The Washington herald., 1920-11-01
COP. ELECTION
TRIUMPH SEEN
INEVITABLE
Only Opposition Candidates
And Managers Cling to
Forlorn Hope.
PRESS SEES LANDSLIDE
Democrats to Fare Badly in
Senatorial Struggle, Says
q. Willis J. Abbot
PRESS SEES LANDSLIDE
By WILLIS J. ABRoT.

fact Newspapers without regard
to party Affiliations have recognized
1t as inevitable. Only the opposition
candidates, and their campaign
managers. cling TO the forIorn hope
Of some factor OF unknown power in
the equation which may change the
apparently indicated result
The woman vote, the labor vote,
the wrath OF devoUt churchmen over
Col. George Haryey's cartoon, which
was unqUestionably in eNecrable
taste. the influence upon the tender
hearted Of the descriptions given OF
the Presidents pathetic physical
iccndition- and. above all. the effect
of that drift to Cox" to which the
Democratic press has given 80 Law
ishly OF its space Of late are all
looked to for an eleventh-hour sup
port which does not appear in the
straw votes, nor in the calculations
lof experienced political observers.
! In fact persons OF the last named
class are talking Of this a. repcu-
tion Of the election Of 1904. and ar"
/ accustomed to say in pleasant hu-
NOR that the result is likely 70 make
Alton B. Parker look like a great
vote getter in comparison.
senate Control Important.
While the Presidency is the Erest
stake in tomorrow contest the
question OF control Of the Senate is
Of vital Importance. and there are
= elections in several closely contested
States which are Of interest to polit-
icslly- minded people.
During the campaign Democrats
have not infrequently been urged
r to vote for senator Harding on the
I plea that he is sure to have a Senate
Of his own political party with him.
and that therefore he will be able
. to dispose OF the international ques-
tiQns which will at once confront
the new ADMINISTRATION as no Dem
ocratiC President could To what
eKtent tsen do political signs point
to a Rs.3pblicaB majority in the -
next Senate
The present Senate. as is vel;
known. has a nominal Republican
majority "f two. or these TWO one
is senator Newberry. who is just
at present under a cloud. The other is
Senator La Toilette. whose Repuh-
, liCanism was never more Iu douht
than today. when he f. backing an
independent candidate for the Sen
ate in his own State TO defeat the
regular Republican nominee. Senator
Lenroot
The Senatorial Elections
Thirty-four Senators are 10 b.
elected tomorrow-Alabama chooS-
ing two. Nineteen OF the outgoing
statesmen are Democrats and fg-
teen Republicans. or the States now
represented by Democrats nine-sIl
SOuthern-are certain 10 send Dem
oCrats again. That is. II we are 10
class the Hon. Tom Watson. o,
Georgia, as plain and simple Dem
ocrat-s classification which will
( awaken some doubt in the minds Of
those who know the. gentleman. In
the other ten States. now repre-
sented by Democrats there is de-
Cided doubt as 10 the outcome of
the Senatorial fights tomorrow. Let
/ US consider each briefly:
MaryIand-John Walter Smith
Democrat and sitting Senator; o. Z.
Weller Republican. The Democratic
candidate has the advantage OF a
wider personal following. and a
record Of service. He voted against
woman suffrage, but perhaps
evened up on that by voting for
o. prohibition. Maryland is inclined to
% be wet. wet Democrat is running
against Smith. and 1t is possible
= that il the Republican Presidential
] vote is as heavy in the State as eE-
pected these conditions may defeat
him. He is expected TO run ahead
= OF his ticket
b. Oklahoma situation.
Kentucky Democratic senator
. Beckham renominated. Republican
candidate Richard Ernst. BeCkham
, is not strong with his party and
j. will probably run behind his ticket
Ernst is exceedingly popular and
will run far ahead. Many Democrats
who take issue with the claim OF
4 the Republicans for the state are
inclined to ConCede them the Sens-
y torship.
: okIahoma-RepubIics candidate
John William HerraId, Democratic
Scott Ferris. present Represe NATIVE
in Congress. The defeat OF the blind
Senator Gore in the primaries left
I many sore spots in the DemoCrsftc
. ranks. and the extreme wisconsin
D Of Ferris is expected 10 count
+ against him. However unless the
e State should swing to Harding,
S which is improbable, Ferris will be
E elected.
In Western States.
: CoIorado-The situation here is
= much complicated by the entrance Of
the present Senator Charles :.
Thomas as an independent csndi-
date pledged against the league.
= Regular nominees. Tully Scott, DEM
oCrat. and Samuel d. Nicholson. Re-
publican. the latter probably being
assured OF election.
south Dnkota-Four nominees.
, Peter Norbeck, Republican: L. :. G.
Cherry. Democrat T. Il. Ayres. Nom
partisan League: and r. o. Richards.
Independent Republican; Norbeck.
: who is now governor Of the state.
: may be expected to win in race
that is complicated by the number
OF entries.
IdnhS-Demoorati Senator John
Z r. Nugent; Republican nomine> E1-
Gov. +. R. Gooding. Nugent had but
a plurality Of ] 900 when elected two
r years ago, and is not thought TO be
= able to Withstand the Harding land
slide
Nevsds-Tasker Oddte, Republic
an; Senator c. b. Henderson. Demo-
, Crat. Miss Anne Martin. Independent
Republican. Henderson Is ths sit
D ting Senator: Mr.. Oddie an sx-sov-
1 ernor. and Miss Martin. fa~ed f-r