Evening journal., 1916-09-19
WILLCOX AND THE sENATORsHIPs.

VXyILIIAM r. WILLCOX chairman Of the Republ-
w can National Committee has issued statement
that should make strong appeal TO the party loyalty
Of all Delaware Republicans Il has to do with the
Importance Of electng Republican United States sena
tors in November 10 the end that, a result of that
election, country may have the muohneeded bene
O. OF Republican President. Republican Senate and
Republican House. In other words that 1.-The Re
publican party may be placed in position TO repair
much Of the damage that has been done by the Wilson
Democratic administration since it into power.
"The election Of a Republican House is a foregone
conclusion said Mr. Wilcox, "and 100 per cent.
campaign will be conducted which will insure Re-
publican Senate.
and thirty-nine Republicans Counting the Maine re
suits, It's composition becomes dftyfve Democras and
forty-one Republicans In the November election thr-
y-two Senator'S are TO be elected to NIL the places OF
seventeen Democrats and fifteen Republicans.
ITO gain control of the Senate the Republicans must
elect twentythree candidates-that is. elect all OF
their fifteen and make an nroad Of eight on the Demo
Gratis The States now represented by the fifteen Re-
publicans New Mexico. Minnesota Wyoming Della
ware Wisconsin. Rhode Island Massachusetts, North
Dakota. Connecticut. Pennsylvania, Vermont. Wash
ington. Utah. Michigan and California. In none Of
these States there doubt Of the of the
Hughes and Fairbanks ticket
las to the senatorships, only two be considered
doubtful--Washington and Wsoming-and in these the
undouhted strength Of the national ticket will serve
70 elect the Republican Senatorial candidates.
THE States represented by Democrats Ari-
zona Florida West Virginia. Texas, Nebraska. In
diana (2). Tennessee Maryland. New Jersey Montana
New York Nevada Ohio, Missouri Virginia and Mis-
sssippi
"out Of these places the Republicans must
take eight Can they do it2 They and will.
First let us eliminate the four certain Democratic
States of Florida Texas Virginia and Mississippi This
limits the field the twelve States Of Arizona. West
Virginia. Nebraska, Indiana (2, Tennessee. Maryani
New Jersey. Montana. New York Nevada. Ohio and
Missouri OF these. Ohio New York. New Jersey. Ne
hrasks and West Virginia II the same percentage Of
Progressives the Republican ticket did in Maine
will elect Republican Senators. The combined Repub
%ican majority in Ohio in 1912 was $4,000 in New York
100000 New Jersey, $4,000; Nebraska. $1,000; West
Virginia. $4,000
III we elect these FIVE Senator'S which is practically
certain still have the States of Arizona. Indiana
(2l Tennessee. Maryland. Montana Nevada and Mis-
souri, furnishing eight places in which to get the re-
naming three required and in each Of them there
h good fshting chance for Republican success In
Arizona the Democratic vote in 1912 exceeded the
bined Republican vote by 364; in Indiana the com
hined Republican vote exceeded the Wilson vote by
$4,000; in Tennessee. the Wilson vote exceeded the
combined Republican by $4,000: in Maryland the
combined Republican vote exceeded the Wilson vote by
1.oss in Montana, the combined Republican vote ex-
cecded the Wilson vote by lSOOoi IN Nevada, the COM
bned Republican vote exceeded the Wilson vote hy
$780, in Missouri. the combined Republican vote ex-
ceeded the Wilson vote by 1.400.
Thus. in these States. furnishing eight Sena-
torial places the combined Republican exceeded
the Wilson vote in hve and the Wilson vote exceeded
the combined Republican in two.
"summsrized-to elect the required twenty three
Senators Republicans fifteen reasonably GER
tain Republican Senatorships with which 10 start
Senatorshps get in States represented by Demo
Gratis in each Of which there Is a bie ma aiorit ~ com
bined Republican and Progressive votes and three to
get from the eight places in States. five oi
which there is n small majority Of combined Republi-
and Progressves and In two Of which there was
small Wilson majority.
The Republicans lost some Senstorships in 1917
through defaut-notably in Nevada where Newlands
was elected by forty plurality, and Wisconsin where
Husting elected by ESQ plurality. There will be
losses by default this year"
Delaware Democrats we're hopeful. for a time. that
because of unfortunate conditions that had developed
on the Republican side. they would succeed in win
ning in the Senate held by Colonel Henry
A. dupont. That hope has faded They realize at last
that Senator duF md his associates on the Repub-
Iican ticket in ths state going 10 be elected by
reunited party and independent voters who also
viii support those candidates
Rational Chairman Wilcox not only makes it clear