Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-04

one republican, progressive ana 80
democrats, with II republicans and
Is democratic seats in the next Con-
gress at issue Tuesday Democratic
leaders have said that only a mir
acle would change the political COM
| pIexion 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
expect defeat of number of sitting
House members, swept in two years
ago in the Harding victory. Demo-
cratic managers on the other hand
are predicting some Senate as we'll
| as House accessions. Principal spots
! where republicans hope to GUST demo-
cratic Senators and elect republicans
are: Ohio, President Hardings state,
where Senator Pomerene, democrat,
is opposed by Representative Fess.
republican, former congressional
committee chairman; Missouri, where
Senator Reed, democrat. is opposed
! by r. r. Brewster; Rhode Island.
! where Senator Gerry. democrat, is
pitted against former Governor
Beeckman; Nebraska, where Sena-
tor Hitchcock. democrat, and former
foreign relations committee chair
man. is fighting r. B. Howell, re-
publican national committeeman;
Wyoming. where Representative
aIondell, republican leader in the
House, is running against Senator
Kendrick, democrat: Utah. where
Senator King, democrat, is seeking
reelection against former Governor
Bamberger. and New Mexico, where
Senator Jones, democrat, is oppos ed
by Stephen B. Davis. Jr., Democratic
hopes of Senatorial gains largely are
centered on: New York, where Sen
ator Calder. republican, is opposed
by DR.. Royal c. Copeland, New York.
health commissioner: New Jersey,
where Senator Frelinghuysen, repub-
lican, is opposed by Governor Ed
wards, democrat; North Dakota,
where former Gov. Lynn ]. Frazier.
republican, with Non Partisan league
backing is against j. +. Z. O'Connor,
democrat; Maryland, where Senator
France. republican, is fighting Will
liam Cabell Bruce; Indiana, where
former Senator Albert J. Beverage
is pitted against former Governor
Samuel NJ. Ralston; Connecticut.
where Senator Mclean. republican,
! is against Thomas J. Spellacy;
Washington, where Senator Pom
| dexter, republican. is against {. ..
| Dill. former Representative, and
Michigan, where Senator Townsend.
| republican. is opposed by former
| Governor Ferris.
; There arc 20 Senator's who are
| candidates for continued service.
, Three. Senators McCumber. rcpnhll-
can, \. d., New, republican, lndl-
ana, and Culberson, democrat. Texas
| were defeated for denomination IN
recent primaries. while three more
whose terms expire March next,
! Senators Page. republican, Vermont,
| Myers, democrat. Montana, and VIII
! liams. democrat, Mississippi. are
! retiring and did not stand for le
! nomination.
| There are two women candidates
! for the Senate from Minnesota and
! Wisconsin and "a score for the House,
with many others for municipal and
| other local offices. The present and
| first woman Senator, Mrs. w. II.
! FELTON,. of Georgia, appointed to sue
coed the late Senator Watson. is
not a candidate for election, while
| the lone woman House. member, Miss
! Alice Robertson of oklahoma. is
| lighting for reelection in normally
| democratic district.
! For the 435 House seats there are
| LOIS candidates, including $40 pres
! ent membership republicans. 100
| democrats and the one socialist.
! publicans and IL democrats, did not
seek reelection. Prominent among
! these are "Cncle Joe" Cannon and
, Representative Fordney OF Michigan,
! chairman of the ways and means
| committee.
! E'ifty-seven House candidates are
sure of winning Tuesday, being
without opposition and some holding
nominations of both republican and
democratic parties. OF these 80 are
democrats and II republicans
Breaks in several solid state dele-
cations to Congress are predicted.
While the solid democratic con.in-
gents from southern states are ex-
pected to show no change, demo-
cratic leaders are predicting breaks
in the solid republican ranks now
coming from Ohio, Nebraska, Con-
| necticut. Indiana. Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota and possible Oregon, West
Virginia and Wisconsin.