Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-11-05
6. @. p. Likely
T0Gain Control
OF Lower House
IS 600, 900 Vote
Over The Country
Being Looked For

Heavy balloting in many big popu-
lation ccntcrs pointed toward rec
ord "off-ycar" vote TODAY. as
Americans chose Il new Congress in
the first peacctimc general elections
in six years.
Election officials called the carly
turnout in Chicago very heavy" al
though Illinois had neither COVER
norship nor senatorial races.
In Ohio, it was unusually ncavy"
In Michigan il was the same. SINH
lar reports came from Pennsylvania.
Kansas City. Mo-, reported an OK
ceptionally heavy carly vote.
CBy The Associated PreSS)
In the first pcaCctimc general cleo
ton in six years. millions of Amcri-
cans registered their reactions today
to nearly fifteen months Of govern
mcnt effort to re-gcar the nation
from war To peace.
On that price issue. Republicans
confidently predicted the Democrats
would be swept out of power in
Congress. where they have held the
upper hand in both houses since
1892
Democrats, generally fighting de-
fcnsivc battle against COP. assaults
on their handling Of rCcOnvcrsion
problems, conceded they NAV suffer
some losses. But they Contcndcd they
will keep the legislative machinery
in their grasp. They apparently were
more confident however of retaining
Senate control than of holding the
House in line.
AT stake in the election. expected
to bring out more than 35.000.000
citizens in weather forecast as fair
and cool generally, although rainy
in the South and snowy in the
Rockies, are IS Senate places. 432
House seats. and 33 govcrnorships
The Republicans need net gain
of ten seats to win control of the
Senate and 26 20 take over the
House. The Democrats could lose
seven in tho Senate and II in the
House and still hold the legislative
whiphand.
The possibility Of q divided Con-
gross. with the COP. winning tho
House and the Democrats keeping the
Senate. already has started Wash
ingtonS rumor factory talking of the
possibility of a special session call
immediately after the election But
one responsible Democratic official,
who asked not to be quoted by name.
said President Truman has gwen no
intimaiion of any such plan.
President Truman and his family
arranged 10 vote in their home town
IN Independence, Mo. after which
Mr.. Truman planned 10 board his
train 10 return to Washington.
Because of his residence in Indie
pendcncc. Mr.. Truman votes in the
fourth congressional district Hence
ne could not participate in the fifth
! (kanSaS City) race. which he lifted
to top billing among the COngrcssion-
| al fights by personally endorsing
! EnoS ANtc!l in the primary over Rep
rcScnlatiNc Roger {. Slaughter the
| Democratic incumbent
Across the nation other potential
| 1913 presidential candidates were in
VOWED in affairs of their own. Gov
| crnor Thomas 4. Dewey of New
! York. who carried the COP. prcsi-
dental banner in 1914. indirectly put
| himself i'll line for another try al II in
| 1919 with reelection campaign. Re-
publicanS coniIdcntially predicted "A
substantial margin for Dewey over
| Senator James NJ. Mead. seeking To-
| transfer from Washington TO Albany.
In Ohio. former Governor Brick
CT. who held second place over on
| the 1914 Republican national ticket
Strovc for a wide majority over
/ Democratic Senator James Huffman.
/ In Michigan. Senator Arthur Van
dcnbcrg. mentioned as a possible
! presidential candidate. seemed to
have only nominal opposition i'm
Democrat James II. Lee.