The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-19
MANY new FACES
FOR NEXT SENATE
SEVEN, INCLUDING GORE OF
OKLAHOMA, SMITH OF GEOR-
GIA, AND THOMAS OF COLO
RADIO ALREADY RETIRED.

be a lot of new faces in the United
States senate as a result of the cleo
ton November 2, no matter whether
the republicans or democrats win the
presidency.
For, of the 32 senators whose
terms expire March A next. seven
four democrats and three republicans
either withdrew from the race for
reelection or were defeated for NOM
nation.
Of the remaining rs only 13-sev-
en- democrats and six republicans
may be set down as definitely certain
of election. The other IL, evenly di-
vided between republicans and demo
Gratis, become the storm center
around which the fight for control of
the next senate is chiefly waged.
Not Probable.
Although the republican congress
sional campaign committee in its
publicity handouts predicts an in
crease of eight republican senators,
giving the G. o. P. a majority of II
in the upper house, it is admitted at
headquarters here that this predic-
ton is based upon the extreme posi-
bility, not reasonable probability.
Democrats, on the other hand, are
insisting that, irrespective of the
vote for president, the senatorial
contest is bound to be virtually a
standoff, with bare chance existing
that the present republican majority
of one may be changed to a demo
cratic majority of the same figure.
1t is by no means impossible, they
maintain, that Harding, if elected,
NAV be faced in the next senate by
Just such a democratic majority as
the republicans opposed to Wilson In
the present senate.
This, they say, would be poetic
justice, though certainly not produc-
tive of governmental harmony.
The seven senators already assured
of retirement are:
Democrats: Gore, Oklahomai Klr-
by, Arkansas; Smith, Georgia, and
Thomas, Colorado
Republicans: Gronna, North Dako-
ia: Harding, Ohio; Sherman, Illinois.
Gore, Kirby, Smith and Gronna all
were defeated for denomination
Thomas and Sherman voluntarily
and Harding became his
party's standard bearer.
Certain Winners.
Members rated as definitely assur-
ed of reelection are:
Democrats: Fletcher, Florida; Gay,
Henderson, Nevada; Over
man, North Carolina; Smith, South
Carolina; Underwood, Alabama.
Republicans Cummins, Iowa; Cur
It's, Kansas; Dillingham;, Vermont;
Moses, New Hampshire; Penrose,
Pennsylvania; Wadsworth, New
York.
The new political lineup, as a re-
suit of the changes assured by the
seven assured vacancies, appears
likely to favor the republicans rather
5han democrats.
The democrats admit little or no
nope of winning senate seat eth
er in North Dakota, Ohio or Illinois.
On the other hand republicans are
confident they will elect Samuel
Nicholson to succeed Thomas as SEN
ator from Colorado, and are talking,
without much hope, however, of beat
NO Scott Ferris in Oklahoma with
John J. Harreld. At
best then, according to the real, not
the openly expressed, opinion on
both sides, the situation narrows
down to the fight for II seats adj
mitted to be doubtful, now evenly
divided between the two parties.
These are held by:
Democrats: Beckham, Kentucky;
Oregon; Johnson, of
South Carolina; Nugent, Idaho; Phe-
Ian, California; Smith of Maryland.
Republicans: Brandegee, Connect
cut; Jones, Washington; Lenroot, of
Wisconsin; Smoot, Utah; Spencer, of
Missouri; Watson, Indiana.
Hard Licks for Three.
Although forcing the fighting
against all six democratic members
above, republicans have little hope of
Beckham, Chamberlain, or
Nugent. They are confident, how
ever that Governor Peter Norbeck
will beat johnson in South Dakota !;
that Samuel Shortridge, with the as
sistance of Senator Hi Johnson, will
unseat Senator Phelan in California.
They hope, but scarcely expect, to
displace John Walter Smith, of Mary
land, with o. E. Weller.
On the other hand, republicans
privately admit that hard ticks will
have to be put in to save Lenroot in
Wisconsin, Spencer in Missouri,
Jones in Washington and particular
ly Smoot in Utah.
Defeat in any other state on the
doubtful list means the loss of a SEN
ator. Defeat in Utah would mean the
loss of an important organization
cog as well.