The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-11-03
6. 0. P. BATTLES
FOR SEATS IN
SENATE
IS Posts to Be Filled
Today; Democrats
to Keep Lead
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 G.N.S).
With a series OF individual con-
tests attracting national attention,
the electorate In 80 States today
will choose IS United States
Senators.
The Senate will remain Demo
cratic regardless of the outcome
Of the days balloting, due to the
huge landslide in 1882 and 1884.
The Republican, however, hope to
slash the Democratic majority and
present sizeable minority in the
Senate next January.
The Senate holdovers include Al
Democrats, IL Republicans Gin
GLIDING Wallace H. White, re.
elected in Maine in September,
one Farmer-Laborite, and one Pro-
gressive. With II Of the pending
IS contests in the solid South, the
Democrats were assured of work
able majority in the next Senate.
BOrah Against Ross
Both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis claimed prospective gains.
The Republicans predicted gains
in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Massa-
chusetts, New Mexico, South Da-
kota and West Virginia. The
Democrats denied these claims and
predicted increases in Delaware,
Idaho, Iowa, Michigan, Rhode
Island and Wyoming.
There are several spectacular
contests. Out in Idaho, Senator
William E. Borah was seeking his
sixth term against the popular
Governor C. Ben Ross.
In Massachusetts,, Young Henry
Cabot Lodge, jr., grandson of the
former senator of that name, was
seeking a toga against Governor
James M. Curley and eight other
candidates.
Leaders Up For Reelection
! Both the Democratic and Re
publican leaders of the Senate are
up for reelection. Senator Joseph
M. Robinson, Democratic leader,
appeared to be having no trouble
in Arkansas, while Senator
Charles L. McNary, Republican
leader, seemed likely to win in
Oregon.
In Nebraska, the veteran insur-
gent, Senator George w. Norris,
faced the greatest fight of his
life. Failing to enter the Repub-
lican primaries, he is running as
an Independent against Robert
G. Simmons, Republican, and
Terry Carpenter, Democrat. Presi-
dent Roosevelt endorsed him, but
his reelection was by no means
certain.
Two Senate seats are at stake
in Florida, Iowa and New Mexico,
due to deaths. In Iowa the white
haired veteran, Senator Lester j.
Dickinson, Republican, is having
his hands full with the contest
of Governor Clyde L. Herring,
Democrat. Their battle over
Swallowed the race for the toga
Of the late Senator Louis Muir
ply between Berry Halden, Re
publican. and Guy Mark Gillette,
Democrat.
Lewis Against Glenn
In Illinois the immaculate
Senator James Hamilton Lewis,
Democrat, seeks reelection against
former Senator Otis F. Glenn, Re
publican. The outcome there
may be determined by the States
vote on the presidency.
In the border States, there are
several spicy contests. In West
Virginia, Senator Matthew M.
Nicely, Democrat, sought reelection
against Hugh I. Shott. Republican.
Young Senator Rush D. Holt,
Neely's colleague, furnished the
spice by giving aid to his opponent.
"Feud" in Kentucky
In Kentucky, there is another
hot contest between Senator M. M.
Logan, Democrat, who has been
i'll, and Robert H. Lucas. former
Republican national committee Of
ficial. Their contest developed
into regular Kentucky feud.
A three-way contest has enliv-
ened matters in Delaware. There,
Senator Daniel o. Hastings, Re
publican. seeks reelection against
James H. Hughes, Democrat, and
the boiling Republican, former
Representative Robert G. Houston,
running as an independent.
A number of the Senate'S best
known Democrats were about to be
reelected in the solid South. Sena-
tor Carter Glass, of Virginia; Sena-
tor Pat Harrison, of Mississippi,
and Senator James F. Byrnes, of
South Carolina, headed the list.