Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03

the District Of Columbia.
r. Sherwood of Ohio, civil war veteru
rye f. O'Shaunessy of Rhode Island, de
nting and Sherwood, democrats. are h,
Shaunessy are candidates for the Sens
for former Senator Charles Dick to
come back" by election to the House,
the republicans feel they will hold nine
districts and expect to capture five
more. The democrats best hope Is to
defeat Representative Roscoe McCul-
loch in the sixteenth with Joseph c.
Breitenstein. The republican hopes
defeating Representatives Claypool in
the eleventh, Brumbaugh in the twelfth.
Overmyer in the thirteenth, White in
the fifteenth, and on winning the four
teenth with Dick. They say they also
may replace Representative John A.
Key in the eighth and Representative
Isaac Sherwood in the ninth.
OKLAHOMA-Will doubtless stand
as it is-six democrats and two re-
publicans. There is a slight chance for
the democrats to win the seat of
Representative T. A. Chandler in the
OREGON-Solid, with three republic
cans.
PENNSYLVANIA republicans
are conceded twenty-eight and the
democrats two seats. Both cam
paign managers agree that the real
fight is against Representatives John
v. Lesher in the sixteenth district and
Earl H. Beshlin in the twenty-eighth,
both democrats. Senator Penrose has
said that these democratic members
will be acknowledgement tatives
Lesher, Brodbeck, Sterling and Besh-
lin. The republicans also claim they
have good fighting chance to replace
Representative Henry ]. Steele with
F. A. March. brother of the chief of
staff of the Army. The democrats
profess to believe that they have an
equally good opportunity to retire
Representatives Templeton. Heaton and
Rowland, and to send Charles N. Crosby
to Congress from the twenty-fifth, the
Erie district. Disinterested reports
from third party observers in those dis
tricts do not show any dependable
ground for democratic optimism.
No Change in Rhode Island.
RHODE ISLAND-Should stand as it
is one democrat and two republicans.
There is a spirited contest, however,
for the seat vacated by Representa-
tive O'Shaunessy to challenge Sen
ator Colt for the upper house. T. F.
Green is the democrat who is likely to
win over Clark Burdiclk republican.
SOUTH CAROLINA-Wil send back
solidly seven democrats. There was
only one rival candidacy. That was
against Chairman Lever of the agri-
cultural committee. but the primaries
settled all doubt.
TENNESSEE-The delegation will
come back eight democrats and two
republicans. Regarding the repub-
licans, Representative Sam r. Sells in
the first district is unopposed. ]. Will
I~@
coed Representative Richard w. Aus
tin. who has servedsin five congresses
after having started in political life
as 2 House employee In all the other
districts the democrRts have no oppo-
sition.
TEXAS Seventeen sure demo-
Gratis. and. in spite of an intense cam
paign by the republicans to take adj
vantage of sympathetic feeling for
representative Slayden in the four
teenth, who was opposed by the Pres
ident, the state is almost certain to
Bee is running to succeed Representa-
tive Slayden.
UTAR-The republicans claim they
can defeat Representative James H.
Mays and that they are having an en-
coufaging contest against Represent
is likely to return.
VERMONT-Will send back Repre-
sentatives Greene and Dale, both
republicans.
VIRGINIA - There will be no
changes, as the candidates are all
unopposed.
wAsH1NGToN-The first four dis
tricts are certain for republicans
i The outcome in the fifth IL doubtful.
Representative c. c. Dill probably
will be reelected. The democrats are
not at all certain: The republicans
nm rxyinn RrI,
outstanding their candidate. J. S.
Webster Of Spokane. has been ill and
has not made an active campaign.
WEST VIRGINIA There is an
active contest all over the state,
where the congressional campaign
test. A hard fight is being made
against the two democratic sitting
members, Representative Nelly and
Representative Littlepage. The latter
has much the better chance of being
elected.
Democratic Hopes in Wisconsin.
WISCONSIN-Here in an erstwhile
solidly republican delegation the
democrats are expected to make in
roads. The republicans admit that
with Representative Cooper running
as an Independent their&vote is al
most hopelessly split in the first dis
trict. Calvin Stewart, democrat, is
likely to win. Representative Voist
probably will return. and J. G.
Monahan and ]. c. Kleozka are al
most certain to succeed Representa-
tives Nelson and Cary, whom thew
defeated in the primaries for the re-
publican nominations. Representative
William H. Stafford, one of the re-
publican leaders in the House, prob
ably will be defeated by Victor Berger.
The republicans hope to pull through
Representative Edward e. Browne.
and to fill the old Lenroot seat with
the republican candidate, A. P. Nell
SON.
wYOMING+So certain is the re-
election of Representative Frank w.
MondeiI. the republican representa-
tive at large. that he has stayed in
Washington and has not made an
active campaign.