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uation in the 18th against Repre-
sentative William H. Larrabee.

uation in the 18th against Repre-
sentative William H. Larrabee.
In Iowa the Republicans hope to
win two seats as we'll as to take the
6th, where Representative Robert
K, Goodwin, Republican, is not a
candidate and Paul H. Cunningham
is slated to win. They express con-
fidence that they will capture the
I'd and 9th districts, making a
solid Republican delegation.
In Kansas, they expect to defeat
Representative John NJ Houston,
Democrat. with Stanley Taylor,
Republican, and make it a solid
Republican delegation.
In Kentucky, the Republican
leaders predict the defeat Of Chair
man Andrew j. May, chairman of
the House Military Affairs Com
mittee, in the 7th district and Rep
resentative Emmet ONeal in the
Sd. The prospect is they will
have to be satisfied with holding
the one seat they now have from
that State, occupied by Representa-
tive John M. Robinson.
In Louisiana the Republican re-
ports say that David w. Pipes, jr.,
Republican, may win the Sd dis
trict from James Domengeaux, who
defeated Representative Robert l..
Mouton in the primaries.
6. o. p. Gains Seen in Maryland.
In Maryland, the Republican gains
are estimated at two to four. The
former Washington baseball star,
Walter p johnson, is counted sure
winner against Republican William
D. Byron. and Republicans predict
that Daniel Ellison who ran only
800 votes behind Representative
Ambrose Kennedy two years ago in
the 4th (Baltimore) district, will
defeat John A. Myers, who won the
Democratic nomination from Mr..
Kennedy. There is also a strong
undercurrent OF Willkie sentiment
on the Eastern Shore, where some
are predicting that Robert F. Duer
of Princess Anne, who has the Re-
publican nomination, may defeat
Republican David j. Ward OF Sails
bury.
In Massachusetts,, the Republi-
cans have two chances to make
turnovers in House seats and one
chance to lose a seat. In the 80
district, Representative Joseph Z.
Casey is said to be pressed hard by
Edward T. Simoneau. 1t Is also
claimed that Representative Arthur
D. Healey is in tight circumstances"
in the 9th district, where he is op-
posed by John j. Irwin. The vet
eran Republican House member,
Representative Robert Luce, Is
seriously threatened by Thomas H
Eliot, grandson Of the former presi-
dent of Harvard University, Samuel
w. Eliot.
In Michigan, the Republicans hope
to make turnovers in the 18th,
where Representative Frank E..
Hook. Democrat, who was elected by
less than 5000 votes two years ago
has the same opponent again, John
B. Bennett, and the 18th, where
Representative John D. Dingell Is
again opposed by Archie c. Fraser,
Republican.
Minnesota Hopes.
In Minnesota the Republicans are
banking particularly on two dis
tricts-the 2nd, where Repre-
sentative Elmer j. Ryan has the
same Republican opponent as two
years ago, Joseph P. OHara, and
the 9th, where Colvin G. Butler
is expected to defeat the Farmer
Labor incumbent, Richard T. Buck
ler.
In Missouri, the Republicans claim
a chance to win two to four seats,
and are making contests in the
1st, 3rd, 9Th, 18th and 18th districts.
In the 18th, Representative c. Ar
thur Anderson says he has assur-
ances of reelection. Representative
Dewey Short of Galena now repre-
sents the 7th district and is certain
to be reelected. He is the only
Republican member from that State.
Montana is going to send back to
| the House Jeannette Rankin, equal
suffrage pioneer, the first woman to
ever serve in Congress, who served
in the war Congress, and Is COM
ing back after an absence Of two
decades. She has the Republican