The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-01
SENATE OUTLOOK
GIVES ANXIETY
Without Republican Majority
Harding to Be Handicapped
in Carrying Out Policies.
Jay ]. BART cAMPsELL.l

Washington. Nov. IL. N. S.)-The
senatorial situation is giving republican
their prediction that Senator Harding
will be elected overwhelmingly. IT was
admitted in G. o. p. circles here today.
They declare II is on the choice OF an
increased republican majority in the
senate that the issues of the campaign
are really turning, rather than on the
election OF a president.
Withou. senate majority prepara-
lions to support the domestic and for
eign policies laid down by him, Sena-
tor Harding. as president, would proba-
bly, experience as many difficulties as
the president has, and q hard drive is
being made to insure the election OF
republican senators from doubtful or
pivotal states who could be depended
upon to support Harding admlnis-
tration.
Two years ago the republicans
wrested control of the senate from the
democrats by a bare majority Of two.
It is conceded by republican leaders
associated closely with Senator Hard
ing that this majority must be in
ministration is to combat successfully
not only democratic opposition. but
that of q not improbable part OF GER
tain republican senators OF independ9ht
views who heretofore have openly COM
batted Senator Penrose and the re-
publican "od guard"
Perplexlns G. o. p.
What the mild reservationists,' the
republican senator's like McNary. of
Oregon, and McCumber, of North d.
the treaty Of Versailles with reserva-
lions, will do, Is perplexing repub loan
leaders, who already foresee another
tempestuous battle in the senate over
the question Of this country's foreign
Senator Harding has declared that II
he Is elected he will exert his influence
to have the present league OF nations
covenant 'scrapped'' or sidetracked for
an association of nations.
Since all treaties with foreign ma
and consent OF two-thirds Of the sem
ate, will Senator Harding, II elected.
be able to command sufficient votes to
carry out his foreign policies--will he
be any more, successful than President
Wilson has been? Republican leaders
are asking the question.
NOT Treaty Situation.
It is no tthe treaty situation that Is
troubling Senator Penrose and other
"od guard senators so much as the
they have in view. the success or fail
ure of which will depend not upon
two-thirds vote. but upon "worka-
BILE" republican majority In the senate.
They know republican senators Ike Bo-
ran, OF ldano' Johnson, OF SanIorhi':
Nebraska, and Kenyon, of Iowa, can
not be depended upon to Ego along"
with a Penrose program, even the
state OF Senator Penrose's health per-
mits him to return to Washington or
to take an active part in senate affairs
next year.
The democrats are making n deter
mined drive to so cut the republican
majority in the senate. in the event
the democrats do not gain control of
administration, II established at the
white House, from working Its own
will at the capitol. II Is to prevent the
possibility OF deadlock between the
Harding administration and the senate
as there has been between President
Wilson and the senate that the repub-
Iican leaders are striving to increase by
comfortable margin the number OF
republican votes in the senate.