The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-11-04
ELECTION
ON TUESDAY FOR
ADMINISTRATION
Republicans Will Go Before
Country on Record Made
Under Harding.
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| ent Republican majority OF 165. The
House now has 296 Republicans, 1870
Democrats and one Socialist. with
| eight seats vacant. A turnover of
more than 80 seats is required for
! loss of the next House by the Re-
| publicans.
The Senate now has SO RepHbli
cans, one Republican-Progress
and SO Democrats, with II Republi-
cans and Is Democratic seats in the
next Congress at issue Tuesday.
Democratic leaders have said that
only a miracle would change the
| political complexion OF the next
Senate at this election.
Plans Of G. o. p. Leaders
Republican leaders expect to in
crease their Senate majority by a
few members, and they also say they
expect defeat Of number of sitting
House members, swept in two years
ago in the Harding victory. Demo.
cratic managers on the other hand
are predicting some Senate as well
as House accessions. Principal
spots where Republicans hope to GUST
Democratic Senators and elect Re
publicans are: Ohio, President
Harding's state, where Senator Pome.
rene, Democrat, is opposed by Rep
resentative Fess, Republican, former
congressional committee Chairman !;
Missouri, where Senator Reed. Demo
crat, is opposed by r. r. Brewster;
Rhone Island, where Senator Gerry
! Democrat, is pitted against former
Governor Beeckman; Nebraska
where Senator Hitchcock. Democrat
and former foreign relations commit.
tee chairman. is fighting r. B. How.
ell, Republican national committee
man; Wyoming. where Represents
tive Mondell, Republican leader in
the House, is running against Sena
tor Kendrick, Democrat; Utah
where Senator King, Democrat, is
seeking reelection against former
Governor Bemberger, and New Mex
leo, where Senator Jones, Democrat
is opposed by Stephen B. Davis. Jr
Democratic hopes of Senatorial gains
largely are centered on: New York
where Senator Calder, Republican
is opposed by DR.. Royal C. Cope
land. New York health commission
err; New Jersey, where Senator Ere
linghuysen, Republican. is opposed
by Governor Edwards, Democrat;
North Dakota, where former Gov
Lynn j. Frazier, Republican with
Non,Partisan League backing, is
against J. F. T. O'Connor, Democrat;
Maryland, where Senator France, Re
publican. is fighting William Cabell
Bruce; Indiana. where former Sena
tor Albert ]. Beverage is ptted
against former Gov. Samuel NJ. Raj
ston Connecticut, where Senator Nc
Lean Republican. is against Thomas
J. Spellacy; Washington, where
Senator Poindexter, Republican, is
: against C. c. Dill, former Representa-
tive. and Michigan, whore Senator
Townsend, Republican, is opposed by
former Governor Ferris
There are 26 Senators who are
:. candidates for continued service
Three. Senators MeCumber, Republi
can, N. D.: New. Republican, In
diana. and Culbcrson, Democrat. Tex
as, were defeated for denomination in
recent primaries. while three more
whose terms expire March next
Senators Page, Republican, Vermont /;
! Myers. Democrat. Montana, and vii
I liams. Democrat, Mississippi, are re-
firing and did not stand for rcnomin
alton.
Two Women Candidates
\ There are two women candidates
\ IL. the Senate from Minnesota and
w sconsin and score for the House
with many others for municipal and
Other local offices. The present and
J first woman Senator. Mrs. w. H
FELTON,, of Georgia, appointed to sue
coed the late Senator Watson, is no,
a candidate for election, while the
lone woman House member, Miss
Alice Robertson, of Oklahoma, is
fighting for reelection in normally
Democratic district
For the 435 House seats there are
LOIS candidates. including $40 pres
ent members-249 Republicans, 12O
\ Democrats and the one Socialist
Eifty-seven sitting members. 46 Re
publicans and IL Democrats, did mol
seek reelection. Prominent among
these are Uncle Joe" Cannon and
Representative Fordney of Michigan
Chairman Of he Ways aAd sssaml
committee.
| Fifty-seven House candidates are
sure OF winning Tuesday. being with.
out opposition and some holding
nominations Of both Republican and
Democratic parties. OF these 43 are
Democrats and IA Republicans.
Breaks in several solid state dele
! cations to Congress are predicted.
While the. solid Democratic contin-
gents from southern statos are ex-
pected to show no change, Demo-
cratic leaders are, predicting breaks
In the solid Republican ranks now
coming from Ohio. Nebraska. Con-
necticut, Indiana, Kansas. Michigan.
Minnesota and possibly Oregon, West