Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-08
435 REPRESENTATIVES
VOTED FOR NOVEMBtR12
Two Score Seats i'll Senate Also
to be Filled by American
Ballots.

Washington. Oct 4 The great hi
cnnial drive IN American politics
tho congressional elections is now Inn
pending
Scptcmber marks the conclusion ot
state primary elections and nominating
conventions, leaving their train of lame
ducks" and other political cripple.
Leaders of all parties. now are mar
ahallnr their forces for the campaign
which prccedcs election day in Novem-
her
The lines Of battle. already are fairly
well defined Upon the results of the ballot
ing depe 4 political control Of the SIXTY
sixth Congress. which convenes IN De
cemher. 1910. unless sooner summoned
bv President Wilson Dependent upon
the returns are the fates ~ asplrants
for nearly two score seats in the Senate
and 435 in the house
Like the presidential election Of 1916,
when California votes, after week 8
wait. finally determined the nation 9
President, the congressional result, ae-
rordlng 10 private statements Of promi-
nent republicans and DEMOCRATS IN Wash
lngton. is ex ected to be Cicee Tho
Demo rats now have - Senators against
a Republicans. while in the House the
~ all Of the latter are involved IN the
present campaign. while twenty-one dem
ocrntlc and fifteen republican Senate
seats are AZ stake
For all practical purposes. the election
il over in number of tatea In the
solid south" where nomination on tho
democratic ticket IS equivalent 10 cleo
ton. Primaries and conventions IN these
states however. although changing pres
pnt personnel in Senate and HOUSE from
several states ave not affected the
final result For some republicans, with
ot,t opposition, the primaries also have
meant certain election m November,
these also do not change present line
,lps IN Congress. lncum cnts beng
named for re-cle 'tIon
Already. however, the primaries have
resulted IN defeat OF many present Nom
hers al Congress Among them are Sena
tors Nardaman nf Mississippi and Hard
wick 81 Georgia. democrats who were
opposed by President Wilson and the
following Representatives N'Icmurc.
Slavdcn and Gsrret Ut Texas. ShaCl,lc-
ford and Portland ut Missouri Wonds
OF Iowa and others
Missing from Their present plac
also will he found others who arr not
seeking reelection. ar HouSe members
who have foregone denomination to
seek election to tho Senate. Among
them are Senators Smith OF Michigan.
republican, Hollis of New Hampshire,
democrat. and Representatives Mic
Cormick aud Foss Of Illinois rcpuhli-
cans. Howard Of Georgia democrat.
Church Of California. democrat and
Caleb Powers ci kentucky. republican.
On the other hand most Of the rep
rcscntativcs from the southern demo-
cratic states have been assured Of re-
election TO tho Sixty-sixth Congress
by virture of their primary nomination.
Tn this election for the first time.
women are seeking seats IN the Senate.
Representative Jeanette Rankin Of Mon
tana is seeking election from her state
while Anne Martin Of the WomanS
Party Is n senatorial candidate IN Nc
vads. New York also has woman
candidate for Congress
Socialist. prohibition and other par
tics also have their candidates in the
present campaign Coalition Of dem
ocratic and republican forces against
the socialists has occurred in some local
tiles. but the campaign now IS being
conducted largely between the two
leading parties IN an effort 10 secure
1lnquestioned control Of the Senate
and House without intervention OF any
" balance Of power from the minor
organization.