The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-22
CLOSE FIGHT
FOR THE SENATE
81 Vacancies to Be Filled at
Coming Election-Five
from Death
CONSIDERS
CHANCES BRIGHTER
Thinks it Sees Possibility of Dominat-
ing Upper House by Margin of Two
votes-Chances Are That Outcome of
Election May Go Either Way.

WASHINGTON, Oct 22.-The posi-
bility of an evenly divided senate as
result of the forthcoming election is
presented in the surface indications of |
the battle now going on in the states that |
have seats in the upper house to fill this
fall. If either side has a margin at all /
as a result of the voting it apparently
will be small one
While the hopes of the Republicans
for gaining the senate are frightening,
yet they have so much further to 90 to
make sure their domination of the upper
house that even with the political swing
quite their way there is scant assurance
that it will swing them into power.
The senate at present is composed of
- Democrats and A Republicans. In
the coming elections thirtytwo vacan
cies occasioned by expiration of terms
are to be filled. In addition there will
be an election in New Hampshire to fill
the uneXpred term of Senator Gallinger
tRepublicanl, an election i'll Louisiana
to fill the uneXpired term OF Senator
Broussard Democrat, an election in Ne
vada to fill the uneXplred term OF Senator
Newlands (Democratl, one in Idaho to fill
the mexpired term of Senator Brady
/ (Republican). and one III Missouri to fill
the uneXpired term of Senator Stone
| Democratl. all five of whom have died
in the course of the present congress.
In each of the cases above cited a
senator has died. In all of them the
date of expiration of the term would
have been March ,. 1921. There have
been other deaths in the senate, but all
were included in the class of 1919. The
appointed incumbents III all the cases
cited will either be returned or replaced
in the elections of November ).
The Republicans are apparently pretty
certain of success in two states where a
Democrat is today the sitting member
This must not be taken TO mean that
there are not numerous other opportml-
ties for the Republicans to register q
gain; indeed the chances favor the Re
, publicans in five states. But two seats
regarded as certainties are those in IL
linois and Kansas.
In Illinois the campaign OF Represen
/ tative Medill Mccormick to succeed
James Ham Lewis has been under way
for weeks, Mccormick is making su
: perb run. The swing il with him. an'
the IllinOisans are reported to be pay
: ing scant heed to the despairing Demo
J. cratic efforts for votes for Lewis on tn
. ground that a vote against him is
t vote of lack Of confidence in the PreSi
Y dent Normally the state is heavily Re
publican anyway.
: In Kansas Arthur Cappcr. who woi
the governorShip in 1916 by majority o
100000 is regarded as certain.
This eliminates two Democrats froT
! the present senate roster and withou
other changes would leave the senat
standing Democrats 30, Republicans Il
). But there are three other states wher
!. Republicans have the edge on their Demo
cratic opponents. These states are Della
ware, where Senator Salisbury is ben
fought by a reorganized and pacific
Republican organization in 'pocke
borough" with normal Republican ma
jority of 5000 to combat; Nevada, wher
i the plain but popular Ed Roberts, now
: representative, is the Republican cand
date against Senator Charles Henderson
c and the fight complicated by the presenc
Of Miss Ann Martin, National Woman
5, party, running as an independent, an
o New Hampshire, where George H. Nose
It Republican, and John d. jameson, Demo
II crat, are contesting for the Gallinge
o seat.
g The election of the same state of Go
,r H. w keyes, Republican, to the seat I
5, be vacated by Senator Hollis, Democra
n on March 3. seems to be almost a ce1
is tainty at this time
Republican victories in these state
with M comnnnsoforv losses nv Renuhl
cans elsewhere would make the senat
stand. Republicans 40, Democrats Al.
y In Idaho there are two senators to
- elected Senator Borah is candida
:, TO succeed himself. There is ever
reason to believe he will be successfr
Borah is a popular senator. believe
II from one end of Idaho to the other, al
can always be relied on to poll h