Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-06

t.,,n Nttpuhlicam will be close with
the chances favorlng Gov. Beeckmnn.
The contest between these two mil
lonaires has already resulted In "A
scandal due to an alleged improper
use OF money by the supporters OF
Gov. Beecltman. The authors OF these
charges have been indicted. Republl-
cans appear to he certain to elect their
State ticket and to hold on 90 two OF
three Congressional seats
south Carolina.
No Senatorial election. The Demo
Gratis will elect eight members OF Con
sress without opposition.
South Dakota,
No Senatorial election. The Reruh-
Leans will certainly elect two and pos.
sibly three Of their candidates for
Congress.
Tennessee.
Senator MciSeller (DemUrRt) will
be re-electsd, md the Democrats will
gain three seats in tho lower House
Cordell Hull, chairman OF tho Demo
cratic national committee, who wes
defeated In the Harding landslide. 1,
expected TO defeat wynnc r. Clouss
in the Fourth District.
Texas.
Tho Senate fight is complicated by
court proccedlpgs which may koop thr
namc OF Earle II. Mayfold. Democratic
candidate of the Ku klux Khan. Off the
! ballot. In that event the election oi
/ George E. II. reddy, listed as n Re.
! publican. but in reality Fusion can
/ didate. would seem TO be assured. Th,
feeling against tho Ku Klux in the
state Is growing so rapidly that man,
thousands Of old-time Democrats have
gone over To Peddy and the indepen
dents are generally supporting him
Tho primary vote indicated however
that Mayneld has an immense follow
ing. Eighteen Democrats will be sen
to the House.
The Senatorial. contest between Sen
ator w. II. King pomocrat) an
Ernest Bamberger will be very clos,
Senator smoot. Republican leader G
Utah. is personally managing tn
Bamberger campaign IN an effort {
try to stem the tide that favors Sen
ator King who is personally populai
The Republicans will probably cleo
both their candidates for Congress.
Vermont.
Frank l.. Greene CRepublicnn) wi
be elected Senator and both candidate
OF the same party sent TO the low,
b House.
virginia.
Senator Swanson (DemoCrat) wi
be reelected by n large ma jority. An
the House delegation will consist
} nine Democrats and one Republican
Washington.
Senator Poindexter (Republicar
will be reelected by n reduced major
, ity. He is opposed by followers of tn
old Progressive movement on the a
E legged ground that he has turned r,
dictionary. The Republicans will ele'
= their five candidates to the House.
West Virginia.
= Senator Sutherland (Republicar
C will win after hard fight by narro
+, majority. The Democrats assert tn;
they will be able to defeat him, thoue
! surface indications do not warraI
!
two seats in the House so that II
= delegation will stand Republican
r and Democrats.
Wisconsin.
Senator LaFollette. listed as n r.
y publican, will be reelected by n vel
large ajority and the Republican
will elect their candidates in all OF Il
n eleven districts except the fifth whe
q Victor Berger, the Socialist lead'
.e looks to be the winner. Berger W
n once expelled from Congress becau
10 of HIS attitude on the war and II eleC
A. ed on Tuesday may again be deni
D. the right to sit in the lower house
,s Wyoming.
n The contest for the Senate betwe
in Senator Kendrick (DemocraD a
n, House leader Mondell will be close
10 though the present chances appear
IN favor Mondell. The Republicans v
IN elect one member TO Congress.
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