Evening star., 1936-11-06
ELECTION OF MAS
ENDS HOUSE RACE
Final Results Give Demo-
Gratis 334 Seats, Repub-
Iicans Only SO.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Ok WILL =. AENNkOxs
The last House member to be elect
ed, bringing the Republican total up
to q scant SO, while the Democrats had
captured 334 seats, the Farm Laborites
in Minnesota and the Progressives in
Wisconsin Z, was Representative Mel
vim Mas Of st. Paul. Minnesota. a
World War aviator. Mas is the man
who several years ago, unperturbed
while fellow members scurried to cover
when q demented man in the House
gallery drew a revolver, quietly walked
over and persuaded him to drop the
weapon into his hands.
The last returns came from the
fourth Minnesota district, where Mas
was opposed by A. B. c. Doherty
(Democrat) and Howard Y. Williams
(Farmer-Labor), both of st. Paul.
The second last returns came from
the first Iowa district, where Repre-
sentative Edward c. Eicher, Demo-
crat, of Washington was reelected
over the opposition of John N. CAL
houn, Republican, Of Keosauqua and
Carl Setterberg, Farmer Labor, OF
Burlington.
The other 26 victors in contests for
House seats unrecorded in early edi-
tions Of The Star yesterday we're:
First California, Representative
Clarence F. Lea CD. Santa Rosa,
reelected.
Third California. Representative
Frank H. Buck (D.-R), Vacaville, re-
elected.
Fifth California, Representative r.
]. WEIGH R.-D.-P). San Francisco,
reelected.
Sixth California, Representative A.
e. Carter R.-D), Oakland, reelected.
Ninth California, Representative
Bertrand w. Gearhart R), Fresno,
reelected.
Twelfth California, H. Jerry Voor-
his Cd, San Dimas, elected as sue
cessor to Representative John H.
Hoppel. defeated in the primary.
Second Colorado, Representative
Fred Cummings (D), Fort Collins, re-
elected.
Third Colorado. Representative
John A. Martin Cd. Pueblo, re-
elected.
Nineteenth Illinois, Hugh M. Rigney
Cd, Arthur, successor to Represen-
tative Donald c. Dobbins, who was
not candidate.
Second Iowa, Representative Will
liam S. Jacobsen CD, Clinton. who
succeeds to the seat vacated by the
death Of Representative Bernard M
Jacobsen. on June 80, subsequent to
denomination.
Fourth Iowa, Representative Fred
M. Biermann Cd. Decorah, re-
elected.
Seventh Iowa, Representative Otha
D. Wearin CD, Hastings. reelected
Seventh Kansas, Representative
Clifford r. Hope (R). Garden City,
reelected.
Ninth Minnesota, Representative
r. T. Buckler (F.-L), Cockston, re-
elected.
Fourth New Jersey, Representative
D. Lane Powers (R). Trenton, re-
elected-was formerly q Senate page
Seventh New Jersey, ]. Parnell
Thomas (R.), Allendale. fills vacancy
caused by the death Of Representative
Randolph Perkins on May IS, subse-
quent to reorganization.
Ninth New Jersey, Representative
Edward A. Kenney CD, Clifisidt
Park. re-elected-persistent advocat.
of a national lottery.
Eighth Ohio, Representative Brook
Fletcher CD, Marion, reelected.
Seventeenth Ohio. Representativ,
w. A. Ashbrook CD, Johnstown, re.
elected.
Twenty-third Pennsylvania, Repre-.
sentative Don Gingery CD, Clearfield
reelected.
Twenty-sixth Pennsylvania, Repre-.
sentative Charles r. Eckert D)
Beaver, reelected.
First South Dakota, Representative,
F. H. Hildebrandt DD, Watertown
reelected.
Fifth Tennessee. r. NJ Atkinson
| D). Nashville, filling the vacanc!
caused by the death of Speaker JOSEPH
W. Byrns.
Eighth Tennessee, Representative
Jere Cooper Cd, Dyersburg, re
elected.
First Wisconsin, Representativ,
Thomas A. Amlie (P.), Elkhorn, leade
Of the coalition group in the Hous,
to form third party.
Eighth Wisconsin, Representative,
George j. Schneider P.), Appleton
reelected.