The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-03
VOTE OF NEXT
week To TEST
HARDING RULE
Nation to Express Political and
Public Opinion.
First General Election Since
G. o. p. Comeback.
new CONGRESS- TO Be CHOSEN
Elect Thirty-Seven Senators in
Thirty-FOur States.
House May Change, But Senate
Is Due to Stand Pat.
new CONGRESS- TO Be CHOSEN
Elect Thirty-SeYen Senators in
Thirty-FOur States.

Washington. Nov S.-America's s
barometer of political and public
opinion will be read at the polls Tues
day. November Z. when another ma
tionaI house of representatives. more
than a third of the senate member
ship. and thirty-two governors of
states, together 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 a test, bearing upon the next
presidential Campaign. The Republt-
can "ins' go before the country large
ly on the record of President Harding &
and the present congress, an issue ac-
cepted by their Democratic and other
opponents
Excepting in Maine. where the cleo
tions were held last September. the
new Sixty-eighth congress of ABS
members will be chosen Tuesday from
all states. Thirty-seven senator's in
thirty-four states also will be elected
The states electing governors are;
Alabama. Arizona, Arkansas. CALI
fornia. Colorado, Connecticut, Geor-
gia. Idaho. Iowa Kansas, Massachu-
setts. Michigan. Minnesota, Nebraska,
Nevada New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, New Mexico, North Da-
kota, Ohio. Oklahoma, oregon, Penn
sylvania. Rhode Island, South Caro-
lima. South Dakota. Tennessee. Texas,
Vermont, Wisconsin and wyoming.
Two Parties Dominate.
The battle of ballots thruout the
country largely is between the two
dominant parties, Republican ana
Democratic. The election is marked
by virtual passing of the Progressive.
or Bull Moose party. Socialist, Pro
hibitionist, Farmer-Labor, Single Tax
and other organizations however:
continue on the ballots here and
there. with some independent and
other miscellaneous designations Also
marking the local campaigns. and
often affecting 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 December,
1923. unless a special session next
summer should be called. OF the
thirty-seven senatorial seats at issue,
thirty-two 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 % be
chosen. there are three to fill va
cancies in the coming winter session,
two from Nebraska and one from Illi-
nois-
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
now has 296 Republicans, $50 Demo
Gratis and one Socialist, with eight
seats vacant. A turnover of more
than so seats is required for loss of
the next house by the Republicans.
The senate now has So Republicans,
one Progressive and SO
Democrats, with u Republican and
Is Democratic seats in the next con-
eress at issue Tuesday. Democratic
leaders have said that only miracle
would change the political complexion
of the next senate at this election
G.. o. Il. May Lose In House.
Republican leaders expect to in
crease their senate majority by few
members, and they also say they eX-
pect defeat of a number of sitting
house members. swept in two years
ago in the Harding victory Demo-
cratic mana gers on the other hand are
predicting some senate well as
house accessions-
Principal spots where Republicans
hope TO oust Democratic senators and
elect Republicans are: Ohio, President
Harding's state, where Senator Pom
creme, Democrat, is opposed by Rep
resentative- Fess, Republican, former
conversational committee chairman;
Missouri. where Senator Reed. Demo-
crat. is opposed by r. r. Brewster;
Rhode Island, where Senator Gerry,
Democrat, is pitted against former
Governor Beeckman: Nebraska, where
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