Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03
CHANGE IN CONTROL
Of SENATE UNLIKELY
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kin. independent; Nebraska, John H.
Morehead. democrat, VS.. George w.
Norris, republican,; Nevada, Senator
Henderson, democrat, vs. E. E. Rob-
dependert: Rhode Island. George F.
O'Shaunessy. democrat. rs. Senator
! Colt, republican; South Dakota,
Q. V. Rinehart, democrat VS.. Senator
Sterling. republican, and West vir-
ginia, w. Watson. democrat. VS.. Davis
Elkins, republican.
The chances appear to be that the
republicans will win in Idaho, Michigan,
Rhode Island. South Dakota and West
Virginia, and that the democrats will
win in Colorado, Delaware, Kentucky.
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska and
complexion Of the next Senate, demo-
Gratis, forty-Dlne, and republicans. forty
seven.
1t would take only small change
to swing the election so that there would
be tie in the Senate, with forty-eight
republicans and forty.eight democrats.
Should Norris win in Nebraska, and he
has the support of the Non-Partisan
League there, or should Ball win in
Delaware or obertS win in Nevada,
this would be accomplished. Should two
of these republican candidates win, then
| the Senate would stand forty-nine re-
publicans and forty-seven democrats.
OF these twelve seats five are now
held by the republicans and seven by
the democrats.
In the list of twelve seats counted
for the republicans are three now
held by MISUNDERSTANDING Lewis
of Illinois, Thompson of Kansas and
Hollis of New Hampshire. Both Sem
ators Lewis and Thompson are can
didates for reelection. Senator Hol-
lie. however. is in France and is not
seeking to succeed himself.
Senator lewis nnnnSad Ixy
! resentative Medill Mccormick, and
is waging a brisk campaign, but the
state is overwhelmingly republican,
ordinarily, and is counted in the re-
publican column. In Kansas, Sena-
tor Thompson is up against Gov. Ar
two. years ago by 100000 votes
against his democratic opponent,
though Wilson carried the state by
10000 on the national ticket. Henry
w. Reyes is the republican candi-
date for the Hollis seat, and against
him is Eugene E. Reed of Manches-
ter. For the seat formerly occupied
by the late Senator Gallinger, repub-
lican leader, George H. Moses is the
republican candidate and John B.
Jameson Of Concord is the demo-
expected to follow the example set
by her neighbor Maine and elect both
republican candidates.
Hard Fight On in Colorado.
Out in Colorado. Senator Shafroth,
democrat, is having the fight of his
life against Lawrence W. Phipps, and
republicans claim they have a good
chance for taking this seat from the
democrats. Senator salisbury of
bent, president pro tempore of the
Senate, is matched against DR.. L.
i Heisler Ball, former senator. Della
ware gave Hughes its electoral vote
two years ago, but fractional strife
| among the republicans in the state
Senator du Pont republican, by Sena-
tor Wolcott, and it may have the eff
feet of electing Senator Salisbury on
Tuesday.
Senator Nugent is the democratic
incumbent from Idaho. having been
| to fill the vacancy caused by the
| death of the late Senator Brady. a
republican. He is matched against
former Gov. Frank r. Gooding. Sen.
ator Borah, the republican candidate
for the long term, is very strong in
| Gov. Gooding into office. The woman
suffragists began a fight against
| Borah, but are said to have SCALED
! it off. =
Kentucky ordinarily would be sci
down as sure for the democrats, hui
the republicans believe they have 9
| fighting chance, perhaps more, to take
| this seat. Senator Ollie James death
1 gave them their chance. The demo.
Gratis have nominated Gov. Stanley
who was elected governor by the mar.
| row est kind of margin against his
republican opponent. Since then, Gov
,, Stanley has incensed some of his con.
stituents by vetoing a bill passed By
| the state legislature prohibiting the
| teaching of German in the public
! schools. The republicans have pu,
considerable money into their canvas.
Of the state, and their candidate, Ben
L. Bruner, has made a hustling cam.
paign. =
Hot Race in Michigan.
/! The Michigan race has attracted a
great deal of attention. Henry Ford
was asked to run by the President
and his friends sought to have him
hv he