The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-07

tories. privately thoy confess they
can only EuesH 10 tomOrfuw's figures.
The usual tables ana charts which
have served iu tho past 10 Indicate
the way tho political wind ia blow
ing have been proved almost usoless
THE ycar
Many Issues Thls Year.
Party leaders ascrlhe this to tho
lack of a great, single outstanding
issue such ~ divided tho two major
parties IN 1920 Instead OF dealing
with a single Issue such as the
league ~ nations, republican and
democratic speakers have been
called upon this year 20 face u Vorit-
able potpourri ot issues. ranging all
the way from taxation and tariff TO
prohibition ana Newbcrrylsm.'
seldom IN two adjacent districts
have the Issues been precisely the
snmo rnd the ros6lt has been n
of confusion for accurate
political Analysis.
Roughly, taxation, tariff and pro
hlbltion are expected TO bo tho big
governing leeues In tho Atlantic sea
board area. In the great grain belt
that stretches from Ohio TO the
Rockies, II will be the same with the
admitted discomfort In the rural
communities probably oustrlpping
any OF the others.
Rattle Lines Laid Out.
The rough triangle formed by tho
atates OF ohio. Indiana and Michi-
gan Ia to be the cockpit OF tomor-
rows struggle. Almost evenly divid-
cd NJ to industry and agriculture.
these three states are expected oaf-
ford the surest inaiEht Into the po-
lltlcal temper OF the country and
what Is more important. afford
barometer from which the party
managers can begin laying plans for
1924.
Radiating outward from this tri-
angle TO the financial and industrial
east and tho agricultural west, are
sixteen states In which tho issues a:e
go closely drawn aa to put them IN
the "douhtfui' column. In all these
sixteen states tho senatorship fights
are considered fairly close. Eight
OF them are now represented by
and eight by republicans.
A summary OF them follows:
Republican senHtorships:
onnecticut-Senotor Mclean, op-
posed by Thomas speliacy, a Wilson
democrat, probably republican
Deiaware--Senaior Dupont, OPP
posed by Thomas Bayard. scion OF
an old Delaware family, probably re-
publican.
Indiana Albert j Beyerldge. OPP
posed by Samuel NJ. Ralston, former
democratic governor. probably re-
publican.
Mlchigan--senator Townsend, OPP
posed by Woodbridge ". Ferris, for
mcr democratic governor. probably
republican.
New Jersey--Senator Frolinghuy-
sen. opposed by Gov. Edward |. Ed
wards. Very close, probably demo-
cratic.
New York-senator Calder, op-
posed by Royal S. Copeland, city
health commissioner OF New York.
propably republican.
North Dakota Lynn j. Frazier.
former non-partlsan league COVER
nor, now running as republican, op-
posed by j. r. T. oConnor, probably
republican.
Maryland--Senator France. OPP
posed by William Cabell Bruce
close, probably democratic.
Democratic Senatorships;
Montana--Carl w. Riddack. re
publican, former congressman, OPP
puttu ny u ~ NhttANit clNSNs lIon-
ably republican
Nebraska a--Senator Hitchcock. op-
posed by Il. B. Howell, close. prob
ably republican.
Ohio--Senator Pomerene, opposed
by Representative Simeon ID. Fess,
close, probably democratic.
Rhode lsland---Senator Gerry OPP
posed by former Gov. H. l.. Beck
man, close. probably republican.
Utah--Senator King. opposed by
former GOV. Simeon Hamburger,
cloae, probably republican.
Wyoming-Senator kendrick, op-
posed by Representative Frank W.
Mondell. close. probably democratic.
New Mexico--Senator jones, op-
posed by =. ID. Davis, ir., close,
probably republican.
Mssouri--SsenatOr Reed, opposed
by Il. II. Brewster, probably demo-
cratic.
These states are considered "sa te-
ly republican" so far As the senator
ships are concerned --Californi
Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts,, Mime
sofa. Pennsylvania. Vermont, Wash
tngton, Wisconsin, West Virginia.
These states are similarly consld-
cred safely democratic" as to sena-
torship--Arisona Florida, Mississ-
ippi Nevada, Tennessee, Virginia,
Georgia and Texas.
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