The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-07
VOTERS At POLLS
IN EVERY STATE
EXCEPTING MAINE
vernon, s.s.s h'0'S'
Vs. sSsspsis
Thirty-two Governors Are Being
Elected Today
CHOOSING 81 SENATORS
Democrats Hope to Largely Re-
duce Republican Maj
in Congress
CHOOSING 81 SENATORS

/; Washington, Nov. To-day is cleo
ton day in every state in the union
/ except Maine where the election took
place in September Another national
house OF representatives, more than a
third OF the senate membership, and
32 governors of states, together with
state legislatures and local officials,
will be chosen.
Nationally, the general election to-
! day is the first Of the Harding admin
iatration, thus it is regarded by many
as test bearing upon the next presi-
dent al campaign. The Republican
'ins' go before the country largely on
the record OF President Harding and
the present congress, an issue accep-
ted by their Democratic and other
opponents.
Excepting in Maine, where the cleo
tons were held last September, the
new sixty-eighth congress of 435 mem
bers will be chosen Tuesday from all
states. Thirty-seven senators in "a
states also will be elected The states
electing governors are: Alabama, Ar
zona. Arkansas, California. Colorado,
Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Min.
nesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, New York. New
Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, 0klaho-
ma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is.
land South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee. Texas, Vermont. Wiscon-
sin and Wyoming
The battle OF ballots throughout the
country largely Is between the two
dominant parties, Republican and
Democratic. The election Is marked
by virtual passing of the Progressive
or Bull Moose party. Socialist, Pro-
hibitionists, Farmer-Labor. Single Tax
and other organizations, however, con
tinue on the ballots here and there.
with some independents and other mis-.
cellaneous designations. Also marking
the local campaigns. and often affect.
ing the congressional contests. are the
liquor, Ku Klux Klan and other ques.
tions
Congressional candidates mostly are
for the sixty-eighth congress which
will not assemble until December.
1929 unless a special session next
summer should be called. or the 81
senatorial seats at issue, 32 are for
regular terms of six years beginning
in the next congress and five to fill
vacancies caused by death and resig.
nation. In addition to the 435 mem.
bers of the next house to be chosen.
there are three to fill vacancies in the
coming winter session, two from Ne.
braska and one from Illinois.
Capture or control of the next hou e
Is the avowed objective of the Demo
cratic organizations or, failing in this,
material reduction OF the present Re.
publican majority of l65. The House
now has 296 Republicans, 1870 Demo
Gratis and one Socialist, with eight
seats vacant. A turnover of more than
so seat is required for loss of the next
house by the Republicans.
The senate now has SO Republicans,
one RepuElicanProgress.ve and SO
Democrats, with II Republicans and
ID Democratic seats in the next con.
gress at issue today. Democratic lead.
ers have said that only miracle
would change the political complexion
of the next senate at this election.
Republican leaders expect To- in.
crease their senate majority by few
members. and they also say they ex.
peot defeat OF number of sitting
house members swept in two years ago
in the Harding victory Democratic
managers on the other hand are pre-.
dieting some senate as well as house
accesslons. Principal spots where Re-
publlcanj hope to oust Democratic sen.
ators and elect Republicans are: Ohio,
President Harding's state where Sen.
ator Pomerene, Democrat. Is opposed
by Representative Fess. Republican.
former congressional committee chair.
man; Missouri, where Senator Reed,
Democrat. Il opposed by r. r. Brew.
ster; Rhode Island, where Senator Ger.
~, Democrat Is pitted against former
Governor Beeckman; Nebraska,
where Senator Hitchcock, Democratic, c,
and former foreign relations commit.
tee chairman, is fighting r. b. Howell,
Republican national committeeman
Wyoming, where Representative Mon.
dell Republican leader in the house,
in running against Senator Kendrck,
Democrat; Utah where Senator King,
Democrat is seeking reelection against
Ernest Bamberger and new Mexico,
where Senator Jones, Democrat, is op.
posed hy Stephen b. Davis, jr. Demo
cratic hopes of senatorial gains large.
ly are centered on: New York, where
Senator Calder, Republ can, is oppos
ed by DR.. Royal c. Copeland, New
York health commissioner; New Jer
sey, where Senator Frelinghuysen, Re
publican, Is opposed by Governor Ed
wards. Democrat; North Dakota
where former Gov. Lynn j. Frazier
Republican with Non-Partisan league
backing is against ]. f. T. O'Connor
Democrat; Maryland, where Senator
France, Republican, IL fighting vii
liam Cabell Bruce Indiana where
former Senator Albert J. Beveridge IL
lpitted against former Governor Sam