Evening star., 1920-02-22
Politicians Laying Plans
For Control of Next House
Special Interest in Congressional al Contests, Due
to Fact That Election Is Inferwoven With
Presidential Campaign---Party Estimates.

, break in Maryland, won FIVE of the
sixteen districts in Missouri and four
of the eleven in Kentucky.
AS an evidence of the continued
drift" the republican leaders point
out that in the election just closed
republican governor was elected by
more than 10000 in Kentucky and a
ma jority vote cast in seven of the
eleven congressional districts. They
emphasize that in the eighth Ken
lucky district they elected Repre-
sentative King Swope Ly majority
of ZOO against previous democratic
majority of 5000: in Oklahoma Repre-.
sentative John w. Harreld was elected
by 70S. where the normal democratic
majority is 5000; in Alabama the dem
ocratic majority was cut from 1865
to 406; in North Carolina, from 4.ooo
to about 1000.
Kentucky seems to be picked as one
of the battlefields in the coming cam
paign, for the democrats say that they
will regain the seat in the eighth dis
trict now occupied by Representative
Swope, who they say won on nuke.
Countering this. the republicans nod
that they should get the third ana
ninth Kentucky districts because they
carried both in the gubernatorlal eiec-
tion.
Phelan Special Target.
The proposed defeat of Representa-
tive Phelan of Massachusetts is pred
icated on the hope that Senator
Lodges home district will put up
strong republican candidate against
Phelan, for they contend that II is
normally republican. The republicans
also see chance to win the four
teenth Massachusetts district. now
represented by Representative Rlch-
ard Olney, but they are not over
Jealous there If particularly
sturdy republican is nominated ne
will get support from the congress
sional committee. but there is no dis
position to press tight against KEEP
resentative Olney.
The republicans realize that there
is a hard fight ahead in indiana
since in the last election three usual
ly certain democratic districts were
swept into the republican column,
They also appreciate that they have
an almost hopeless task to hold the
solid Nebraska delegation. Ihey
claim that they expect to make Ran
sas solidly republican. out thes say
that with mental reservations; INC!
face similar uncertainty cf holding
usually safe democratic Districts ir
Missouri and West Virginia.
In Missouri the democrats declare
that they expect to win back the seat
now occupied by Representative
Isaac V. Mcpherson. in the hifeen,h
district. and that of Repres entatlve
Edwin D. Hays. in the fourteenth
district, who had majority OF oniy
an votes The democrats are pfepdr
ing for a persistent fight throughout
the middle west.
Another interesting situation is oe-
veIoping in Missouri. The republican
campaign managers say that II
Champ Clark is candidate Tor eltner
the Senate or the presidency they
will capture his home dlstrlct-aho,
as matter of fact. MI: Cialk
best friends declare that ne Is str4ns s:str4et
er in his state than MS aoi'ie uis''1@I
where there are other House candi-
d.tes for the Senate-Ferris IN Okla
homa and Mckinley in Ililnols-lt Is
recognized that the districts VIII re-
turn men of the same party an ia'ioi'
a democrat from Oklahoma ana re-
publican from Illinois.
Other Disturbing Issues.
There are other issues disturbing
tbe political waters in certain states:
The Non-Partisan League mas un-
settled stable conditions in Minnesota,
the Dakotas and other sections Of the
vets: the Berger agitation Will con-
tinue to be a factor in Wisconsin;
liauor agitation is figuring in New
Jersey.
will win back seventeen seats that
hopeful that they can get tweiVe
others.
Chairman Fess for the republicans
saws he expects to win at least one in
assachusetts. three in New York,
three in New Jersey, four in Pennsyl-
yania. two in Ohio, two in Kentucky.
two in Missouri. one in Kansas. one
in South Dakota, one in Nevada. two
in Utah and two in California. with
lighting chance to win an additional
member each in Alabama. North Caro-
lima. Tennessee. Oklahoma, Missouri,
Arizona, Kentucky. West Virginia,
Virginia, Ohio, Michigan and Massa-
chuSetts.