NEW YORK, Nov. 2. - (AP) - The American voter today is recording his judgment on the personalities and issues that have come to him in virtually a cross-word puzzle campaign.

Control of the seventieth congress and of nearly two-thirds of the state governments as well as the extent to which prohibition is likely to figure in political affairs in the near future are the major issues resting upon his decision.

Although a host of candidates and party managers kept the stump and hall ringing with campaign notes until a late hour last night, they were out early today in an effort to swell the march of voters toward the balloting places.

They were spurred to a somewhat unusual effort in this direction by reports from many sections of the country that a feeling almost of apathy had settled upon large groups of the electorate.

Last minute statements from the hostile political camps disclosed no change in the sweeping claims issued by the warring chieftains several days before the tumult of the campaign had died away.

Democratic leaders still made claims to nothing short of a landslide which would enable them to wrest control of both the senate and the house from the republicans.

On the other hand spokesmen for the now dominant party declared such contentions were but optimistic bubbles which will burst with the counting of the votes after sundown. Dems Must Gain Nine To obtain control of the senate the democratic party will have to pick up nine seats now held by republicans, while they must sway 36 congressional districts to get a majority of the house.

Many of the republican senatorial togas at stake were won in the Harding landslide in 1920 and the house that is asking another tenure of office came into power in the Coolidge tidal of 1924. Pointing to this situation, democratic managers stoutly maintain that with the presidency not now at stake they can count on a number of turnovers involving seats in both houses. They also call attention to the fact that the seven democratic senators to be elected are from the solid south where victory is certain.

The four border states - Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Oklahoma - as well as Arizona, are listed by the democrats as already stricken from the republican lists. Refusing to concede this, the republicans claim that these states, which frequently are found in the democratic column, will remain within the GOP folds Predict Change in East Other states in which the democrats believe they have a better than even chance are Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Illinois and Colorado. In Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, they claim at least fighting chances.

Again countering democratic predictions and hopes, republicans see all these states safely held in their present political status. They likewise are confident that few if any inroads will be made in their ranks in the South.

Here again the rival managers are found apart in their assessments of the minds of the voters, for the democratic leaders insist they will carry at leats six republican districts in Pennsylvania; will recapture a number of house seats that went to the republican column in the Coolidge victory two years ago, also will win some districts which they contend are dissatisfied with administration policies. Prohibition an Issue In many of the contests for senate and house seats, prohibition has run through the whole fabric of the campaigns and in eight states the voters are expressing their views on (Continued on page two.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 2. - (AP) - The American voter today is recording his judgment on the personalities and issues that have come to him in virtually a cross-word puzzle campaign.

Control of the seventieth congress and of nearly two-thirds of the state governments as well as the extent to which prohibition is likely to figure in political affairs in the near future are the major issues resting upon his decision.

Although a host of candidates and party managers kept the stump and hall ringing with campaign notes until a late hour last night, they were out early today in an effort to swell the march of voters toward the balloting places.

They were spurred to a somewhat unusual effort in this direction by reports from many sections of the country that a feeling almost of apathy had settled upon large groups of the electorate.

Last minute statements from the hostile political camps disclosed no change in the sweeping claims issued by the warring chieftains several days before the tumult of the campaign had died away.

Democratic leaders still made claims to nothing short of a landslide which would enable them to wrest control of both the senate and the house from the republicans.

On the other hand spokesmen for the now dominant party declared such contentions were but optimistic bubbles which will burst with the counting of the votes after sundown. Dems Must Gain Nine To obtain control of the senate the democratic party will have to pick up nine seats now held by republicans, while they must sway 36 congressional districts to get a majority of the house.

Many of the republican senatorial togas at stake were won in the Harding landslide in 1920 and the house that is asking another tenure of office came into power in the Coolidge tidal of 1924. Pointing to this situation, democratic managers stoutly maintain that with the presidency not now at stake they can count on a number of turnovers involving seats in both houses. They also call attention to the fact that the seven democratic senators to be elected are from the solid south where victory is certain.

The four border states - Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Oklahoma - as well as Arizona, are listed by the democrats as already stricken from the republican lists. Refusing to concede this, the republicans claim that these states, which frequently are found in the democratic column, will remain within the GOP folds Predict Change in East Other states in which the democrats believe they have a better than even chance are Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Illinois and Colorado. In Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, they claim at least fighting chances.

Again countering democratic predictions and hopes, republicans see all these states safely held in their present political status. They likewise are confident that few if any inroads will be made in their ranks in the South.

Here again the rival managers are found apart in their assessments of the minds of the voters, for the democratic leaders insist they will carry at leats six republican districts in Pennsylvania; will recapture a number of house seats that went to the republican column in the Coolidge victory two years ago, also will win some districts which they contend are dissatisfied with administration policies. Prohibition an Issue In many of the contests for senate and house seats, prohibition has run through the whole fabric of the campaigns and in eight states the voters are expressing their views on (Continued on page two.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 2. - (AP) - The American voter today is recording his judgment on the personalities and issues that have come to him in virtually a cross-word puzzle campaign.

Control of the seventieth congress and of nearly two-thirds of the state governments as well as the extent to which prohibition is likely to figure in political affairs in the near future are the major issues resting upon his decision.

Although a host of candidates and party managers kept the stump and hall ringing with campaign notes until a late hour last night, they were out early today in an effort to swell the march of voters toward the balloting places.

They were spurred to a somewhat unusual effort in this direction by reports from many sections of the country that a feeling almost of apathy had settled upon large groups of the electorate.

Last minute statements from the hostile political camps disclosed no change in the sweeping claims issued by the warring chieftains several days before the tumult of the campaign had died away.

Democratic leaders still made claims to nothing short of a landslide which would enable them to wrest control of both the senate and the house from the republicans.

On the other hand spokesmen for the now dominant party declared such contentions were but optimistic bubbles which will burst with the counting of the votes after sundown. Dems Must Gain Nine To obtain control of the senate the democratic party will have to pick up nine seats now held by republicans, while they must sway 36 congressional districts to get a majority of the house.

Many of the republican senatorial togas at stake were won in the Harding landslide in 1920 and the house that is asking another tenure of office came into power in the Coolidge tidal of 1924. Pointing to this situation, democratic managers stoutly maintain that with the presidency not now at stake they can count on a number of turnovers involving seats in both houses. They also call attention to the fact that the seven democratic senators to be elected are from the solid south where victory is certain.

The four border states - Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Oklahoma - as well as Arizona, are listed by the democrats as already stricken from the republican lists. Refusing to concede this, the republicans claim that these states, which frequently are found in the democratic column, will remain within the GOP folds Predict Change in East Other states in which the democrats believe they have a better than even chance are Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Illinois and Colorado. In Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, they claim at least fighting chances.

Again countering democratic predictions and hopes, republicans see all these states safely held in their present political status. They likewise are confident that few if any inroads will be made in their ranks in the South.

Here again the rival managers are found apart in their assessments of the minds of the voters, for the democratic leaders insist they will carry at leats six republican districts in Pennsylvania; will recapture a number of house seats that went to the republican column in the Coolidge victory two years ago, also will win some districts which they contend are dissatisfied with administration policies. Prohibition an Issue In many of the contests for senate and house seats, prohibition has run through the whole fabric of the campaigns and in eight states the voters are expressing their views on (Continued on page two.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 2. - (AP) - The American voter today is recording his judgment on the personalities and issues that have come to him in virtually a cross-word puzzle campaign.

Control of the seventieth congress and of nearly two-thirds of the state governments as well as the extent to which prohibition is likely to figure in political affairs in the near future are the major issues resting upon his decision.

Although a host of candidates and party managers kept the stump and hall ringing with campaign notes until a late hour last night, they were out early today in an effort to swell the march of voters toward the balloting places.

They were spurred to a somewhat unusual effort in this direction by reports from many sections of the country that a feeling almost of apathy had settled upon large groups of the electorate.

Last minute statements from the hostile political camps disclosed no change in the sweeping claims issued by the warring chieftains several days before the tumult of the campaign had died away.

Democratic leaders still made claims to nothing short of a landslide which would enable them to wrest control of both the senate and the house from the republicans.

On the other hand spokesmen for the now dominant party declared such contentions were but optimistic bubbles which will burst with the counting of the votes after sundown. Dems Must Gain Nine To obtain control of the senate the democratic party will have to pick up nine seats now held by republicans, while they must sway 36 congressional districts to get a majority of the house.

Many of the republican senatorial togas at stake were won in the Harding landslide in 1920 and the house that is asking another tenure of office came into power in the Coolidge tidal of 1924. Pointing to this situation, democratic managers stoutly maintain that with the presidency not now at stake they can count on a number of turnovers involving seats in both houses. They also call attention to the fact that the seven democratic senators to be elected are from the solid south where victory is certain.

The four border states - Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Oklahoma - as well as Arizona, are listed by the democrats as already stricken from the republican lists. Refusing to concede this, the republicans claim that these states, which frequently are found in the democratic column, will remain within the GOP folds Predict Change in East Other states in which the democrats believe they have a better than even chance are Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Illinois and Colorado. In Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, they claim at least fighting chances.

Again countering democratic predictions and hopes, republicans see all these states safely held in their present political status. They likewise are confident that few if any inroads will be made in their ranks in the South.

Here again the rival managers are found apart in their assessments of the minds of the voters, for the democratic leaders insist they will carry at leats six republican districts in Pennsylvania; will recapture a number of house seats that went to the republican column in the Coolidge victory two years ago, also will win some districts which they contend are dissatisfied with administration policies. Prohibition an Issue In many of the contests for senate and house seats, prohibition has run through the whole fabric of the campaigns and in eight states the voters are expressing their views on (Continued on page two.)

NEW YORK, Nov. 2. - (AP) - The American voter today is recording his judgment on the personalities and issues that have come to him in virtually a cross-word puzzle campaign.

Control of the seventieth congress and of nearly two-thirds of the state governments as well as the extent to which prohibition is likely to figure in political affairs in the near future are the major issues resting upon his decision.

Although a host of candidates and party managers kept the stump and hall ringing with campaign notes until a late hour last night, they were out early today in an effort to swell the march of voters toward the balloting places.

They were spurred to a somewhat unusual effort in this direction by reports from many sections of the country that a feeling almost of apathy had settled upon large groups of the electorate.

Last minute statements from the hostile political camps disclosed no change in the sweeping claims issued by the warring chieftains several days before the tumult of the campaign had died away.

Democratic leaders still made claims to nothing short of a landslide which would enable them to wrest control of both the senate and the house from the republicans.

On the other hand spokesmen for the now dominant party declared such contentions were but optimistic bubbles which will burst with the counting of the votes after sundown. Dems Must Gain Nine To obtain control of the senate the democratic party will have to pick up nine seats now held by republicans, while they must sway 36 congressional districts to get a majority of the house.

Many of the republican senatorial togas at stake were won in the Harding landslide in 1920 and the house that is asking another tenure of office came into power in the Coolidge tidal of 1924. Pointing to this situation, democratic managers stoutly maintain that with the presidency not now at stake they can count on a number of turnovers involving seats in both houses. They also call attention to the fact that the seven democratic senators to be elected are from the solid south where victory is certain.

The four border states - Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Oklahoma - as well as Arizona, are listed by the democrats as already stricken from the republican lists. Refusing to concede this, the republicans claim that these states, which frequently are found in the democratic column, will remain within the GOP folds Predict Change in East Other states in which the democrats believe they have a better than even chance are Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Illinois and Colorado. In Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington, they claim at least fighting chances.

Again countering democratic predictions and hopes, republicans see all these states safely held in their present political status. They likewise are confident that few if any inroads will be made in their ranks in the South.

Here again the rival managers are found apart in their assessments of the minds of the voters, for the democratic leaders insist they will carry at leats six republican districts in Pennsylvania; will recapture a number of house seats that went to the republican column in the Coolidge victory two years ago, also will win some districts which they contend are dissatisfied with administration policies. Prohibition an Issue In many of the contests for senate and house seats, prohibition has run through the whole fabric of the campaigns and in eight states the voters are expressing their views on (Continued on page two.)