The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31
speneer's Outlook Is bright.

spencer's Outlook Ia Bright.
The Senatorial contest In Missouri Is
OF special interest TO the whole country.
Senator Selden z. Spencer, Republican,
boldly attacking the Wilson League OF
Nations. is seeking reelection against
Breckenridge Long, formerly Assistant
Secretary OF State in the Wilson Admin
istration.
1t was senator Spencer who recently
challenged President Wilson TO deny that
he had promised at the Peace Conference
TO send the American army and navy
for the protection of Serbia and Ru-
mania. The President, through Mr..
Tumuty. gave out correspondence and
stenographic transcripts of the eighth
plenary conference at Paris. which failod
TO refute Senator Spencer's charge.
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri. a
Democrat, who Is not up for reelection
this year, and who is bitter opponent
OF the Wilson league went TO Senator
Spencer's aid in the controversy. Other
Democratic OBJECTIONS in the State are
aiding in giving the victory to Senator
Spencer.
Owing to the remarkable political flip
flop of Senator Robert NJ La Toilette.
who has placed himself at variance with
practically everything which his party
represents--to such an extent that he is
no longer r. garded as a Republican
Senator Irvine l.. Lenroot, Republican
one of the most influential and striking
figures in the upper House. has on his
hands perhaps the most close fought of
any of the Senatorial contests. Mr.
Lenroot ran in an open primary for the
Republican nomination against James M
Thompson, who was put in the field by
La Toilette and his followers. and de-
feated him at the polls
Not content with this decision of the
Republican voters of Wisconsin, Sena-
tor La Toilette induced Mr.. Thompson
to run as an independent, thus split
ting the Republican vote. The Demo-
cratic candidate for the Senate is Paul
Reinsch. until recently United States
Minister to China. Latest reports are
that Lenroot will pull through by a few
votes despite what he has called the
political treason of his Senatorial COL
league.
Notwithstanding the complications of
the Non-Partisan League in South Da-
kota present indications are that the
Republican Senatorial candidate, DR.. E.
F. Laid. will be successful there.
Mckinley Is Picked to Win.
Passing east of the Mississippi River
where Representative William b. Nc
Kinley. Republican, is counted upon to
win; in Indiana. where Senator Tim"
Watson is refghting old battles with
that Democratic warhorse Tom Tag
CART warm friend of Charles f. MUIR
ply chief of Tammany Hall; In Ken
lucky. where the Republicans are maxi
ing hard fight, but may be unsuccess-
ful In preventing the reelection of Sena-
tor j. G. w. Beckham, and in Ohio
which In the last week of the campaign
has become the central battle-ground OF
both of the big parties.
The Ohio Senatorial campaign Is so
closely interviewer with the Presiden-
tial campaign, because both Presidential
candidates come from that State. that
one is almost certain to go along with
the other. Ex-Gov. Willis. who norhi-
mated Senator Harding at Chicago Is
the Republican candidate to succeed
senator Harding. The Democrats have
rather colorless candidate. and any,
how the latest reports indicate that this
is Republican year in Ohio and the
whole ticket will go over with Harding
and Coolidge.
Until the last few days II has seemed
rs II the Republicans had an excellen.
chance or gaining n seat In the Sonata
IN Maryland by the election OF o. y.
Weller. but more recent reports from,
representative sections of the State in
dicate that many Democrats who are
opposed to Cox for President will NOT
vote for Mr.. Weller. While knitting Coz
they win vote for Senator John Walter
Smith, Dem.
Senator Wadsworth in New York IS
being vigorously opposed because of his
opposition TO woman suffrage and for
other reasons, and he knows that no ha
n real fight on. his hands Eleventh
Hour reports. however. are to the effect
that he will win. II there were any
doubt about It on personal grounds Il
would seem that the tremendous Repub-
lican trend not only upstate but in New
York city, will carry him along to VIC
tory.
Senator Brandegee Of Connecticut
anti-suffraglst, anti-leaPuer and un.
/ swerving opponent OF the radicalism O,
the Wilson Administration. has prob
ably been nearest to defeat within thu
last few weeks Of any Republican Sen
ator seeking reelection. Many of tn,
big guns of the party have been sent int
the State TO help Senator Brandegee
Gov Cox, the Democratic Presidential
nominee. recently >invaded the State {,
further the campaign against him.
Feel Sure About Brnndegee.