The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-30
ave with the departments in Wash

have with the departments III az"
ington. ., o-o-
| bibition amendment, and Maryland Is
! one Of the states where the wet ele-
mcnt has considerable power. Also sen
ator Smith voted against woman sun
rage His Republican opponent. " E
Weller. will be the beneficiary OF ooIh
these facts, A little while ago II look
ed as II Maryland would 30 Repuolleain D.
Ar this writing. however, the trend IN
Maryland is slightly In the e a,reSfiGn
certainly cannot rely on any dehnite
hopes OF winning C. seal here: The well.
informed leaders In both parties DO not
claim q majority of over Z'ooo either
way.
Kentucky Is one of the stres IN IN
OF winning Scnatorship away lIoIii
the Democrats the De emo Srenns
Wicklire Beckham. His Repuoilcan
opponent, Richard Ernst. IS very pop
uiar man. and will probably get more more
than the normal Republican vote: Anls
Solitary case where a Republican candi-
date for Senator Is expected 10 run US
strong as, or stronger than' HAro'"s
will
In South Dakota the present senator
whose term expires is 4 curious person
whose autobiography In the ConEres,
! sional directory consists OF thsse
twenty-five words: Edwin >. JonnsGi.
Of Yanktown. S. D.; Democrat; born IN
Owen County, Ind, long time ago;
Was always proud OF his ancestors ana
family" The author of this odd mar
, rative of his own achievemcntI oe
clincd to run again. ana the Tani
cratic nomination went 10 a nishLy
respected and ably lawyer. |. = u
Cherry. l.. a., ,ras-
ont governor of the State. Peter NOT.
beck. The race Is further eomp,1ca oee
II the oldest figures in American DOLL
tics, a man named Richards. who wrote
that extraordinary document. the Soutn
Dakota Primary Law. Also, there IS
another candidate running lndepenIent'
making four in all. While South DaKota
&c cxpected to 20 strongly for Harding.
- wight readily happen that either the
Democratic candidate or the indepen-
dent candidate, Ayres. would win the
Senatorship.
TIL Republicans have occasiona'is
boosted Of prospects OF winning "a, d
Scnatorship from the Democrats IN
Oklahoma. 1t is true that on the Sena-
torship the Democrats in that state are
, in jured by factionalism. Senator gore
was defeated for denomination D. ms
0aTty, DeCauSt VI oHS'
and anti-Lcague attitude. In one or the
Interest contests ever held In Ahat
state Of intense partisanship.
Many Of Cores friends. as well as
many Democrats who don't like VII,
SON and the League Of Nations. Will
undoubtedly satisfy their revenge by
rcfraining from supporting Scott Fer
ris. who took the nomination away
from Gore.
q, The Republican candidate. Harrield,
has had no further public experience
than part Of one term in Congress. The
election as n whole In Oklahoma TINS
wear Is not likely to vary greatly from
normal. and in Oklahoma anything near
a normal result would certainly not
give this Senatorship to tho Republi-
cans. II the Republicans should win
this Senatorship. it must be interpreted
as a strong blow AGAINST tho League OF
Nations, OF somewhat the same nature
of the victory of Tom Watson In Geor-
ria, an incident that was due wholly to
Hnti-Wilson and anti-League sentiment
among old-time Demo crats.
Utah.
Next Utah. One Of the real war horses
Of the Republican party and one of the
ablest men in public life, Senator Smoot,