Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-16
TO TRY
NEW Zone SYSTEM
Will Put Into Practical Opera
ton Next Fall Plan to Con-
duct State Campaigns.
SENATORIAL CONTESTS ON


putting into practical operation dem.
onstration of its new plan of "zone man
agement" of political campaigns, with q
view to testing its efficiency for contem-
plated use in the next fight for the pres
idency. The first important "try-out'
will be had next fall, in the zone com
prising the Rocky mountain states,
where there are five seats in the United
States Senate for which the democrats
are contesting, and in one or two other
zones on q smaller scale.
A senator is to be elected in each OF
the states OF Colorado, Idaho. Montana,
Wyoming and New Mexico. Utah is
the other state in this group. known
as zone Z. An organization has been
created. with former Gov. John e. os-
borne of Wyoming chairman and John
T. Barnett of Colorado secretary. The
campaign committee Of the zone con-
sists of the national committeeman and
state chairmen of the states included
in 1t.
The idea is to vest this management
with full control Of the campaign. free
from the domination Of the national
committee, whose membership is un-
familiar with local conditions and
whose chairman is from state remote
from the scene of action. With the
power goes responsibility for results.
All Campaigns Equal.
The FIVE states in which senators are
to be elected will be campaigned by
the democrats with the same vigor
election Of 1916 SO successfully. New
Mexico is just as important to the
democrats as New York in this cam
paign. for the result means a vote in
Is equal. There will in the future be
boroughs." sometimes applied in the
past to states of sparse population.
Wyoming will be the center of the
cred fair fighting ground. Mr.. Os-
borne. the zone chairman, will be the
democratic candidate for the Senate to
succeed Senator Warren, who Is de-
undivided support of the democrats.
The republicans, for their part, are al
ready in a bitter factional fight over
the nomination. Representative Mon
dell claims 1t by right Of long and dis
service for his state in the
q legislator. Izis opponent, ,. g. Hay,
IN II hSsiasss ns Il sitsass
among the republicans are feared.
Regarded Safely Democratic.
In Colorado Senator Shafroth will be
the democratic candidate for renomina-
as safely democratic The republicans
have not yet picked their candidate to
oppose him.
In Montana Senator Walsh will have
no opposition for denomination by the
This state will be fair fight
ing ground for both parties. too, as 1t
is regarded as close. The democrats.
however, expect to win the Senate seat
and are also going after" Miss jean
nette Rankin's place in the House. even
though she should be renominated by
the republicans, which at this time is
held to be doubtful.
New Mexico is where the democrats
confidently expect to gain seat Sem
ator Fall, republican incumbent, may
not run again. and at any rate the dem
ocrats are encouraged to hope for a
victory. It Is explained that in the
past year or two there has been great
influx of immigration into eastern New
Mexico from Texas. which. of course,
is democratic.
In Idaho, II Senator Borah, republican.
concludes to stand for denomination. 1T is
thought he will be opposed by former
Gov. Goodrich. The democrats will nom
mate former Gov. Hawley and go after
the republican candidates scalp. whoever
he be, as they feel very hopeful of gain
ing by alleged factional dissensions among
the republicans.
Zone Formed in New England.
A zone organization has also been cre-
ated in New England, where there will be
senatorial contests, but admittedly not Of
SO favorable a character to the democrats
bN fhoSa In the