Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
BY 6. Gould Lincoln

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sofa against Mr.. Benson. The bet
ting odds are 10 to on the Repub-
lican. The Farmer-Laborites are
not united In support Of Gov. Ben
son, but the New Deal Democrats
are doing what they can for him.
In Wisconsin the race for Gov
ernor between Gov. La Toilette and
Julius P. He'll, Republican, is toss
up. Anti-New Deal Democrats are
backing Mr.. He'll. If he wins by
considerable vote, he may carry with
him Alexander Wiley, Republican
candidate for Senator. II the race
for Governor is close, Mr.. Wiley is
expected to lose to Hermon Ekron,
La Toilette Progressive. Senator
Duffy, Democrat, will probably run
third.
California May Go G. o. p.
In California the radicals captured
the Democratic party nominations in
the primary, just as they did IL
1884, when Upton Sinclair, with his
E. P. I. c. plan. was nominated for
Governor, The Republicans are
rallying all of the more conservative
elements.
Philip Bancroft, their nominee
for Senator, has been Endorsed by
Senator Johnson, still a power in
the State and at one time q sup
porter of President Roosevelt. Gov.
Merriam, who defeated Mr.. Sinclair
four years ago, is again the G. O. P.
nominee for Governor. While the
Democrats insist they will win there,
the disgust of the people with radi-
calls and labor strife may bring a
Republican victory.
IS Senate Seats at Stake.
Thirty-five Senate seats will be
at stake Tuesday, including three
unexpired terms. Only of these
IS seats are held by Republicans
in the present Congress. The other
30 are occupied by Democrats.
Twelve of the senatorial elections
are in Southern and border" States,
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Flor
ida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, North Carolina, Okla
homa, South Carolina and Ten
nessee. No Republican has a chance
in any of these States.
The three sitting Republican Sem
ators up for reelection are Senators
Davis of Pennsylvania, Nye of North
Dakota and Gibson of Vermont.
Senator Nye has had a battle against
Gov. LANCER, running as an indie
pendent. but will probably win. Sem
ator Gibson is assured reelection
in Vermont and Senator Davis has
a terrific fight on his hands against
Gov. Earle
In the remaining 10 States 1.-TWO
Senators are to be elected in New
York; where contests are taking
place. Republicans have chances of
winning in dozen States. The
chances, however, are in varying
degrees. Their chances should be
good in Kansas, New Hampshire
South Dakota, Ohio and Iowa; some
what less good in Connecticut, New
Jersey, Oregon and New York, and
still less good in California, Wiscon-
sin and Illinois
AntiNew Dealers to Win.
The Democrats seem sure Of carry
ing senatorial elections in Colorado,
Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada,
Utah and Washington.
IN the crop of Democratic Sena-
tors who seem assured of reelection
are number regarded by the New
Dealers as decidedly unsatisfactory.
Senators George of Georgia, Tydings
OF Maryland and Smith of South
Carolina, President Roosevelt him
self undertook to 'liquidate. In
their primaries, these Senators won
easily.
Senators Van Mugs OF Indiana,
Clark of Missouri. McCarran of
Nevada, Adams of Colorado, all OBJ
ponents of the Presidents court bill
and other measures sponsored by
him, are regarded as sure of re-
election, too
Senator Barley of Kentucky, ad-
ministration leader of the Senate.
to whose aid the President went in
the primary, will be reelected be-
You'd any doubt.
The entire membership of the
House is up for election-435 all told.
The political makeup of the House
IN the present Congress is 327 Dem
ocrats, 80 Republicans, Z Progress
slves, Farmer-Labor and va
cancles. Five of these vacancies
are In districts to which Democrats
were elected in 1896 and one Re-
publican. If there were no vacancies
the Democrats would have 1872 mem
oers and the Republicans 81.
Estimates of change in the politi-
cal makeup of the House as a re-
suit OF Tuesdays elections vary. Bv