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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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The 1930 U.S. general election climaxed the political campaign, electing the House of Representatives, one-third of the Senate, and minor officials nationwide. Republicans and Democrats focused on Hoover, business decline, tariffs, farm relief, prohibition, and local issues, predicting a Republican setback with possible Democratic House control. Doubtful states included New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Ohio.
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UNDATED, Nov. 5, (A) The political campaign of 1930 reached its climax yesterday when the general election took place throughout the country, completing the membership of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate who were up for re-election. Hundreds of minor officials also came up for election.
Republicans and Democrats both made Hoover the national issue, especially in reference to business decline, tariff, farm relief, and prohibition, to which was added local issues in various states.
Both sides saw the recession of Republican strength which arose in 1928 and also saw the scaling down of the Republican majority in Congress, perhaps to a point of Democratic control.
The Democratic members predicted a majority in the House and a reduction of the Republican majority in the Senate.
The heretofore undisputed territory where more than half the country's population lives including New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Ohio, were listed as doubtful.
Such was the consensus of opinion on an eleventh hour survey made by both parties.
Those interested in party strength and national opinion will be able to see by the returns which are starting to come in today, just how true those estimates were.
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United States
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Nov. 4, 1930
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returns starting to come in on nov. 5; predicted recession of republican strength, possible democratic majority in house and reduced republican senate majority.
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The general election took place throughout the country yesterday, completing House membership and one-third of Senate up for re-election, plus hundreds of minor officials. Both parties made Hoover the national issue regarding business decline, tariff, farm relief, prohibition, and local state issues. Consensus from eleventh-hour survey saw recession of 1928 Republican strength, scaling down of Republican congressional majority, possibly to Democratic control. Heretofore undisputed territory with over half the population, including New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Ohio, listed as doubtful.