The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-07
GREAT AMERICAN
JURY VERDICT IS
Be GIVEN TODAY
Approval or DIsapprovaI OF Those
Who Have Held Nations Political
Destiny for Two years VIII
Be Voiced.
FULL MEMBERSHIP OF
HOUSE TO BE ELECTED
Raoes In Various States interesting;
to Reflect Sentiment Of People
With Regard to Hardlnos
Administration.
ny LAWRENCE MARTIN

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
New York. Nov. Tho great
American Jury today registered It's
verdict upon tho work of those who
have controlled the nations political
dcgtiny the past two years. and OK.
pressed IT'S judgement concerning the
control to be exercised for tie COM
Ing two years.
With the opening OF the polls this
morning. the "off year" congressional
election was under way. The entire
membership OF the House OF Repre-.
sentative 435, was TO be elected, and
"a United States Senators. Thirty
three governors. many state legls-
lators. and a host of state. county
and municipal officials were 10 be
chosen.
Election day found leaders OF the
Republican party swept into power
two years ago on the crest OF a land
slide, claiming gains in the senate
and coneeding losses in the house,
but insisting they would control the
next house by from forty to sixty
votes. Democratic leaders disputed
Republican claims OF Senatorial gains
and said the house margin would be
cut to twenty or perhaps wiped out.
The people were voting largely on
local basis. That is, there was no
great nation wide political enthusi.
asm, and the issues were local rather
than national. Politicians called II a
"spotty election" because, in some
states the interest was strong, while
in most of them apathy prevailed up
to election day
These states presented the most
interesting contests:
Ohio, President Harding's home
state was asked by all the "big guns"
of the administration to give strong
approval to the president and his
policies by electing Carmi Thompson
governor, and Simeon d. Fess, to the
senate. Democrats made an aggres-
sive fight behind Senator Atlee Pom
creme and A. V. Donahey, their can
didate for governor.
New York: Interest centered in
the gubernatorial race between for
mer Governor Alfred T.. Smith, Dem
ocrat and Governor Nathan Miller,
Republican If Smith wins today he
will, his friends assert, be the out
standing Democratic figure for the
presidency and DR.. Royal S. Cope
land, Democrat, was rather lost sight
of in the heat Of the Smith Miller
contest.
early in the year, was threatened
with political extinction by foes he
made by his attitude on the League
of Nations, the Irish question and
other issues. Lodge is trying to
come back for a sixth term in the
Senate. His Democratic opponent
today is VIM. A. CASTOR
Missouri In this state "Fighting
Jim" Reed is trying with the aid of
Republican, wet" votes, to prevent
himself being showed into political
obscurity. Reed has been fought by
"Wilson Democrats" in revenge for
his hostility towards former President
Wilson and the League of Nations.
r. r. Brewster, his Republican adj
versary, has made an aggressive
contest.
Texas: The Ku Klux Klan issue
was raised early in the Texas Sena-
torial campaign, and resulted in inde-
pendent Democrats forming coal
ition with Republicans behind George
e. B. Peddy, who is opposing Earle
B. Mayfield, winner of the Democrat
ic senatorial nomination. The issue
has been hotly contested.
Minnesota: Mrs. Anna Dickie Oh
son, Democrat and Henrik Shipstead,
farmer-labor, have gone after Senator
Frank B. Kellogg, Republican, ham,
mer~and tong in one of the most in
teresting campaigns Minnesota ever
saw.
Michigan: The issue of Newberry-
ism was prominent all through the
campaign of Senator Townsend, Re-
publican, for reelection. Former Gov
ernor Ferris is opposing him. Town
send voted to seat Senator Newberry,
his Michigan colleague, and has been
assailed for the vote.
New Jersey: Next to Ohio, New
Jersey has been the center of the
demand for an endorsement of the
Harding administration. Senator Ere
linghuysen, Republican, is a political
and nersnnal intimate of Mr.. Harding