The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-06-15
WILL THE SENATE GO REPUBLICAN?

presidential ticket rs It's erect on the
the congress- There about enough left of the
Progressive party in 1914 prevent the Republicans from
capturing the house and to increase the Democratic majority
in the There is good prospect that Republican
victory president the result of harmony would also
Republican majority in the house. but the senate is more
uncertain quantity.
The senate of fifty Democrats and forty Re-
pubcans The terms Of eighteen Democrats and fifteen Re
pubcans expire March and their to be
elected in November All of the Republicans from safe
Republican states but only five of the Democrats from
state in the solid souhForda Mississippi Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia In order to have majority of one without the
casting vote Of the president the Republicans must
ture nine of the other thirteen Democratic seats
Among these thirteen Missouri which has become doubt
full state in recent presidential elections having Repub
ca in 1904 and 1908 The Republican majority contrib
uted chiefly by ST. Louis and Kansas City, fact which gave
the Democrats advantage under the old system Of eecng
senators by the legislature The system OF direct cleo
ton by the people Of the state large deprves them of this
advantage and gives the presidential ticket chance Of
yng the senatorshp with it. Maryland also has wavered in
recent elections having gone Republican in
split its electoral vote in 1904 and 1908 With united Re
publican party and decided trend OF public opinion toward
that party Maryland might elect Republican senator if it
chose Republican electors There almost tie between
Wilson and the combined Taft and Roosee vote in Arizona
1912 Wilson's majority his two principal rivals having
been only 354 total for the three of 2294 LIS cent
Disgust of this border state with wachul waiting in Mexico
may easily swing the majority the other way
well president The Republicans may therefore nourish
hope Of carving these three states though the New York
ming Post counts them safely Democratic the senatorsp
Indiana the interesting of the other states in ques
ton for it has elect two senator's and the probable renom
nation Of VicePresdent Marshall will make strong appeal
state pride in behalf of the Democrats The Republicans
and Progresves seek to neutraze the effect of this
peal by nominating Fairbanks other ndianan for
second place. With the choice between two ndanans for
president and with senaorshps at stake the Hooser
state would be the of the fercest political battle of the
campaign.
New York is to choose to Senator OGoman and
sentiment for preparedness strong there that odds
good in favor of Republican victory all along the line Since
1892 New York went Republican every presidential year
til 1872 and in the latter year the combined vote for Taft
and Roosevelt 49 to 655475 for Wilson Those fig
do hold out hope to the Democrats against
united Republican party.
Democrats will much the fact that Wilson is New
jerseys favore both to elect him and to enable him
pull through their senatorial candidate But sentiment in
favor vigorous foreign policy and of preparedness prob
ably strong New Jersey New York. and that state
went Republican four successive presidential years until
the split of 1912 to the Democrats In the latter
1789 for the Democrats leaving wide margin for the latter
to overcome on both president and senator.
Maine is normally Republican and sent Democrat to the
senate only result OF party schism Montana went Repub-
can in 1904 and 1908 after its from the free silver
and went Democratic in 1912 only consequence of the
split Nebraska Democratic in 1908 only by
oty response to Bryans appeal to state PRIDE for it
Republican in the two preceding elections. Nevada close
state and may either way having wobbed since 1896 Ohio
has always gone Republican except in 1892 when Demo
cratic eecor scraed through and 1912 The recent special
election of representatives showed West Virginia lean de
cdedly toward the Republican party.
All in ALL complete harmony in the Republican ranks would
Justify confidence Republican senate if the of 1912
be taken guide The chief elements of doubt the
tent to which the kept ofwar and pacifst sentiment
has strengthened the Democrats and made nroads the
Republican particularly in the middle west and the
extent which disgust with the Mexican mudde and the
writing campaign with Germany have aenated Democrats
the Atlantic seaboard particularly Should these two in
unces offset each other may expect that victorious Re
publican candidate for president would carry with him
iorty in the senate well as the house-O regonian
LAND BOARD DECLINES TO FOLLOW GovERNoR's