Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-05
Senator Poindexter Predicts
Gains in Next Congress
Says No Chance to Defeat
Jones Of Washington.
DEMOCRATS BATTLING
FOR LIVES IN WEST
Strong Probability Of G. o. P.
Senate Being Elected in Blue
Grass, State-0ther States
May Flop This Fall
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased wire.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, Sept. 4-Triumph
for the republican party in retain
ing Control of the United States
senate in the next congress was pre-
dicted today by Senator Miles Poin-
dexter. chairman of the republican
senatorial committee, who returned
to Washington from a trip through
the northwest extending to the Pa
cific coast.
Senator Poindexter said he was
convinced that the republicans not
only would retain the senate seats
they now have. but that they would
gain some from the democrats. He
particularly denounced the claim Of
! the democrats that they would elect
a successor to Senator Jones of
Washington. Mr.. Poindexter's col
league. The Washington senator
also declared the republicans had a
good chance to elect senator's in
Idaho, Colorado, Arizona. Califor-
mia. Nevada and Oregon.
Democrats who are having the bat
tie of their lives to hold their seats
in these states are Nugent Of Idaho.
Mark Smith of Arizona; Phelan of
California; Henderson of Nevada
and Chamberlain of Oregon. In Col
orado, Senator Thomas. democrat,
refused to run for reelection be-
cause lie is out OF sympathy with his
party en- the league issue.
Predicts New Gains
Il have made very careful ext
animation OF conditions i'll all stated
where the senatorial election is at all
uncertain" said Senator Poindexter,
aad upon this | feel satisfied that
the republicans will retain all of the
states they now hold. and will gain
several states now held by demo-
Gratis.
Il understand it has been said by
some democratic leaders, that Wash
ington will elect democratic sem
,ator and that Washington and the
Pacific coast and Rocky mountain
states are for the league of nations.
This opinion evidently comes from
those yho do not live in that section
and are not familiar with conditions.
No one in the safe of Wasllin gton,
who is well-informed, has any doubt
that it will go republican, both for
the presidential and senatorial tick
cts. We will gain seat in Idaho
and in Colorado. and have excello
prospects of gaining seats in Ari-
IONA, California and also in Nevada
and Oregon. We expect also to
gain seat in Kentucky, and there
are several other states, not neces-
saryv to mention. where we have a
very good chance of gaining seats,
but i'll Kentucky the strong proba-
blity is that the republican for the
senate will be elected.
No Doubt About Outcome.
"The people realize that the cleo
ton OF a senator in any one state
may determine possibly the control
OF the senate and they are so lndig-
nant at the conduct Of the present
administration. whose policies Gov
ernor Cox has pledged himself to
follow. that there will be no doubt
about the return of republican
senate.
'The fact that the democratic
candidate for president boasts in his
speech of acceptance of the enor-
nous amount of money expended by
the democratic administration has
particularly attracted the attention
OF the people of the west.
They remember that during the
war. when questions were asked in
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