Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-01
Election DRIVE
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Candidates for November
Election are Marshaling
Forces for Campaign.

Waon1net0n, Oct. the great bi.
ennial 'drive" in American politics
the congressional elections-is now
Impending.
September marks the conclusion of
state primary elections and nominal
OF Tame ducks" and other 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 results
ofthe balloting depends political con-
troll of the Sixty-sixth congress, which
convenes IN December, 1919, unless
sooner Summoned by President Will
SON. Dependent upon the returns are
SCORE seats IN the senate and 435 in
the House. t.
Like the presidential election of
1916. when California's votes. after a
weeks wait, finally determined n
nations president. the congressional
result, according to private statements
Of prominent Republicans and
Democrats in Washington, is expect
ed to be close. The Democrats now
have So senators against A. Republi-
cans, while in the House the respec-
tive strength is ZIG and 200. Seats OF
all Of the latter are Involved in the
present campaign, while twenty-one
Democratic and fifteen Republican
senate seats are at stake.
For all practical purposes, the cleo
ton is over in a number Of states-in
the ''solid south where nomination
on the Democratic ticket is equivalent
to election. Primaries n conven-
tons in these states, however, al
though changing present personnel in
Senate and House from several states
have not affected the final result. Fol-
some Republicans, without opposition.
the primaries also have meant GER
tain election in November; these also
do not change present line-ups in
congress, incumbents being named for
reelection.
Already, however. the primaries
have resulted in defeat Of many pres
them are Senators Vardaman of Mis-
sissippi and Hardwick Of Georgia,
Democrats who were opposed by
President Wilson, and the following
representatives: McLemore, Slayden
and 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
SCCh4u6 IC-ciSCIlOus VI I1ouoC IAOA4i
bers who have forgone denomination
to seek election to the Senate. Among
them are Senators Smith of Michigan
Republican; Hollis of New Hamp'
shire, Democrat, and Representatives
Mccormick and Foss of Illinois. Re.
publicans; Howard of Georgia, Demo.
crat: Church of California, Democrat
and. Caleb Powers of Kentucky, Re.
publican.
e-H ~ - ~AI>- f--I - u 800
resentatives from the southern Demo
cratic states have been assured of re.
election to the Sixty-sixth congress by
virtue of their primary nomination.
In this election for the first time
women are seeking seats in the sen.
ate. Representative Jeanette Rank
in of Montana is seeking election from
her state while Minnie Martin Of the
Woman's party, is a senatorial candi'
date in Nevada, New York also has
woman candidate for congress.
Socialist, prohibition and other par
ties also have their candidates in tn
present campaign. Coalition Of Demo
cratic and Republican forces agains
the Socialists has occurred in some 10
calities, but the campaign now is be
ing conducted largely between the tw'
leading parties in an effort to secur
unquestioned control of the Senat
ana dOuSe intervention o
any balance Of power" from tn
minor organization.
Buy Liberty Bonds
INSIGNIA OF DISCHARGED MEN
Seattle, Wash, Oct. 1.-Nationa
recognition in the way Of some butte
or insignia for soldiers who have OF
fered their lives for Their country, un
dergone the training and hardships c
camp, and through no fault of thei
own nave been discharged as phys
cally unfit for service, is sought b
Granville Hawkins of Kansas, a 70,
mer private at Fort Lawton.
Hawkins was honorably discharge
after amputation of an arm as tn
result Of a railroad accident. H
feels that action by the War depar'
nent, such as he proposes, woul
Show to the world that these di.
hharged soldiers are not slackers {