The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-05
TEST
OF REPUBLICANS
And DEMOCRATS
NOW IMPENDING.
Congressional Elections
Next Dish on American
Political Menu
CRy Associated Press.l

Washington, Oce. 5.-The great BIZ
ennial drive" In American politics
1.-THE congressional elections-is now
impending.
September marks the conclusion of
state primary elections and nomin =
lating conventions, leaving their train
of lame ducks" and otner political
cripples. Leaders OF all parties. now
are marshalling their forces for the
campaign which precedes election
day in November.
The lines Of battle, already are
fairly we'll defined. Upon the re-
suits of the balloting depends politi-
cal control Of the siXty-siXth con-
gress, which convenes in December,
1919, unless sooner summoned by
| the returns are the fates Of aspir
ants for nearly two score seats in
the senate and 1875 in the house.
Democrats Have Lead,
| Like the presidential election Of
II916. when CaIifornia's votes. after a
weeks wait, finally determined the
nations President, the congressional
result, according to private state
ments of prominent Republicans and
Democrats in Washington. is eX-
pected to 0e close. Tha Democrats
now have 81 senators against II Re-
publicans, while IN the house the re-
spectiye strength is 2le end 200.
Seats Of all the latter are involved
in the present campaign, while II
Democratic and Is Republican sem
ate seats are at stake.
For all practical purposes. the
election is over in number of
states,-~in the solid south where
nomination on the Democratic ticket
ig equivalent to election. Primaries
and conventions in these states, how
ever, although changing present per-
sonnet in senate and house from
several states have not affected 'he
final result. For some republicans,
without opposition, the primaris also
have meant certain election in Mo-
vember; these also do not change
present line-ups in congress-, in
cumbents being named for re-elec-
ton.
Many Present Members Out.
Already, however, the primaries
have resulted in defeat of many
present members of congress. Among
| them are Senators Vardaman of
mississippi and Hardwick Of Georgia,
! democrats, who were opposed by
President Wilson, and the following
REPRESENTATIVES: McLemore, Slayden
land Garrett of Texas; Shackleford
and Borland of Missouri, Woods Of
Iowa and others.
Missing from their present places
also will be found others who are not
seeking reelection, or house mem
bers who have foregone renomina-
ton to seek election TO the senate.
Among them are Senators Smith Of
Michigan, Republican; Hollis Of New
Hampshire, Democrat; and Repres-
entatives Mccormick and Foss Of
Illinois, Republicans; Howard of
Georgia, Democrat: Church OF Call
forpia. Democrat, and Caleb Powers
of Kentucky, Republican.
resentatives from the southern
Democratic states have been assured
Of reelection to the sixty-siXth con-
gress by virtue of their primary
nomination.
Women Seeking Seats.
In this election for the first time,
women are seeking seats in the
senate. Representative Jeanette
Rankin Of Montana is seeking cleo
ton from her state while Anne Mar
tin of the Woman's party is a sena-
torial candidate in Nevada. New
York also has a woman candidate
for congress.
Socialist, Prohibition and other
parties also have their candidates in
the present campaign. Coalition Of
Democratic and Republican forces
against the specialists has occurred
in some localities, but the campaign
now is being conducted largely be-
tween the two leading parties in an
effort to secure unquestioned control
of the senate and house without in
of any balance of power"
from the minor organization.