Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1928, Page 7

3 N THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1928. 13T HOUSE SEATS INBALANCE TODAY . Democrats Must Make Net Gain of 24 to Secure Control, Of the 435 seats in the National House of Representatives 431 are in the election day balance. The four seats to which Maine is entitled were filled by an election on September 10, all Re- Ppublicans, as usual. With the present membership of the House standing at 237 Republicans, 195 Democrats and 3 scattering, the Demo- crats, in order fo win control of the House, must make a net gain of 24 seats. Party leaders claim they will do this, but the Republicans make a coun- ter claim that they will slightly in- ¢ crease their present majority There are 388 members of the pres- ent House seeking re-election today. Twenty-six members of the House de- cided not to run again. Eight were de- feated in primaries for renomination. Five have died—three just before the last session ended and two since Con- gress has been in recess, Four members have resigned. Out of the 26 who decided not to be candidates for the House again six sought their party’s nomination for the Senate and three of them won the nomination and are in the senatorial contests_ today—"Tom” Connally of Texas (Democrat), Theodore E. Burton of Ohio (Republican) and Charles E. Winter of Wyoming (Republican). Connally and Representative Thomas L. Blanton, each with 12 years’ service, contested for the Democratic nomina- tion against Senator Mayfield, who is completing his first term of six years, and Connally won. Garrett Is Loser. Representative Finis J. Garrett of ‘Tennessee, the Democratic leader in the House, with 24 years of continuous service, was an unsuccessful contender against Senator McKellar. Represent- ative T. Webster Wilson of Mississippi was defeated for the Democratic nomi- nation in an effort to unseat Senator Robert D, Stephens. Garrett probably will be succeeded as Democratic floor Jeader by Representative “Jack” Garner of Texas. Three members of the House offered themselves for their party’s nomination for the governorship—Representative “Jim” Begg of Ohio, right-hand man to Speaker Longworth and the Repub- lican party’ sleuth to find “jokers” and other objectionable features in bills and resolutions; Representative Joseph D. Beck (Republican) of Wisconsin, one of the La Follette group of indepen- dents, and Representative Martin L. Davey (Democrat) of Ohio. The latter was the only one of the three who was fllccm(ul in getting the party nomina- jon. Since the gavel fell last May death has removed two prominent members of the House—Henry R. Rathbone of Illinois and Louis A. Frothingham of Massachusetts. Just before the session ended three other veterans answered the last roll call—Thomas Butler of Pennsylvania, chairman of the Naval Committee; Martin B. Madden of Illi- nois, chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and James A. Gallivan of Massachusetts, who was a leader of the wet forces. Six Women in Race. All four of the women now members of the House—Florence P. Kahn of California, Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, ‘Mary T. Norton of New Jersey and Katherine Langley of Ken- tucky—are candidates for re-election. In addition, two other women, both daughters of once outstanding figures in the Republican and Democratic par- ties, scek House seats. Ruth Hanna McCormick, daughter of Mark Hanna, is a candidate for Representative at Large from Illinois, having defeated Representative Richard Yates in the Republican primaries. ‘Yates, however, has since been ap- inted as a candidate in place of thbone. Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of Wil- liam Jennings Bryan, seeks election to the House from the fourth district of Florida. She defeated Representative William J. Sears in the primarics last Spring, and generally nomination in that State is tantamount to election. All of the leaders of the Republican party came through the primaries. Nicholas Longworth, Speaker, is up for Te-election in Ohio; John Q. Tilson, floor leader, has been renominated in Connecticut, and Bertrand H. Snell, chairman of the all-powerful Rules Committee, successfully weathered the New York primaries, Among the Democrats John Garner, ranking member on the Ways and Means Committee, and William A. Old- field, the Democratic whip, have been renominated. Garner probably will be! Democratic candidate for Speaker of the House, and if Longworth is re- elected, as he will be if the Republicans Tetain their majority, will succeed Gar- Tett as pilot of the minority forces. Among Those Missing. Among the other House members who are not in the contests today, and will, therefore, be missing from the next Congress, are: Morin of Pennsylvania (Republican), chairman of the Military Affairs Com- mittee, who has served 16 years con- tinuously, was defeated in the primaries. Daniel R. Anthony, jr. of Kansas (Republican), chairman of the Appro- priations Committee, who is 1ot a can- didate for re-election after 22 years of continuous service. Rubey of Missouri (Democrat), who s not a candidate for re-election after 16 years' service. the Committee on Agriculture, MacGregor of New York (Republi- can), chairman of the Committee on Accounts, who has resigned after 10 ervice. He was also a member he committees on Banking and Currency, Expenditures in the Execu- tive Departments, Immigration and Naturalizaticn, and Roads. Sinnott of Oregon (Republican) ‘is not a candidate for re-election after six years of continuous service. He is chairman of the Committee on Public \ Lands and a member of the commit- | tees on Irrigation and Reclamation, Patents and_Pensions. Black of Texas (Democrat) was de- feated in the primaries after 14 years of continuous service. He is a mem- he Committee on Banking and Hersey of Maine (Republican), a member of the Judiciary Commiitee, who has served 12 years continously, was defeated in the primaries. Tillman of Arkansas (Democrat) is not a_candidate for re-election after 14 years’ continuous service. He is mem- ber of the Judiciary Committee. Boies of Jowa (Republican) is not a candidate for re-clection after 10 years of continuou: rvice. He is a member of the Judiciary Committee, White to Retire. ‘White of Kansas (Republican) is not a candidate after 10 years of continu- ous service. He is chairman of the Committee on Election of President, sident and Representatives in Congress, which has before it the reso- lution to abolish the so-called “lame- duck” session of Congress. He also is & member of the Census, Immigration and Naturaliz n and Invalid Pen- sions committees Bowling of Alabama (Democrat) has resigned after 10 years' continuous service. 2 member of the Judi- ciary Committ Reed of Arkansas (Democrat) was defeated in the primaries. He has { served six years continuously and is a member of the committees on Expen- ditures in the Executive Departments, Irrigation and Reclamation and Pat- ents. ‘Ware of Kentucky (Democrat) is not He is a member of | | | Lower: FINAL APPEALS OF THE CANDIDATES Upper: This telephoto picture shows Herbert Hoover last night making his ast radio appeal to the voters of the United States from the library of his home on the Stanford University campus, Palo Alto, Calif. Gov. Alfred E. Smith making his final address before the micro- phone in a room at Carnegie Hall, New York, last night. —Associated Press Photo. a candidate for re-election. He is serving his first term, and is a member of the Civil Service and Claims com- mittees. Bowles of Massachusetts (Republi- can) is not a candidate for re-election from the second Massachusetts district, which was previously represented for 30 years by Senator Gillett, former Speaker of the House. Mr. Bowles is serving his second term. He is a mem- ber of the committees on Census. Dis- trict of Columbia, Education, Public Buildings and Grounds and Roads. Furlow Is Defeated. Furlow of Minnesota (Republican) was defeated in the primaries. He is serving his second term, and is a mem- ber of the Military Affairs Committee. Lowrey of Mississippi (Democrat) was defeated for renomination. He has served continuously for eight years, and is a member of the committees on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Edu- cation and War Claims. George H. Combs, jr., of Missouri (Democrat), is not a candidate for re- election. He is the baby member of the House and serving his first term. He is a member of the District of Co- lumbia and Labor committees. Kindred of New York (Democrat) is not a candidate for re-election after 10 years of continuous service. He is a member of the Rivers and Harbors Committee. Cohen of New York (Democrat) is not a candidate for re-election. He is serving his first term. Jacobstein of New York (Democrat) is not a candidate for re-election. He has served six years continuously, and is a member of the committees on the Census, Expenditures in the Executive Departments and Labor. Lyon Not Candidate. Lyon of North Carolina (Democrat) is not a candidate for re-election. He has served continuously for eight years, and is a member of the Rivers and Harbors Committee. ‘Tatgenhorst, jr., of Ohio (Republi- can), is not a candidate for re-election. He is serving his first term, and is a member of the Naval Affairs Commit- tee. W. T. Fitzgerald of Ohio (Republican) | is not a candidate for re-election after four years’ service. He is chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions. Bushong of Pennsylvania (Republi- | can) is not a candidate for re-election. | He is serving his first term Perry of Virginia (Democrat) is not a candidate for re-election after serv- ing six years continuously. Commerce Committee. Strother of West Virginia (Republi- can) is not a candidate for re-election. He is serving his second term, and is a member of the Judiciary Committee. Already there are four vacancies cer- tain on the House District Committee— Blanton, defeated as a candidate for the Senate; Henry R. Rathbone of Ili- nois, deceased; George H. Combs, jr., who s not sseking re-election, and Henry L. Bowles of Massachusetts, who is not a candidate. . | REPUBLICANS WORRIED, ' RASKOB DECLARES By the Assoclated Press NEW YORK. November 6—Com- menting last night on assurances from Democratic leaders that Smith will | carry Illinois and Indiana, John J. Ras- kob, chairman of the Democratic n tional committee, said “I think the Re- publicans are pretty much worried about things.” “T should think they'd be worried.” he said, “because they claim only 267 votes sure for Hoover and they kave put in States like Kentycky, Margland, | New Jersey, Minnesota and Wyoming |to_get the total.” | _His comment came after George H. Getz, chairman of the Smith inde- pendent committee in Chicago, had told the Democratic chairman that Hoover's | maximum vote below the Cook County He is al member of the Interstate and Foreign|line to await their ‘turn to cast their VIRGINIA BALLOT 10 BREAK RECORD Winchester, Fredericksburg and Other Cities Repdrt Unprecedented Voting. From many sections of Virginia to- day information of the voting indicated the largest total in the political history of the State. Winchester, Lynchburg, Fredericks- burg and Manassas and other sections reported unprecedented heavy early balloting. In Winchester and at the nearby county polls the rate was being steadily maintained at a vote every minute and a half, and eleciion judges reported that the women were out in numbers the like of which have never been seen in that section. In Manassas and throughout Prince William County the early vote volumec was far above any previous election. County politicians saw Smith gaining a substantial lead in this section, which in 1924 gave Davis 847 votes, Coolidge 269 and La Follette 52. In the FPredericksburg section the vote was large, but not as heavy as in other sections. Anti-Smith Democrats, it was reported, were remaining away from the polls altogether, but the heavy turnout of the women was expected more than to make up for those who stayed away and a record vote wes being freely predicted. WOMEN’S BALLOT HEAVY. Lines Formed First Time in Years in Rockingham County, Va. Special Dispatch to The Star. HARRISONBURG, Va., November 6. —Tremendous woman vote featured the early balloting in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County this morning. At 10:30 o'clock a vote as large as generally cast in normal election times had been polled in many precincts. For the first time in years voters stood in ballots. JOHN R. CROWN. LYNCHBURG VOTE BIG. Metween 4,000 and 4,500 Expected as Total Ballot. Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va., November 6.— The presidential campaign here has been the hottest in many years and in- dications today are that the vote will be the largest ever recorded. Around 4,000 to 4,500 votes will be cast, despite the fact that the polls will be open only slightly more than 10 hours. More po- \litical "addresses have been made here ’Ihfln in any campaign for 20 years, and for the first time in many years Repub- lican speakers have had large hearings. The vote here four years ago wa: 86: Coolidge, 604; La Follette, . 920 the vote was: Cox, 2,00 and Harding, 609, Democratic leaders are claiming the city by majorities ranging from 200 to 750. On the other hand, predictions are made that the Re- publican vote will poll majorities equal- 11y as large. Capital Woman Divorced. Special Dispatch to The Star. X FREDZRICK, Md, November 6.— James E. Fletcher, this city, was granted an absolut> divorce from his | wife, Mrs, Mary E. Fletcher of Wash- The rarest dog is the Dobermann line in Tlinois would run from zero to 100,000. Cook County, Getz said, would give Smith a 200,000 plurality, n Fincher, a German breed, of which there are only four specimens in Eng- lands | ington in Circuit Court here yesterday. | MARYLAND VIGTORY UPTO BALTIMORE City’s Vote Expected to De- termine Election as Heavy Polling Proceeds. Spevial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, November 6.— While campaign managers of both parties are claiming victory in Maryland, the big mystery is Baltimore City, the vote here deciding whether Smith or Hoover car- ries the State. Politicians of both parties are not far apart on what the State's 23 coun- ues will do. Democrats say Hoover will carry the counties by from 20,000 to 30,000. Republicans say he will carry them by from 30,000 to 40,000. Pre- dictions for the nine Eastern Shore | counties—depending on whether they | are being made by a Democrat or Re- | publican—range from a Hoover majority of 6,000 to 12,000. The five Southern { Maryland counties will give anywhere | from a 1,000 Smith majority to a 2,600 | Hoover majority. And the four Western Maryland counties will give Hoover a majority predicted to range from 10,000 to_18,000. Democrats say Smith will carry Bal- timore by at least 30,000 and perhaps 60,000, overcoming his county handicap and giving him the State. Republicans say Hoover will either carry or lose the city by a small ma- Jjority, and will carry the State in either case. Irrespective of the outcome there is little doubt that the largest vote in the history of Maryland will be cast. The largest vote on record in Mary- land was that of the presidential elec- tion of 1920, when approximately 416,000 votes were cast, the vote in Baltimore city in that year being 212,274. The total vote in the State in the presi- dential election of 1924 was 357,643, with the city of Baltimore supplying 162,768. The polls in Batlimore City opened at 6 o'clock and wil close at 5 o'clock. In Baltimore County the polls opened at 7 am. and will close at 7 p.m., and the hours were the same in all other counties but Garrett, Washintgon, Car- roll, Montgomery, Calvert, Dorhcester, the Delmar district of Wicomico and Worcester. In these the voting began at 6 am., closing at 7 pm. In Talbot County voting started at 8 a,m. and will end at 7 p.m. WOMEN OUTNUMBER MEN. Cumberland Records 100 Votes in First Hour of Balloting. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md.,, November 6.— Between 7 o'clock this morning, when the polls opened here, and 8 o'clock 100 votes had been cast and the indi- cations were that both parties would record their full strength. ‘Women outnumbered the men. There are 62 precincts in the county. Toward 10 o'clock the skies became cloudy and there was a slight rain. Mrs. Harriet Willison, at Flintstone, who is past 100 years old; Mrs. Elizabeth Forsythe Dodge, this city, 94, and Mrs. Grace Morris, 90, are voting. Both parties are straining every ef- fort to get out the vote with organiza- tions in better trim than ever. FREDERICK VOTE HEAVY. County in Maryland Expects Record- Breaking Election Returns. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md. November 6.— Indications of a heavy vote were re- ported throughout Frederick County, as the early vote far exceeded that of former years. Most votes here will be cast late and complete returns from the city precincts probably will not be known until tomorrow. Most of the early voters were wom- en. More women are registered this year than at any time since the passage of the nineteenth amendment. This county's registration was in- creased about one-fourth this Fall and 90 per cent of the affiliated vote will be cast, party leaders predicted. In Baltimore women for the first time outnumbered the male voters at many precincts. At a number of precincts the unusual rapidity with which voters marked and cast their ballots was feature. Much confusion had been ex- | pected because of the thousands of new voters. Voting machines are being used for the first time in 15 precincts and the executives of these precincts reported less confusion than had been lookcd for, A few of the voters had to be shown how to vote, but the majority appeared to be familiar with the opera- tion of the machines. No disorder has been reported and up to noon police had made no arrests. MAKES SPEED VOTING. 2 Fiftey-seven Ballots Cast in Ten Min- utes in One Precinct. Special Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., November 6.— At the rate of 5.7 votes a minute the balloting in one precinct here today was going faster than was ever known there before. Of 57 votes cast in 10 minutes after the booth opened, two-thirds were ‘women. Forty-five voters were in line, and the prospect of a continuance of the rush was strong. ‘Washington County, with fai: weath- er and enthusiasm at high pitch, will roll up the greatest ballot in its history, both as to the rural and urban voting. Leaders of both parties were reluctant th'; morning to claim any certainties of victory, but the fact that the women are believed Republican-inclined and are out en masse appears to favor the Republicans. U. S. ELECTION NEWS AWAITED IN PARIS 25,000 Americans Eager for Re- turns—Many Will Keep Vigil Throughout the Night. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 6.—Twenty-five thousand Paris Americans will get thejr first news of the presidential election 4t about the time they are having their | rolis and coffee tomorrow morning First definite returns are expected to be received here in the neighborhood of 6 or 7 o'clock. Some of the most enthusiastice parti- sans are taking no chances, however, and will temain up all night in the hopes of hearing the familiar “‘another county heard from” at an earlier hour. At least three cafes patronized largely by an American clientele have arranged for a bulletin service, and special an- nouncements will be posted outside the offices of a number of the big news- papers. Celebrations will be deferred until to- morrow night, when, no matter who wins, good French champagne is ex- pected ta drown a lot of disappointment or stimulate partisan rejoicing. The prospect of voting sent many Americans. nomunally living in Paris, back home. Up to the very last poss ble date of sailing, October 27, vessels carried many passengers whose only reason for the voyage was to be able to cast their ballots for their favorite can- didate. ) The election campaign ettracted great attention among the French themselves and the newspapers printed columns of reports and comments, HOW STATES VOTED IN PAST ELECTIONS Top: The election map of the United States in 1512. The black in this and maps below represents the States carried by the Democrats; the white the States carried by the Republicans, and the States which went to the late Theo- dore Roosevelt in his “Bull Moose” split are stippled. Next to top: the presidency. In 1916, the year the late Woodrow Wilson was re-elected to ‘Third from top: In 1920, year of the Harding election, and in which the Democrats lost all but 11 States. Bottom: In 1924, the year of the Coolidge re-election, and the La Follette insurrection, which took Wisconsin from the old line ranks. that carried by La Follette. Shaded area is —P. & A. Photos. Bank Head Halts Run Caused by Report That Pope of Rome Had Indorsed Hoover By the Assoclated Press. ERIE, Pa, November 6.—A run on the Bank of Italy, precipitated, au- thorities claim, through the circula- tion of political propaganda that the Pope of Rome had indorsed Herbert Hoover for the presidency, was halted iast night after more than $4,000 had been withdrawn during the late after- noon hours. The run on the bank started at clos- ing time. When the bank reopened its doors last night more than one thou- sand depositors were in front of the doors. Leonard Tasquallicio, president of the bank, demanded the reason for @he Fuening St the gathering and was showered with pamphlets citing the Pope as indorsing Hoover. He then refused to pay out additional moneys and succeeded in placating the crowd. According to several of the depositors, the circulars were secured at a political rally, and in addition to stating that the Pope had indorsed Hoover said that Tasquallicio, who was to have addressed a Republican rally last night, was about to depart for Italy with the bank funds. Tasquallicio’s appearance before the bank's depositors calmed them some- what, but after he had dispersed the gathering it was too late for him to attend the rally. ADVERTISENENTS Rivca offl f Receivep HERE Sanitary Pharmacy N. Y. & N. J. Aves. & M St. Is a Star Branch Office No matter where you live there’s a Star Branch Office in your neighborhood ready to receive your Classified Adver- ' tisements for The Star and they will be promptly forwarded to the Main Office for insertion in the first available issue. No Branch Office service; fees are charged for only regular rates. 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He declared that “five or six men were arrested last night and thrown into jail apparently without cause.” Declares Men Armed. “No disorder has yet occurred,” the judge said, “other than the disorder re- sulting from 200 armed men parading through the county. It looks on the face like a matter of getting ready to take the election.” Sheriff Hatfield denied Judge Bland's allegations that 200 men were deputized in the county and made counter charges that it was Judge Bland and Don Cha- fin, former sheriff of Logan County, both Democrats, who were gathering forces together last night. Branded as “Murderers.” Judge Bland and Chafin, the sheriff said, “issued a bunch of pistol licenses to Don's ex-deputies, thugs and mur- derers. They're the ones that are doing it. Our men aren’t causing any trou- The pistol licenses, Hatfleld charged, were issued to 85 men, some of whom he termed as “ex-thugs and murderers,” and, he added, “about 35 of them are wearing steel jackets and carrying six- shooters.” ENDS RACE TO POLLS. Mrs. Vanderbilt Arrives in New York After Trip From South. NEW YORK, November 6 (#).—Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt arrived here last night to vote today, after having made an airplane flight from Macon, Ga. to Washington earlier in the day to catch the train which brought her home. - Judge | good RECORD FORESEEN IN MICHIGAN VOTE Extraordinary Activity in Early Balloting Reported From Entire State. By the Associated Press. p DETROIT, November 6.—Long lines of voters formed at polling places hours before the scheduled opening time lent weight to predictions of a record Michi- gan vote in the general election today. From all over the State reports came of extraordinary activity at the polls, matching the unprecedented registra- tion of more than 1,500,000. Headquarters of both major parties here interpreted the early turnout as a omen. From the Republican camp came stolid claims that Herbert Hoover, Gov. Alfred W. Green and United States | Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg would | be supported by overwhelming votes and that the remainder of the ticket was in no danger. ‘The Democrats likewise expressed ex- pectations of success such as they have not enjoyed before in this normally overwhelming Republican State. VIGOROUS FIGHT WAGED TO WIN NORTH CAROLINA Anti-Smith Democrats and Repub- licans Balloting for Hoover Against Old Liners. By the Associated Press. CH. » N. C, November 6. —North Carolina, after one of th busiest political campaigns in history, busied itself today with the casting of ballots for National and State officers, with Republicans claiming, for the first time in years, that they would carry the State for their presidential candi- date and also would unseat several Democratic members of the House of Representatives. North Carolina’s 10 congressional districts all are scenes of contests this election, and in 3 or 4 the Republicans claim that they will roll up a majority. Anti-Smith Democratic and Hoover Republican forces claim that the Re- | publican candidate will carry the State by a majority of 30,000 or more, while Democratic circles announce that the State is safe for Smith. Fair weather was reported from dif- ferent sections of the State this morn- ing, and from a few scattered points Agricultural prosperity in Manchuria is rapidly growing. reports were that voters were “flocking” to the polls. 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