec-
tions.
In addition, 742 candidates are lined
I'D for dashes for 274 principal State
offices. excluding those seeking seats
in Legislatures and numerous lesser
Offices.
Approximately 100000 voters are
expected by Democratic and Republic
can headquarters to settle for two
years at least the New Deal" issue,
raised between old guard G. o. P. can
didates and administration followers,
In off-year elections voters usually
cast only about 10 per cent as many
ballots as in presidential elections.
Nearly 100000 were recorded in
1882.
Great Issues Are Up.
Beside the flock of candidates "a
States will pass on total of SO pro-
posed constitutional amendments and
other questions. including prohibition
repeal in Florida Idaho, Kansas, Ne
braska, South Dakota, West Virginia
and Wyoming. In addition, California
and Massachusetts, act on local option
liquor control proposals.
For the Senate seats there are 1875
candidates; 1,147 are running for the
House on some 80 different tickets,
while there are 1873 gubernatorial as
pirants.
Already a large number of these
candidates are assured of election.
While Democrats claim they have at
least 1870 House seats in their column,
only 81 are without opposition How
ever, in Southern States. where Demo-
cratic candidates usually win, there
are many minor party candidates
who have but small chance of cleo
tion. Five Republicans. including
Representative George Holden Tink-
ham of Massachusetts, either have no
opposition or hold both G. o. P. and
Democratic nominations. Two DEM
ocratS and one Republican were elect
ed to the House in Names September
elections.
johnson Sure of Victory.
Although former Gov Theodore G.
Bllbo Democrat, of Mississippi is the
only Senate nominee unopposed, SEN
ator Hiram w. Johnson, Republican.
OF California has both Democratic and
Republican nominations and his cleo
tlon is assured. Senator Frederick
~F
has been reelected. The reelection
OF Senators Connally, Democrat. of
Texas, Trammell Democrat. of Florida
and Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia is
generally conceded although they have
opponents.
Altogether there are 90 incumbent
senators, Is Republicans. IS Demo-
cratS, and l Farmer-Laborite, seeking
reelection. Five Senators, four Demo-
Gratis and one Republican, either were
defeated in primaries or retired. SEN
ator Robert NJ. LaFollette of Wisconsin,
listed as a Republican in the present
congress, is running for reelection on
the Progressive ticket.
Twenty-four of the 38 contested gov
ernorships are now held by Democrats;
OF s occupied by Republicans, and l
filled by Farmer-Laborite. Seven
teen incumbent State executives, IA
Democrats, Republicans and l
Farmer-Laborite, are seeking re-elec-
ton.
80 Women in Race.
Two candidates-Gov. Eugene Tai
madge of Georgia, and Olin D. John
ston OF South Carolina, Democrats
are assured of election, having no op-
ponents Gov. Louis j. Brann, Demo-
crat, was reelected in Maine In
addition, because of Democratic con-
troll, the election of Bibbs Graves in
Alabama, ]. Marion Futrell in Ar
kansas, E. W. Marland in Oklahoma.
and James V. Alfred in Texas is
claimed by Democrats, despite op-
position.
Altogether there are more than 30
a record-women seeking seats in
Congress, governorships and various
high State Offices Four women are
running for the Senate, 4 for Gov
ernor, and 30 for the House, including
6 of 7 women incumbents. One, Mrs.
Marian Clarke, Republican, New York,
retired.
Most of the women running for Con-
gress are campaigning on minor tickets.
The most spectacular race for gov
ernorship is being made by Mrs. Will
liam LANCER, wife of the deposed Re-
publican Chief Executive in North
Dakota.
The six running for reelection to
the House are: Mrs. Mary T. Norton of
New Jersey, Mrs. Kathryn OLaughlin
Mccarthy of Kansas, Mrs. Isabella
Greenway of Arizona, Mrs. Virginia E.
Jenckes of Indiana, Democrats; Mrs.
Florence P. Kahn of California, and
Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers of Mass
achusetts, Republicans.