Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-04
NYCONGRESS LEADERS
DISAPPEAR MARCH 4TH
So-Callcd Oligarchy Will be in
Control of Senate However;
Three Smiths Out.


try Of the Progressive party into ma
tional politics brought defeat 70 nu-
merols veteran members of the senate
and House has an election 20 yitaliy
changed the personnel Of the two houses
as the election Tuesday.
Numerically the changes have been
exceeded from time TO time in the past
but in the striking down Of notable
figures in the two bodies-and particularly
in the Senate-the results Of yesterday ere
fafreaching and possibly unique.
For instance, there viii be but one
Smith in the next Senate. Today there
are four, and the Smith family Tor
wears has had from three 70 five members
on the Senate roll
Senator John Walter Smith, Of Mary
land: Senator Mark Smith, of Arizona,
and Senator Hoke Smith, Of Georgia,
each a distinguished figure in the upper
chamber, are 10 leave the legislative
arena ON March 4. Returns show that
both the Arizona and Maryland Smiths
were defeated BY Republican opponents
Senator Hoke Smith lost ont IN the
Georgia primaries and viii De succeeded
BY Thomas +. Watson.
OF all the incoming members ~ the
senate. Tom Watson = likely 70 receive,
AT least. Tor awhile, most attention from
the public The spotlight wall play upon
him from the beginning, not necessarily
because Of his ability, but because he ls
q spectacular figure, waged q spectacular
and bitter campaign and defeated man
who had been for years the dominant
figure in the turbulent politics Of Georgia
Mr.. Watson, one-time idol of POpullsn.
il man Of unquestioned brillianee, but
with this go eccentricitIes in his make
ND that set him apart from the crowd
He has promised much ID his cOnstItll-
encv, has been a persistent critic q the
Wilson administration, has staged q
remarkable comeback 10 politics and
now will assume responsibilities that
soon will reveal him IN either con-
strl ctive or destructive role
On the League Of Nations issue the
election Of Watson means substantially
another Republican vote. tie VIII ailgn
himself Immediately with the lTreconciia-
bic opponents of the treaty.
In fact, Tuesdays election holds out
no promise OF acceptance Of the covenant
as brought back by President Wilson.
IrrecoDeilables such as Brandegee and
Moses have been returned. The Repub-
licans have increased their Senate ma
jorltv TO a point Of wOFkabllIty. remOv-
ing the narrow margin Of the last two
wears. Controlling hgures IN the next
Senate will continue to be Lodge, SmOOt,
Knox, johnson. Borah, Lenroot, Nads-
worth and Watson-wlth Others constl-
tuting what Democrats claimed WAS g
Senate oligarchy.
Where treaty opponent has retired
voluntarily or been defeated, almost with
NJ
comes 70 take his place. A notable eX-
ception IS Gore. OF Oklahoma, Demo
cratic irreconeilable for whose seat Scott
Ferris, Democrat. but q Wilson covenant
supporter. has the lead.
The sharp-tongued Sherman. OF llli-
nois. whose lashings OF the Wilson poll
oieS have been OF almost weekly occur
renee. VIII be succeeded BY Representa-
tive William B. Mckinley. a veteran
member of the House Mckinley Is OF
the Republican odd Guard His align
ment with the Lodge faction IN the Sen
ate viii be as natural as his taking the
oath of Office.
Personally Mckinley IS q hkeable
fellow. popular both IN Washington and
his home. He Is one OF the wealthIest
men in Congress, his fortune, made large
" in electric railways and banking, mount
ing into the millions
If the Senate gains 3 millionaire Ia
Mckinley, however. it loses one IN the
passing of Senator James d. Phelan,,
of California. Senator Phelan, whose
entertainments have been a feature Of
the social life of Washington, was de-
feated by 5. NJ Shortridge Republican.
The exit of Thomas z. Gore, of Okla
homa, will take from the Senate IT'S only
blind member The House retains its one
sightless member, Representative Schall,
according 70 present returns. Senator
Gore, ranking with Senator Reed, OF
Missouri, as a bitter-ender opponent Of the
peace treaty. succumbed IN the Dem
ocratie primaries which were walked main-
~ ON administration and antl-admlnlStra-
ton issues.
Senator Selden F. Spencer. Republican.
has won in Missouri, defeating Brecken-
ridge Long formerly an assistant secre-
tary of state. Senator Spencer recently
participated IN a controversy with the
White House regarding promises alleged
to have been made 70 Roumania by the
President of support of the American fleet
and armies if Europe again became
troubler
Senator Harding, the President-elect.
VIII turn nlS seat over 10 FA&ih g.
Willis, former Governor OF Ohio and
former member of the House. MIR. Willis
has rather progressive leanings, but he is
an old-hne Republican, nevertheless, and
may be depended upon to fit in with the
party leadership in the upper body. II was
Willis at Chicago who said come on,
boys, lets nominate Harding" and this
was typical Of his good-natured way
about things.
The defeat of Senator Chares 5. Thorn
as. of Colorado, viii remove one Of the
abler men of the Senate, Senator Thomas
ran on an independent Democratic ticket
after the Non-Partisan League had OBJ
tanned control of his party's machinery IN
the State Senator Thomas also declined
to run on the Democratic ticket because
Of his opposition to the League Of Ma