The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-01
GREAT BIENNIAL
: POLITICAL DRIVE
now IMPENDING
On Results Of Battle Depends
Political Control Of Goth
Congress.
fBy Associated Pressl

tBy Associated Press)
! WASHINGTON. Oct 1.-The great
Ibiennial drive" In American politics
THE congressional elections-is now
Impending.
/ September marks the conclusion OF
state primary elections and nominating
conventions. leaving their train Of
lame ducks" and other political Grip
pies. Leaders of all parties now are
marshalling their forces for the cam
paign which precedes election day in
November.
The lines Of battle already are fairly
well defined. Upon the results Of the
ballotlng depends the political control
Of the Sixty-sixth congress, which con-
venes in December. 1919, unless sooner
summoned by President Wilson. De
pendent upon the returns are the fates
OF aspirants for nearly two score seats
IN the Senate and 455 in the House.
Like the presidential election of 1916
when California's votes, after a weeks
|. (ait, finally determined the nations
president, the congressional result, &C.
jtording to private statements Of prom
inent Republicans and Democrats in
Washington, is expected to be close.
The Democrats now have SO senators
against ~ Republicans, while in the
House. the respective strength is ZIG
and 209. Seats of all the latter are
involved in the present campaign.
while twenty-one Democratic and If
teen Republicans Senate seats are at
stake.
20 oil vpo ~
ton Is over in a number Of states-in
the solid south" where nomination
on the Democratic ticket is equivalent
to election. Primaries and conven-
tons in these states however, although
changing present personnel in Senate
and House from several states. have
not affected the final result. For some
Republicans. without opposition. the
primaries also have meant certain ell
ection in November: these also do not
change the present line-ups in con-
gress. incumbents being named for re-
election.
Women Are Candidates.
Already. however. the primaries
have resulted in defeat Of many pres
ent members of congress. Among
them are Senators Vardman Of Miss
lssippi and Hardwick Of Georgia. Dem
ocrats who are opposed to President
Wilson. and the following Representa-
tives: 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
seeking reelection, or House members
who have foregonea denomination to
seek election to the Senate. Among
them are Senators Smith Of Michigan.
! Republican; Hollis, Of New Hampshire
Democrat, and Representatives Nc
Cormick and Foss Of Illinois. Republi-
cans: Howard, OF Georgia, Democrat;
Church. Of California, Democrat, and
Caleb Powers, OF Kentucky, Republi-
can.
On the other hand most OF the repre-
sentatives 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 Rankin,
Of Montana. is seeking election from
her state, while Anne Martin of the
Woman's party. is a Senatorial candi-
date In Nevada: New York also has
a woman candidate for congress.
Socialist, Prohibition and other par
ties also have candidates in the pres
ent campaign. Coalition Of Democrat
ic and Republican forces against the
Socialists has occurred in some local
tiles, but the campaign now being con-
Quoted is largely between the two lead
ing parties in an effort to secure I'M
questioned control Of the Senate and
House without Intervention Of any
balance of power" from the minor or
CARNATIONS.