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...handwriting on the wall." Exulted Chicago Publisher Frank Knox: "Thank God, the people of Rhode Island can't be bought!" Bubbled Maine's Senator Hale: "It shows what's coming at the next election." Only discordant Republican voice was that of Ohio's onetime Senator Fess moaning in political limbo: "I don't see how the strongest Republican . . . can beat the weakest Democrat with nearly $5,000,000,000 at his disposal...
...When You're Licked." With Pennsylvania's Reed, Ohio's Fess, Indiana's Robinson, Missouri's Patterson, Connecticut's Walcott, Rhode Island's Hebert, New Jersey's Kean and West Virginia's Hatfield, Old Deal Republicanism had been discarded by the U. S. Even Henry P. Fletcher who, as chairman of the Republican National Committee, had rallied the Tories to their last stand against the New Deal, had only one spark of fire left. Said he: ''When you're licked you're licked...
Ohio, "Come thunderstorm, war or election, I always go to bed at 9:30 sharp, " said Ohio's small solemn Senator Simeon Davison Fess. And as the onetime chairman of the Republican National Committee slept, he was counted out of the Senate seat he has held since 1925 and Democrat Alvin Victor ("Vic") Donahey was counted in. "Vic" Donahey is the only man in Ohio's history to have served three straight terms as Governor. Though he beat one of the oldest of the Old Dealers, this tall husky 61-year-old Senator-elect was not an ardent...
Senator Simeon D. Fess, Republican, was falling behind Vic Donahey, Ohio's best Democratic vote-getter...
...Michigan Picard *Vandenburg 428 of 7,693 20, 329 43,102 Montana *Wheeler Bourquin 325 of 713 17,285 8,924 New Jersey Moore *Kean 702 of 3,425 17,119 12,481 New York *Copeland Cluett 4934 of 8947 1,416,972 691,037 Ohio Donahey *Fess 609 of 8,559 41,103 27,827 Pennsylvania Guffey *Reed 4128 of 7956 792,911 803,594 Rhode Island Gerry *Herbert 90 of 232 36,308 37,523 Utah *King Colton 75 of 561 8,932 6,425 Vermont Martin *Austin 89 of 248 11,047 16,293 Virginia *Byrd Page...