Evening star., 1936-11-01
PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
UNCERTAIN IN IOWA.
Both Parties Claim Victory,
but With Narrow
Margins.
BY C. C. CLIFTON,
resuondent nf The at 9

Special Correspondent OF The Star.
DES MONIES, Iowa, October 81
Iowa is highly doubtful as the hot
test presidential campaign since 1896
came to a close with both major
parties claiming victory in public and
with misgiving in private.
Republicans confidently believe
their State ticket would win and that
they would gain three or four con-
gressional seats. and they looked for
Landon to carry the State by a close
margin.
Democrats pinned most Of their
hope on President Roosevelt's popu-
larity on the farms to give him the
States II electoral votes, but they
were uncertain whether he could win
because of the weakness of their
State ticket.
Margins Put at 10000.
Private estimates of well-informed
Republican and Democratic leaders
were that they would win by 10000
or less When figuring gets that close
on more than 100000 total vote it
is equivalent to confessing nobody is
certain.
Advantages have been with the
Republicans in the last two weeks of
the presidential campaign. Landon
strength was greatest in September,
when he had been in the State five
times before Roosevelt made a cam
paign tour. While Roosevelt was in
the State and for a week afterward,
Democratic stock went up. When Re-
publicans discovered they had not
been routed. they came back strong
and optimistically.
BY districts, after visit to all Of
them, the situation sums up as fol-
lows:
First-Close on President with the
edge to Roosevelt. John N. Calhoun,
Republican congressional candidate,
may defeat Representative Edward c.
Eicher, Democrat.
Second-Roosevelt by reduced 1882
majority. Congress race influenced by
Union party candidate, horse race
between Charles Penningroth, Repub-
lican, and william S. Jacobsen, Demo-
crat, both new candidates.
Third-Roosevelt edge. Representa-
tive John w. Gwynne, Republican. to
be reelected over A. c. Willford, his
1884 Democratic foe.
Fourth District Race In Doubt
Fourth-Doubtful on President, lean
ing to Roosevelt. Congress race in
doubt between Fred Biermann, Demo-
cratic incumbent, and H. o. Tale, Re-
publican.
Fifth-Landon by small majority.
Representative Lloyd Thurston, Re
publican, to be reelected.
Sixth-Landon by 5000 to 10000 de-
pending upon how large a business
vote in Des Moines turns out to over
come Roosevelt strength among relief.
W. p A. and labor vote. c. c. Dowell,
former Republican Representative. to
come back.
Seventh-Landon by good. safe
margin. Henry K. Peterson, Repub-
lican. to defeat Representative Otha
D. Wearin, Democrat.
Eighth-Roosevelt to get biggest ma
jority of any district. from 10000 to
$4,000. Representative Fred c. Gil
christ. Republican. to beat Ray Muir
ray. now Democratic secretary of agri-
culture.
Ninth-Roosevelt by smaller majority
than eighth district. Congress race in
doubt with Fred B. Wolf, Republican,
to win unless Vincent F. Harrington
rolls up Woodbury. County majority to
overcome Wolf lead in other counties.
The race for United States Senator,
long term, between Senator l.. j. Dick
inson, Republican incumbent, and Gov.
Clyde L. Herring, Democrat. is close.
with the edge to Dickinson. Short
term race between Representative Guy
M. Gillette, Democrat. and Berry F.
Halden, Republican, will be determined
by presidential result,