Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-06
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WILL Be issue
IN CAMP ALCN
Party Faces Possible Loss of
Control In Next
Election
TERMS EXPIRE
Pgogressives Are Becoming Active and
May Have to be Seriously Reckon
ed With.

Washington. March 6.-As the first
year Of President Harding's admins
traton passes the two political parties
are advancing toward the Senatorial
and Congressional campaigns preced-
ing the autumn elections, which will
determine whether the party of Hard
ing will continue in legislative control
Of the Government.
| From the record of the Administra-
ton and Congress in the year since
March 4. 1921, will be developed the
issues of those campaigns. The Re-
publican hosts, the aggressors in the
Presidential campaign which sent Mr..
Harding to the White House must
take the field this spring, summer and
fall upon the defensive.
Even il Mr.. Harding does not face
prospect as threatening as that which
overturned the Democratic Congress
in the midst OF Woodrow Wilson's
second term. he nevertheless is con-
frontcd with the probability of reduced
maiorities, particularly in the House
of Representatives, sufficient to give
the Democrats basis for a cry that the
Administration has been reDudiated.
4 certain disadvantage accrueS to the
Republican party from the topheavy
ma iority it has enjoyed in both
branches of Congress since the sweep
ing victory Of 1920.
Districts commonly Democratic
were swept into the Republican col
umn then in the fcrvor Of the popular
reaction against the Wilson regime.
it is exceedingly doubtful whether
such enthusiasm can repeat itself
after two years Of responsibility and
full control.
Parts Of the country will return
more nearly TO natural political
lines, and the Democrats have the ad-
vanta%e Of whatever disil!usionnlent
may exist and whatever disappoint-
ments over the accomplishments Of
the party in power.
1t is in full realization Of the i'm
rortancc Of holding their lines against
a reverse tantamount to repudla-
ton that the Republican party is pre-
pairing to echo across the country the
cry, Stand by the President. Support
the Administration =,
The present Senate is composed of
so Republicans and 36 Democrats, a
Republican majority of 81. There will
be elections in November to fill "a Sen
atorial seats. Ninetcc7 OF the expir-
ing terms are those of Republicans
and Is are Democrats. Democrats, 10
win the majority in The upper branch,
would have to elect Is of the 81 Sena-
tors to be chosen to gain a margin of
one vote The Republicans have to
elect but to hold a majority OF one
vote.
The Democratic Senators whose
terms expire March ), 1923, requiring
elections for their seats this year, are:
AshurSt, Arizona; Cuihertson. Texas;
Gerry, Rhode Island: Hitchcock. Ne
braSka: Jones. New Mexico; kendrick,
Wyoming; King, Utah; Mackellar,
Tennessee: Myers. Montana: Pittman,
Nvada: Pomcrcne. Ohio; Reed. Mis-
souri,: Swanson. Virginia; Trammell,
Florida. and Williams, Mississippi.
The expiring Republican terms are
those of Calder, New Tork; Crow,
Pennsylvania; Dupont, Delaware;
France, Maryland: Frclinehuysen,
New Jersey: Hale. Maine: Johnson,
California;: Kellogg, Minnesota; La
Toilette. Wisconsin,; Lodge. Massa-
chusctts: McCumber, North Dakota;
Mclean. Connecticut; New. Indiana;
Page. Vermont; Pepper, Pennsylva-
MIA; Poindcxtcr. Washington; Raw
son, Iowa: Sutherland, West Virginia;
Townsend. Michigan.