Evening star., 1940-11-03
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How the pendulum swings in
Tuesdays presidential voting may
decide most of the 68 senatorial
and governorship races in which
nearly 200 candidates are entered.
Party leaders say that the Roose-
velt-Willkie vote, expected 10 be the
largest in history, will most likely
determine whether the Democrats
or Republicans show net gain in
the hotly contested State scraps.
There are 35 senatorial and 80
gubernatorial contests to be de-
cided Tuesday. Maine, which al
ways holds its State election early,
picked a Republican Governor and
Senator last September 9 to replace
Republican incumbents.
The Republicans, who picked up
eight Democratic Senate seats in
1888 without losing any of their
own, claim they will win minimum
of eight more on Tuesday and lose
none to the Democrats.
Democratic campaign leaders dis
pute these claims and contend their
party will hold on to its present
Senate majority, If it doesn't in
crease it.
No G. O. p. Hope For Senate.
Republicans cannot hope to win
control of the Senate this year. To
do that they would have to keep
their present strength of "a seats
intact and capture all 25 Democratic
memberships being voted on Tues
day, or % Democratic and the single
Progressive and Farmer-Labor seats.
Five of the Democratic senatorships
at stake are in the solid South"
The present Senate lineup is SO
Democrats, "a Republicans, l Pro-
gressive, Farmer-Labor, and In
dependent. The IS seats at stake
Tuesday are now held by Is demo-
Gratis, Republicans, l Progressive,
and l Farmer-Labor.
Republicans have much better
chance to win a majority of the 48
governorships. To do this, how
ever, they must hold their present
IS and capture from the Democrats
The Republicans won II governor
ships from the Democrats two years
ago and each from the Pro-
gressives and Farmer Laborites'
They lost only 3 to the Democrats
At present, there are 80 Demo-
cratic and 18 Republican Governors
The 80 places to be voted on Tues
day are now held by 10 Democrats
and IA Republicans. Six OF the
Democratic Offices are in the South
National Issues Predominant.
National issues have overshad-
owed purely State questions in most
of the State races. Hence, politicians
look for the presidential balloting to
turn the tide of many a State con-
test.
Hot spots of wide interest this
year are Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio,
New York, Indiana and Wisconsin,
In Pennsylvania. Democratic Sem
ator Joseph F. Guffey is seeking re-
election on a 100 per cent New Deal
platform. He has promised to sup
port President Roosevelt from now
until Kingdom Come" His opponent
is Jay Cooke, Philadelphia Republi-
can chairman, who has told Key
staters that Mr.. Guffey believes
Congress Ought to be like the Ger.
man Reichstag."
Both have predicted victory fol
the national and State tickets
Pennsylvania, with its heaviest reg
istration in history, does not elect
Governor this year.
In Illinois, another of the pivota
States, two comparative Republican
newcomers are hoping to take the
Senate and Governor races from
Democratic candidates backed by
the powerful Kelly-Nash organiza-
ton in Chicago. They are C. Way
land Brooks, Chicago attorney, op.
posing Democratic Senator Jane.
M. Slattery, and Dwight H. Green
former Federal District Attorney OF
Chicago, running against Harry B
Hershey, former Democratic State
chairman, for Governor.
War Issue Played Up.
Mi' OioohS iido Uceu campaigning
heavily on the theme that the Presi-
dent is leading the country to war
Senator Slattery, a New Deal sup
porter appointed to the seat of the
late j. Hamilton Lewis, has praised
Mr.. Roosevelt's leadership.
Mr.. Green, who made a strong
race against Mayor Edward j. Kelly