UNITED STATES ELECTIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1930, Page 6

UNITED STATES ELECTIONS

DEMOCRATS GREAT WIN MAJORITY IN HOUSE NEW YORK’S RECORD VOTE LIQUOR ISSUE INVOLVED - •' V o —■— TROUBLE FOR MR HOOVER o United press Association— By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright).

NEW YORK, Nov. '4.' The United States Corigressioim* elections were held to-day. The results show that the Deiiiocratic . Party, have gained a majority in-the HduSe of Representatives, ‘and that they have also ; made important Senate gains, lhe figures fer tile' Senate : so ; far" give the state’ tif Parties as follows: —Republicans'/ 47 } Democrats," 41/ Fame*' Labour, 1-with sel'dn seats remaining: doubtful: STATE OF PARTIES. ' NEW YORK, ‘Nov. 5. The election figures now are as follows: '• SENATE. Republicans ... Democrats 4 - ) Doubtful ... HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Democrats ... ... ... ••• 218 Republicans "... -•§ Farmer. Labour ... I - DEMOCRATIC- MAJORITY. ? • • NEW'. YORK, Nov. 5. The latest election returns give the Democratic Party the undoubted control of the United States House of Representatives; but the size of their majority cannot yet be predicted. ■1 Although the Democrats have just failed ,to west the control of the Senate from - the Republicans, the Democratic gains throughout the nation have been phenomenal. t The Democratic gains are not alone those as' concerns tlie elections to Con. •gress 1 aiid* the State . Governorships, but also those in the State legisbiH’firas' and in' 'every variety of State •office?. r The • Democrats have recaptured in the Federal House seats they lost during the Hoover 'landslide iri"che Souther IT States in 1928, with the exception of one seat in Virginia.

■ Norihally Republican districts in the Northern States went Democratic today, and many of the townships, counties, and cities that have had firmlyentrenched Republican administratiine have ousted those -administrations in favour of Democrats.

" NEAV YORK’S RECORD VOTE. NEAV YORK, N T ov. 4 In the election for the New fork Staite Governorship Mr Franklin. Roosevelt’s plurality over his Republican opponent, Mr Tuttle, is seventyfive thousand, which majority is unprecedented' in the history of American politics. This is the largest majority ever given to a Democratic candidate in New York State. It was one c-t the earliest indication/s, after The polls closed, throughout the nation,, that this was a Democratic year, and it stamped Mr Roosevelt as lieing a certainty for Itlie Democratic Party’s Presidential nominee for the ”'3*2 election. Air Roosevelt is closely supported by Air A 1 Smith. 'Mr Roosevelt’s is an outstanding victory in, the face of bitter opposition by the Republicans, .vliich was :chiefly on the local issue of corruption in the Democratic Tammany Hall. It is perhaps, the" greatest single personal feature of to-day’s ’ elections throughout the country.' DEMOCRATIC SUCCESSES. NEW YORK, Nov. 4. North Carolina has elected a Democratic Senator, Mr Bailey, and also ten Democrats as members of The U.S.A. House of Representatives, including Airs AA 7 ings and Airs Oldfield, they taking the places of their deceased husbands.

The State of Pennsylvania has elected a ! Democratic Senator. Mr William Harris, and also a Democratic Governor. •

Afizoria State has elected a Democratic Representative to the tTouse, he being that Statens entire Congressional delegation’. Tlie ‘.State of Tennessee has elected two Democratic Squalors, Messrs Brock artd Hull, and also a Democratic. Governor,' and six Democratic members of the House of Representatives.

AV. .T. BRYAN’S RELATIVES WIN

■j • NEAV YORK. Nor.- 4. The .State of Alontana has re-elected as Democratic Senator, Air AValsli. Nebraska, apparently elected Air Charles Bryan, a brother of tlie late William Jennings Bryan (Democratic.

Presidential candidate) as Democratic Governor. ....

Florida has returned f<? Uf Democrats to the House of Representatives, ineludi'ng Mrs Owep, the daughter of the late William Jennings,Bryan.

New Mexico .has re-elected its Democratic Senator, Mr Bratton, also a Democratic Governor and one Democratic representative.

'. Virginia lias re-elected its Democratic Senator i Mr Glass, and also nine Democrats and' one Republican to the House of Representatives. The State of Connecticut to-day underwent a political revolution. Most of the Republicans in office there hare been swept out, four out of the five Democratic Congressional nominees winning, and the Republican floorleader of the House, Mr Tilson, alone being re-elected. This State will also probably choose Democratic Governor. Missouri State has elected ten, and possibly twelve, Democrats cut of its sixteen 'members of the House. Dhip has' re-elected tRe Speaker of the House, Mr Longworth, who is a Republican, hut has' chosen a /Democratic Senator, Mr Bulkley, who made his campaign as a “Wet, ’ ana has also chosen, the Democratic Governor, who, .however, made his campaign as a “Dry.” • Colorado has elected a. Democratic Senator, Mr Costigan, and also a Democratic Governor. Oklahama State has apparently elected a Demcratic Senator, Mr Gore, who is Wind, and also a Democratic Governor, and has chosen six Democrats but of its eight Congte.iSmen. , T . West Virginia has elected a Democratic Senator; Mr Neeley, and time©, and. possibly five, of six of its Congressmen will be’ Democrats. The Democrats gains in this State’s officials are also very h&avy. Indiana has ‘elected at least fx of itp thirteen Congressmen, as against only three Democrats at the last election. ' Louisiana 1 lias elected Senatoi a Democrat, and also eight Demo;, crats to the House of Representatives Minnesota has probably elected a Democratic Senator, Mr Hordale. Mississippi has re-elected Senator Harrison, a Democrat, and hap returned a Democratic delegation to Congress. SOUTH AGAIN DEMOCR ATIC. NEW YORK, Nov. 4. In the Congressional elections the State of Alabama has elected Air Bankhead as Senator and has it-le-gated Air Hcfin, who was a member pf the last Senate, to political Umbo Alabama has also elected a Democratic .Governor.

The districts iii Alabama which in the 1928 Presidential election voted for Air Hoover to-day returned to the Democratic fold, thus showing that the traditional solid DemocraticSouth still must be reckoned as a political factor. : .

REPUBLICAN WINS. AIASSACHUETTS GOES WET. NEAV YORK, .Nov. 4. The 'State of Illinois lias returned seven Republican representatives to Congress Democrats. The State has elected Mr Lewis as Senator over Mrs AloCbrnuu-k by approximately four hundred thousand ol a majority. Airs O’Neal ran a negligible third on her “Dry” ticket. NEAV Y.ORK, Nov 4. Kansas State has re-elected the Republican, Senator Copper. The State of Kansas probably has also re-elected as its second Senator the Republican, Air Allen. The Kansas Congressional Delegation is remaining the same, seven Republicans and one Democrat. South Dakota has re-elected a Republican Governor and a Republican Senator, Air Billow. New Hampshire State has re-elected the Republican, Senator Keys, and a Republican Governor and two Republician representatives. AVisconsin State has elected a Republican as Governor, Air Philip La Follette, the son of the late famous Senator La Follete. whose eldest son now sits in his seat in the Senntp. Alassachusetts appears to have elected the Democratic Senator. Marcus Coolidge, but a Republican Governor, and that State has approved of a, re-

AVHAT RESULTS MEAN

ferendum to repeal the State Prohibition Enforcement Act.

The State of Alichigan has re-elect-ed Air Gouzons. the Reupblican Senator also a Republican Governor and probably thirteen Republicans to the House of Representatives.

Delaware lias re-elected a Republican Senator, Air Hastings. Minnesota has re-elected, as its delegation to the House of Representatives nine Republicans and one Farmer-Labour.

Rhode Island has re-elected the Republican Senator, Air Aletcalf, and three Republican Congressmen. AVisconsin chose ten Republican and one Democratic Congressman.

Nevada lias re-elected a Republican Governor and Congressman.

The State of California has elected Air Rolf as Governor, possibly by five hundred thousand of a majority on the Republican ticket, and lias re-elected nine Republican and one Democratic Congressman. Idaho has re-elected Senator Borah (Republican) and two Republican Congresmen. Pennsylvania'has elected All* Gifford Punehot as Republican Governor, who was repudiated by the Republican Party organisation of his State.

NEW YORK, November .5. Only one Democratic member of the Senate has been defeated. He is Air (Seek of lowa., His republican opponent Air Dickinson, is leading. Nebraska has re-elected Senator Norris, the leader of the insurgent Republican “bloc.” Oregon has re-elected Senator AleNary who was the co-author of the Tariff Bill, and Oregon chose an Independent as 'Governor.

A REA! ARK ABLE TURNOA 7 ER. NEAV YORK, November 5. The exceptional significance of the Democratic Party’s victory continues to multiply. The, State of Illinois, which has gone Democratic only twice in 38 years, .one of these occasions being AVoodrow AVilson’s victory,, when Theodore Roosevelt split the Republican Party, was simply swept to-day by the Democrats. It is the third most populous State of the Union, and with New York, it usually sways the nation. Pennsylvania., which is also traditionally Republican, has cast a .larger Democratic vote, than in. the past decade. The city of Philadelphia has given the defeated Democratic candidate for the Government the largest vote ever given to a Democratic candidate there fob any offieg.. Four Democratic Congressmen moreover were returned at the expense of the Republicans in Pennsylvania. The State of Texas has elected a Democratic Governor and probably also eighteen Democratic candidates to the House of Representatives. KEY STATES GO DEMOCRAT. NEW YORK, November 5. Ohio’s Democrat sweep, is one of the outstanding features of the election. The Democrats have there won eight seats, making - their l " l'delegation to congress eleven, ' compared with only three in 1928. It appears now that the House speaker, Air Longworth, lias been defeated in his native state. He is a son-in-law of the date President Roosevelt and one of the most outstanding Republican politicians in the country. Massachusetts appeatrs to have elected the Democratic Governor by a narrow margin. THE. LIQUOR ISSUE. WET VOTE LEAPS UP. NEAV YORK, November 5. The early returns of the United States Elections have disclosed maporities for the “Wet” cause in the States of Illinois, Alassachusetts, and Rhode Island. Both AVets and Dhfs are leading in the Senatorial :contests where prohibition is an issue;-.j

Tlie State of Rhode Island has given a vote of two to. offish.for the repeal f of the Eighteenth Amendment. A tabulation of Congress along Prohibition lines indicates large gains for tlie “AA 7 et” forces. They have won at least 28 seats in the U.S.A. House of Representatives, and they have lost none in the Senate, retaining their present number of eighteen seats. The House of Representatives will apparently have now at least 117 “\A 7 ets” where there were only 91 “AVets’’ before, while a total of 298 Dries has apparently been elected. The State of Illinois, including Chicago, lias voted against Natioinal Prohibition, in a State referendum on the question, by a. majority that is estimated to be in excess of half a million.

The State of New Jersey has elected Air Dwight Morrow (the Republican who lias turned “AA'et”) as its Senator by a large majority, probably one in excess of one hundred thousand.

NEAV YORK, November 4

Political observes are pointing the lesson ofoto-day’s vote for the Presidential Election in 1932.

AVitli the Republican control of the Senate now only nominal, in view of the fact that a considerable section of the insurgent Republicans consistently vote with the Democrats, and that the Democrats’ majority in the House of Representatives is not sufficient to give that Party freedom from intCr-Party blows, it is foreseen that the next session of Congress, following March, .1931, will lie a turbulent one. and will hardly he disposed to deal with anything like a planned Presidential legislative pro-

gramme. Congress then will most likely, turn into a fiery debating society, from which President Hoover can expect hut few fruits to fulfil the promises that lie made in the year 1928. FATAL CAMPAIGNING. FOUR SHOOTINGS. NEAV YORK, November 4. Four election shootings, three of them being fatal, occurred in the State of Kentucky. A Democratic Alagistrate shot a farmer in Stinking Creek, and the Alagistrate was, in turn killed by the farmer’s soil; In Louisville a prominent Democrat politician was shot dead by a. negro Republican. FURTHER PARTICUI.ARS. (Received this day at 9.40 a.m.) NEAV YORK, Nov. 5. Illinois, Rhode Island and Alassachusetts overwhelmingly voted for tlie repeal of the Eighteenth, Amendment. The “Drys” are divided about equally in the Senate seats. Yesterday’s election where prohibition was.the issue, while anti-prohibi-tionists cut deeply into the. “Dry” majority in the? House, noon results of ninety-five Senate contests show the Republicans: elected thirteen, holdovers thirty-four, total fort,y-*ev-

Democrats elected nineteen, holdovers twenty-six " total fort\ -five. Farmer Labour elected none, holdovers one.

Three seats necessary for a majority are still doubtfiil. Congressional results of 135 scats showed Republicans elected 176 : present Congress 260), Democrats elected 187 (present Congress 160), Farmer Labour none (present Congress one), still doubtful 72, Two hundred and eighteen seats are necessary for a majority.