The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-02
Ry Lrl.E C, WILSON laNA FNyasx stan CorFeNnNnAent ]

united Press stan Correspondent
 New York. Nov a,-tup)-The general elections campaign ends to- day and the Democratic party IS eN. nected in tomorrow's polling Co Suts fer senate, House and gubernatorial losses but Co retain control ot Con greSs.
 The members of the House and Senate elected tomorrow with those hola.over Senators whose terms do not eNniret his year, Will meet in the first week Of January for the first session Of the 7Sth Congress,
 Maine elected a Governor, senator and three members Of the House, all Republicans, Sept, l4 The remain ina 47 states tomorrow will elect sl fun term and four short term Sena. tors, aS2 full term and two short term Eepresentativcs and g Cover. nors, There are literally thousands of lesser state and local offices to be filled tomorrow after campaign overshaSowe0 by war and marked Sv considerable public indifference
 IL is estimated that upwards of S0OOO 900 citizens will vote tomor. row compared with nearly 5o00o 900 in iea0 when the presidency was at stake
 Estimates ol probable Republican Senate gains range variouSly from tNao to half a dozen and there are reports from Nebraska that the vet eran Independent Sen, George w Norris may lose his seat to a Re- publican, Kenneth & Winery. Fos- ter May is the Democratic canoi- date in q three-man race,
 Frank F. Gannett vice chairman of the Republican national commit tee. estimated Republican House gains would be from a minimum Of 35 up. Democrats do not coneede so much as half of Gannett's mini mum figure. And the c. o. P. even more confidently hopes to win some Governors from the Demo- crats, notably in California, where Earl Warren Is reported to be fa- vorite over the incumbent Culbert l.. Olson, and in New York where one-time Distrtict Attorney Thomas F, Dewey looks like a winner over John ]. Bennett, Jr, the Democratic nominee.
 Although one-third of the Sem ate's membership of 96 comes up for reelection every two years, there is no practical possibility Of the G. o. P. winning the upper house ths time. The Democratic margin there has been so great sheet he first New Deal landslide of 1882 that, with always assured victories in the south, the Democrats still are im- urarnable. With every House seat up this year there is the possibility that rends or circumstances unee- tecten by polls and other samplines Of public opinion might shift power from one party to another. But to take over the House in the new Congress meeting in January the Republicans must win 52 seats to- morrow. and that is a large order
 New YoTk's gubernatorial contest is attracting national attention be- cause Dewey's election would put him far into the running for the 1gal Republican presidential nomin- alton. And on the Democratic side. election of Bennett would assure James A. Farley of continued con- trol of the state Democratic mach inc. With Farley running the party an New York, the states big ie44 national convention delegation would oppose fourth term nomin- ation for Mir. Roosevelt and would put up a fight to name regular Democratic party ticket from which 100 per cent new dealers would be excluded. Mir. Roosevelt opposed Hennett's nomination but finally announced that he wanted him elected.
 There is friction among New York Republicans. too. Wendell L. Willkie i040 Republican presidential nomi- nee, opposed Dewey's nomination For governor and only day before yesterday got around to announcing that he would vote for Dewey and the Republican ticket in tomorrow's election.
 Politicians also are watching the third term race of John w. Bricker for Ohio's governorship because his record is judged by numerous Re publicans to warrant him being classed as a real i944 presidential possibility.
 The New Jersey Democratic of Mayor Frank Hague. of Jersey City, and the Kelly Nash combina- ion which controls the Democratic party in Illinois. are figuring large Y in this election. They have been closely aligned with the administra- Ion since the early days of the New Deal although Hague almost missed inc band wagon when he and his delegates stood pat in 1892 for Al-