Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-07-23
SENATE TO BE CONTROLLED BY
SMALL NUMBER
Whichever Way next Election Goes,
Neither Democrats Nor Republi-
cans Can Hope for BIG Majority
in Contests

November ~ going 10 Nt hiiA'Ht 40 iih
portant IN it's bearing on the senate ai
1T win be on the presidency and vii
determine whether the now admins
trntlon Is 10 have the support Of the
senate or whether it win come In
Handicapped by "a senate Of tho oppo-
site party IT ia by no means certain
that the senate viii be controlled by
tho same party which elects the next
president
IN tho present senate the Republic
cans have q majority Of two. or one II
Senator Newberry Of Michigan IS not
included. Thirty-tw two senators are to
he elected next November, and or
those whose terms expire IS are Re-
puhlicans or the II Democrats whose
terms expire eight come from the
surely Democratic states Of the solid
south leaving only nine senate seats
now held by Democrats for which the
Republicans can make any real con-
test.
Viewed from the other standpoint
there are az least six Republicans who
are not sure Of recollection. any one or
whom may be succeeded by a Demo-
GRAFT
Complexion Uncertain
Al this early stage Of the senatorial
campaign II is not possible to deter
mine what win be the complexion Of
The next senate.
Among the Republicans seeking re-
election. Brandegee Of Connecticut.
cummins Of Iowa. Curtis Of Kansas,
Dillingham; Of Vermont. Jones Of
Washington. Moses Of New Hampshire
and Penrose Of Pennsylvania are rea-
sonnhy sure Of reelection. Senator
Gronna OF North Dakota can probably
be counted as sure Of return In Ohio
a successor must he chosen to Senator /
Harding
Senator Tenroot Of Wisconsin Is be-
ing opposed for denomination by La
Toilette man. Thompson. but Thomp-
son. unlike La Toilette has shown
himself TO be fair and square fighter.
and II beaten by i.euroot In the pri
maries. is expected to lend his support
70 the ticket This win not necessarily
insure Lenroofs election although the
chances would favor his return II the
IaFouettc element does not fight him.
Senator sherman Of Illinois is not
candidate for recollection. The pri-
maries 10 that state viii be held in
August and it Is almost safe bet that
q Republican win succeed sherman IN
the Senate Who that Republican win
Doe Is set 90 be determined.
Reed snoot in Danger
No Republican Senator is in greater
danger this year than Reed smoot OF
Utah. smoors state like Ohio. has i
lately eat away from IT'S old Repubn-
Fan moorings and senator Smoot is
facing the hardest fight he has had TO O.
make since he was first sent to the ,
'ennie. The administration and on. {
yanized labor have combined To DO
eat Smoot and the senator has gore {
Tome fully aware Of what he is up 4
gninst He is hopeful OF pulling B.
through but his campaign has not b
efficiently developed 10 give a line on ?
.is real prospects 81
Senator Spencer ~ Missouri. one ~ S
De- few Republicans who has repre- @
entei That state 10 the senate was
iected iu 1915. 10 mn out the mex d
iFed term ~ Senator Stone His cleo J,
.ou accustomed some surprise nl- 81
lopeh Missouri lu.d turned up In the "a
republican column IN the Roosevelt n
ampaien and once since then. The ~
rcak between the administration and w
enitor Reed max have a tendency to en-
pa ,he Democmcl again. and IN that "a
'ent Spencer may be returned II he is "
nominated The Missouri primaries r
80 rot De held until September 81
Hot Fight in New York b
Two other Republican senators. M
ellsworth u Kew York and watson NJ
fndisra. are goiag to have their b,
,nds f8il this fall wadsworth has cf
.en me object Of frequent and bitter II
saeifs Dy fbo sonraeists because Of ~
= prominence 10 his fight against ca
man suffrage Aside from this {
ellsworth has made 81 exceptional
cord IS che semitic for new man m
feeiGariy since ~ became chairman 70
tie committee on military affairs. -
. ssaea5 ~ BIS ree0re. he ranks ri
d ~ sseons iie ReDpDiieaHs 81 Che De-
aate. He~ York docs MT always "a