Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-04
ltimates of Tomorrow's
Vote Change Political
Complexion of Congress
SEE UPSETS IN 6 STATES
Election of Ball Over Sauls.
bury in Delaware
Predicted

"
N With election day unusually import
Ant this year because of its tremendous
oonsequences to the people of all the
World---but twenty-four hours distant,
both big political parties are today
making their eleventh hour appeal to
the voters for control of the Senate and
House Of Representatives.
Both parties continued today at the
end of the campaign to send out most
!, ardent appeals for votes in all the
a states. in spite of the fact that fer the
last three days each has been issuing
Utatements from the Washington head
quarters confidently claiming the certain
election of a good working majority in
both the Senate and House IN tho next
Congress and giving out carefully Item
Iced forecasts to substantiate the
claims.
IA The Republicans claimed today to
have indisputahle information FROM their
political observers out in the districts
chat they will receive vote tomorrow
sufficient to upset the Democratic con-
troll of both the Senate and House and
give them Q majority of four in the Sem
ate and twenty-five in the House.
The Democrats. on the other hand,
claimed the election will result in a
Democratic majority of six in tie Sen
0&e and fifteen in the House.
ses Delaware Looks Republican
Latest reports from advisers of both
parties appear to forecast the elect ion
Of a Republican Senator to succeed
Democrat in Delaware. Illinois, Missouri
and Nevada, and election of pnmp-
cratic Senator TO succeed a Republican
IN Rhode Island and South nako'a
The situation in the six States where
party representation in the Senate seems
l<a1y 70 ha oh lN- -.
Is as follows:
Delaware-The Republicans of hela-
ware normally IN the ma 'orltE, are re-
porteu " iaNe ~ 'eto'l'''ed t"e'r u!i-
xerehees ana neareu 'he ""''noS OF IA"
S~n ~" 80 ''es " eiee' ~, i,
3EN',' ,io'o, w ma"
az, 'oH'''"e',I'
hiinois-here III "ho'her hormahN
rserA.a,. va" @ '-,,''''l 'e"
s..,. .'"s ,.,s az lNe " tlsoi Jus
SAsa.. canaton IIa,',;itd m ~
Ss Ia,,,t. ;.,, H., i-. " 10 -
D.n.sSa,,. VII, ~ @ a'' 'i'oe VI
80 III, ~ 'o'l''is
$3.50 ~ me ~ '.e "iil 9Ii Piise ..
slse ,naJoiIts Vi '"e poii''cai 'e"uerS ol
Sfissn,,rt pa siiss,,,,i = ot ...,o..
l" H"' s"ie
Democratic state SO far as IN" eiecti"il
- SENATORS is concerned ana the contest
yoane OH theIe no" 10 erect d successor
y senator stone Is SAID TO DE toss
up petweeh FORMER Governor Joseph w
FOLK, Democrat. ana Seldom T. Spencer.
Republcan. While Spencer has shown
HIS ability in recent years to poll big
vpte In Missouri. much of Governor
Folks former popularity is said to have
waned and it is predicted he will be
injured BY factional fights in his own
marty.
Republicans Hone for Ney.J,
~.
esSl''dn .'ooeits, VINO
running on 'ils i'epuollcan ticket III
revaoa against senator HENDERSON, mas
o"h such an apilitS 10 WIN out where
1pparehtiy he had no chance IN former
ectiohs that tHe Nepupilcahs appear
cohnoeht ne Will come through this
year
hnode lsland-Congressma George
"a. O-Shaunessy. reports to Democratic
indicate, is going to defeat
Ms Republican opponent. Senator l.. b.
Colt. by considerable margin.
South Dakota-O. V. Dinehart is re-
sorted to have chance to defeat Sena-
tor Thomas Sterling, Republican. Sterl-
3ug, II is said, has not gained strength in
recent years while the Democrats have
been making considerable headway
The senatorial contest in Michigan
VIII doubtless furnish more genuine in
eerest for the general public than the
H8hts in any of the other States At
me suggestion of President Wilson the
Democrats of Michigan took Henry Ford
~ their candidate for Senator and then