The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-18
WILCOX SURE OF
HUGHES AND
CONGRESS
Republican Chairman Gives
Figures That Party Will
Garry the Senate.


WASHINGTON. Sept. 1S-Chair-
man William II. Wilcox Of the Re
publican national committee, In
statement issued last night express
Ing the belief that Charles u. Hughes
will be elected without doubt, also
asserts that the election Of Repub-
llcan House OF Representatives is a
foregone conclusion. Then. Mr.. Will
cox says. "a 100 pcr cent campaign
will be conducted which insures
Republican Senate"
Chairman Wilcox does not content
himself with the making OF mere as
sertions of victory. but he gives am
pie reasons for his faith. His state
mont follows:
Tho Senate Is now composed OF
fifty-sIx Democrats and thirty-nlne
Republicans. Counting the Maine
results, Its composition becomes nifty
five Democrats and forty-one Repub-
lfcans. In tho November election
thirty-two senators are to be elected
10 fill tho places of seventeen Demo-
Republicans Need Twenty-threc.
To gain control Of the Senate the
Republican must elect twenty-three
candidates-that ls elect all of
their fifteen and make an lnroad OF
eight on the Democrats. The states
new represented by the Republicans
are New Mexico, Minnesota, Wyo-
ming, Delaware. Wisconsin,, Rhode
Island. Massachusetts, North Dakota,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Vermont,
Washington, Utah, Michigan and
California. In none Of these states 10
there any doubt Of the success of the
Hughes and Fairbanks ticket.
AS to the senatorshLps only. two.
may be considered doubtful Wash
ington and Wyoming-and IN these
the undoubted strength OF the ma
tional ticket will serve to elect the
Republican senatorial candidates.
The states represented by Demo-
Gratis are Arizona. Florida, West Vir-
ginia, Texas. Nebraska, Indiana (2),
Tennessee, Maryland, New Jersey,
Montana, New York, Nevada, Ohio,
Missouri, Virginia and Mississippi.
Out OF these seventeen places the
Republicans must take eight. Can
they do 1t? They can and will.
First let us eliminate the four GER
tain Democratic states OF Florida,
Texas, Virginia and Mississippi. This
limits the field to the twelve states
OF Arizona, West Virginia, Nebraska,
Indiana t2), Tennessee, Maryland,
New Jersey, Montana. New York,
Nevada and Missouri. or these,
Ohio, New York, New Jersey. nebras-
ka and West Virginia, IL the same
percentage OF Progresslyes vote the |
Republican ticket as did Maine, will
elect Republican senators. The COM
6lned Republican majority In Ohio in |
1912 was $4,000; in New York, 190,- I
OOO; New Jersey, $4,000; Nebraska, |
$4,000; West Virginia, $4,000.
Some Closer States.
II we elect these five senator's.
which Is practically certain, we still
have the states of Arizona, Indiana
", Tennessee, Maryland. Montana,
Nevada and Missouri furnishing eight
places in which to get the remaining
three required, and in each one of
theme there is good fighting chance
Tor Republican success. In Arizona
the Democratic vote In 1912 exceeded
the combined Republican vote by
SS5; In Indiana the combined Repub- |
lican vote exceeded the Wilson vote
by $4,000: In Tennessee the viii
son vote exceeded the combined Re-
publican vote by $4,000; in Maryland
the combined Republican vote ex-
ceeded the Wilson vote by 10000: |
In Nevada the combined Republican
vote exceeded the Wilson vote by L.
400. -
Thus, in these seven states. fur
nishing eight senatorial places, the
combined Republican vote exceeded
the Wilson vote in FIVE, and the VIII
son vote exceeded the combined Re
publican in two.
Summarized, to elect the required
twenty-three senator's the RepublI-
cans have fifteen reasonably certain
Republican senatorships with which 1
to start; five senatorships to get in /
states represented by Democrats. in |
each OF which there is big majority
OF combined Republicans and Pro-
gressive votes; and three to get from
the eight places in seven states. IN
five of which there is a small major
ity OF combined Republicans and Pro
gressives, and in two OF which there
was a small Wilson majority.
The Republicans lost some sena-
torships In 1914 through default
notably in Nevada, where Newlands
was elected by forty plurality, and
Wisconsin, where Husting was elect +
ed by $50 plurality. There will be
no losses by default this year.
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