Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
SENATORIAL FIGHTS
DEEMED UNCERTAIN
|G.0.P. HEADS WORRY
Watson's Seat in Doubt.
Hope for Smoot and
WadsWorth, /
BY n. o. MESSENGER,

| racing the threatened loss of "a Sem
ate seat In Indiana. the republican
national organization rs very mucn
worried and is casting about to see
Awnere 1t can pick up a democratic
1 seat somewhere. Just for the moment
the pickings do not appear promising.
confident Of Carrying the nresidency
local conditions here and there render
sne senatorial campaign as uncertain.
me possibility Of having a republican
aomlnlstration, with a Democratic
senate; Is horrifying thought to the
They have one consolation since the
recent unofficial state convention in
NeW YORK, which suggested the nomi-
nation OF senator's later to be con-
nrmed at the primaries. Things seem
70 De pointing up to saving Senator
Wadsworth. who at one time was
considered in danger. They also hear
from Utah that Senator Smoot's nroa.
poets are looking up, once yerv down
| In the mouth.
Watson Is Menaced.
In Indiana the feeling is reported to
pc very strong that Senator Jsmes
watson, the republican incumbent. is
menaced ms gravely by the candidacy Of
Ihomas Taggart, the democratic can-
dldate. Detection from Senator Watson
In the republican ranks adds to tbe
apprehension. Factional and personal
conaltlons noth attach to this hostil-
republicans troubles.
il Inc democrats are absolutely con-
fident that Jim Watson is gone" nd
that Taggart will win in walk
Democrats are now hoping that the
SON will also apply to the president;eI
J ticket, and they are intent upon nnsh-
ing tna1 advantage to the utmost.
Wadsworth Chances Better.
Inquiries by The Stars correspond.
ent IN important quarters in New
York developed that Senator wads.
| worth's chances for -e-election .,a
| very much improved. He is being on
posed, it is true. by some Of the
woman suffragists for his past onnosio
| tlon to universal suffrage, but that 10 :.
proposition which works two ways
1t is making friends for him among
men VINO bitterly opposed suffrage,
| ana among women who fought it too.
of which there is an influential class
| in New York state.
But compensating element of ad-
vantage is deemed to be found in the
fact that the democratic state organ
cess of the state and Tammany tick
cts than in the United States senator
ship. Well posted neutral observers
in New York are convinced that Hard
ing will carry the state on the presi-
dental ticket They say that this
AL Smith. the democratic candida1e 1e,
may not be reelected. On the con-
trary, some of the most important Of
! them told The Stars correspondent
that it is quite likely to fall out that
way.
! Smith "a Good Governor"
1t is not denied that, Gov. Smith has
question that his personal popularity
exceeds political boundary lines But
the senatorship. it is contended, is
another proposition; that comes in the
category of the supposed general de-
sire for a change in the national
administration. The democrats did
not select their strongest man, Harry
&c. Walker. as the candidate for the
senatorship. Senator Wadsworth is
admitted to have made an enviable
record in the Senate. and it is claimed
for him by his supporters that he is
| a credit to the state.
The whole-hearted support by Frank
A. Munsey of Senator Wadsworth is
counted as very valuable asset.
Some republicans tried to- enlist Mr..
| Munsey's interest in plan to have
Senator Wadsworth withdraw, on the
charge that his candidacy threatened
the republican ticket. but Mr.. Munsey
heatedly repudiated the idea and came
out in a striking appeal for the re-
election of the senator.
Strong Drive in Maryland.
Information was oBtained in New
York that the republicans intend to
make a strong drive in Maryland to
try and pick up the seat now held by
lSenator John Walter Smith, They are
battling against strong head wind,
however. it is declared by the demo-
Icrats, who say that Senator Smith
holds much the same position in the
esteem Of the people of Maryland as is
enjoyed by Thomas Taggart in Indiana,
and that furthermore there is threat
lened disaffection among the negro
voters in the state.