The Washington times., 1920-06-24
HARDING kEEPSM
ON CONGRESS-
Senators to Be Stationed
Throughout Country to Aid
In g. o. p. Contests.
~ A. o. HAYWARD.
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Deeply immersed in plans under
way to bring about his election As
President, Senator Harding 10 giving
attention to the Congressional con-
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The Presidential and the Congress
sional campaigns Will not be linked
together in detail. but they are united
and the national COMMITTEES viii have
general supervision OF both.
Besides the entire membership OF
the House of Representatives to be
elected. there are thirty-twoi Sena-
| torial seats 10 be filled by the cleo
lions in November Fifteen OF these
Senate seats are now held by Re
publicans.
senator Harding conferred today
with Senator Frelinghuysen OF New
Jersey on plans that are to be taken
by the Senate Republican campaign
committee to hold all these seats Tor
the Republicans and to gain new ones
from the Democrats.
SENATORS IN CHARGE.
Senator Miles Poindexter OF Wash
ington is chairman OF the Senate COM
mittee. Senator Frelinghuysen an
nounced that plans had been com
pleted by which he and Senator
Calder of New York would be sta
toned at Republican headquarters In
New York to direct the Senate cam
paign i'm the East. Senators New and
Mccormick. with headquarters at Chi
cago, will have direction Of the Middle
West campaigns. 1t is expected that
Senator Poindexter will assume
charge, with some other Western Re-
publican Senator. OF the Pacific Coast
and Mountain States fights.
A Republican House and Senate are
desired by Senator Harding to support
the expected Republican administra-
tion in the reforms the party is
pledged to inaugurate. In a narrower
way Senator Harding. being a popular
member of the Senate Republican or
ganization is desirous of the return
to the Senate Of all his friends now
there. His conference with Senator
Frelinghuysen today was to get an
understanding OF the Senatorial fights
and ascertain wherein he might be
able to help.
THOSE WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE.
The Republican Senators whose
terms will expire March 3, next, the
day before the President is inaugura-
ted, are: Brandagee, Connecticut:
lingham. Vermont: Gronna, North Da-
kota: Jones. Washington; Lenroot.
Wisconsin; Moses, New Hampshire;
Penrose, Pennsylvania; Sherman, IlIi-
linois; Smoot, Utah: Spencer. Missouri;
Wadsworth, New York, and Watson,
Indiana.
Senator Harding's term as Senator
from Ohio will expire also March 3.
next. He had filed for denomination
before he was selected as the Repub
lican candidate for the Presidency.
His withdrawal has led to a three-cor-
nered Republican fight in Ohio for
the nomination.
There is much Republican interest
in the Senate fights in New Hamp-
shire and New York in the East. Ia
North Dakota. Wisconsin. Iowa Mis-
souri,. in the middle West, and in
Utah and Washington in the far
West. In these States the present
Senators are fighting for reelection.
Republican candidates in Ohio and
Illinois have not been selected. Sen
ators Penrose, Curtis and Dillingham;
are said to be certain of reelection
from Pennsylvania, Kansas and Yer
mont, respectively.
Vigorous contests are to be made
by the Senate Republican campaign
from Oklahoma, Kentucky, Oregon.
California, South Dakota. Idaho. and
Colorado. Democrats now fill these
seats. and they are up for reelection.
Senator Frelinghuysen. said today
that the Senate campaign committee
will take no part In the Republican
primary contests for the nomination
Of the Republican Senatorial caEdi-
date. After nominations have been
made, however, the committee will
plunge into the campaigns in the va
rious States to assist in sending .
Republican to the United States Sem
ate.
Details OF the. Congressional situa-
tion in the various States were Jis-
cussed late yesterday at a Senatorial
game Of golf participated in by Sera-
tors Harding, Ellins of West Nir-
ginia, Frelinghuysen. and Sutherland
of West Virginia. 1t was the first
game the Senator had played for four
days. He broke his daily routine Of
work at the urgent solicitation Of
his friends.
At Mansfield. Ohio. an hours auto
mobile ride from Marion, Ohio. Sena-
tor Harding says there Is an excel
lent golf course. These links the
Senator hopes to frequent after his
arrival in Marion, now set for July
t. The Senator will attend the Mar
ion home coming day celebration on
July 3. He is working long hours In
clearing up his business here in or
der to be able to get away from
Washington July 3.
Senator Harding came across the