Buckley Takes N.Y. Senate Seat; Goldberg, Lowenstein Lose Races

GOODELL HEADQUARTERS. New York City-A resounding conservative tide in New York state swept James L. Buckley to a Senate victory yesterday over incumbent Republican Charles E. Goodell and Democratic challenger Richard L. Ottinger in one of the most hotly contested Senate races in the country.

Shortly after 1 a.m. this morning. Buckley appeared before a tumultuous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel crowd which was singing "Goodbye Charlie, glad to see you go" and said. "The American people have decided that they want a new course, a new polities. And I am the voice for that new polities." Before he spoke, "Dixie" was being played and applauded.

At almost the same time, a weary but composed Goodell conceded defeat before his supporters and campaign workers-who chanted "Goodell in '72" -and said. "I do believe that I have succumbed to tides running in this country that are wrong. We can change those tides. We will change those tides. Believe me, we will."

Most New Yorkers to the left of the President and the Vice-President went home early last night as the more conservative forces gained control of most other major posts in the state.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Arthur J. Goldberg. whose defeat was predicted almost immediately after the polls closed, was the first candidate to concede, shortly after 11 p.m.

About an hour later. Gov. Nelson A.Rockefeller appeared at his headquarters at the Roosevelt Hotel and gave an acceptance speech.

Among other losers in state campaigns were Basil Paterson, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Adam Walinsky, Democratic candidate for Attorney General, and Allard K. Lowenstein, seeeking a second term in Congress.

Democratic candidate for Congress Bella Abzug was declared a winner shortly after midnight. Her opponent, Barry Farber, ordered the election results impounded for a recount.

Goodell's defeat is the end of a stormy two-year term in the Senate after his appointment by Gov. Rockefeller to the late Robert F. Kennedy's expired seat.

Goodell's outspoken stand on the Vietnam war brought him considerable criticism from other Republicans, especially Vice-President Spiro Agnew. During the campaign, Agnew, who openly supported Buckley, called Goodell a "radical-liberal" and "the Christine Jorgenson of the Republican Party."

Around 9 p.m. an elevator filled with Goodell workers became stuck for 45 minutes between floors. Elevator service for the rest of the evening was sporadic, leading to short tempers and sharp words on the part of both Rockefeller and Goodell supporters.

Security at Rockeffeller's ballroom was tight, as is usual for the millionaire's headquarters. At the entrance to Goodell headquarters three guards checked credentials, a more stringent measure than the Senator usually takes. Reporters were given buttons with pictures of Wendell Wilkie, another Republican loser, for their identification.