Evening star., 1920-05-23
NOVEMBER ELECTIONS
LIKETHREE-RINGCIRCUS
Presidency. Senate and House Are Largely
Interdependent-Eyes on Debatable
States and Various Candidates..

candidate lies principally in the TACT
that he is a military man and that
he has pronounced views in favor OF
universal military training. Labor is
expected by some to oppose him on
these grounds. and to large extent
the farmers. 1t must be said. how
ever. that Gen. Wood has proved ex-
traordinarily strors in agricultural
areas where he has run in the pres
idential preferential primaries.
Senator Johnson. on the other hand.
is regarded as particularly strong
with the labor vote. His supporters
say that if any man on the presiden-
tial ticket can swing the senatorial
election to the republicans in ONO
it is johnson. Lowden is liked IN
Ohio.-but is not regarded particularly
as vote getter there.
johnson probably would lend more
strength to the republican senatoridi
candidates in wisconsin, North Da-
kota, Utah and Missouri than wouio
either of the two others mentioned.
This does not mean that with "ooo
or Lowden up. the republicans neces-
sarily would lose these Senate seats
or any one of them. But there IS no
doubt that the republicans Will nave
to face a hard fight on the mlltarS
character of Wood in those states'
and Lowden would be of no ASSIST
ance to them in Wisconsin or Nortn
Dakota, though he might run wen
in Utah and Missouri. One factor 'hat
will aid the republicans in missouri
is that the democrats are oaoiy spii..
and Senator Spencer stands soou
show of squeezing through wnom-
ever the republicans may have on the
national ticket.
Out in Utah the republican sena-
tor Smoot is facing a bitter neh'
for reelection. Two years ago 'n
democrats succeeded in wrestling q
republican seat from their opponents.
The state has had a distinct demo-
cratic tinge in recent years. In WIS
consin. Senator La Toilette continues
to dominate. Senator Lenroot' re-
publican, is making bid TOT the
nomination to succeed himself. ana
will make a strong candidate
Memories OF Bull moose.
There is one thing about the john
son candidacy that must not oe en-
tirely overlooked ip connection WIN
the senatorial elections in deoataoie
states In 1912 he was one OF the
leaders of the bull moose. which
caused republican defeat. There is
still a feeling Of soreness because
of this, though 1t has grown less and
less with the years. johnson might
have a hard time in New York state
because Of this fact. and also because
New York republicans in considera-
bile numbers do not relish such
progressive diet as he might be ex-
nected to serve up to them as Presi-
dent. On the other hand, extraWa-
CANT claims are being made by john
son supporters that he would carry
the industrial districts Of New YORK,
and particularly New York city. by
large votes if he were nominated.
New York is believed to be pretty
strong for Wood, and probably would
go for Lowden by a considerable ma
jority Aside from presidential can
didates, Senator Wadsworth is likely
to face a determined fight because
of his stand against woman suffrage
and prohibition.
In Indiana Senator Watson comes
up for reelection and probably Will
be opposed by that old war horse
Tom Taggart Wood carried the pri-
maries against johnson there, and
probably would make a good run in
the state, though again the follow
ers of johnson claim that their man
would be. the better candidate in IN
diana because the labor element
would support him. LoWden would
likely carry the state.
Getting back to the democratic de-
batable states: Johnson would make
The strongest candidate in California
and probably in Oregon. Nevada. Arl-
zona and Idaho, Wood would run
we'll in Kentucky. Maryland, South
Dakota and Colorado. Lowden would
have considerable strength in Ken
,ucky. Maryland and perhaps some
of the other states.
Independent Vote Heavy.
There is no doubt in the minds of
the politicians that today there is
more independence of party lines
among the voters than ever before.
For this reason it is more than ever
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