Results: Voting Across the Nation
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Resurgent Democrats fought
their way early Wednesday to
ward control of the U.S. House
of Representatives. But they had
in sight no better than a Sen
ate tie that would toss the cru
cial. deciding vote to Vice-presi
dent Nixon.
In massive New York, Dem
ocrats toppled the 12-year-gov
ernorship regime installed by
Republican Thomas E. Dewey.
For only the second time in 70
years they put their man in the
Pennsylvania statehouse. And
they reinstalled their “venerable
veep,” Alben W. Barkley, in the
Senate from Kentucky.
Millions of Americans, voting
in perhaps record off-year num
bers, seemed to be saying “no”
to President Eisenhower’s bid
for a completely republican con
■ gress to back his program in his
second two years in the White
House.
They did heed his appeal, and
that of Democrats, too, to turn
out and vote. But in many vital
instances they voted Democratic
in an election on which the Presi
dent had staked much of his per
sonal prestige.
To some extent, the outcome
seemed likely to have a bearing
on whether Eisenhower might try
for another term in 1956 and
on his possibility of winning
again if he does run. That ap
plied also to Adlai Stevenson, the
defeated Democratic presidential
candidate who pounded the cam
paign trail for the Democrats
once more this year.
Democrats went into the elec
tion needing a net gain of only
two Senate and three House seats
to take control of both branches
■ of the 84th congress.
They apparently were within
striking distance of the goal so
far as the House was concerned.
But is was a different story with
the Senate.
Some of the Senate seata on
which they had pinned victory
hopes seemed to be falling out
of their reach.
At 1:45 a.m. EST the Demo
crats had won 16 seats, 12 of
them in the usually Democratic
South. With Barkley they
bagged only one Republican seat,
from GOP Sen. John Sherman
Cooper in Kentucky.
Aside from Kentucky, the
Democrats were victors in Ala
bama, Arkansas, Delaware,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina 2, Oklahoma,
Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia and West Virginia.
Republicans had harvested four
repeat victories in Kansas,
Maine in a September election,
and two in New Hampshire.
Democrats had a net gain of
6 House seats. They ousted Re
publicans from seats in Dela
ware, Indiana, New York, Penn
sylvania, Maryland, and two in
Missouri. A Republican was
elected in Florida in an upset
for the only Republican gain.
Democrats had won 180 seats,
Republicans 92.
Democrats were leading in 21
districts now held by Republi
cans, while the GOP had a lead
for five seats now held by Demo
crats. If those margins hold,
Democrats would gain 16 more
seats.
In 18 still undecided Senate
contests, some still tight, some
with still far from conclusive
returns, Democrats led in seven,
including three states in which
the GOP now holds Senate seats.
The seven involved Democratic
seats in Illinois. Minnesota, Mon
tana and New Mexico and Re
publican seats in Massachusetts,
Nevada and New Jersey.
The GOP led for eight seats
now in their hands, in California,
Idaho, Michigan, two in Nebras
ka, Oregon, South Dakota and
Wyoming. The Republicans also
were ahead for Democratic-held
seats in Colorado. Iowa and Ohio.
The Democrats had elected 13
governors and the Republicans 3
with 18 contests undetermined.
Democrats had taken four seats
from the Republicans, those in
New York and Pennsylvania,
Maine in the September voting,
and Connecticut.
Thus while there seemed to be
something of the trend Demo
crats had predicted in some
areas, it failed to show up in
other places as strongly as they
had predicted.
In large measure, it seemed to
be little more than the usual
off-year swing to the party out
of power.
In key states, the picture
looked like this:
Kentucky — Barkley trailed,
passed and then won in the battle
for Cooper’s Senate seat.
Ohio—In a state where the
GOP hoped for a Senate gain.
Republican Rep. George H. Ben
der had a narrow edge over
Democratic Sen. Thomas A.
Burke. Democratic Gov. Frank
J. Lausche, a powerful vote get
ter, forged ahead of Republican
James A. Rhodes in a bid for a
fifth term in the statehouse.
Michigan—In a Senate race
that shifted the lead back and
forth, Republican Sen. Homer
Ferguson had a hairline margin.
But Democratic Gov. G. Mennen
Williams appeared on the way to
an unprecedented fourth term
over Republican Donald S. Leon
ard.
Delaware—Democrat J. Allen
Frear, Jr., was re-elected easily
in a state that had looked close.
Democrats netted a Republican
House seat, too.
New Jersey—Republican Clif
ford P. Case, handicapped by a
GOP split along conservative
liberal lines, trailed Democratic
Rep. Charles R. Howell for a
Senate seat now in Republican
hands.
New York—One of the coun
try's bitterest campaigns wound
up in a governorship victory for
Democrat. Averell Harriman, who
fought off a challenge of U.S.
Sen. Irving M. Ives. Gov. Dewey
had tapped Ives, never before an
election loser, as his heir appar
ent in the statehouse.
Ives had accused Harriman of
shady business deals and said he
was unfit and perhaps ineligible
to serve as governor. The former
secretary of commerce and am
bassador to Moscow called Ives a
liar and dishonorable.
Illinois — Democrat Paul H.
Douglas moved substantially out
in front of Republican Joseph T.
Meek in a strong bid for another
six years in the Senate. Meek ac
cused Douglas of socialism; Doug
las called Meek a servant of spe
cial interests.
Pennsylvania — The Keystone
State selected a Democrat for
governor—the second in 70 years.
Chicken farmer George M. Lead
er downed Republican Lloyd H.
Wood.
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Iowa—The flow of returns pre
sented a surprise. Democratic
Sen. Guy Gillette, figured by the
dopesters as a likely winner for
re-election, trailed his G.O.P. op
ponent, Rep. Thomas K. Martin.
The governorship contest was
running true to advance guesses,
with Attorney General Leo Hoegh
leading his democratic opponent,
Clyde Herring, son of a former
governor and senator.
South Carolina—Feuding Dem
ocrats wrote a bit of history. For
the first time a write-in vote
sent a man to the U. S. Senate -
former Gov. J. Strom Thurmond
who bolted the party in 1948 to
run as the States’ Rights presi
dential candidate. Thurmond
backed Eisenhower in 1952.
Massachusetts — With nearly
half the count in, an expected
edge for Republican Sen. Leverett
Saltonstall had failed to show up.
He lagged a bit behind Democrat
Foster Furcolo. The GOP trailed,
too, for governor.
Maryland—Republicans took a
governorship in what had been
considered a nip and tuck race
with another term for Theodore
R. McKeldin over Dr. Harry C.
Byrd, former president of the
University of Maryland.
Minnesota — Democratic Sen.
Hubert H. Humphrey, a "New
Dealer, Fair-Dealer” the GOP
had tabbed particularly for de
feat, held a substantial lead in
his bid for another term over his
GOP opponent, Val Bjomson.
West Virginia — 79 - year - old
Democratic veteran Matthew M.
Neely, who blasted Eisenhower
personally in the campaign, won
re-election to the Senate by al
most 60,000 votes over Republi
can Tom Sweeney.
;xew tiamponire — nepumic&n
Sen. Styles Bridges, president
pro-tem of the Senate, won with
out much trouble. So did Republi
can Norris Cotton, in the state’s
second Senate race.
Connecticut—A number of hair
line contests featured the elec
tion picture and among the clos
est was the Connecticut governor
ship fight. Democratic former
Rep. Abe Ribicoff beat out John
Davis Lodge, scion of the blue
blooded Massachusetts Lodges,
by 463,530 to 460.688.
Rhode Island — The Senate’s
oldest member, 87-year old Demo
ciat Theodore Francis Green, got
another term. He beat Republican
Waiter I. Sundlun. Rhode Island
again elected a Democratic gov
ernor.
Wisconsin — Republican Gov.
Walter J. Kohler set the pace
over Democrat William Proxmire.
the same man he licked two years
ago, in the gubernatorial contest.
California—In a Senate race
labelled a toss-up in advance, far
from conclusive returns added up
to an edge for Republican Sen.
Thomas H. Kuchel over Demo
cratic Rep. Samuel W. Yortv. Re
publican Gov. Goodwin K. Knight
had a more comfortable margin
in his bid for another term.
Colorado—The GOP opened up
a slight gap in early returns in
the fight for a Democratic-held
Senate seat. It was Gordon Allot,
Republican, moving in front of
Democrat John A. Carroll. For
governor, Democratic Sen. Edwin
C. Johnson, trying for a job he
once held three decades ago, had
an uncertain advantage over Re
publican Donald G. Brotzman.
Montana.—A veteran Democrat,
Sen. James E. Murray, pulled
ahead of Republican Rep. Wesley
A. D’Ewart, who tried to shake
loose Murray’s 20-year hold on a
Senate seat.
W yoming—Meager lames pro
duced a small Republican edge in
the Senate scrap for a seat now
held by the GOP. Republican Rep.
William Henry Harrison was try
ing to head off the comeback bid
of former Democratic Sen. Joseph
C. O’Mahoney, in a race in which
O’Mahoney had been considered
the favorite.
Idaho—The GOP foiled another
Democratic comeback effort, by
the one-time guitar strumming
cowboy, Glenn H. Taylor. Repub
lican Sen. Henry C. Dworshak
took Taylor’s measure and got
term.
Nevada—Democrats turned out
Republican Sen. Ernest S. Brown
in Nevada nnd replaced him with
Alan Bible. This represented n
Democratic gain but not a sur
prising one, since Brown was only
an appointed fill-in for the lute
Democratic Sen. Bat McCarrnn.
Oregon—Returns built up a He
publican margin for the Semite.
Republican!) hud figured to win
the governorahlp with Republican
incumbent Paul L. 1’uttcrson
and did. Democrat!) had hoped to
ouat Republican incumbent (Jtiy
Cordon from the Senate.
GOP, Democrats
Fiaht for Control
Democrats fought a furious
give-and-take battle with Re
publicans for control of the Sen
ate Tuesday while pushing ahead
of the GOP In the contest for
command of the Mouse.
In a croas-current election that
saw Democrats rout Republicans
from governorships in New York,
[Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Colo
rado, New Mexico and Maine, the
latter in September, the GOP
fought back strongly In unset
tled races which left in doubt
whether they would retain their
hold on the Senate.
Contests which ran toward
hairline decisions in Ohio, New
Jersey and Wyoming appeared
' likely to decide the issue of Sen
ate control.
Despite their prospective loss
of ground in Congress and in
statehouses. Republicans made it
a battle down to the final count.
How much the party owes to
the personal popularity of Presi
dent Eisenhower was debated
among politicians. In the closing
weeks of the campaign, Eisen
hower abandoned his proclaimed
intention of remaining aloof from
partisan politics and plunged
headlong into the battle.
Of equal interest among thope
looking ahead to the 1956 presi
dential election was the question
of how effective had been the
campaigning of Adlai Stevenson,
the 1952 Democratic standard
bearer.
There were some indications
that Eisenhower's "peace and
| prosperity” theme of the closing
Washington Splits
SEATTLE- (API- One Demo
crat nnd two Republicans were
assured of election to Congress
from Washington on the basis
of unofficial tabulations early
Wednesday.
The Democrat was Don Mag
nuson, incumbent Congressman
at Large. He was nearly 45,000
votes ahead of his opponent, A1
Canwell of Spokane, and his lead
was gaining steadily.
The Republicans were Hal
Holmes of the Fourth District
and Walt Horan of the Fifth
Holmes led Fred Yoder, 20,227
to 11,805; Horan was ahead of
Art Carton, 41,551 to 28,423.
Sorority Reports
Weekend Damage
One window was broken and
a sign stolen at the Sigma Kappa
house over the weekend.
Around 8 p.m. Saturday night
an unknown object was thrown
at a second story front window
breaking one pane. About 15
minutes later another objeot was
thrown at the same window
cracking another pane.
Two girls coming into the
house said they saw four boys
running down the street imme
diately after the first window
was broken.
A "Private Property” sign was
discovered missing from the rear
of the house Monday morning.
New Beats, Features
To Be Assigned at Meet
Tonight at 6:30 will he the
general reporters’ meeting for
the Emerald. Anyone interested
in writing is welcome to at
tend, according to Jerry Harrell,
Hews editor.
New beats will he assigned and
features for Homecoming and
other special stories will be given
out at the meeting.
It will be held in the Emerald
office, Allen 301, and old report
ers, as well as new, should at
tend.
days of the campaign failed to
offset he "pocketbook nerve'* re
action to unemployment in in
dustrial centers w h e r <■ Demo
crats ran strongly.
But there was no clear pattern
of farmer rejection of the Presi
dent's flexible agricultural price
support program «« the Demo
crats bad predicted confidently.
In fact. Republicans fared better
generally in the farm areas of
the Midwest han elsewhere.
As tabulations from yester
day's heavy off-year balloting
! mounted, Democrats had elected
208 members of the House only
10 short of a majority and led
in 26 districts, II of which now
are held by the GOP.
Republicans had elected 15.1
members and led in 39 distric ts,
none now held by the Democrats.
In a senate contest that prom
ised a razor edge finish. Demo
crats had elected 18 senators and
' were leading in 5 other races. Re
j publicans had elected 11 senators
and led in 4 contests.
Since the Republicans had 33
holdovers and the Democrats on
ly 24 in a senate that includes
| one independent. Senator Wayne
Morse of Oregon, the outcome of
; the battle for control hinged on
; the results in eight states: Illi
nois, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Ore
i gon and Wyoming.
Indicating thnt there was no
certain trend for either party.
Republicans won seats the Demo
< rata presently hold in Colorado
and Iowa, while the Democrats
: retaliated by taking GOP seats
| In Kentucky and Nevada.
Thus, until other critical races
i could be settled, the present 49
46 ratio of GOP Senate control
remained intact.
On incomplete counts, Repub
licans hid in Massachusetts,
Michigan and Oregon, where
they now hold seats, and were
ahead in Ohio, where they could
oust a Democrat.
Democrats led In Illinois. Min
nesota and Montana, where they
: now are installed, and In New
Jersey and Wyoming, where they
could wrest places from the Re
publicans.
In governor's races,-strategic
New York fell to the Democrats
when New Dealer Averell Harri
rnan won over Republican Sena
tor Irving M. Ives in an astound
ing photo finish of only about
10,000 margin out of more than
five million votes cast.
Stevenson Happy
LIBERTYVILLE, 111. - (AP)-A
weary-eyed Adlal Stevenson
awake since 4 a.m. made this
brief comment on Tuesday's elec
tion as he prepared to retire it
1 a.m.: .
"Before I go to bed I want
to aay that I am pleased with
the unmistakable Democratic
gains and proud that Democratic
candidates fought a clean fight."
Stevenson and a group of about.
30 personal frienda and mem
bers of his former gubernatorial
staff listened to election returns
in Stevenson's home Tuesday
night.
Senator Hears News
While in Hospital Bed
EUGENE - (API - Donald Hus
band, Eugene attorney, learned
in his hospital bed Tuesday night
that he was elected to the State
Senate from Lane county on the
basis of unofficial und incomplete
returns.
Husband underwent a routine
operation for appendicitis several
days ago. He was reported well
on the way to recovery.