TIDE TURNS

Evening Star, Issue 20634, 6 November 1930, Page 11

TIDE TURNS

THE AMERICAN ELECTIONS A SWING TO THE DEMOCRATS SUBSTANTIAL VICTORIES Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. .NEW YORK, November 4. The re-election of Mr Franklin Roosevelt as Governor of New York State by a majority of 75,000 votes was one of the; earliest indications after the polls closed throughout the nation that this was a Democratic year. It stamped Mr Roosevelt as a certainty for the Democratic; Party’s Presidential nomination for 1932, He was closely supported by Mr “Al ” Smith. Mr Roosevelt’s outstanding victory in the face of bitter opposition by the Republicans, chiefly on the* local issue of corruption in the Democratic Tammany Hall, is perhaps the greatest single personal feature of to-day’s elections throughout the country. Mr Roosevelt’s plurality over his Republican opponent, Mr Tuttle, is unprecedented in the history of American politics. The early returns disclosed majorities for the “wet” cause. Ih the .States of Illinois, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island both “ wets ” and “drys” are leading in senatorial contests' where Prohibition is an issue. Rhode Island gave a vote of two to on® for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Tabulation of the Congress. returns along Prohibition lines indicates large gains for the “wet” forces. They have won at least twentyeight seats in the House of Representatives, and have lost none in the Senate;',retaining their present number of eighteen. The House will apparently have-at least 117 “ wets ” where there were 0n1y,91 before, while'29B “ drys ” Lave apparently been elected. Alabama elected Mr Bankhead as Senator, relegating Mr Heflin to the political limbo, and it elected a Democratic Governor. ■

Districts which irr 1923 voted for President ijooyer , to-day returned to the Democratic fold, showing that the. traditional solid Democratic South still must be reckoned as a political factor. Illinois voted against National Prohibition in a State referendum by a majority which is estimated to exceed 500,000. New Jersey elected Mr Dwight Morrow'as Senator by a large majority, probably in excess of 100,000. It returned seven .Republican representatives to Congress and five Democrats. Pennsylvania elected a Democratic Senator, Mr William Harris, and a Democratic Governor. , ' Arizona elected a Democratic representative, who will be the State’s entire congressional delegation. ; Illinois elected Mr" Lewis as 1 Senator over. Mrs M‘Cormack by , a majority of approximately 400,000. Mrs O’Neill ran a negligible third on her “ dry ” picket. North Carolina elected a Democrat Senator, Mr Bailey, and ten Democrats as members of the House of Representatives, including Mesdames.Wingo and Oldfield, who take the places of their deceased husbands. Kansas re-elected a Republican Senator, Mr Capper. Tennessee oltcted Messrs Brock and Hull as Democratic Senators, a Demo.cratio Governor,' and- six Democratic representatives. , ... GREAT DEMOCRATIC GAINS REPUBLICAN STATE TURNOVER. NEW YORK. November 4. The latest returns give the Democratic Party undoubted control of the House of Representatives, but the size of the majority cannot yet be predicted. Although they have .just failed to wrest control of the Senate from the Republicans, the Democrats have made phenomenal gains throughout the nation, not alone as concerns the elections to Congress and the Governorships, but also in the State Legislatures and every variety of; State office. The Democrats have recaptured in the Federal House the seats they lost during the Hoover landslide in the South in 1928, with the exception’of one in Virginia. 1 Normally Republican districts in the northern States went Democratic to-day, end many,' townships, counties, and cities with firmly entrenched Republican administrations ousted the latter in favour of Democrats. Political observers arc pointing a lesson for the Presidential election, in 1932. With the Republican control of the Senate only nominal, in view of the fact that a,considerable section of insurgent Republicans consistently vote with the Democrats," and the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives insufficient to give that party freedom from interpayty blows, it is foreseen that ‘-he next session of Congress in March, 1931, Will bo turbulent and unlikely disposed to deal'with anything like a planned Presidential legisativo programme. Congress will most likely turn into a fiery debating society, from which President Hoover can expect but few fruits to fulfil the promises he made in 1928.

FURTHER DETAILS NEAV Y'ORK, November 5. The only Democratic member of the Senate who was defeated was Senator Stock, of lowa. Nebraska re-elected Senator Norris, the leader of the insurgent Republican bloc. Oregon re-elected Senator M'Nary, who was co-author of the Tariff Bill, and chose an Independent as Governor. The exceptional significance of the Democratic victory continues to multiply. Illinois, which is traditionally Republican and has gone Democratic only twice in thirty-eight years, one of these occasions being President Wilson’s victory when Mr Theodore Roosevelt split the Republican Party, was simply swept by the Democrats. It is the third most populous State of the union, and, with New York, usually sways the nation. Pennsylvania, which is also traditionally. Republican, cast a larger Democratic ■vote than it has in a decade, the city of Philadelphia giving the defeated Democratic candidate for the governorship the largest vote it has ever given to a Democratic candidate for any office. Four Democratic congressmen, moreover, were returned at tho expense of Republicans. Texas elected a Democratic Governor and probably eighteen Democratic representatives. ' New Hampshire re-elected , a Republican senator, a Republican Governor, and two Republican representatives. Wisconsin elected a Republican Governor, Mr Philip La Follette, son of the late famous Senator La Follette, whose eldest son now sits in his seat in the Senate. Massachusetts appears to have elected a Democratic senator (Mr Marcus Coolidge), but a'Republican Governor, and has approved of a referendum to repeal the State Prohibition Enforcement Act. Michigan re-elected Mr Couzens as Republican senator, a Republican Governor, and probably thirteen Republican representatives. Florida returned four Democratic representatives, including Mrs Owen, a daughter of tho late Mr William Jennings Bryan. ' Kansas probably re-elected as its second senator, a Republican (Mr Alien), tho congressional delegation remaining the same—seven Republicans and one Democrat. New Mexico re-elected a Democratic senator, a Democratic Governor, and one Democratic representative. ■ Virginia re-elected a Democratic senator and nine Democratic - and one Republican representatives. Connecticut underwent a. political revolution, most of the Republicans in office being swept out, four out of the five Democratic congressional nominees winning. The State will also probably choose a Democratic Governor. Missouri elected ten, possibly twelve, Democrats of sixteen members of the House. ■ . Ohio chose a Deiiiocratic senator, who made his campaign as a “ wet,” and a Democratic Governor who made his campaign as a “ dry.” Colorado elected a Democratic senator and a Democratic Governor. Oklahoma apparently elected ms Democratic senator Mr Gove, who is blind, and a Democratic Governor and six out of eight Democratic congressmen. West Virginia elected a - Democratic senator, and three, possibly five, out of six congressmen. Tho Democratic gains in State officials are also very heavy. , Indiana elected at least six of thirteen Democratic congressmen, as against only three at last election. Delaware re-elected a Republican senator. Louisiana elected a Democrat as senator, and eight Democratic representatives. Minnesota probably elected a Democratic senator, and re-elected its delegation to the House of Representatives —nine Republicans and one FarmerLabour. Mississippi re-elected Senator Harrison (a Democrat), and returned a Democratic delegation to Congress. Rhode Island re-elected a Republican senator and three Republican congressmen. Wisconsin chose ten Republican and one Democratic congressmen. Nevada re-elected a Republican Governor and a congressman. California elected Mr Rolf as Governor, possibly by 500,000 votes, on the Republican ticket, and ro-electeo nin Republican and one Democratic congressmen. Montana re-elected a Democratic senator. Idaho re-elected Senator Borah and two Republican, congressmen. Pennsylvania elected Mr Gifford Pinchot as Republican Governor Ho was repudiated by the Republican Party organisation of 1>: ” r ’ l '-+f>. South Dakota re-elected a Reput lican Governor and a Republican senator. Nebraska apparently elected Mr Charles Bryan, a brother of the late Mr William Jennings Bryan, as Democra tic Governor. PROGRESS REPORT NEW YORK, November 5 The Senate figures now are as fol low: Republicans ... >.. 47 Democrats ... ... 45 Farmer-Labour ... 1 Doubtful 3 The figui'es for the House of Repie.entatives are:— Democrats 218 Republicans 210 Farmer-Labour 1 Ohio’s Democratic sweep is one of the oustamiing features of tho election. The Democrats won eight sent making their delegation eleven, com pared .with, three in 1928. The Speaker,

Mr Long worth, has been defeated in his native State. He is a son-in-law of the late President Roosevelt, and one of tho most outstanding Republican politicians in tho country, Massachusetts appears to have leected a Democratic Governor by a narrow margin. GUNS OUT IN aEHTUCKY THREE DEATHS. NEAV YORK, November 4. Four cases of shooting occurred in Kentucky during the elections, three of them being fatal. A Democratic magistrate shot a farmer at Stinking Creek, and was in turn killed by tho farmer’s son. ' In Louisville a prominent Democratic politician was shot dead by a Negro' Republican. " WETS " AND “ DRYS " SENATE SEATS EQUALLY DIVIDED. NEAV YORK, November 5. (Received November 6, at 9 a.m.) Illinois, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts overwhelmingly voted to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment. The “wets” and “drys” divided about equally the Senate seats at yesterday’s election, where Prohibition was an issue, while the anti-Prohibitionists cut deeply into the “ dry ” majority in the House of Representatives. , REACTION ON STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET BREAKS NEAV YORK. November 5, (Received November 6, at 10.35 a.m.) Apparently disturbed by tho outcome of the election, traders throw stocks overboard. The whole list broke wide open. Starting quietly, it gathered momentum throughout the session. Issue after issue fell to new low levels for the year or longer under the downward leadership of United States Steel, which dropped 6 points to I4U points, registering a total market loss since last season’s high point of over one 'ion dollars. Other markets showed a similar reaction. LATEST RESULTS NEW YORK, November 5. (Received November 6, at 1.10 a.m.) At 6 p.m. to-day the figures for the House of Representatives were : Democrats 200 Republicans 194 Doubtful 41 The Democrats gained 3G seats and the Republicans 1. The whole legislative power of the United States is vested by the Constitution i a Congress, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate, which consists ox two members from each State, chosen by popular vote, is entrusted, in addition to its legislative functions, with the power of ratifying or rejecting all treaties made by the President _ with foreign Powers, a two-thirds majority of senators present being required for ratification. The Senate is also invested with the power of confirming or rejecting all appointments to office made by tho President. The House of Representatives is composed of mem bers elected every second year by the vote of citizens in the various States. The number of representatives which a State may return depends on its population. Thus New York has fortythree representatives, and the other States have few r er, some having only one. [Tho state of x ,ar t' es before this election was:— SENATE. Republicans 56 Democrats ... 39 Farmer-Labour ... ... 1 Total 96 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Republicans 269 Democrats 165 Farmer-Labour ... 1 ! Total 435 The salary of senators and of members of the House of Representatives is 10,000 dollars a year.]