Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-19
Preparing for 1922 Campaign.

Democrats in congress, both in the house
and senate, are actively making medicine
against the campaign of 1922. Only on this
ground may be explained the conduct of "Pat'
Harrison i'll the senate and Garner in the
house The latter, in his attack on the revised
revenue bill brought forward by the ways and
means committee. undertakes to make the re-
publicans accept responsibility for the blunders
of the democratic administration in conduct of
the railroads while under government control,
because the minority group then voted with the
majority to give support the president said was
necessary to win the war.
In the senate Harrison undertakes to antie-
pate failure OF the Washington conference and
demands the immediate acceptance Of the Borah
program for disarmament. Either of these ex-
hbtions of partisan spleen will serve to show
the attitude Of the present minority. 1t has no
idea OF assisting to solve the great problems
that are before congress, but will blockade as
far as may be done any move the republicans
make to get tie country out of the bog in which
the democrats left it.
One of the singular features OF next years
election is that an equal number of senators from
the two parties will retire. The sixteen repub-
Leans are:
Johnson, California Frelinghuysen, N J..
Mclean, Connecticut Calder New York
New, Indiana McCumber, N. Dakota
Hale. Maine knox, Pennsylvania
France, Maryland Page, Vermont.
Lodge Massachusetts Sutherland, W. Va.
Townsend, Michigan PondeXter, Wash.
Kellogg, Minnesota LaFolette, Wisconsin
The sixteen democrats whose terms expire
ON March 4, 1923, are:
Ashurst. Arizona Jones. New Mexico
Wolcott, Delaware Pomerene Ohio
Trammell, Florida Gerry, Rhode Island
Williams, Mississippi MIcKellar Tennessee
Reed. Missouri Cuberson, Texas
Meyers, Montana King, Utah
Hitchcock, Nebraska Swanson, Virginia
Pittman, Nevada kendrick, Wyoming
Another interesting fact is that the reason
able forecast of certainty of party success is
exactly reversed, the republicans having better
than an even chance of electing eleven senator's
from states now represented by republicans,
while the democrats are morally sure of but
five. States counted as safe for the republicans
are California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachu-
setts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Penn
sylvania Washington, Wisconsin and Ver-
mont. Those in which a democrat may be Sc
lected to succeed republican are Indiana,
Maryland. New Jersey North Dakota and West
Virginia. Democrats will surely be returned
from Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia. Republicans will have a chance to
succeed democratic senator's in Arizona, Della
ware, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island, Utah and
Wyoming
The Wilson wave that swept many demo-
Gratis into Office in 1916 has receded, and the
issue next year will be entirely different from
that of six years before. The popularity of the
Harding administration is increasing as each day
unfolds more perfectly the presidents program,
and the country progresses toward peace and
normalcy With lowered taxes, decreased ex-
penditures, waste shut off and efficiency in ad-
ministration established, the prospect for in
creased control OF the next senate by the pres
idents party is most encouraging.