The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-31
MANY CHANGES
Il : 7 Ed IN
81 HOUSE
By WILLIAM S. NEAL
International News Service


A huge turnover in the next
House of Representatives, with
many of its most colorful figures
eliminated, was shown today in a
survey Of political primaries al.
ready held throughout the coun-
try.
More than one-tenth of the
membership of 435 has been re-
moved by death. retirement or
primary defeats. The roll may be
heightened in State primaries yet
to be held.
The check made from unofficial
returns by the clerk of the House
showed that Sc of the 435 mem.
bership have dropped by the way
side.
Al Democrats Out
A Republican sweep in the
November election would further
revolutionize the membership of
the next House. Forty-Seven of
those already eliminated are Dem
ocrats. In some instances, par
ticularly in the South, Democrats
will succeed to these vacancies.
The huge turnover in the pri-
marieS was accepted in some Cir
cles as an indication of restless,
ness among voters. In Oklahoma
and Texas most of the sitting
members were SubjeC ted to hard
primary fights.
The fight of candidates backed
by the Townsend and Father
Coughlin organizations also caused
upSets in some of the primaries.
Among those removed by defeat
were Representative Percy GaSSo-
way of Oklahoma, the Cowboy
Congressman" and Representative
Thomas Blanton of Texas. Both
we're Democrats.
Representative Joseph Mona
CHAN, Democratic baby" of the
House when he was first elected
and known as an extreme Pro
greSsive," gave up his House seat
for an unsuccessful try for the
Senate nomination in Montana.
The eccentric Representative
Marion Zioncheck, Democrat, also
classed as a left winger," COM
mitted suicide.
Saturday Representative Ernest
Lundeen was chosen by Mime
sofas Farmer-Labor party to run
for the Senate in place of the late
Governor Floyd B. Olson.
Changes Listed
Changes in present membership
include:
Alabama - George Huddleston
(DO defeated.
California-John H. Hoeppel
Cd defeated.
F1orida-William J. Sears Cd
defeated.
Illnois-John T. Buckbee (RD
died; William H. Arnold and
Michael L. Igoe CD resigned.
= Iowa-B. M. Jacobsen Cd
died.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mon
tet, Sandlin, Wilson, Sanders and
Dear, all Democrats, defeated in
Huey Longs primary purge"
New York-W. D. Thomas (R)
died.
Massa h usetts-A. Piet An
drews (R.) died; w. j. Granfield
CD appointed Judge.
Minnesota-Theodore Christian
son CRO candidate for Senate;
Ernest Lundeen CID candidate
for Senate.
Missouri-James R. Claiborne
CD defeated.
Montana-Roy E. Ayers Cd
candidate for governor; J. P.
Monaghan CD unsuccessful can
didate for Senate
New Hampshire-William Rog-
ers Cd candidate for Senate.
New JerSey-Randolph Perkins
(RD died.
Ohio-W arren ]. Duffey,
Charles Traux CD died; Nell G..
Underwood CD resigned; Will
lam I. Fiesinger CD defeated;
Stephen M. Young CD unsuc-
cessful candidate for governor.
Oklahoma-P. L. Gassaway CD
defeated; Josh Lee CD candidate
for Senate.
Pen nsylvania- Representatives
Richardson, Berlin, Brooks and
Moritz CD defeated.
South Carolina-John j. Nc
Swain CD died.
Observation-Disclosures Zioncheck
Cd died; Samuel B. Hill CD re-
signed.
Texas-Joe H. Eagle CD un-
successful candidate for Senate;
Thomas Blanton CD defeated.
Virginia-Colgate w. Darden,
jr. CD defeated.
Further changes are likely in
primaries yet to be held. Repre-
sentative PrentiSs Brown of Michi-
gan is candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for the Senate.
VOTE AMERICAN-
KniohtS TemDIdr