The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-10-29
SENATAR M'KELLAR
SAYS We MAY WIN
Tennessee Senator Confident of Cox
and Roosevelt.

country for the Democratic national
ticket, is confident that Cox and
Roosevelt will win.
He is also highly elated over Dem
ocratic prospects for control of the
Senate after March 4 next. The pres
ent Senate shows Republican ma
jo1ity of but one,. which will surely
be overcome in the November cleo
tion, in Senator McKellar's view as
expressed in an interview at Chatta-
nooga Friday.
"The tangles in several Democrat
ic State campaigns have been ironed
out in the past two weeks, while
those in the opposition are growing" 4"
he declared.
''For instance, Beckham is almost
sure to go back to the Senate from
Kentucky. Two weeks ago he was
in considerable trouble, but / now
have advices that he will win by a
substantial majority, due to Repub-
lican organization blunGels and to
Cox's tour of the State.
"In California, Senator Phelan is
making strong race, and 1t would
not surprise me to see him elected.
His opponent, Shortridgo, is reac-
tionary, and, besides, Hiram Johnson
isn't anxious to have another Repub-
lican Senator from that State to di-
vide his influence"
Those Ste tes which Senator Nc
Kellar believed would return Demo-
cratic Senators in place of Republi-
cans now holding seats were: New
Hampshire, Missouri, Indiana, Utah,
Wisconsin and Iowa.
He gave this resume of the Wis
consin situation: "Lenroot, the Re-
publican there, won in q primary
over LaFollette candidate; at the
last minute La Toilette man filed
his papers for independent candi-
date; ii was too late for the I1enroot
people to put out Independent candiA
date against the La Toilette State
ticket, which had won. Now Paul
Reinsch, former minister to China,
and personal friend of President
Wilson, although a Democratic can
didate, is a close personal friend of
La Toilette, and is likely to be
elected. The G. 0. p. vote will be
split, and Reinsch will win.
"In Missouri Senator Spencer is in
great danger of losing his seat to
Long, the Democratic candidate, be-
cause of his League of Nations posi-
tion and local controversies The
Lowden slus;1 fund in Missouri is
echoing in Senator Spenccr's cam
paign
"In Iowa Senator Cummings is
having the fight of his life. His at
titude on the League of Nations has
provoked the opposition of the women
and the churches, while his Cum
mins-Esch railroad bill has arrayed
the laboring men practically solid
against him. In Utah Reed Smoot is
having trouble. This State is
strong league State, and Shoots
stand is not to its liking. In North
Dakota Senator Gronna has already
been beaten by nonpartisan, DR..
Ladd, president of college there.
DIR. Ladd is as likely to vote for the
league as not; also the Democratic |
there has chance because
of old-line Republican opposition to
Ladd.
'In New Hampshire Senator Moses
Is sure to lose. He is antileague and |
and the women are
against him. In his last campaign
he called the women skirts He |
Just won by 1,100 in 1914, in any
event, and this year will be showed
under. In Connecticut Brandegee is
having a hard time while in New
York Wadsworth is not a runaway by
any means.
"If Ohio goes for Cox, there will
be a Democrat to take Harding's
place.
tom Taggart seems to have a
clear lead over Senator Watson in
Indiana, and is counted on confident
y to carry that State. Beckham in
has ironed out his troub-
les, and will win. The Idaho trouble
mas been Strengthened out, also.
Even in Illinois there will be
Democratic Governor. James Hamil-
.on Lewis-the famous pink whis-
zered ]. HAMS sure to be elected,
iue to the Lowden- Thompson fued.
Even the Chicago Tribune is sup
,rting Lewis.
II believe that Cox will carry Ohio
Ind Indiana. He is going to get West
Virginia, Wisconsin and New Jersey.