South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-03
BEGIN BATTLE FOR
SENATE CONTROL
BY BOTH PARTIES
Republicans Form Committee
to Carry Fight Through
Coming Campaign.
BY louis LUDLOW.

WASHINGTON. =. c.. July .
Next to the presidential contest in
interest and importance in this
years campaign is the battle royal
that is about TO begin for the con-
troll Of the United States senate.
The importance Of this fight is
enhanced by the fact that the
league Of nations is still a very live
issue and the senate is a part Of the
treaty power. II a demo
crat committed TO the Wilson
league Of nations should be elected
president a senate opposed TO the
league could continue 10 exercise
the veto power, just as during the
last year the senate has negatived
the efforts OF the white house 20
bring about ratification Of the VIII
son covenant.
A lighting senatorial campaign
committee. Of which Senator Poin-
dexter Of Washington state is chair
man and Senator New Of Indiana is
vice chairman, is now engaged in
making the most thorough plans
for a senatorial campaign ever
worked out in advance Of such a
contest The other members Of the
committee are Senators Frelnghuy-
sen Ol new JtAhcS NdAeAtA VI -NtFf
York, Elkins OF West Virginia
Mccormick Of Illinois and Capper
OF Kansas.
Form Fighting Plan.
Under a plan Of organization AL
ready agreed on the senatorial cam
paign for states as far west as Ohio
and including that state will be di-
rected from the New York and Ere
linghuysen Of New Jersey will have
charge.
Chicago headquarters, with Sen.
New in charge as the directing
head, will look after the large num-
Der Of important contests in the
midwest and er-mountain states
while farther west, Sen. PoindexteT
will be the controlling figure. He
will spend much Of his time at SspO-
kane. making frequent trips into
the field
The main battle-ground OF the
senatorial campaign, as the repub-
lican leaders now view the situa-
ton. will be in the following four
teen states: Ohio. Colorado. Cali
fornia, Oregon. Nevada Arizona
New Hampshire, Indiana. Mary
land. Missouri. Kentucky, Idaho
Utah and Wisconsin. All OF these
states will receive special attention
from the senatorial committee and
there is every indication that fnan-
cial support 10 carry on the cam
paign will not be lacking.
II is anticipated that a good deal
of work Will be required in Indiana
aand Ohio. In the former state,
Thomas Taggart is running against
Sen. Watson, and his resourcefui-
ness IS not underestimate by Ine
republican senatorial committee
Expects G. .. Z. Victory.
The committee confidently eX-
poets the election of republicans q
the senate IN four states that are
now represented in the upper
branch OF congress BY democrats
and every effort will be made 70 as
sist the republican candidates IN
Kentucky. Maryland, Idaho and
those states The four states are
Colorado Sen. Beckham, the dem
ocrauc incumbent from Kentucky
is a candidate for reelection. The
republican nomination has not ye'
been made. but Il Is expected here
that Richard p. Ernat OF Coving
ton. Ky, viii be the republican
candidate. He has the enthusiastic
backing OF A. T. Hart OF Louisville Q
the republican national committee
man for Kentucky. who is tellin
| the members OF the senatorial com
mittee that II Ernat Is nominated
| there will re no doubt about hi,
! election. The senatorial committee
believes that the republican wave
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