The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-13
DEMOCRATS ELATED
Certain of Making Big Gains,
While Republicans Confess
They Are Losing Ground
POLITICIANS ON THEIR TOES
G.. o. P. Certain to Lose
House, but Is Making Val
" liant Effort to Hold Senate
BY BAscoM n TIMMoNs


WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Lead-
ers OF both political parties are get
ting ready for what promises to be
one OF the hardest fought elections In
the history of off-year contests not
wlthstanding the fact that primaries
and conventions in some states will
not have been concluded for more
than six weeks.
while democrats openly claim
and republicans privately admit
there IS no possibility OF re-electing
a republican house, this situation is
practically reversed as applied to
the senate. The republicans are
working hard 10 maintain the ma
jority OF "a they now have in the
senate, which is the largest majority
in history, while the democrats are
bravely undertaking what seems TO
be the almost impossible task of
bringing the senate into democratic
control with tho elections of 1922.
A Fight on Republican Ground.
BY the peculiar situation which
exists from the partisan geographic
standpoint, senators are TO be elect
ed from more normally republican
than democratic states this year.
There are "a senator's to be elected
the situation In these states reveals
that the democrats have n chance,
but only an outside chance. Of vim
ming a majority in the senate this
year Republican leaders admit
that the odds lessen with the con-
tinued Industrial disorder, unem-
ployment and hard times. and the
general disposition among the pco-
Pie to express recruitment at the
man who is in. regardless OF his
service or affiliations.
In this general condition OF un-
rest the proportionate loss to re-
nublicans is expected to be greater.
Whether It will he sufficient TO make
the senate democratic remains to be
seen. Republicans say II will not.
achieve a senate majority they must
not only elect their candidate in
every state now represented by a
democrat. but also must carry l3
states from these u: Delaware. In
diana. Maryland, West Virginia.
Michigan, Massa chusetts, Connect
cut. Vermont, New York, New Jer-
'ey, North Dakota, Minnesota, iowa
sind Washington.
All Republican In 1920.
All these states went republican in
1920, and nearly all OF them are
normally republican.
Impartial observers give the DEM
ocrats chance to carry New york.
Delaware. New Jersey. Maryla nd.
Connecticut, West Virginia, Indiana
and North Dakota which would
make a gain Of eight seats. but see
M't'e chance for the democrats In
the other states I'm the list. The re-.
puhlicans on the other hand. seem
10 have a chance 10 increase their
majority In the state. II they re-
eject members OF their party In she
STATES which they now hold, they
nave chances to gain seats through
carrying any state In the following
llst, now represented by democrats,
and which went republican in 1920:
Mssourl, Nebraska. Nevada. New
exico, Rhode Island. Utah and
Several states are not disputed by
either party. The democrats are
sure OF Ohio, Virginia, Florida. Mis-
sissippi, Texas and Tennessee al
though the democratic senatorial
situation in Texas Is the worst In
history. The republicans seem reas-
onably sure OF Maine Pennsylvania
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