Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-30
FRIpN. JUNE 80. 1922.
THE CONTEST FOR CONGRESS-.


That leading Republican members
OF Congress are not only much con-
oerned. but markedly distracted. over
the conditions Of the pending political
campaign is evidenced by at least two
Instances at Washington OF the gem
orally condemned experiment IN poll
tics of swapping horses while cross
ing stream" Chairman Fordney of
the House ways and means committee
has announced he will not he an as
pirau; TO denomination. which will
compel change IN his position OF
leadership. and Representative Simeon
Il. Fess Of ohio has resigned the
Craftsmanship Of the Republican Con-
Erassional Campaign Committee,
which looks particularly 10 the cleo
ton of as many Republican Senators
and Representatives as possible. lie
Is a candidate for the Republican
nomination for United States Senator.
and gives this as his reason for re-
signing tho committee chairmanship.
but this situation Is no bar to his CON
tluuance. So IL mus, he that Repre-
sentative Tess is as MUCH perturbod
over the Republican outlook FOR the
coming Congress campaign as his fol-
low Republicans. in and out Of Con-
gress are.
Representative william r. Wood OF:
Indiana has been chosen 10 succeed
Mr. Tess as chairman Of the Republi-
can Congressional Campaign Com
inittee. and In reference 20 the task
that coufronts him the Washington
correspondent OF the New York Times
writes:
1T is generally conceded by Re-
publican politicians that as chair
man 81 the Congressional! commit
tee Mr. Wood has a big task
While there Is an honest conf
dence among these Republicans
that the party viii elect major
ity IN the next House. they real
ize that they must make visor
Gus campaign 20 achieve success.
They expect their present major
ity Of more than 100 in the House
90 be materially reduced as a re-
suit Of the election IN November,
but hopo 70 win a majority Of 90.
Those who have been making
study a. the political situation IN
the Republican interest confess
tina, ordinary standards OF poiii-
cal value are all awry this year.
Conditions are so spo;ty that IS
sues which may have great vogue
m one Congressional district are
not likely 20 be important in
nearby district. Upon one thing,
however. there Is general agree
rnent. and that is that Congress is
unpopular. and this IS expected
70 have bearing on the contests
A. a large number OF copstitu-
encies"
Here We have a frank admission
that the Republicans are bound 70 los
heavily in the membership OF the neV
House o. Representatives 70 be chose'
this year. The preseut ma jority q
80 Il due 20 the unprecedented "tica
wave" u the 1920 election. whic
SWEPT the Republican admin!stratio
into complete control by a tremendou
majority. Republican leaders know
they cannot maintain this large ma
forty IN the House, but they hop
60 stop the defeats o. Republican can
dida,es 20 an extent that Will leav
them with q majority Of fifty in n
next House.
But IL is far from certain the Re
publican party Will be able 20 DO eve
this much. despite the heavy loss {
prestige and power II woulc ulesi
~ heart the leaders are fearful the
party viii be 50 Overwhelmingly de
featod that the present Repoblica
majority Of leO Will be converted in-
small Democratic majority. And "a
result is altogether probable.
Here Is encouragement fer Dels
ware Democrats. They may eontril
ute O Democratic Senator and
Democratic Representative 70 aid
naking the next Congress thorough
Democratic