The Washington times., 1922-11-05

MAY INCREASE
SENATE LEAD
Net Gain Of Two Seats Is Re-
garded as Probable
Next Tuesday.
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] Michigan, FRANK Is. h"iioSb' 49,
nesota: George Wharton Pepper ana
David I. Reed, Pennsylvania; FRANK
l.. Green, Vermont: Miles Poindexter'
Washington: Howard Sutherland
| West Virginia. and Robert NJ. La
Toilette. Wisconsin.
Eleven of the th.rty'three seats are
reasonably certain of being won by
the Democrats, as follows:
Henry +. Ashurst, Arizona; Park
Trammel. Florida; william &. Bruce
Maryland Hubert ID. stephens, Mis-
sissippi; Edward l. Edwards. New
Jersey; James A. Reed. Missouri; k"y
Pittman, Nevada: Atlce Pomerene'
Ohio; Kenneth McKellar, Tennessee
Earle Is. Mayfied, Texas, and CLAUDE
| A. Swanson, Virginia.
In the eight remaining States the
result is classed as doubtful, with
chances favoring the Republicans IN
! Delaware. Montana. Nebraska, New
Mexico, Rhode Island. Utah and New
York, while the Democrats appear
TO have shade the best OF II IN
North Dakota, the remaining State.
IL Is believed highly probable that
Coleman du Ponr. Republican, VIII
win over Thomas r. Bayard in Della
ware, and that Carl Rlddick will win
] III montana, IL, H. IlON'li ~
braska, Stephen Davis in New Mex.
leo, Livingston Beeckman in Rhode
Island. and Ernest Bamberger in
Utah. The Democrats claim that be.
cause of disaffection in North Dakota
on account OF the Nonpartisan
League. they will defeat Lynn
Frazier. the Republican, with j. r. I.
OConnor, the Democratic candidate.
II the Republicans should carry
the seven contests in the states
where chances favor them. in add.
ton to the fourteen which are
counted safely Republican. they
would elect tWenty-one OF the thirty
three members to be chosen, while
the Democrats would elect twelve
The Republicans admit that Senator
Frelinghuysen is leading a forlorn
hope in New Jersey and is almost
certain to be defeated by Edward
l. Edwards. They admit also the
possibility that Royal $. Copeland
may defeat Calder in New York. and
that Delaware may go over 10 tn"
Democratic candidate, Thomas +.
Bayard. They have grave fears for
Simeon Fess, Republican nominee in
Ohio, and Frank Mondell, thor
candidate in Wyoming. Democratic
NNlOlltS III Dctli tii'S' tDhuA's ~
practically conceded.
The contest in Utah hinges
chiefly upon the attitude of the
great Mormon Church. Senator
Smoot, who is one Of the high
churChmen in the Mormon organize
ton, has pleaded with his associates $
for the election of Ernest Bam-
berger. the Republican nominee,
who Is OF the Jewish faith. He did
this despite the fact that Senator
King, who is Democrat and up
for reelection. served as a Norman
missionary in his early days and is
n powerful factor in the church.
But Smoot told the Utah voters that
he would rather have Republican
here 10 help him than a Senator
identified with the opposite party,
and his friends are making every
effort to bring about Bamberger 8
election.
II the elders of the church decide
TO get behind Bamberger rather than
King, II IL extremely likely that tn"
former will be elected. The Republi.
cans already are claiming the seat.
1t is generally conceded by all
Republican cOmpilers that the cleo
ton of Senator James A. Reed
An intensely vigorous fight 1as
been made by both sides, but Reed
appears by all accounts to have the
edge" on Brewster his Repub-
lican opponent although the lat.
ter has been supported by the
remnants Of ii. old Woodrow
Wilson Leagu" OF Nations faction
and by the women's organiZat ons
in Missouri.
Rhode Island is conceded to be
a nip and tuck race between for.
mer Governor Beeckman Win.
throp and Peter Goelet Gerrv.
the Democratic incumbent, with
chances generally favoring Win.
throp.
All Republican calculations prac-
tically concede the defeat OF Sena-
tor Joseph l. France in Maryland.
and the election OF his Democratic
opponent, William Cabell Bruce.
Senator Lodge in Massachusetts,
Is expected to be returned with a
large majority, while Hiram John
son Is looked upon as certain to
roll up majority Of at least
200,0 In California.
The Nebraska contest appears
to be anybody's race with the
chances slightly favoring r.
B. Howell, Republican candidate,
against Senator Gilbert NJ. Hitch.
cock. Hitchcock has been making
an especial appeal to the farmer
vote, by telling them all about the
: deadly deflation policy OF the
wicked Republican administration" ="
He has been making some inroads
} upon the Republican vote with This
line Of talk, but Ho ellis appeal
! TO the progressive sentiment
throughout the State is likely 20
return him n winner.
In New Mexico, the chances
appear to favor the Republican
nominee, Judge Davis OF Albu.
querque. against Andrieus A.
J Jones, the Democratic incumbent.
For the first time in many years
the Republican forces in the State
are united, and under the leader.
ship OF Senator Holm o. Bursum,
are presenting a solid front to the
enemy, which Is likely to smell
defeat for Senator Jones. The
Democratic Senatorial Committee
has been very much worried by the
outlook for their candidate.
There is one candidate in the
Senatorial race who is running