Hickory daily record., 1922-11-03
By the Associated Press.

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Washington, Nov. 2.-America's
barometer of political and public opin:
| ion will be read at the polls, Tues.
day November z, when another ma
tional house Of representatives, more
than third of the senate member
ship, and 80 governors of states, to.
gether with state legislatures and
local officials, will be chosen.
Nationally, the general election
Tuesday is the first of the Harding
administration, thus it is regarded
by many as a test bearing upor
the next presidential campaign. The
Republican Gins" go before the coun-
try largely on the record of President
Harding and the present congress,
an isue accepted by their Democratic
and other opponents.
Excepting in Maine, where the elec-
tions were held last September, the
new sixty-eighth congress of ABS
members will be chosen Tuesday from
all states. Thirty-seven senators in
81 states also will be elected. The
states electing governors are Ala
bama, Arizona, Arkansas, California
Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, New Mexico, North Dakota.
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylya-
MIA, Rhode Island, South Caroline,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Yer
mont, Wisconsin and Wyoming
The battle of ballots throag 3iout
the country largely is between the
Il
Democratic. The election is marked
by virtual passing Of the progressive,
or bull moose party. Socialist, pro-
hihitionist, farmer-iabor, single tax
and other organizations, however
continue on the ballots here and there
with some independent and other mis-
cellaneous designations. Also marking
the local campaign, and often affect
ing the congressional contests, are
the liquor, Ku Klux Klan and other
questions.
Congressional candidates mostly
are for the sixty-eighth congress
which will not assemble until Deceln-
Der, 1923. unless a special session next
summer should be called. Of the 81
senatorial seats al issue, 80 are for
regular terms Of six years beginning
IN the next congress and five to fill
vacancies by death and resignation.
In addition to the 435 members Of
the next house to be chosen, there
are three to fill va1cancies in the
coming winter session, two from
Nebraska and one from Illinois.
Capture Of control of the next house
is the avowed objective of the Demo-
cratic organizations Or, failing this,
material reduction of the present Re-
publican majority of 165. The house
now has 296 republicans, 1870 Demo-
cratic and one socialist, with eight
seats vacant. A turnover of more
tahan 80 seats is required for loss
of the next house by the Republicans.
The senate now has SO Republicans
and Is Democratic seats in the next
congress at issue Tuesday. Democratic
leaders 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 a few
members, and they also say they ex-
pect defeat of number of sitting
house members, swept in two years
are predicting some senate as we'll as
cratic managers on the other hand
are predicting some senate as we'll as
house accessions. Principal sports
where Republicans hone to oust De-
mocratic senators and elect Repub-
icafs are :Ohio, President Harding's
state, where Senator Pomerene, De-