Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-14
SENATE MAY RE- URE
REPUBLICAN, FRAUD"
Will Contest Seats Obviously
Bought at Late Election; May
Keep Senate Control.

Washington, ID c. Nov l1.-The De
mocrats viii fight to retain control Of the
Senate Every prCcaution viii be taken
to prevent Republican domination through
the illegal use of money or other fraudulent
methods r manner in which each Re-
publican newcomer acquired lis seat will
be carefully scrutnizcd Any allegation of
fraud or corruption Will be made the sub
ject Of minute investigation.
A detcrmm tion to this effect was
reached by Democrats Of the Senate
Yesterday when adviccs reached tsls CITY
that George r. Moses, OF New Hampshire
had slipped in when the gate was alar
and was not entitled to his seat Senator
Pomerene, chairman Of tie Con mittee
on Privileges and Elections, received
telegram from Alexander Murchie. chair
man Of the State Democratic Committee
in New Hampshire. declaring Moses had
not been fairly and honestly elected, and
that Il contest would be wagcd against him.
This Was good news 10 the Democratic
leaders Arrangements were made for
prompt action Every opportunity will
IL Afforded Chairman Murchic 70 prC-
sen, and prove his charge Of fraud The
Privileges and Elections Committee viii
hold meeting Friday and discuss tins
matter ~ length
Formal protest against the scatI g of
Moses, and notification OF a contest will
be in the hands Of the committee by that
time II is the intention Of the members
to take up this problem and make inn
mediate plans for hearing the contest
and arriving At 4 final decision within
the shortest possible time limit
worLD LEASr SENATE tn.
According to The prpccdcnts. Moses
will bc permitted to take the oath OF
office whenever he presents himself for
that purpose He Is cligIhlc 70 ST
immediately following the presentation
Of bis credentials Tie Is entitled % serve
untlI March 3, 1927 Il found not en-
titled 10 his scat MIR VI 81 would he
excluded in the same manner Is was
lorimcr II sufficient haste is made and
the exclusion Of Moses should develop
into A fact, the Republicans might he
prevented from rcorganIzlng the Senate
after March 3 Counting Moses OUT the
senate would stand tie, hence, the
activity hv the Democrats
But this IS not all Al the meeting
FRIDAY further attention wilt hc eivt
tho case of Truman II NcwbcrTN, Who
defeated Henry Ford up III Michigan
Thu question of his cngiiIiItv iof seat
IN lf1F l~ttittt " III ~ - JhSs 'stN'' ttl,NNa
Ii was alleged that ms friends spent
enormous sums FOR hl> nomination. II
may develop that similar course was
followed TO insure hl~ eleV tion MI avail
able IA bearing on tins subject VIII
he reviewed. II /, expected some relabie
information VIII come aiong from Michl-
gan between nov and Friday Il any
ground for an inves igAtion or contest
exists II wilt IL taken np ana closely
followed by the Privileges and Elections
COMMITTEE.
IA FoiLETII ~ LINZ LIGHT
To round out the hall days work
mapped out the case of Senator LaFol-
lettc comes up Iriday hcfnry the Com
rnittee on Privileges and Elections This
relates 10 the allegation that l-aFoiette
made sedltlous utterances IN speech
at St Paul This matter has dragged
along for many months VARIOUS nem-
bers of the committee have differing
views on the su iects Some Of them
hold the committee has no jurisdiction
and that seditlon Is ! problem for the
court. 10 adjust
Now that the biennial elections ere
over ], l. believed the case against La
Toilette viii bc dropped