The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-08-31
CONTROL ON SENATE
IS CENTER OF FIGHT
DEMOCRATS ARE PLANNING TO
FORCE THE CAMPAIGN IN
EIGHT STATES.
G. o. P. IN THICK OF 1T

Hopes Conferred ON Nevada Where
There Is Spirited Contest. Stiff
Fights in a Number of States in
The North and West.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-In the
senatorial contests in the November
elections there are many complex
angles that put the contests apart
from the presidential battle. Local
conditions that will hurt or help this
or that candidate for the senate do
not apply to the candidacy IF Gov.
Cox and Senator Harding.
Seventeen of the seats to be fill
ed in the November elections are
held by democrats and fifteen by
republicans.
Democrats Will Force Fight.
The democrats intend to force the
fighting against the return of re-
publican senators from New York,
New Hampshire, Connecticut, In
diana, Utah, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Ohio. On the other hand the repub-
licans have chance to capture a
number of seats from the democrats.
The republicans believe they have
an excellent chance of re-electing
Senator S. P. Spencer, Missouri,
where the democrats are divided
through Senator Reeds opposition to
President Wilson and his policies.
In Kentucky, another state nor
mally democratic, the republicans
have hopes of defeating Senator j.
C. w. Beckham, democrat. Last aut-
umn Kentucky elected a republican
governor by majority in the neigh
borhood of 10000. The republican
candidate for senator is Col. Ernest,
who is regarded as a strong man.
While Oregon is normally a re-
publican state it has twice elected
George E. Chamberlain, democrat, to
the senate. This year Senator Cham
berlain is candidate to. succeed
himself, and is expected to have a
hard contest, although his popularity
with republicans is. a factor in his
favor.
Hopes For Nevada.
Republican hopes are centered
upon Nevada, where there is a spir-
tied contest over the selection OF
a democratic candidate for senator
to succeed Senator Henderson, DEM
ocrat, whose term will expire IN
March. One of Senator Henderson's
opponents for the nomination is Ray
mond T. Baker, director of the Unit
ed States mint.
The republicans intend to make a
spirited campaign in Maryland,
where Senator John w. Smith, DEM
ocrat, is candidate for reelection.
His republican opponent is O. E.
Weller, who was defeated for gov
ernor by a small majority, and who
is very popular in the state.
It is very generally believed that
the seat of Senator Edwin S. john
son, South Dakota, democrat, will be
filled by republican.
See Good Chances.
In Idaho the republicans believe
they have a good chance for defeat
ing Senator j. F. Nugent, democrat,
and claim they are making Roadway
in Arizona against Senator M. A.
Smith, democrat.
Senator Charles S. Thomas, Colo
RADIO. democrat. has declined to
stand for reelection, and here again
the republicans see an opportunity
of gaining a seat in the senate.
Senator Phelan, California, DEM
ocrat, will be opposed strenuously
for reelection. There is lively
contest on now for the republican
nomination for senator, with Sam
uel Shortridge and former Congress
man William Kent as the main con-
tenders.
In North Dakota, A. ]. Gronna,
republican, was defeated for re-
nomination by DIR. Laid, who was
also the candidate Of the non-parti-
san league, and it is generally be-
linued that Iadd will be elected.