Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-21
l'SENAT TOR|AL
CONTESTS IN
MANY STATES
Democrats Claim Fire MdjOri-
ty, Republicans Claim Right
Gain; Contests Engage At
tentiOn of Political Leaders.
(Ry limited PreSS)

(By United Press)
CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-Party lines,
worn and frayed from primary fac
tional tugging, are near the parting
point in nearly dozen midwestern
states, political leaders here admitted
today.
With the makeup Of the next SEN
ate nearly as important as presl-
Dental victory, Senator Harry New,
in charge of the republican national
speakers bureau here, and Senator I.
j. Walsh. of the democratic national
speakers bureau, agreed the outcome
bf the enatorial contests will deter
mine the complexion of the next
senate.
Republican and democratic leaders
declared the "splits' in senatorial
scarps would not influence the presj
Dental vote. Senator Walsh today
| PREDICTED the democrats would have a
majority of five in the senate. Sen-
ator New expected to add Colorado,
Oregon. Idaho. California, Kentucky,
Arizona, Nevada and Maryland to the
existing republican majority.
Both parties were dubious Of the
Oregon situation, where Senator Geo.
E. Chamberlain, democratic, is fight
;ng for reelection, opposed by j.. L.
Hanfield. en- personalities and party
platform.
Republicans conceded Senator A. B.
Cummins was having "the fight of his
life" for reelection in Iowa. Opposed
by labor because Of the Esch- Cum
Minis railroad bill, democrats conf
IDENTIFY locked for the unseating CT
Cumnins by Claude K. Porter.
Wisconsin was furnishing the fire
works Of the senatorial battles with
Senator Irvine Lenroot, opposed by
The faction of Senator Robert La Fo!-
iette as an aftermath of the primary
,tussle. Aside from Paul Reinsch.
democratic nominee, Lenroot is op-
posed by James Thompson, running
as an independent and backed by the
La Toilette group.
The primary lof Illinois drove a
wedge in republican forces of Mayor
William H. Thompson and Governor
Frank O. Lowden. William B. Nc
hinley, republican senatorial nominee
and Lowden man, was expected by.
democrats to lose number of ballots
20 W. A. Waller because CT the bitter
primary campaign. Len Small, Thomp-
sen republican candidate for governor.
is oppoced by leading republican news
papers of Chicago.
Republicans hoped through the nom
nation OF Ralph Cameron to defeat
Marcus A. Smith in Arizona, to add
that state to their anticipated senate
majority. Party leaders, however,
were conservative in the claims.
The contest between Richard Ernest,
republican, and j. C. w. Beckham in
Kentucky has reused interest because
of the possibility of forecasting
wedge in the solid south's democratic
representation in the senate. Repub-
iicans were encouraged by the election
Of governor two years ago.
"Oklahona is shot to pieces in this
campaign over the League of Ma
tions," republican headquarters here
said. Senator T. P. Cores opposition
to the League Of Nations resulted in
the nomination of Scott Ferris by the
democrats. He is opposed by j. w.
Harreld, republican.
South Dakota had q choice of five
senatorial candidates. Two indepen-
dents were declared out of the running
by major party leaders here, who ad
mitted a hard fight with Governor
Peter Norbcck, republican, and Sena-
tor E. G. johnson asd u S. G.. Cherry,
democrats.
ntering as an Independent seantor,
Charles S. Thomas has complicated
the democratic situation in Colorado.
Because Of his stand against the
League of Nations. Thomas refused to
try for the democratic nomination and
Judge Tully Scott was entered to op-
pose Samuel ID. Nicholson, republican.
Indiana offered an interesting fight
between leaders of the two major
larties with Senator James E. Wat
son, opposed for reelection by Thos.
Taggart.
Then the fight in Utah between SEN
ator Smoot and Congressman Yelling
was taken as test of League of
Nations sentiment, which has been the
only issue raised.