Evening star., 1934-10-31
DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
SEEN BY LEADERS.
President Told G. O. P. Will
Lose Senate Seats
Next Tuesday.
3y the Associated Press.

Democratic leaders told President
Roosevelt today the New Deal will
receive q smashing Endorsement in
next Tuesdays elections despite Re
publican forecasts that the G.. o. P.
will score gains in Congress.
Democratic headquarters assured
the President after survey that the
Democratic majority in the Senate
would increase. with q probable gain
of strength in the House.
Republicans disputed q prediction
by Postmaster General Farley that
Democrats would control both
branches Of the Seventy-fourth Con-
gress by two-thirds majorities. Re
publican headquarters declined to
concede any Senate losses and said
they would pick up about 40 House
posts.
As 1,450 candidates for 432 House
and "a Senate seats and 80 governor
ships headed down the stretch. the
Republican high command charged
the administration Is playing politics
with relief.
Relief Funds Hit.
1t referred to the allotment yeSter-
day Of $l35 10000 in November re-
lief money, to be divided among all
ready held its election.
The Republican Senatorial Con-
gressional Campaign Committee said
"the New Deal administration con-
victs itself Of the charge Of using Fed
eral relief funds for political purposes
and a. o substitute for a campaign
fund"
Explaining the allotments, officials
said Names needs for next month
had not been determined. The Re
publicans noted that the allotment
which represents an increase over the
$ll3,599, ,490 grant for october. was
several days ahead Of custom and g
full week in advance of the election
They added: This is the way to rear
the full political benefit"
Chairman Fletcher of the Repub-
ncan National Committee said, INC
such shameless use Of public funds tc
influence elections can be found ir
the most sordid annals Of our munic-
ipal politics"
Acute public interest In the New
Deals first major test was indicated
when a compilation by the Associated
Press showed 47,e59, 1923 persons have
qualified to vote.
Registration High.
For an off-year election, this figure
is unusually high. although it is a
million less than the record registra-
ton inspired by the Roosevelt Hoover
contest in 1882. Two years ago, AZ
962 $50 persons qualified as voters and
80, 791 ,886-a record-cast ballots.
During off-year elections, the vote
cast usually totals about 10 per cent
Of the turnout in the previous presi-
Dental election. Therefore, Demo-
cratic and Republican headquarters
say they expect 28,000,000 to 30,000,-
900 to vote next week
That the Democrats will control
the next Congress is conceded by even
the most optimistic Republicans. The
G. o. P. hope is to prevent Democratic
control of both branches by two-thirds
majorities and to win back as many
governorships as possible. The Re-
publicans seek to prepare for 1885.
At present, the Senate lineup is:
Democrats, 60: Republicans, 35;
Farmer-Laborites, /. The House
roster is: Democrats, 800; Repub-
licans, ia; Farmer-Laborites, S; va
cancies, T.
See Maryland Victory.
National Democratic headquarters
says the Democrats will gain between
six and nine Republican Senate seats
besides retaining all their own. Only
four additional seats are required for
two-thirds control Of the Senate.
Democrats predict they will win
easily Senate seats now held by Re-
publicans in Maryland, New Jersey,
West Virginia, Missouri, Indiana and
Ohio, and that their candidates in
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is
land, Michigan, New Mexico and Yer
mont have good chances.
Republicans, on the other hand, de-
clare they will capture Senate seats
held by Democrats in wyoming, Ne
vada and probably Montana. They
insist that they will hold their own
elsewhere.
The gubernatorial race Of Upton
Sinclair, former Socialist, running in
California on the Democratic tick
ct without administration sanction,
against Frank r. Merriam, Republican
Governor, has held the spotlight of
national interest. But Senatorial con-
tests IN Wisconsin, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and New Mexico have attracted
. fair share of attention.
Senator La Toilette, who supported
President Roosevelt in 1882, is run
ming on the Progressive ticket in Wis
consin and apparently has admins
tration favor, although opposed by
John M. Callahan, Democrat, and
John B. Chapple, Republican.
Joseph w. Guffey, Democrat, receiv-
ing the fun support Of the admins
tration, and Senator Reed, Old Guard
Republican, have been making fur fly
In Pennsylvania.
Senator Fess, veteran Republican,