The Washington times., 1936-11-04
UPSETS FEW
AMONG HOUSE
0LD-TIMERS
But Democratic Leads
In Both Branches
Are Increased
By EARL GOODWIN

The New Deal tide, which swept
President Roosevelt back into the
White House with unprecedented
electoral support, played odd tricks
at the Capitol, where the Senate
particularly can muse over the
terrific strength Of a popular tidal
wave.
House membership may even
see the present overwhelming
Democratic figures increased, but
so far early returns indicate no
smashing defeat for old timers
like Bert Smell of New York, Re
publican floor leader, who might
have been speaker had the tide
run the other way.
Over in the Senate a devaStat-
ing sweep of fortune removes men
whose names have ranked high in
Republican history this last decade
There is Senator L. j. Dickinson
Of Iowa, as consistent foe Of the
Administration as ever cast a vote.
Dickinson Popular
From a farm State, Senator
Dickinson was a near-favorite for
the nomination which Governor
Landon finally won; tall, well
built and with the waving Silvery
hair that makes him one of the
finest figures on the Senate floor,
with a voice and the arts of ora
tory which insure him listeners,
Senator Dickinson made a shin
ing mark for political fate in the
way of defeat.
Another conspicuous defeat Is
that of Senator Hastings, old
guard Republican of Delaware,
the stronghold Of the duPontS
at whom the President has
launched some of his bitterest and
most telling verbal sings and ar
rows.
Senator Hastings has been
brought up in the dupont school
Of politics in the little State Of
Delaware and he learned his les
son well enough to lead the Sena-
torial campaign committee of the
G. o. P. until recently. One OF
the bitterest opponents of the
Roosevelt administration, the New
Dealers eyed him with malevolent
intent and are said to have had
something quite practical to do
with the split in the Delaware
Republican Party which let Sena-
tor Hastings down with a bump,
to make way for an unknown in
national affairs, James Hughes,
Democrat.
Unknown Beats Carey
New Jersey Democrats went to
the polls in drives to defeat the
man who looked like sure win
ner a short time ago. Republican
Senator Barbour, who looked good
until he attempted to edge too
close to the buzz saw in the north
ern New Jersey machine built by
jerseys Sunday school type of
Boss Frank Hague.
In New Jersey, too, as in Jersey
City which is practically run by
Boss Hague, the sweep which over
came Barbour returned Repre-
sentative Mary Norton, the chair
man of the House District Com
mittee. On the Senate District
Committee there will have to be
another name in the place of Sen
ator Robert D. Carey, the Wyom-
ing Republican, who fell in the
Democratic onslaught which placed
Harry Schwartz another unknown,
in the upper house.
But the old standby Senator
Arthur Capper of Kansas, ranking
minority man on the District, COM
mittee, and former chairman,
seems to have come back. In
Rhode Island. where the Demo
Gratis have been fomenting trouble
for their opponents for two years,
Senator Metcalf, possibly the Sen
ate's richest man now that Sena-
tor Couzens has passed away. re-
tires to private life. Senator Met
calf is one of those lawmakers
who presents his entire Senate sal
airy of $4,000 year to his Sec
rotary.
BOrah Returns
While these familiar faces will
shine no more in the next Con-
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