Republicans Win Eight Senate Seats and 11 Governorships
Republicans gain eight Senate seats eleven new governorships and about seventy extra House seats as New Deal strength slips in the general election. The GOP captures key contests in Colorado Connecticut Idaho Kansas New Hampshire New Jersey Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Dakota Vermont Wisconsin and Wyoming. Democrats and minor parties still hold Congress with notable wins in California and New York.
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NEW York
U.P
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
New Deal
Democratic Party
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Idaho
Kansas
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Wisconsin
Wyoming
G.O.P
House
Indiana
Iowa
West Virginia
Arthur H. James
Leverett Saltonstall
Julius P. Heil R
Phil LaFollette
Elmer Benson
Farmer-Laborite
Harold Stassen
Jasper McLevy
Culbert Olson
Tom Mooney
Frank Merriam
Bulkley Defeat Signals Setback for New Dealers in Ohio
Ohio voters swung Republican control in a sweeping display as Taft led Bulkley for Senate and Bricker edged Sawyer for governor. Taft and Bricker won metropolitan counties while Bulkley and Sawyer carried only eight and ten counties.
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Taft
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Charles Sawyer
Bulkley
Bricker
Sawyer
Cuyahoga County
Montgomery
Lucas
Bricker Taft and Jenkins Sweep Gallia County Race Results
Unofficial counts from Gallia County show John W. Bricker winning by 2,743 votes and Robert Taft defeating Bulkley by 2,830. Gallipolis voted against a dry proposal by 704, Huntington Township against the movement by 54. Jenkins led Congress with 6,591 votes to Stanton 2,265. Jones 5,922 and Frick 2,793 for state senate. Betz 5,971 and Wolfe 3,115 for county representative. Grover 5,528 and Starcher 3,596 for county commissioner. Keeler 5,821 and Levi White 3,640 for county auditor. Judge White renominated without opposition. The three-mill school levy failed in Cheshire and Springfield Townships.
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Gallipolis
John W. Bricker
Gallia County
Robert Taft
Bulkley
Huntington Township
Jenkins
Stanton
State Senate
Jones
Frick
Robert Betz
Wolfe
Grover
Starcher
Keeler
Levi White
Judge White
Cheshire
Springfield
Crises Abroad Disrupt Trade Across Nations
Washington reports show two wars and multiple international crises disrupting U S foreign markets. Experts warn the effects of conflicts in China and Spain, Czechoslovakia's dismemberment, and German influence in Europe are unsettled. Ethiopian war caused minor loss but overall trade declined sharply.
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Washington
U.P
China
Spain
Czechoslovakia
Europe
America
Clarence Brown Wins Seat in Congress in Ohio Election
Former Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown, Republican, wins the seventh district seat from Democratic incumbent Arthur W. Aleshire in Columbus. In the 12th district, John M. Vorys defeats anti New Deal Democrat Arthur P. Lamneck by about 2,000 votes.
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Columbus
U.P
Clarence J. Brown
Blanchester
Arthur W. Aleshire
Springfield
Arthur P. Lamneck
John M. Vorys
Britain scraps Palestine partition plan for joint talks
London reports the British government will cancel its partition plan for Palestine and convene a Jewish Arab conference in London to discuss the Holy Land's future with the British government.
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London
U.R
Partition of
Palestine
The
Holy Land
Five Die In Gas Execution At Fort Worth Home
O W Harper a former chemist used his home as an execution chamber killing his wife and three children and himself in Fort Worth Texas. A warning note on the front door warned of deadly gas inside. Firemen found the five bodies after entering with gas masks. Police believed liquid in two five gallon stone jars had potassium cyanide creating a lethal gas. The victims were Harper 44 his wife 40 Charlotte 9 Windell 13 and Tom 7.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
O. W. Harper
Harper
Grain Exchange
Charlotte
Windell
Tom
Republicans Win Over Lafollette in Wisconsin
Wisconsin voters rejected Gov. Philip La Follette and the National Progressive Party, returning the Republicans to power for the first time since 1930. The vote ousted Sen. F. Ryan Duffy and sent a warning to Sen. Robert M. La Follette Jr. ahead of 1940.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Philip F. la Follette
National Progressive of America
Ryan Duffy
Robert M. la Follette
Republican Control of Legislature Is Assured
Election results today assure John W. Bricker, Republican governor elect, of a legislature controlled by his party. In the Senate Democrats will be in a weak minority, with only eight of 35 seats certain and two more possibly in doubt.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Senate
Clean Sweep Victory by Republicans in Athens County
Athens County backed a sweeping Republican win in Ohio Tuesday with four county offices going to Republicans and no Democrat gaining a majority. Key victors include Dr. E LeFever Glouster state representative Charles Stratton Athens commissioner Francis D White Nelsonville probate judge and C O Gibson Amesville county auditor Bricker led the governor race with 11078 votes over Sawyer 8350 while Jenkins topped all candidates in the district. The race for probate judge saw Francis D White 12914 over Louis Tyroler 4653. Official tallies on tax levies and local issues were pending and updates due later.
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Beesides
Congress
Athens County
Ohio
Dr. E. LeFever
Glouster
Charles Stratton
Athens
Francis D. White
Nelsonville
C. O. Gibson
Amesville
John W. Bricker
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Bricker
Robert A. Taft
U. S
Thomas A. Jenkins
Election Board
Louis Tyroler
White
Tyroler
East
Clayton
Jenkins
GOP Wins in Michigan Race
Former Michigan governor Frank D. Fitzgerald defeated incumbent Frank Murphy by more than 60 000 votes in a decisive Republican victory. Fitzgerald carried rural counties and halted Murphy’s bid to carry Wayne County and Detroit, reshaping the state’s political landscape.
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Detroit
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Michigan
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Fitzgerald
Wayne County
Amendment to Regulate Strikes Being Defeated
SEATTLE Washington reports a tight race as voters weigh an initiative amendment to regulate strikes. With 1 546 of 2 962 precincts reported the proposal has 120 204 in favor and 129 546 against.
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Seattle
Wash
U.P
WV Democrats Limited Loss in Charleston Returns
West Virginia delegation mostly kept seats as results from Charleston show only one of six Democratic congressmen failed to win re election. The near complete returns indicate the party maintained most seats with one incumbent defeated.
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W. VA
Dens
Charleston
West Virginia
Ham-and-Eye Pension Plan Rejected in California
California voters rejected the ham and egg pension scheme intended to pay every unemployed person over 50 years old in the state 30 dollars weekly. Early tabulations from 7,124 precincts out of 12,472 showed 328,703 against 418,2.
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San Francisco
California
Dayton Schools Readmit Pupils as Levy Is Rejected
Dayton Ohio voters reject a tax levy to avert future curtailment while the school board approves a fiscal plan to reopen public schools next Monday through December 16. A special committee proposed advancing 430 228 dollars to the board to resume classes after a two week shutdown due to funds shortage.
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Dayton
U.P
Dayton School Board
Phillips Jenkins Win State GOP Sweep in Ohio
Unofficial returns show Thomas A. Jenkins elected congressman in the Tenth District by a 20 000 vote margin and Dr H T Phillips of Athens chosen state senator in the 9th 14th District by about 8 000. Jenkins carried six counties including Athens Wellston and led by large margins. Phillips carried Athens and Washington Morgan with a small loss in Hocking and gains in Fairfield.
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Thomas A. Jenkins
H. T. Phillips
Athens
Ohio
Jenkins
Athens County
Wellston
Elsie Stanton
Dr. Phillips
Russell S. Cunningham
Lancaster
Washington
Morgan Counties
Hocking County
Fairfield
Cunningham
Noble County
Monroe County
Bloody Harlan fights leave several dead in election clashes
In Kentucky's Harlan County during election disputes, two men including a deputy sheriff were killed and three others wounded seriously. Police described the clashes as the bloodiest since 1933, when 18 died and National Guardsmen were present.
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Louisville
U.P
Harlan County
Kentucky
National
Harlan
British View Vote Dampens Roosevelt Powers
London papers shift tone after U.S. election result with Evening Standard suggesting Roosevelt will have reduced influence. Earlier reports had hailed a Roosevelt victory as decisive.
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London
U.P
The
Evening Standard
United States
Roosevelt
Catholics University Dissolved in Austria Campaign
Vienna reports the University of Salzburg, a Catholic institution planned since 1884 and to open this fall, has been dissolved as part of a drive to crush political Catholicism. Buildings will become a scientific institute on an international basis, officials say.
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Vienna
University of
Salzburg
New Dealers Repudiated in Pennsylvania
Republican landslide returns show James J. Davis winning the U S Senate race by about 400 000 votes over Gov George H Earle. Arthur H James defeats Charles Alvin Jones to become the next governor in January with a consolidated GOP gain including lieutenant governor and internal affairs secretary and restoration of the congressional delegation.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Pennsylvania
U. S
James J. Davis
George H. Earle
Superior Court
Arthur H. James
Earle
Charles Alvin Jones
Pittsburgh
Roosevelt and Welles Attacked by Nazi Paper
The Voelkischer Beobachter attacked President Roosevelt and Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles as German leaders studied American election results. The Nazi organ cited a Ribbentrop reference stating foreign governments often pour war propaganda into the flames.
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Berlin
AU P
Roosevelt
Sumner Welles
Voelkischer Beobachter
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Republicans Take Fight Seats in U S Senate
New York reports Republicans captured eight Democratic seats in the United States Senate. The GOP win followed a broader party advance in other races, shifting control in several states and signaling a strong midterm performance for Republican candidates.
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U. S. Senate
New York
U.S
United States
Senate
Norton Re elected in New Jersey district race
Rep. Mary T. Norton a Democrat and chair of the labor committee who authored the wage hours bill was re elected on Tuesday in the New Jersey district race.
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Norton
New York
U.P
Mary T. Norton
N. J
Labor Committee
Lehman Wins Fourth Term in New York Election
Governor Herbert H. Lehman is reelected to a fourth term by a slim margin under 100000 votes, with Senator Robert F. Wagner also retained. Across 43 New York congressional races 26 decided, Republicans 15 and Democrats 11. Bruce Barton held his seat in Manhattan’s affluent district after Dewey congratulated Lehman.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
Herbert H. Lehman
Robert F. Wagner
Senate
New York
James J. O'Connor
House Rules Committee
James H. Fay
New Deal
Bruce Bareton
Manhattan
Silk Stocking
Walter H. Liebman
D. Dewey
Lehman
New York County
Oregon Voters Approve Picketing Ban Measure
Portland voters approve a measure to outlaw picketing during union jurisdiction disputes and curb labor union activity affecting farmers, reported from incomplete returns.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
U.P
Oreegon
Two Naval Fliers Die in Washington Plane Crash
In Washington a naval aviation crew member killed when a military aircraft crashed in a residential area. The victim identified as Col. Leslie McDill.
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Washington
Col
Leslie McDill
Bricker Wins Home Precinct by Wide Margin in Upper Arlington
In the Columbus suburb, Bricker carried his home precinct in Upper Arlington with 369 votes to 65 for his opponent, as reported by UP. The result reflects strong local support for Bricker after his gubernatorial election.
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Columbus
John W. Bricker
Bricker
Upper Arlington
McCarran Wins Nevada Senate Re-Election
Reno reports indicate Sen. Pat McCarran defeated his Republican challenger in Nevada, securing another term for the Democrat. Returns show McCarran ahead as results came in from the state.
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Reno
Nev
Pat McCarran
Haines Wins Montgomery County Auditor Seat
Former St Louis Cardinal pitcher Jess Haines wins the Montgomery County auditor race ending a local campaign. The victory marks another win for Haines after his baseball career.
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Jess Haines
Dayton
St. Louis Cardinal
Montgomerery County
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