The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-10-05
REPUBLICANS
WORKING FOR
SENATE CONTROL

WAbuINOTON, -. u, OCT. o.
while election Of . president seems
the principal concern Of tho voters.
party managers are quietly but siren
uously striving for control Of tho
next congress. and particularly Of the
senate.
Success or failure Of the next ma
tionsi administration depends on
whether q majority Of the senate is
OF the same political complexion NJ
the new president. II Governor Cox
In elected (which seems extremely
doubtful now with the failure OF tho
governors campaign fund charges
and the verdict rendered 10 Maine)
and the next senate 10 Republican.
the Coz administration wovld large
ly be- . failure because . Republican
senate would refuse TO agree TO some
Of the Cox policies. particularly the
league Of nations. which the COVER.
nor hung around his neck st the be-
ginning Of tho campaign. On the
other hand. II Senator HARDING 10
sisctsd (which seems highly prob
able. not 10 say certain. In the juds-
mont Of experienced wsshinston po-
iiticai obsesversD . Democratic SEN
sts would hamper his Naturalization.
The Republicans now have . ma
jority OF two In the senate. ~ 10 ~.
They hope TO increase this lead In
November. The terms Of - senators
expire ns1t March I. Seventeen are
Dsmocssts: Is Republican,. Else-
tiou OF Democratic senatorial 1candi.
dstss 10 conceded by the republican
managers In seven states Of the
solid south"--Fiorids. louisiana.
Arkansas. North csroiinas South
Carolina. Georgia and kaAbams.
Democrats concede five atstes--iows.
Kansas. Vermont. Wsshington and
Pennsyivania - to the Republican
senatorial candidates, This leaves 20
states that are so-csilcd "debatsblc
ground" These states are. Connec-
ticut. Oregon. Kentucky. Oklahoma.
North Dakota. Nevada. New Hamp.
shire. California. Maryland. Indiana.
Ohio. South Dakota. wisconsin. Ida
ho. Illinois. Arizona. Missouri. Utah.
Colorado and New York. A careful
Analysis OF the senatorial situation In
thrse states. made by your corre-
ipondent. from reliable data gath.
cred here. gives the following re-
suits:
The states that vii, very probably
elect Republican senatorial candi-
dates are Connscticut. Oregon.
North Dakota. Nevada. New Hamp-
shire. Indiana. Ohio. South Dakota.
Wisconsin. Idaho. Illinois. Arizona.
Utah. Maryland and New York-t
total lb.
The states that may or may not
elect Democratic senatorial candi-
dates are Kentucky. Oklahoma. Mis-
souri,. California and Colorado
total 8. f..
The Republicans have high hopes
of Kentucky ~ the state administra-
,ion. headed by Governor Morrow. 10
Republican. Oklahoma has nearly
always been found In the Democratic
column. Missouri Ia normally Demo- |
cratic. So IL Colorado. Though
there are more registered Republi-
can voters In California than Demo-
Gratis, Democratic leaders claim re-
election OF their candidate. Senator
Phelan. sr.
This computation would give the
Republicans In the "debatable
states" IS senators and tho Demo-
Gratis five. II would give the Repub-
iicans 20 senator's. including those
from the five states already conceded
by the Democrats, The Democrats
would win. including tho seven states
conceded by tho Republicans, a total
OF i2.
II these predictions become reali-
ties In November and these estimates
are very reasonable. the next senate
will have 65 Republicans and IL
Democrats--a Republican majority
OF IL, to back up Senator Harding's
policies when he enters the white
house next March.
Representative Simeon ID, Fess'
Ohio. chairman Of the national Re-
publican congregational committee, 10
more conservative in his estimate.
He says the Republican majority In
the next senate will be at least 10.
Senator Miles Poindexter, chair
man Of the Republican senatorial
committee, believes the Republican
majority will be from ~ TO ~,