Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-24
REPUBLICANS FEAR
LOSS OF THE STATE
LEADER Admit Danger Of an Over
turn Of Thin Majority
of Two.
special TO New York Timcs.

nclanS are DeRlnnlnG 10 Aumlt Cnnt tneIi
party is in danger Of losing control OF the
United States Senate IN the November
slcctions. They concede that the party
will have to make strenuous efforts IN
order to retain its majority of two.
A survey of the Senatorial campaign
indicates that the Republican danger ex-
lists, irrespective of whether the party
elects its candidate for President. In
the contests there are many complex
angles that put them apart from the
Presidential battle. Local conditions
that will hurt or help this or that candi-
date for the Senate do not apply to the
candidates. Of Governor Cox and Sen
ator Harding.
leaders are worried. Many OF them
openly say that some OF the Senatorial
candidates whose success Is essential TO
continued Republican control OF the
Senate will have an uphill night. /,
t;cians here, the Presidential campaign
has not aroused a great deal of interest
in most States. The country is true
of n considerable number of the Sem
atorial campaigns. Primary contests
Are being waged with vigor, and there
i. a promise of equally spirited con-.
a;cts when the Senatorial candidates OF
the two major parties begin the fight:
Tb;r,v-two States will elect thirty
three senator's this year to fill terms
that will expire on March 4, 1921, the
dav the new President will be nau-
purated. Eighteen Of the seats to be
Allied are held by Democrats and hfteen
by Republicans, but most OF the hepup-
hcans seats are from States where tne
result Of the Senatorial contests is doupt-
full. while the Democrats are assured OF
electing Democrats To succeed members
of that party IN eight q. ieas' Vi 'oe
prospective vacancies.
THO states where Democrats are re-
earded as certain 10 be chosen to succeed
tho present Democratic Senator's are tlori-
da Louisiana, Arkansas, North Caro-
lina. Georgia and Alabama (two). The
Democrats are reasonably sure OF carry
inc some other States in the Senatorial
contests but uncertain elements have
have hcen injected into the situation IN
these and the Republicans intend TO do
their utmost to make gains in them.
Republicans have no assurance OF
victories in as many statessnow repre-
sented by Republican Senators whose
terms will expire on March as have the
Democrats. There will be several changes,
however. in the Democratic personnel OF
the senate, due to the fact that sitting
Senators of that party have declined TO
he candidates for reelection or have oeen
defeated in the primaries
I, ;s nointed 10 as significant that sew
oral Democratic Senators who have been
conspicuous in their opposition to fres-
;dent Wilson have failed OF renomina
tion. Among these are Thomas Z. lIore OF
Oklahoma, the blind Senator, who was
defeated in the Democratic primaries oy
Representative Scott Ferris, and William
=, Kirby of Arkansas, who went down be-
fore Representative Thomas H. Caraway
Jndoe PRIEST. candidate of Senator James
A. Reed of Missouri, the most bitter
Democratic critic of the president IN
the Senate. was defeated for the nomina-
tion in Missouri by Breckrinridge Long,
q strong Administration supporter, the
League of Nations having been a ieaoihg
issue in the Missouri primaries g.
Democrats intend TO force the hght-
;,, against the return of Republican
senators from New York, New ramp
sb,ra and Connecticut. If Senator James
N Wadsworth, Jr, Republican, Is re-
nominated in the New York primaries,
The Democratic committee IN charge OF
Congressional campaigns VIII reooupie
i,s energies 20 gain the seat now heio py
senator Frank n. Brandcgee of Con-
,..',eut n bitter-cndcr In the treaty
beht and an avowed opponent OF women
siitfrav. a expected GO he opposed py
llomer :. Cummings, former Chairman
oi the pomoorst,c National COMMITTEE
That Mr., Rrandeeee viii not have the
,asy sailing that WAS his portion IN prse
vio,ls oampa,ens for tho SENATE is general
IA admitted and the Democrats are taxing
a hopeful view of the fight against him.
~snator George III Moses OF New lamp
shir,, another bittcr-cnder u beng mrone-
lv oppo~od for denomination by Hunter
~naldinu who i said 20 be making head
WAY against Moses on the League Issue
within the Republican ranks.
senator Rolcs Penro~e Of Pennsyiva-
MA il another Republican whose term
viii expire next year, but his re-eiec-
tion il believed 90 bc asured. Senator
Albert Is. Cummins Of Iowa II Also look
ed upon az "A sure winner IN hss contest |
for re--lection. The Republicans are not |
worrying about the chances OF Senator |
Charles Curtis Of Kansas.
Republicans are also reasonably con- |
6dent of re-electing Senator Wesley l.. |
Jones of Washington, although 1t is adj |
mitted that the Democrats will put up |
stiff fight to defeat him The term OF
Senator William p. Dillingham; of Yer
mont will be filled in the election to be
held in that rock-ribbed Republican
State in November.
Elsewhere there is uncertainty as to
the outcome of elections In States which
have Republican Senators whose sue
cessors will be elected next autumn.
On of the sharpest contests will be in
Indiana, where Senator James +. Wat
son, Republican, will be opposed by
former Senator Thomas Taggart, Demo
cart, whom he defeated for reelection
in 1916. A confident feeling has pre-
vailed among Democratic campaign
managers that Taggart would defeat
Watson, but it is asserted that Tag
zart's reported strength may receive a
setback If women are able to vote for
Senator in Indiana this year
Reed Smoot Of Utah, who, like Senator
Watson, is classed as member of the
Old Guard, is having trouble Senator
Smoot is one of the Apostles of the Church
Of the Latter Day Saints. Up to few
years ago the support of the Mormon
Church was given to Republican candi-
dates for national offices, but in 1916 the
,hurch decided to keep hands off and
Democrat, William H. King, also
Mormon, was elected to the Senate. This
ear Senator Smoot is being strongly op-
, ,sed in his own party.
There is a hot contest in Illinois over
selection Of the Republican candidate
succeed Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman
10 declined to be candidate for re-
,,,,ottop The primarv hattie is <>ov,, 1