Evening star., 1938-11-08
Many Officials Go
Home; Roosevelt
At Hyde Park
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Americas sovereign voters-40,-
100000 strong-helped today to de-
termine the New Deals course by
choosing members of Congress and
State officials in a momentous off
year" election.
The outpouring of citizens from
factory and field, from kitchen and
office, gave every indication of set
ting voting record surpassed only
by the 45,000,O00 total of 1886.
In some regions, however, incle-
ment weather appeared likely to
lower the advance estimates. Snow
blanketed many Western States,
and a cold rainstorm was moving
over the East.
The major Offices at stake were
IS Senate seats, 80 governorships
and 432 House seats. Only in
Maine, which elected a Republican
Governor and three Representatives
In September, was no vote being
cast.
Heavy Pennsylvania Vote.
Balloting was early and heavy in
Pennsylvania, where citizens chose
a Senator and Governor after one of
the bitterest contests of 1888 cam
paigning. Other industrial centers
reported crowds swarming the poll
Ing places to write the decision on
Republican efforts to reduce big
Democratic majorities in the Senate,
House and governorships.
First meager returns in Massa-
chusetts put Leverett Saltonstall,
Republican, out in front of James NJ.
Curley, Democrat, for the governor
ship.
In Kansas, closely watched for
farm sentiment toward President
Roosevelt's farm program, Senator
McGill, Democrat, gained an early
edge in handful of incomplete re-
turns over Clyde Reed, Republican.
In the same town of Pittsburg the
Democratic Governor, Walter A.
Huxman, topped Payne H. Rather,
his Republican opponent
Threats of disorder brought out
the National Guard in Harlan, KY,
where there was an election eve
shooting. In Albany, N Y. IS vot-
ers were arrested on charges of lille
gal registration.
Candidates were many and the is
sues varied, but in the bulk of the
congressional contests the question
Of support or opposition to Roose-
velt policies dominated.
Appeal by President.
The President himself appealed
only last Friday for election of men
who would favor liberal" proposals.
Republicans, with an eye on 1910,
criticized the national administra-
ton and many of its work and
called for election of candidates
advocating a return to the Ameri-
can way"
The opening of the polls-at day.
break in some States-put an end
to the campaign speechmaking
Many Government officials and vir-
tually all members of Congress, their
voices hoarse, were back in their
home bailiwicks to vote.
President Roosevelt was in Hyde
Park, N. Y, where he sealed in an
envelope his own forecast of the
outcome. Vice President. Garner, the
silent man of this years campaign
was at home in Uvalde, Tex, where
he has been since Congress ad-
1ourned.
Tension at High Pitch.
In several States where contests
have been especially gruelling, ten
sion was at high point. In Penn
sylvania hundreds of special guards
were on duty at the polls. EX-
citement ran high in Michigan and
New York because of the hot gu
bernatorial races. The old-age pen
sion issue was focal point Of in
terest in California.
In contrast to these were the
Southern States, where election of
Democratic tickets was in most in
stances a mere formality.
The national chairmen of both
major parties were optimistic in
their final comments last night.
Postmaster General Farley, the
Democratic leader, predicted in a
radio speech that president Roose
welt will be Endorsed again" through
the election of candidates he favors.
THE minority party hopes to
make tomorrow's events curtain
raiser to the 1910 election Mr.. Far
ley said. Take my word for it that
1t will be the kind of a curtain
raiser not at all to their liking"
Told to Watch Polls.
Republican Chairman John Ham,
ilton, reiterating claims of party
gains, announced he had tele-
graphed Republican State chairmen
to have "all party workers and can
didates keep close watch for evil
dence of coercion of relief beneflci-
aries, preserving all available evil
dence for submission to the Congress
sional Investigating Committee and
possible grand jury action"
In national broadcast last night,
Mr.. Hamilton introduced as the
closing Republican speaker the one
time "big train" of baseball, Walter
johnson, who is candidate for
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