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dates usually are strongest in rural
districts and Democratic candl-
dates in the biggest cities.
That has been increasingly tue
since President Roosevelt began
aiming his appeal at the lower
cne-third." the workers and the re-
lief families, and the phenomenon
seems even more accentuated taan
ever in western senatorial contests
this year.
In Illinois Republicans presum-
ably will come up 20 Cook Coun-
ty." meaning Chicago, with a big
doWnstate margin.
In Illinois Congressman Scott
Lucas. conservative Democrat
backed in the primary by Governor
Horner, is widely expected to beat
State Senator Richard j. Lyons un-
less he is knitted by Chicagos Kelly
Nash machine. Lyons is a good
campaigner. however.
In California, were the ham and
eggs" pension plan eSpouSed by
Democratic candidates looms large
as an issue. liberals and labor
groups support Sheridan Downey,
who beat McAdoo in the primaries
and now faces Republican Philip
Bancroft
Although the administration
backed Senator Ryan Duffy in Wis
consin after the LaFollette organ
ization refused to accept him. most
prophets think Duffy will be beat
en- by elderly Lieut.. Gov. Herman
Ekern, Progressive, or Alexander
Wiley. Republican. Duffy vigorous
ly defends the New Deal
Former Senator Lester J. Dickin-
son of Iowa was beaten by only
$4,000 in 1886 and is whaling away
at the New Deal like the good
Hoover pal he is. hoping to beat
Senator Guy Gillette. He has
good chance, Republicans say, but
isn't one of their best bets.
Senator McGill Of Kansas is CO.
author of the present farm bill and
probably wishes he wasn't. Kan
sas is a die-hard Republican state,
McGill isn't strong candidate and
wheat prices are very low.
The victor is likely to be former
Governor Clyde NJ. Reed. political
foe OF ALI Landon and National
Chairman John Hamilton.
In Utah, where the Mormon
Church violently opposes the New
Deal, President Franklin S. Harris
of Brigham Young University is
the Republican candidate against
Senator Ebert d. Thomas, scholarly
liberal member of the LaFolletse
civil liberties committee.
Senator Fred Van Nuys is a safe
bet in Indiana, although he is en-
barraSsed by promises he made to
expose graft in the McNutt- Town
send Democratic machine before the
machine took him back into The
fold
Former Senator Tasker L. Oddle
Republican, may beat anti-NeW
Deal Senator Pat McCarran in
Nevada. but most guessers say not
In Colorado Senator Alva Adam.
is opposed by Archibald A. Lee. Re
publicans hope Adams may be drag
ged down by the weaker candidaci
of his running mate, Governor an
mons.
The betting is on Senator Geralc
P. Nye of North Dakota, Republi-
can, to beat former Governor vii
liam P. LANCER, Independent, anc
j. j. Nygaard, Democrat.
Gov. Tom Berry of South Da-
kota is opposed by Chandler Cur
ney, Republican. whose friends
think he will win because Demo
cratic majoritieS, even before thC
farm price drop, were tiny IN thi,
state.
Republicans admit TO but an cut.
side chance in Oregon, where their
man Rufus c. Holman is opposed
by Willis E. Mahoney, liberal Dem
ccrat.
Democratic senator's generally aX.
pected to return are Bennett Clarl
OF Missouri. Homer Bone Of Wash.
m9ton and Carl Hayden of Arizona
plus the southern group.