Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-04-16
NEXT FALLS ELECTION.

In the congressional elections November the political
parties WILL for the first time since the presidential struggle Of
1872 measure their strength in great pitched battle
national SCALE observes the National Monthly We use the
word Congressional in it's broadcast sense It relates not
only to the election of 435 in congress from
that number of congress districts throughout the United States
but the election of thrtwo United States senator's
that is, one-thrd of the senate
Democratic senators whose terms expire are Sena
tors Stone of Missouri oke Smith of Georgia. Shvey of
Indiana Chamberlain Of Oregon Overman North Carolina
Smith OF Arizona, Smith of Maryland Clarke of Arkansas
Fletcher OF Florida Thomas of Colorado and Newands of
Nevada The term of the late Senator Johnston Alabama
as successor to whom the designated Editor Franklin
Glass of the Birmingham News would also have expired in
1918 OF the republican whose terms end next
there are Root OF New York, Ganger of New Hanpshre
Cummns of Iowa, Bristow of Kansas Perkins of California
Brandegee of Connecticut Brady Idaho Sherman of Illinois
Bradley of Kentucky Gronna North Dakota Burton of Ohio
fenrose OF PENNSYLVANIA Crawford of South Dakota billing
nam OF Vermont Stephenson of Wisconsin, Jones of Washing
ton and Smoot of Utah.
The senators who be elected this wear will he chosen
under the seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution pro-
dng for election Of United States senators by direct vote of
the people.
The house of representative the present is
posed OF 29O democrats 1877 republicans
The senate consists of 81 As republicans The
republican party will in the election next November and the
campaign preceding it. unquestionaby make desperate effort
TO transfer the voting prepondernce in both houses of
gre to the republican side of the enclosure The republicans
are fighting in the last ditch They in position where
they have little to lose The very despair the adversary
one OF the strongest of why democrats every
grss district and in which is to elect senator's This
year should be thoroughly the alert unsparng of vgor
and effort = 'iso
10 affirm and ratify by an overwhelming nonular vote
the magnificent achievements of the Wilson administration 70
see TO II that that administration shall throughout it's
congress democratic in both branches to compete
the work SO grandy begun the task which hoforo @
democracy the coming fall. To good candidates and
nen 10 take care OF hem to the entire strength of the
democracy rs IN the campaign and then at the polls is the
business comprising the militant duty the democratic PARTY
from now until the election is over, next November
The earlier the better. That is the maxim that cannot b.
on hen
preparation When the battle lines are Joined lot -
array which shall be its order its cohesion its postivenes
purpose its mitancy of action its definite conception Of tho
20 De attained and its determination reach that goal
make victory certainty. e'
Is said the greatest generals win their battles before
- red 50 let it be with the democracy in the congress
anu senatorial battle OF 1914 We about engage