The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-09-11
REPUBLICANS HOPE
FOR GAIN IN SENATE
Party Leaders Much Encouraged by
Results OF Wisconsin and New
Hafnpsh re Primaries.

TldHlPaH nc TEiHaficSs
| Washington, Sept. Ia Impressive
victories By Senators Irvine L. Len.
root, OF Wisconsin, and George H..
Moses, of New Hampshire, in their
primary election. contests gave high
hopes to Republican leaders here Of
increasing the majority in the. Senate
to six. or eight ~ ~
/ For several weeks Senator Lehroot's
seat has been tGhsidered as good as
lost Tho bnIk of the reports from
/ Wisconsin, indicated that the combi-
nation Of Senator Robert LaFolette
and the Nonfartisan League would de-
feat Lenroot James Thompson it
was indicated, would be the Repuubli.
can nominee And the Republican
analists had il figured that many Re
publican voters would cast their bal
lots in November for Dr. Paul Reinsch,
Democratic nominee.
Returns to Republican headquarters
fhcf9 indicate that Lenroots plurality
: may be $4,000 The Senate committee
will devote its best efforts to Wiscon
sin now, and there appears to be plenty
Eof confidence that Lenroot will be
elected no matter what La Toilette
and the Nonpartisans decide to do.
| Senator Moses was expected to win
in New Hampshire, but by c.ose vote
Inaead he received almost two votes
to his opponents one. Suffrage lead
Eers were aligned against him for his
opposition to their cause. Friends OF
the Wilson League Of Nations fought
him Almost as many women voted
as men,
Politicians here regard Moses's vote
Ial demonstrating that the average
woman voter, newly enfranchised, is
not going to vote against some man
merely because he did not favor WON
an suffrage.
The importance Of the result in New
Hampshire, as viewed here is that6it
forecasts the reelection Of Senator's
Frank Brandegee in Connecticut and
James w. Wadsworth, jr., in New York
States represented by Lenroot,
Moses. Brandegee and Wadsworth,
with Indiana and Missouri, have been
considered the doubtful spots in tho
Republican fold. or course, lot oil
campaign work will be required to
elect this quartet, but the situation, as
| 1t stands, appears to give the edge to
Republicans.
In Missouri Senator Selden P. Spen-
Ger, a member OF the Kenyon investi-
eating committee now setting In Chi
Cago is up for reelection against
Breckenridge Long, Administration can
didate and an advocate of the Wilson
league as written. On form, Spencer
ought to win, despite the fact that
Missouri is Democratic state.
There is some trouble within the
party in Missouri. Furthermore. Sen
ator James A. Reed. who also is one
Eof the Kenyon Investigators, and who
has been expected to lend no support
to the Wilson league candidate, has
been in continuous row with Spencer
at Chicago and Is very likely to take
the stump against Spencer later.
Senator Miles Poindexter of Wash.
ington, chairman Of the Republican
Senatorial committee, is optimistic
over Republican prospects, He is pre-
ldicting that the G, o p will increase
its majority by at least six and pos
sibly more. He says that none of the
present Republican Senators viii be dc
feated And he figures Republicans
! will capture Democratic seats in South
Dakota, Colorado and Idaho, with a fail
} chance of winning in Kentucky Cali
fornia, Arizona and Nevada
Albert j. Beveridge, former Senator
from Indiana. has just completed q
trip through the West and Southwest
! He reports to friends here that the
signs all point to Republican land
, slide in that, SECTION. He estimates the
Republicans will control the next Sen
ate by a majority OF at least eight, ant
that in the House they will run theil
majority up to 100.