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Show Two Victories in Ohio Cheer Republicans By Associated Press Two Republican congressional victories' In ' Ohio wer hailed by Republican Chairman John Hamilton Wednesda) as pointing toward a Democratic defeat in the November elec- tlon. . 'The Republicans take the first blood . of 1940," Hamilton said through national headquarters In Washington. . This confirms the trend we have contended has been running since 1938." J. Harry McGregor, Republican, won by nearly 5000 votes the seat of the late William A. Ash brook. Democrat, In the Seventeenth Ohio district McGregor's opponent was the late representative's nephew, Byron B. Ashbrook. The other victory marked no Increase In Republican congressional congres-sional seats, for Mrs. Chester C. Bolton of Cleveland was elected to the place held by her late husband. hus-band. She defeated Anthony A. Fleger, Democrat, by more than 16.000. The third-term question continued contin-ued to dominate political developments develop-ments In Democratic ranks. Frank MrHale, campaign manager man-ager for Paul V. McNutt, said Tuesday night at Indianapolis that MrNutt's friends were working with President Roosevelt's supporters support-ers In filing delegate slates for the national convention. He said that Roosevelt and McNutt Mc-Nutt backers had Joined forces In New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Oregon Ore-gon and Nebraska and a similar lieup would be effected In Florida. Supporters of Vice President Carner filed petitions Tuesday night Indicating they would have candidates In seven congressional districts In New York City for delegates and alternates to the Democratic convention. Nominations of President Roosevelt Roose-velt and Thomas E. Dewey for president, and slates of Democratic and Republican national convention conven-tion delegate candidates to support them, were filed todsy with the secretary of stale at Madison, Wis. |