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Show sylvania. Maryland, Wisconsin and New York. They were defeated in fhe senatorial race in New Hamp- j shire. Ohio and Illinois. The issue i appeared to have had little et'feet upon the congressional races, the contests being split about even. In the special referendums wets appeared to have the edge. The New York and Illinois referendum polls for modification of the Volstead Vol-stead act to permit states to say what should be considered intoxicating intoxicat-ing liquor apparently were adapted. The New York wets won by 5 to 1. The majority in Illinois will be somewhat smaller. The 'Wisconsin referendum to permit per-mit 2.75 per cent beer likewise up- J pears to have received a majority and inclusive tabulations in California. Cali-fornia. Missouri and Nevada upon modification proposals showed the j affirmative in the lead. None of the proposals, however. I will have any binding effect and even though adopted, will only express ex-press the sentiment of the state in the nature of a petition to congress. Congress then can disregard it if it pleases. , - Uube.riiatn.rial I nsets There were upsets, too, in th gubernatorial races, L. J. Pattei . son, Republican, Oregon, defented I the present governor, Walter M. Fierce, Democrat, Governor Carl Gunderson. Republican. South Dakota, Da-kota, was defeated by W. J. Bulow, Democrat. In New- York they have elected Al Smith, the wet Democratic leader, lead-er, governor for the fourth time by a majority of around 275.000. Here also they have seized the seat of Senator James W. Wndsworth, Republican Re-publican lender, and have installed a friend of Smith's, Robert F. Wagner, Wag-ner, in the senate. In Massachusetts they took the chair of Senator William M. Butler. Republican national chairman, intimate in-timate of President Oiolidge, whose candidacy the president endorsed, and they elected David I. Walsh. Democrat. It was not so much that they gained seven seats, for it was nd-: mitred by Republicans that Democratic Demo-cratic sains were certain after the Republican landslide of 1P24, but they were hardly expected ro make their gains where they did, overthrowing over-throwing Butler and Wadsworth with one swoop. Butler could not gain a sufficient had in the out-state districts to combat the normal Democratic power pow-er of AYalsh in Boston. The same cause defeated Wadsworth in New York. Wagner rode high here on the Smith wave and up-state opposition oppo-sition only trimmed his majority. Wagner is expected to win by around 100,000. Although economic Issues, Including Includ-ing tbi tariff, were stressed in the campaign, prohibition was supposed to he an issue in several states. The wets won in Massachusetts, Penn- DEMOS GAIN 1NC0NGRESS Surprising Victories In Senate and House Races Are Recorded By PAI'L R. MALLON NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (UP) In a vein- which will he marked in history his-tory for its swift unheralded events, the lil2li congressional election yesterday yes-terday staged its surprise. As all the champions of the elements ele-ments and siku-Is have been toppled, so were present Republican majorities majori-ties in the house and senate diminished dimin-ished bv the electorate in the biennial bien-nial conflict of the parties for control. con-trol. . Uthough Democrats apparent! have failed to obtain a numerical majority in either house of con- re'ss thev have gained perhaps .even Republican senate seats and left the occupancy of one doubtful. They needed nine seats for a clear-ut clear-ut majority. Large (lain Recorded In the house they have gamed li eats and 23 are in doubt. It seems likelv that they will pick rip perhaps per-haps 20 Republican seats there. |