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Ohio's tall, crinkle-eyed Robert Alphonso Taft will be the Senate's most conspicuous newcomer. With a distinguished record of public service in his own city and State, a Presidential name, an able and attractive wife, he already looms as large as Michigan's Vandenberg for the G. O. Presidential nomination in 1940. Knowing this he took pains to say last week: "The Republicans have work to do, and a Senator's term is for six years. . . . Remember, we are still a minority."
Clyde Reed, Governor of Kansas in 1929-31, now tall, erect and grey at 67, will be another commanding Senate presence, representing as he will the protesting farm vote.
On the Democratic side, besides California's shock-haired Sheridan Downey, the chief newcomer will be lively, husky, smartly groomed Scott Lucas from Havana, the duck-shooting capital of Illinois. A vast improvement as a personality over paunchy wheelhorse William H. Dieterich. Senator-elect Lucas will not give much comfort to New Deal counsels by his obedience (in the House last year he conspicuously opposed Court-packing), but in ball games against the Republicans he should star. He used to play professionally in the Three-Eye League.
The new House will contain one less woman than the old. Mrs. Roosevelt's friend. Nan Wood Honeyman of Oregon, was defeated. So was Indiana's Virginia Jenckes. A new feminine face (somewhat resembling Helen Willis Moody) will appear with Representative Jessie Sumner. 40, of Smith College (1920). Oxford University and Watseka. Ill., where she has been county judge.
As in the last House. Chicago's light-brown Arthur W. Mitchell will be the only Negro. Defeated for a seat by ex-convict Mayor Rudolph G. ("Doc") Tenerowicz of Hamtramck. Mich, was light-tan Charles A. Roxborough. brother of Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis' Co-Manager John Roxborough.
*Chairman Doughton of Ways & Means in the House was given a real fight lor re-election by old Dr. Townsend's son Robert, who appeared in North Carolina's Ninth District with a sound-truck and tons of literature.