Evening star., 1934-11-06

ley, who defeated the organization
candidate for the nomination.
Mrs. William LANCER, seeking to
succeed her deposed republican hus-
band as Governor in North Dakota,
drew national interest on "vindica-
ton" platform. Her opponent was
Thomas H. Noodle, Democrat.
Republican Claims.
Republicans claimed chances to win
governorships in New Jersey, Iowa,
Connecticut, Nebraska, Idaho. Wyom-
ing and Ohio. In addition, they said,
they would retain G. o. P. administra-
tions in California, Kansas. Nevada,
New Hampshire. North Dakota, Ore
gon, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
The campaign was enlivened by
many unusual developments. Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the
President. took the stump for her
friend, Mrs. Caroline ODay, New York
Democratic candidate for Congress-
man-at- large. AS a result, the vote
of her daughter Mrs. Curtis Dali. who
established residence in Nevada to
obtain a divorce, was challenged by
Miss Natalie Couch, Republican oppo-
nent of Mrs. O'Day.
In Rhode Island, where Peter G.
Gerry, Democrat. and Senator Felix
Hebert, Republican, battled for the
Senate seat, Democratic campaigner
was accused of applying the term
skunk hunters" to small town folk.
Whereupon the opposition used that
episode in an attempt to align the
small-towners against the Democrats.
Fess Fight Clear Cut.
A clear cut fight was made against
the New Deal" by veteran Senator
Fess of Ohio, long a G. o. P. leader,
who bucked Vic Donahey, former
Democratic Governor.
Both Democrats and Republicans
claimed victory in the hard-fought
battle between Senator Arthur r.
Robinson, Republican critic of the
New Deal, and Sherman Minton,
Democratic candidate favored by Gov.
McNutt Of Indiana.
In Wisconsin, the outcome of the
three-cornered gubernatorial race of
Philip F. La Toilette, progressive: A.
G. Schmedeman, Democratic Cover
nor. and Toward T. Greene, Repub-
hcan, expected to go a long way to-
ward determining whether the new
third party movement would survive.
With Senator La Toilette possessing
the tacit approval of the admfhistra-
t1on over John B. Callahan, Demo-
cratic senatorial nominee, there was a
possibility the new party would become
factor in 1886. La Follette's Repub-
Ican foe was John B. Chapple.
Hatfield Claims Victory.
An old guarder, Senator Hatfield,
running for reelection in West Vir-
ginia on his Republican record, and
the young liberal, Rush D. Holt, DEM
ocrat, both claimed victory as the cam
palgn closed. Holt is 20 years old,
younger than the constitutional age
limit for Senators.
Republicans in the Middlewest said
they will make gain in the House by
capturing five House seats in Missouri,
Kansas and Oklahoma, but this was
disputed by Democrats. The Demo-
Gratis said Judge Harry S. Truman
would defeat Senator Roscoe Patter-
son, Republican. in Missouri.
Other tight senatorial contests with
the results in doubt were between Sem
ator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, and Frank A. Picard, Democrat,
in Michigan: Senator Frederic Wal
colt, Republican, and Representative
Francis T. Maloney, Democrat, Con-
necticut; Senator Warren r. Austin,
Republican, and Fred C. Martin, DEM
ocrat, Vermont, and Robert G.. Sim
mons, Republican, and Edward r.
Burke, Democrat, Nebraska.
Walsh Victory Seen.
Democrats predicted that Gov. A.
Harry Moore of New Jersey, Democrat,
would defeat the veteran Senator
Hamilton F. Kean, Republican, and
that Senators Walsh in Massachusetts,
and Copeland in New York would
turn back their Republican opponents.
Candidates for the Senate assured
OF election included Senator Johnson
OF California, who received both the
Democratic and Republican nomina-
tions; Senators Byrd of Virginia,
Connally of Texas and Trammel of
Florida, all Democrats.
GovernorShip candidates certain of
victory included Bibb Graves of Ala
bama, j. M. Futrell of Arkansas, Eu-
gene Talmadge of Georgia, Olin D.
Johnston of South Carolina and James
v. Alfred of Texas, all Democrats.
Sixty-one Democrats and five Re-