Show ELECTION ELECT Republicans Gain Taking the administration by surprise surprise sur prise the Republican party made sweeping gains in the senate and house in one of at the thc most hotly contested contested con can tested national elections in years As final tabulations were being completed observers believed that the Democrats would retain 49 senate senate sen sen- ate seats and the Republicans would have 47 To all aU practical purposes the Republicans will have a work work- working workIng Ing majority in the senate and will control legislative voting with the aid of ot rebellious southern Demo Demo- In the house the Republicans made sweeping gains but not enough for tor control Most startling aspect of ot the election elec elec- tion In the opinion of most observers observers ob ob- servers was the defeat of such men menas menas menas as Democrat Sen Millard E. E TydIngs TydIngs Ings of Maryland and Sen Scott Lucas of Illinois Lucas was the Democratic majority majority ma ma- leader in the senate and TydIngs Tydings Ings was a strong supporter of the administration and the state depart ment went In Ohio Sen Robert A A. A Taft won wona a resounding victory over the labor labor- Truman purge attempt Foreign policy played an important part In Taft's Tafts campaign and the results of the battle batUe may shake the foundations foundations of the Republican party Some observers saw Tafts Taft's victory as a plain indication that the people were not happy with the administrations administration's foreign policy The administration took another blow In Connecticut Republican John Davis Lodge ousted Fair Deal Democrat Chester Bowles In the governors governor's contest Democrat Sen Brien Drien McMahon however was reelected re re- elected In New York Gov Thomas E E. E Dewey twice-defeated twice Republican nominee for president won a third term as governor of that state The governors governor's running mate Lt Gov Joe R. R Hanley was defeated by Sen Ben Herbert Lehman Here lIere again was evidence of that trend where neither Republicans or Democrats were able to sweep all aU offices This split plit across party lines was evident In many sections of the country In California Republican Gov Earl Warren seeking a third term won re-election re over James Roose Roose- Roosevelt Roosevelt velt veil son of the late President Rep Richard M M. Nixon also defeated Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglas In a senatorial battle battIe In a congressional fight that attracted attracted at at- wide nation attention Amer Ames Labor lean party Rep Vito Mar Mar- of New York the tho only minor party representative in the bouse house was unseated by a Demo- Demo Republican Liberal coalition formed for the sole purpose of beatIng beat beat- Ing Ini him Marcantonio foes foe charged ed that he followed every twist and turn of the Communist party line Una during his service In the house As final tabulations were com corn compiled piled observers observer agreed that Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic control of the senate and house was so 0 slight it did not cone constitute con a a. a safe ufo working majority Asa Aa As A a result the tho next two years wW will seea see teo a number of 01 bitter battles on legislation legis lell lation laton and much of It U being passed or killed dUed by Incredible small maU mar mar- gins fins |