Evening star., 1938-10-11
By WILL P. KENNEDY.

BY WILL P. KENNEDY.
Ohio, which in 1920 elected a solid
Republican delegation to Congress
now has only tow Republican men,
bers. but after the election next
month should have at least an even
division, II to IL, with strong prob
ability that it will send 16 Republicans
to eight Democrats.
That State pretty we'll illustrates
the 'irreducible minimum" Of Re
publican representation in the House
with the natural sequence that there
lis everything to gain and nothing
to loose"
In Minnesota the Republicans are
expected to pick up two and possibly
three seats. They already have three
Representatives August H. Andersen
Melvin J. Mass and Harold Knutson-
and see a good chance to gain ma
jority of the nine districts.
Missouri is counted upon to send
two more Republicans to keep the
present lone Republican member from
that State-Representative Dewey
Short-company.
Nebraska is expected also to claim
two more Republican seats, which,
with Representative Karl Stefan, Re-
publican, incumbent, would be ma
jority of the delegation of five.
The prospects are that New Hamp-
shire will elect two Republican men,
bers.
New Jersey, which already holds
seven Republican seats, is hopeful OF
capturing four more.
New York may send three more Re-
publicans.
Many in Doubt in Ohio.
In Ohio every seat is in doubt except
that of Representative Thomas L.
Jenkins, Republican, who IA years
ago took over the seat long held in the
tenth district by Israel M. Foster. Re-
publican. The surest Republican
gain is in the twenty-second district,
where Chester C. Bolton, former
chairman of the Republican Congress
sional Committee, who was defeated
two years ago by only 1.3 per cent,
is retaliating on Representative An
thony A. Fqeger, Democrat.
The old Nick Longworth and John
B. Hollister district, Republican from
time immemorial is expected to be
restored to its traditions by Charles
H. Elston defeating Representative
Joseph A. Dixon, Democrat, who won
in 1885 by only 20 per cent.
Former Representative William E.
Hess, Republican, is hitting the come
back route in the second district, con-
testing against Representative Herbert
S. Bigelow, Democrat, in this old
A. E. B. Stevens stronghold. Mr..
Bigelow won last time by only IT.
per cent In the seventh district,
long held by the late Senator Simeon
D. Fess, former Republican congress
sonal chairman, and other such Re
publicans as Charles J. Brand and
L. T. Marshall, the fight against Rep
resentative Arthur w. Aleshire. Dem
ocrat, is being warmly waged by
Clarence ]. Brown, Republican. Rep
resentative Byron B. Harlan, Demo-
crat, In the third district, one OF the
Presidents dependable men on the
House Rules Committee. will probably
be reelected, although he has formid-
able opposition in Harry N. Routzohn,
Republican. This is the old Roy g.
Fitzgerald district. Harlan won last
time by 81 per cent.
The veteran Representative Robert
H. Grosser, Democrat, twenty-first dis
trict, with % years of service, is almost
certain of reelection.
Kniffin's Opposition.
Representative Frank c. knimn,
Democrat fifth district, who won two
years ago by Sc per cent in this
district held for years by Charles j.
Thompson, Republican. is opposed by
Cliff Clevenger, Republican.
Representative Brooks Fletcher
Democrat, eighth district-the old r.
Clint Cole and Grant E. Mouser dis
trict-who won in the 1896 presidential
year by 38 per cent, is being hard
pressed by Frederick c. Smith, Re-
publican.
Representative Arthur P. Lamneckr
Democrat. is we'll intrenched in the
twelfth district, formerly held tor
many years by John c. Speaks.
Representative Robert T. Secrest
Democrat. who won last time by 6.9
per cent in the fifteenth district, for
merly the stronghold of c. Ellis Moore
is being hard pressed for re-electlon
by P. w. Griffths, Republican.
The seventeenth district is rather
cnrtiOn
In the eighteenth district, the old
Frank Murphy (Republican) district
Representative Lawrence E. Imhoh
Democrat, is engaged in close con-
test with Earl r. Lewis, Republican
Ohio Republicans have new hope
this year-they may carry for the first
time the two districts at large. They
are counting on Robert Taft winning
in the senat torial contest and carrying
these two districts in the sweep.
In Minnesota, former Representa-
tive William A. Pittenger, Republican,
is expected to carry the eighth dis
trict-the old Oscar j. Larson dis
trict-against the incumbent, Repre-
sentative John T. Bernard, Farmer
Labor, and Merle ]. McKeon, Demo-
crat The fifth district, where Rep
resentative Dewey w. johnson, Farm
er-Labor, is seeking reelection, is
expected to be won by Oscar Young
dahl. Republican.
The most vulnerable Democratic
districts in Missouri seem to be:
Sixth, where Representative Reuben
twelfth, where Representative c. Ar.
thur Anderson is confident OF re-
election, and the first. where Repre-
sentative Milton A. Romjue, Demo
crat, processes to be mot worried
The Republicans hope to gain one
Of the two Montana seats. In Ne
braska the first and fifth districts
seem to be the most likely to be
captured by Republicans. This State