Evening star., 1954-11-03
3-Seai House Edge
Seen for Democrats
Despite Some lJpsefs

Despite Some lJpsets
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crat who sought the seat vacated
by Democrat Representative j.
Frank Wilson in the 5th District.
Republicans scored when Will
liam H. Avery reversed a 1852
Democratic upset in Kansas. He
toppled Democratic Representa-
tive Howard s. Miller in the 1st
District.
In the Ohio 18th District an
upset occurred when the Demo-
cratic district vacated by former
Representative Robert Secrest,
Democrat, appointed to the Fed
eral Trade Commission. went
Republican. The winner was
John E. Henderson over John L.
Smith, Democrat.
Setback for President.
President Eisenhower suffered
a sentimental as well as political
setback in the Gettysburg, Pa,
area Only 10 days ago at his
Gettysburg farm he gave an
Eisenhower stew" lunch for Re-
publican candidates in that State.
Representative S. Walter Stauf-
fer. Republican, in that 10th
congressional district, was
downed by James w. Quigley,
Democrat.
Former President Truman could
enjoy something of a local if
not national chuckle. His own
congressional district around In
dependence, Mo-, was back in
Democratic hands. Former Rep
resentative George H. Christie
pher. Democrat, staged a come
back over Representative jeffrey
P. Hillelson, Republican, who
carried the district two years
ago.
The other Missouri gain for
Democrats occurred in the st.
Joseph mining area. w. r. Hull,
jr.. wrested the seat from Rep
resentative William c. Cole, Re-
publican.
One of the most serious Re-
publican setbacks. nationally as
well as in Pennsylvania. came
in the defeat of the veteran
Representative Louis E. Graham.
He has served in the House
since 1899 and was second rsnk-
ing Republican on the Judiciary
Committee. He lost to Frank
M. Clark. Democrat. Of BesSemer.
The other Pennsylvania loss
for Republicans was not so
startling. Former Representa-
tive Daniel j. Flood, Democrat.
of Wilkes-Barre will return to
the House because of his victory
over Representative Edward J..
Bonin. Republican.
House Ways and Means Com
mittee Republicans lost a men,
ber in the defeat of Representa-
tive Angler Goodwin in Massa-
chuSetts by Torbert Macdonald,
Democrat.
G. o. p. Loses in Delaware.
The Delaware defeat for Re-
publicans resulted from the tri-
umph of Harris B. Mcdowell,
Democrat. He defeated Mrs. Lii
lian I. Martin, Republican, run
ming for Representative at-large
to succeed Representative Her.
bert B. Warburton. unsuccessful
Republican candidate for Senator
from that State.
In Maryland the Republicans
lost in the defeat of Represen-
tative Small by Richard E. Lank-
ford. Democrat.
In Virginia the Republican loss
was that of Representative
Wampler by Pat Jennings, Dem
ocrat.
In the Illinois elections the
traditional congressional base
ball game here in Washington
had an echo, although not a
cheerful one for Representative
G. w. "Runt" Bishop, one of the
games prime enthusiasts. He
struck out to Kenneth j. Gray
in the Illinois 25th district.
Busbey Is Defeated.
An even better known House
Republican from Illinois, Rep
resentative Fred Busbey. a high
ranking member of the Appro-
priations Committee, was de-
feated in the Sd district. The
victor was James c. Murray,
Democrat, of Chicago.
The other Illinois Republican
casualty was in the 18th district
where Representative Edgar A..
Jonas was trimmed by Charles
A. Boyle, another Democrat from
Chicago.
In Indiana the Republicans
had to give up the 9th district.
Former Representative Winfield
K. Denton, Democrat, beat Rep
resentative D. Bailey Merrill, Re-
publican.
Switch in New York.
BY a strange twist, Democrats
captured the New York 21St dis
trict vacated by Republican
Representative Jacob c. Javits,
winner in the State Attorney
General race with Representa-
tive Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.
Herbert Zelenko, Democrat-Lib-
eral, defeated Floyd Cramer, Re-
publican. Mr.. RooSevelt's goth
district remained Democratic
with Irwin D. Davidson, Demo-
crat-Liberal. as his successor.