The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-01

cinnt TO prove the Republicans guilty with
thp nubIic. it should never have been
! started by the Democratic nominee for |
| tbe presidency but by his campaign man
| ager or somebody else IN the Democratic
ranks.
wanted the whole campaign pitched on the ]
league issue. George White, who has |
done wonderful piece of work against
| boa,Jv odds was not able to learn the |
ropes and get into action quickly enough |
, to head off the Republican opposition.
| Governor Cox did not soon enough make
himself clear on the wet question and
tackle domestic questions. Only late IN
the campaign did he outline that he would
| NOT have the same kind of cabinet as has
been in power in Washington in the last
few wears. But he too had embarrass
lnents-the Republicans would have been
Quick to take advantage of any apparent
break with the administration. 1t was
a hard lob for the governor of Ohio and
his hest friends will be sorry that he had
to be offered up as the sacrifice in this
fundamentally there has been another
l weakness in the Democratic campaign.
Ir1bo desire to re-elect Governor Smith of
New York has occupied Tammany more
than ANYTHING else. Similarly in other
states the Democrats have been interested
: in their own local or congressional tick
1 cts. Indeed in California, Senator Phelan
a may be reelected on the Democratic ticket
f because he has done nothing to embItter
2 fine Harding supporters by any excessive
interest in the league of nations or Gov
U lernor Cox's candidacy. Senator John
: sons friends are helping Phelan. Other
,, senator's are fighting their own battles
i too.
! land is based upon so many local factors
. that except for the general statement that
4 the Republicans probably will contro
n the senate by a majority not much more
It comfortable than they have had Tor tn'
=, last two years. the public will derive little
. satisfaction out of the prediction fore
il Senator Nicholson, Republican, should
- win i'm Colorado. Senator Brandegee ma!
~ he beaten in Connecticut by Congressman
lie Ionergan if the Harding ma jority doeSn,
he carry Brandegee in, too. Senator Nugent
H. Democrat has a splendid chance for re
in election in Idaho. Former Senator Tag
1n CART. Democrat, probably will defeat Sen
ne ator Jim Watson in Indiana. Senate
i'll Cummins, Republican, IN Iowa and Sena
o tor Beckham, Kentucky, Democrat, wi
of lretain their seats though the Kentuck
GO Trace is close Missouri is quite likely [
w defeat Senator Spencer, Republican, an
" send Breckenridge Long, Democrat, to tn
he lsonate though here, too, few hundre
an votes either way may tell the story. Sci
cb ator Henderson of Nevada, Democrat. wi
lie be reelected by a handful of votes. Sen;
he tor Wadsworth. Republican, of New Yor
ar is a sure winner. as Tammany is helpir
ri him and neglecting the Democratic cal
-Iv didate DR. Ladd, Republican, will Wi
Id in North Dakota as will Frank Will
mi Republican. succeed Harding as senate
from Ohio. OklahOmas senatorial race
M close with chances favoring Scott Ferri
no the Democratic nominee who beat Senat'
of Gore in the primaries. Marylan
is close but probably Will send John Walt
he Smith. Democrat. back to the senate.
he The Democrats have high hopes of
no feating Senator SmOOt. Republican,
az Utah, but while the state may go Dem
m cratic on the national ticket because
ypd the Mormon interest in the league of n
ri tons, the church viii similarly send ba
mo the man who is supposed to be a comra
of of Senator Harding and therefore infiue
50 tial with him in the next Administrative
Inv Senator Chamberlain, Democrat, may
hi ldeluged in Oregon if the Harding SWe
for in that state takes on the proportions
sic a landslide. but he has managed to ere
in before when the state has gone RepJ
at lican and his friends are really confde
in he will pull through again.
end Wisconsin has the closest race of all
of three-cornered fght-with the prosp,
cry of Senator Lenroot. Republican, losi
ere to Paul Reinsch, Democrat, and form
ak minister to China.
Tbe The question of control of the senate
i've not in doubt but it is a matter of ankle
Il
nc Marion. Ohio, whether the majority "
ing be big enough to work with comfortal
mo for otherwise Senator Johnson and
var followers will be able to build an ms
ngb gency similar to that which wrecked
nsi- Taft administration. The Republics
-iod have really been working harder to Ct
"a ture the senate by a big majority than
elf presidency in recent weeks. Sena
,gbt Harding himself has made personal
red peals for many of the Republican no
ats nees for the senate, but here too a pre-
: i dice against the man in Office, a des
tier for a change, has had it's effect irresT
NH tive of party lines. The people h
arty gotten tired of some of their talkat
yota senator's. too. Here. too, the election
n individual senators will present no cl
any mandate The whole thing both on
LENT presidential and congressional tickets
cted fundamentally the habit of the Ameri
10 electorate of wanting a change in COVE
,self ment every few years, something not
Iata together peculiar to this republic or
baen pie. but true of practically all the FL
1res- pean peoples since the war. RPconstl
the ton has in some cases been almost
,tors painful as war.
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