The Washington times., 1922-11-06
REPUBLICANS /. /.
WILL RETAIN !.
/. LIGHTHOUSES
Principal Election Problem Is
Size Of Mal6ritiss in
Congress.
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row. but II 10 q possibility Of 40 pale
a hue that even the Democrats re-
frain from predicting II.
Cordell Huh. chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee, con-
tented himself today with final pre-
diction that the Democratic victory
will be greater and more wide
spread" than previously thought. but
he iudiciously refrained from claim
ing control OF either house.
John 7. Adams. chairman OF the
Republican National Committee. pre-
dicted a Republican majority OF from
senate. and a normal Republican
majority" of around forty seats In
the House.
Whatever the result. II will be &C.
cepted by both Democrats and Re
nublicans as a victory. The Repub.
iicans will consider their continued
control of Congress an Endorsement
of the party's two-year record; the
Democrats will consider II a sizable
Jlctory TO recover most OF the ground
,ost In the great Republican tidai
rave Of 1920.
Democratic EApectatsOus'
It In In the great populous States
Ike New York, Ohio, Indiana. Penn
sylvia MIA, and New Jersey that the
democrats expect to make ther
ch,ef gains. In all these States the
outlook twenty.four hours In ad
vance of the opening Of the polls 3
hat many Congressional districts
now represented by Repuhiicans
will be won back by the Democra,s
Ohio. for instance. mas SUI"
Republican delegation OF twem,y,
two in the present House, ~.
Democrats claim fhteen oi "po
TOMORROW, ~and conserva ~
publican leaders are mc naariv
agree that they will pick UP ne
that many. ,.s p.cuh,ican
~at,nn of thirteen and the Demo
.s claim a majority OF these.
m.so,,r; has fourteen Repuniicans.
va t,yo democrats In the presen'
anu w" ana II would not be sur
1u o.rr to see the political lineup
ronnletely reversed. .... the
,rha situation, as 1t aifec.s ,s,s
un,.e has defied accurate a"ay S',s
hr leaders of both parties. ",;c.
oy NC rdiv predicting the usuai VIZ,
n,s. QUIZ ny,yately they confess 'ney
tories, ,,V guess at tomorrows ns
can Tbe usual tables ana cnar.s .s
u,es, ,, have served in the pas. ~
s,en,. Will with more Or less eAac., !.
.. The way the political winu :,
nn,,ng neS have been proved aiiio''
\ useless, this year. ,., r -., :
I Issues Are Lacking.
Party leaders ascrtet TINS No sOdins @
i lack o1 a great single outs'ai ~, a.,
issue such as divided the t~o aaI;no
1 parties in 1920. instead oi The
with a single issue, on suS and
4 League of Nations, Repuon heen
Democratic speakers n n . veri
called upon this year 10 Lae anvine
! .m ,he wav from taxation ana tarn
a. nrohih;t;on and "Newberryisihk
seldom in two adjacent oistr,I
haya the issues been precisey r.
san,e and the result has peenI .
natch work of confusion for accu'~'e
political analysis. -. ,a nro.
Ronehly. taxation, tariff, ana ~
bihit,on are expected to be tne uis
governing issues in the A'm ,.n ;,
seahoard area. In the great gram
heit that stretches from OHIO 10 tne ny
Pockies. II will be the same VIII,
the admitted discomfort In the ruIa'
Communities probably outstripp'hs
any of the others. -, ,hs
The rough triangle formed by the
states Of Ohio, Indiana, and Michi
ran is to be the cock pit OF tomor'
rows struggle. Almost evenly oil
/ vided as to Industry and agriculture
these three States are expected 10
afford the surest insight in the tenn
1 per of the country. and what Is more
important, afford a barometer TOT
which the party managements car
begin laying plans for 1924.
| Close Fight In Sixteen States.
Radiatins outward from this tri
Iangle to the financial and industrial
East and to the agricultural Wes'
are the States in which the issues
are so closely drawn as to put them
In the doubtful" column. In al
1 these sixteen States the SenatorshiI
fights are considered fairly close
Eight of them are now represented
by Democrats and eight by Repub
licans.
A summary follows:
| Connecticut, Senator Mclean, op
posed by Thomas ]. Sellacy, vii
son Democrat. Probably Republi
can. N
Delaware. Senator Dupont op
posed by Thomas F. Bayard. scior
OF an old Delaware family. Probably
Republican,
i Indiana-AIbert J. Beveridge. on
posed by Samuel NJ. Ralston, for
mer Democratic governor. PROB
ably Republican.
i Mich,gan-senator Townsend. on
posed by Woodbridge NJ Ferris. for
mer Democratic governor. Probably
Republican. -.
New Jersey--Senator Frelinghuy
sen, opposed bv' Governor Edwart
lI. Edwards. Very close. probably
i Democratic.
New York--Senator Calder. op
posed by Royal &. Copeland, cit,
health commissioner of New York
Very close. probably Republican.
North Dakota--Lynn j. Frazier
former Nonpartisan League gov
ernor, now running as Republican
opposed by J. r. T. O'Connor
Probably Republican.
Bruce Picked to Win.
Maryland--Senator France. op
posed by william Cabep Bruce
Close, probably Democratic.
Montana--Carl w. Riddick, ke