The Washington times., 1916-11-06
Hot Fight Is on in Thlrty.three
States for Highest LegisIa-
tive Office.
BALANCE OF POWER AT STAKE
Each Side Realizes Full Import
ance Of Working Majority.
Summary of States.

The Senate OF the United States.
home Of courtesy, the greatest free de-
batting forum In the world. the "stop
gap" on hurry-up legislation devised
by our forefathers Of the Revolution
airy days. will be on trial tomorrow.
Just at present-and until March
at least-the Democratic Administration
has a majority of sixteen I'm the Sem
ate's membership of ninety-six.
In their scramble for votes for the
national tickets neither of the two
great parties Is overlooking the enor-
nous power which this greatest de-
Lucrative i,So body in the world" will exer-
else during the next four years.
or the forty-eght States represented
IN the Senate. thirty-three will choose
senators tomorrow-and in two states.
Indiana and. Maine. there will be
complete Senatorial choice; for two
gains power in the White House, TS
Democratic or Republican-all plans
for legislation will depend on the make
up of the Senate.
Wants Senate Majority.
Republican Nominee Hughes has en-
phasized all through his strenuous
campaigning that he will not regard
his election as victory unless the
people give him Republican majority
In both Legislative branches. Particu-
larly is such majority essential in the
Senate because it is the Senate which
has the final say-so in legislation. II
wilson is elected tomorrow and n Re-
publican majority installed in the Sem
ate. 1t would admittedly change all
Democratic plans.
Similarly, If Hughes IL elected, and
not provided with working majority
In the Senate and lower house. the Re-
publicans would certainly be unable TO
desire.
The Republican campaign managers
have conferred their hopes on election
of ten new Republicans Senators, which
would give the G. .. p. working ma
jority in the uppcr house OF four votes.
The Democrats have simply been worl-'
ing throughout the campaign to hold
10 as many of their present majority az
possible.
Centers In Big States.
The Senatorial fight naturally has
conferred in the States where the sue
cess of the national ticket Is in most
York. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, California,
and Washington. Maine in September
chose two Republicans in place Of tbs
one now representing the Down East
has been scarcely less vigorous than
the Presidential battle-John Worth
Kern. Democrat, and incumbent Is op-
posed to Harry s. New. for the long
term, and James Il. Watson. Repub-
lican. is opposed to Thomas Taggart.
incumbent and Democrat.
Ohio has a hot fight on. Senatorially
speaking, between Senator Alice POM
creme. Democrat, and Myron T. Herrich.
Republican.
In New York former Democratic Ma
tional Chairman William r. McCombs
Is opposing former Representative
William NJ Calder. who had the dis
tinction four. years ago OF being me
York state in the Democratic sweep,
These States Don't Elect.
Illinois does not elect a Senator this
year: neither does Kansas, Iowa. Ken
lucky. Alabama. Colorado. Georgls,
Idaho. Louisiana. New Hampshire.
North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon.
South Carolina, or South Dakota.
Some of the contests which prelimi-
nary statements from one side or TIE
| other indicate may be close, or IN
which there is particular interest. in
clude:
California-Hiram w. Johnson, for
mer governor. and four years ago
Roosevelts running mate on the Pro
gressive ticket, now a full-iedgeu
| Republican, is opposing George :.
Patton, Democrat.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. George p Me
Lean. Republican, is being opposed
by Homer S. Cummings, former ma
tional committeeman. Democrat.
Indiana-James f. Watson, Repuh-
| lican, and former whip" OF tn
House. and right-hand man TO 'Tncl"
joe Cannon i'm the old days OF IN"
Big Four in the House of Represent
against Tom Taggart, whom Repub-
| licans brand as Democratic boss OF
| the Hoosier State. Harry S. New. who
| as chairman of the committee on ar
| rangements of the 1912 Repuplicsn
convention was credited with having
a good deal to do with the progress
of the Republican steamroller, Is
| fghting 1t out with John w. Kern.
now majority leader in the Senate.
The Maryland Fight.
Maryland-David J. Lewis. former
Representative, father of the parcel
post law, and advocate of Government
ownership of telephones and tele-
| graphs, a Democrat, is aligned againSi
]. Erwin France, well-known business
| man.
Massachusetts-The Bay State has
/ witnessed picturesque campaign be-
tween violently dissim!lar aspirants tor
the toga-Henry Cabot Lodge, Rcpub-
lican, an historian. grave, digniiieI,
otherwise Honey Fitz." Fitzgerald
first came into the public eye through
his ability TO sing Sweet Adeline," as q
ISote-getter. that time being during his
campaign as "a Democratic mayoraitr
lcandidate in Boston. He made record
1 In the mayors chair. and although he
doesn't sing on the stump now, Demo
Icrats claim he will figure big in the vote
tomorrow.
Trust Buster Running.
| Minnesota-Frank Il, kellogg former
liy Taft's trust buster and the man
who trailed the STANDARD Oil trust 10
It's lair, is the Republican Senatorial
candidate against ID. w. Lawler. Both
are from st. Paul.
Missouri-Walter S. Dickey. OF Kansas
City, has made a powerful fight to gain
the seat OF Senator James A. Reed.
New Jersey-Joseph s, Frelinghuysen
OF Raritan, Is opposing James f. Mar
tine, Democrat and incumbent. in one
OF the hottest campaigns the President,
home State has ever known.
North Dakota-United States Treas
urer John Burke. Democrat. hopes "a
Gust Porter ]. McCumber. incumbent
from his place.