Show Republicans to I G Gain in jn n House COLUMBUS 0 O- Oct 30 When When the the next congress convenes the Republican majorities in both houses will win show large increases according to a statement Issued here tonight by Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman Simeon D. D less Tess of Ohio chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the national Republican congressional congressional congressional committee i His forecast is that the Republican margin in the house will be increased from flom forty-five forty to at least seven eighty-seven and that of the senate from two to a minimum of eleven and possibly seventeen seventeen seven seven- teen giving th that t body a safe working majority THE FORECAST According to Mr Fess' Fess estimate the next house will have In its membership not less tess than Republicans and not nOl more than Democrats and the senate senu sen sea u ate e will be bo composed of from 60 to 66 Republicans and from twenty-four twenty to thirty Democrats In making this forecast Congressman Fess Foss declared that so far as the house is concerned twenty-seven twenty states are In Included Included In- In eluded in the sure Republican column lie estimated th these se states will Republican congressmen congressmen-a a gain of twenty from those thoe states DOUBTFUL DOUBTFUL STATES In doubtful states with Republican leanings among which he ho included Maryland Mary Mary- land West Vest Virginia Kentucky Missouri and Colorado Mr Fess loess predicted that twenty-three twenty Republican congressmen will be elected three in doubtful states with Democratic leanings leanings- Nevada Arizona Arizona Ari Art zona Oklahoma Montana l and New Newl l Mexico and five members from certain Democratic states including Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida lorida Alabama Tennessee Texas Mississippi Louisiana and Arkansas Mr l Fess ess said that the Republican gain of oC twenty in the certain Republican states will result from gains of one member member member mem mem- ber each in Maine Massachusetts Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- Michigan Illinois and Nebraska two members each in California Kansas and Ohio and three members each in Pennsylvania New Jersey and New New York He claimed that three additional additional additional addi addi- Republicans will be elected from Missouri and one each from Tennessee and North Carolina SOUTHERN STATES iThe i iThe The eleven Southern states classed as certainly l Democratic are e figured gU in crai l Chairman Fess' Fess estimate as sending d nine eighty-nine Democratic members to the I i house Seven other Democratic congressmen congressmen con- con conI I I gressmen Mr Fess Tess said will be elected j from doubtful states with Democratic leanings and fourteen Courteen Democrats will be elected from doubtful states with Republican Re- Re pu publican l leanings j Added to these Mr l Fess estimated will be bo three Democratic congressmen con con- gressmen strong states making a Conceded total Democratic I i membership of MORE I one Forty congressional districts are placed in the doubtful column by Mr 11 less Conceding the the- entire n r lI list of Cd F lt one forty OJ doubtful d districts to the he Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- m this would give them members members members mem mem- bers in the house of ot representatives Mr Fess Foss said Listed in Chairman Fess' Fess doubtful group of ot districts are Republican states states One One Massachusetts four In New York one in Pennsylvania five in Ohio one in Indiana two In Illi Illi- Illinois Illinois nois one in Wisconsin Victor Berger three in Minnesota one ono in South Dakota Dakota Dakota Da Da- Da- Da kota one In Washington and one in Cali Cali- fornia Democratic states Two states Two in Virginia four foul in North Carolina one in Alabama one on-c in Tennessee and two in Texas Doubtful states states One One in Maryland two In Kentucky three in ht Missouri one in Colorado one in New Mexico and two In I Oklahoma CERTAIN GAINS Certain Republican senatorial gains arc are predicted by Mr 1 Fess to result in the Mar Maryland land Kentucky South Dakota Idaho and California elections Senate races hi In n Arizona and Colorado he said I present better tt than an even v i chance 1 an for or Republican I lc success c s while il in I I Nevada and aM Oregon change from Democratic Democratic Demo- Demo i cratic to Republican senators Is considered considered considered consid consid- ered by him as an even chanc chance chancer lIe He also i declared there is a possibility of the election of Republican senators In Oklahoma Oklahoma Okla Olda- I homa and North Dakota |