Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-05

now lei Democrats af5i Republicans.
2Oat Progressives, a Independents,
ai Prohibitionists, 4; Socialists, IL
I'VE seats vacant Total. AS.
There are ffty-two Democrats and
forty-four Republicans now in the
senate.
The principal Democratic argu-
ment Of the campaign has been that
President Wilson should have a con-
gress of his own political faith to in
sure cooperation. This the Republl-
can Spokesman have opposed with
the argument that Republicans in
congress have loyalty supported adj
mi~nistratlon measures needful for the
war, and hat Republicans should be
elected to deal with important after
the-war reconstruction problems.
In today's balloting, particularly in
the southern states where Democratic
nomination is equivalent TO election,
the elections really are formal rati-
h~cations Of nominations already
made. About 100 Democratic and
thirty Republican candidates for tho
House and a dozen Democratic can
didates for the senate already are
virtually elected. The latter include
Senators Bankhead of Alabama.
Robinson of Arkansas, Ransdell of
Louisiana, Simmons of North Caro-
lima, Sheppard of Texas. and Martin
OF Virginia. Also in the same status
are w. J. Harris. nominated to sue
coed Senator Hardwick. of Georgia.;
Representative Pat Harrison, nomi-
mated to succeed Senator Vardaman
of Mississippi: Edward J. Gay of
Louisiana. for the u%nexpired term of
the late Senator Broussard. and N. b.
Dial and w. L. Pollock of South Car
DINA, for the long n short terms
respectively, for the seat held by the
late Senator Tillman.
All of these are without Republi-
can opponents except Senator SIM
mons.
Virtually all the Democratic eandi-
dates for the House in the southern
states, n also a score of Republican
candidates in northern and western
states. are without opposition. Con-
tests In many other congressional and
senatorial districts also are regarded
p~erfunctory. with nominal opposition
being made.
Chief interest in today's results is
conferred In contests for House seats
principally In Ohio. Indiana, Wiscon-
sin, Nebraska. Kansas. California.
New Jersey. and a few districts in
New FOR and New England, Mass
achusetts, Nevada, Montana and
Wyoming.
Democratic leaders have waged
their campaign especially to make
gains in the Senate from Michigan,
where Henry Ford. the millionaire
manufacturer, is opposing Truman
H.. Newberry. former Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy, from New Hamp-
shire, where Senator Hollis. Demo
crat, Is retiring n where a successor
to the late enator G%allinger, Repub-
lican Senate leader, also Is to be elect
ed; from Rhode Island where Senator
cole DA~4xhlAan% Dc $1,000 - D.
resentative O~'Shaunessy; from Ne
braska. where Senator Norris, RepuD-
lican, is opposed by former Governor
Moreheal, and from Idaho, where
Senator Borah, Republican, is being
opposed by Frank l.. Moore, Demo-
crat, and former Governor Gooding,
Republican, fighting for the short
term seat now held by Senator MI
gent, Democrat. The Democrats also
are hopeful of gains in New Jersey,
New Mexico. Wyoming. South Dakota.
West Virginia and possibly in other
seats.
Republican hopes for regaining con-
troll of the Senat largely are pinned
to Illinois. where Senator Lewis is
opposed by Representative Medill Nc
Cormick; Kansas. where Governor
Arthur Capper the Republican nomI-
nee is opposing Senator Thompson.
Democrat, Delaware, where Senator
Salisbury, Democrat and president
pro tempore of the Senate, is opposed
by former Senator Ball, Republican;
Idaho, where the Republicans hope to
defeat Senator Nugent: Nevada. where
Representative Roberts, Republican,
and Anne Martin. the National Wom-
ans party candidate, are contesting
with Senator Henderson, Democrat,
and New Hampshire, where the Re
publicans hope to elect a successor 10
Senator Hollis, Democrat, as well as
a Republican successor to Senator
Gallinger.
Participation OF women. both as
candidates and electors is q unique
and more extensive feature of the
campaign. Two women, Representa-
tive jeanette Rankin OF Montana and
Miss Martin of Nevada are aspirants
for the Senate as Independent candi-
dates, while Sadie Kost and Clara b.
Mann. are Republican and Democratic
candidates for the House In New York.
Women's votes are expected to play a
large part today in results in the
western suffrage states n also in I'LL
nois and New York.
OF the lesser political parties. the
/ prohibitionists have a candidate for
the House in Representative Randall
of California. also running as a DEM
ocrat. The Socialists, represented IN
the present Congress only by Repre-
sentative Meyer London of New York
! have three other candidates in New
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