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country. He predicted that the Re-
pulicans would. pick up from IS to 100
seats in the House In the election
next year and said that it was well
within the bounds of possibility that
the G. o. P. would next year win a
majority in that body. The Repub-
licans would have to make gain of
ll2 seats to control the House.
There are two other vacancies in
the House which might prove tests of
the Roosevelt New Deal popularity if
attempts were made to fill them this
year. One was caused by the death
of Representative Michael Igoe of Il
linois, Democrat, who was chosen
Representative-at-l in 1884. and
the other by the death Of Representa-
tive Cap P. Garden of the fourth con-
greSSional district in Kentucky. There
has been no indication. however, that
a special election to fill the Igoe va
cancy will be called in Illinois. In
the fourth Kentucky district, how
ever, an election may be held. Garden
only carried the fourth district in
1884 over his Republican opponent by
2.O25 votes. and in the Hoover land
slide of 1928 the district elected q
Republican.
Vacancy in New York.
A vacancy exists, too. in the New
York twenty-second congressional dis
trict, due to the death of Representa-
tive Anthony ]. Griffin, Democrat.
This district. however. has long been
strongly Democratic, and Griffin car
ried it regularly since 1918. 1t has
been dubbed one of the Tammany dis
tricts So far nothing has been done
about a special election there. it is said.
The Republicans. generally speak
ng, are anxious for further tests Of the
popularity of the Roosevelt admins
tration through congressional by-elec-
tons. They insist that the Demo-
Gratis are afraid of such test in Ohio,
one of the big pivotal States in ma
tional elections. Democrats, on the
other hand argue that it would cost
several hundred thousand dollars to
hold primary and special election to
fill the TruaX vacancy, and that with
the House overwhelmingly Democratic
anyway, it would serve no useful pur-
pose.
One Of the Democratic leaders of
the Buckeye State, member of Con-
gress, said today that while it was a
matter for Gov. Davey to settle, he
would be glad to see special cleo
ton held in Ohio He added that he
believed the Democratic nominee
would win. II Gov Davey should .
pursuaded to change his mind. I'M
doubtedly both Republicans and Dem
ocrats would put on an active cam
paign This same Democratic leader
said that he thought the estimates of
the cost of the special election had
been grossly exaggerated. since pri-
marieS would be held this Fall in
Cleveland and some other cities any
way for the nomination of municipal
officers.
g "AiAC IL was plCOiStC0 llClC tONdy
that Gov. Laffoon of Kentucky, DEM
ocrat, would call a special election to
fill the vacancy in the House caused
by the death of the late Representa-
tive Garden, It also was said that he
might delay the call until the fight
over the gubernatorial nomination had
been settled. Laffoon's right-hand
man, Thomas S. Rhea,' former chair
man of the State Highway Commits
sion, must go into run-of primary
September Z against Lieut.. Gov. A.
B. HAPPY" Chandler.
Gov. Laffoon has been at outs with
the Roosevelt administration. partic-
ularly over relief matters. The Gov
ernor and his. supporters controlled
the State Democratic Committee, and
that committee. despite a message
brought in person by Senator Barley
to the effect that the President would
like to see the Democrats nominate a
candidate for Governor by primary
election, voted for a State nominating
convention.
President Roosevelt at his press
conference today made no comment
upon the challenge of former Presi-
dent Hoover that he declare what
change, if any, he desired in the Con-
stitution before the close of the pres
ent session Of Congress. The Presi-
dent said his plans were uncertain
and that he did not know whether
he would be able to 60 to Milwaukee
to address the convention of Young
Democrats" He had no plans for
travel at present, he said. referring
to reports that he would make q
swing throug the West.