Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1920-10-27
GREAT INTEREST N
SENATORIAL RACES

Washington, Oct. 25.-In thirty
three of the States elections will be
held for United States senator ON
November 2. Thirty-four United
States senators are to be chosen, and
in several Of the states lively sena-
torial campaigns have been waged
with the league of nations the para
mount issue.
In The senatorial elections in many
of the Southern States the nomina-
ton of the democratic candidate is
equivalent to election. Among these
states are Alabama (two), Arkansas,
Louisiana, South Carolina, Virginia.
Eleven states from which demo-
Gratis are likely to return senators
are Alabama (two), Arkansas, Flor
ida, Louisiana, Georgia (regrding
I Tom Watson as anti-republican
thol ght anti-league), Florida, North
! Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma,
Oregon and Virginia
! Republicans face senatorial con-
tests in California, Colorado, Con-
J necticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri,
New Hampshire, New York, North
Dakota, Ohio, Utah, and Wisconsin.
There are good chances of electing
senators from all in the event of
Harding landslide.
Arizona is expected to re-elect
Senator Mark Smith (democrat.)
Kansas is regarded as certain to
return Senator Curtis Republican,.
Nevada is doubtful ground-proba-
bly, will return Senator Henderson
| (Democrat)
Oklahoma almost certain to elect
Scott Ferris (Democrat) who defeat
ted Senator Gore, anti Wilson Demo-
lcrat, for nomination.
Pennsylvania sure to return Pen
rose Republican,.
| Vermont sure to return Dilling-
| ham (Repubhcan.)
South Dakota likely to elect Nor
beck (Republican.)
Washington regarded as certain to
re-e!ect Jones (Republican.)
There are ninety-siX members of
the senate. Were it not for two
seats made vacant by deaths ,Sena-
tor Martin, of Virginia, and Senator
Bankhead, Of Alabama) thirty-two
instead of thirty-four, or one-third
of the Senate membership, as pro-
vided by the election laws, would
come up for election.
One of the trity-four seats to be
filled in the Senate nineteen are now
held by Democrats and fifteen by
Republicans. The Republicans now
control the Senate by 40 to AZ seats
one of the 40 is held by Senator
Newberry. of Michigan whose case
is still before the United States Su-
preme court--so the Republican mar
gin is really but one, counting Hard
, ing, which Senator Borah, always
very independent, may be said to
represent, so q tie really exists at
present between the Democrats and
Renublicans.
Of the nineteen seats the Demo-
Gratis are certain to hold two from
Alabama, one from Arkansas. one
from Florida, one from Louisiana,
one from North Carolina, one from
. South Carolina. one from Virginia
eight. Of the fifteen seats the Repub-
leans are certain to hold one from
Kansas. one from Pennsylvania, one
from Vermont one from ashington--
2 four. Of the seats likely to go to
t. Peprhlicas are Colorado, Idaho,
Illinois Indiana, Iowa, New Homp-
shire, Connecticut, New York, Ohio,
t Utah, South Dakota and Wisconsin,
= twelve. Doubtful states where Re-
publicans have good chances of win
pino ara California MARYLAND and
Missouri--three. Doubtful states
l where Democrats have chances of
winning are Arizona, Kentucky, Ne
vada, Oklahoma and Orogeon--four.