The Washington times., 1922-10-15
I. P.T0KEEP
BOTH HOUSES,
[lPER'I!sTH!Nk.
Houss Majority win Be Cut.
But ssnats Figure Win Be
About Same.
; REPUBLICAN HOLD FIRM
/ Nor. Democrats In Congress
WIN Not Be unwsIcoms to
/: oPposition.
D GEORGE r. HOLMES,
Iptssn.sienal. Nsws ssrvios.

- stand-off in the Senate, with
- present Republican majority
twsnty-two not materially al
= ths House, Adog fights" in
" pr cent Of the A$5 Congress
tOna1 districts, with. Republicans
Drobahly emerging with control
VI The chamber BY from twenty
s.xlSe b nifty seats.
q. o. p. IA Hold Edge.
Disrssarding the extrava CANT
claims OF party managers, made for
publicity purposes. the foregoing
represents the general concensus OF
opinion among Washington political
observers Of both parties as to the
Sutcome Of the Congressional elec.
tichs q little more than three weeks
hehce. r. VT s.a.
Z while neither John r. Adams.
pfeirman- Of the Republican National
Committee. nor Cordsu Hull, chair
lnap Of the Democratic National
Cpmmittee.S are yet Issuing any pre-
dtottons on the election. 1t can be
stated that both Democratic ard Re.
publican LEADERS, privately anticipate
that the. next Congress will be con.
trolled by Republicans In numbers
s-Approxirnating those given.
The present Republican majority in
the House. s169, the greatest in his.
tory. ts considered by party leaders
themselves too big to be wieldy. The
. Republican campaign directors are
i reconciled to seeing this majority cut
down by well over 100 seats on No
venber z. -
this, however, cannot be
Fftghtly accounted Republican loss,
ccording to Republican spokesmen,
er scores OF Republicans are occupy
1pg seats in this Congress from dis
lets that are normally Democratic.
reat Harding landslide of 1920. and
xAe expectation generally prevail,
Pat the country will return to nor.
halcy three weeks hence by return
2l4g those Democrats to Congress in
1ace OF the landslide Republicans.
Senate Lineup Same. %
Neither Republican nor Demo.
ratio deaders privately expect the
genatorial lineup to be changed
materially on November z. Sen.
F 1ors arc to be- elected in thirty-four
Rates. Ten Of these are considered
t554afely Republican" so far as the
are concerned-Cali.
-fQrnia, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massa.
Ehusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania,
FHisconein. Vermont. and Washing.
IN. Eight are similarly considered
Bafely Democratic''--Artzon Flor.
Ia. Georgia, Mississippi, Texas,
ennessee, New Mexico and Vir'
In the remaining sixteen States
DE Senatorial contests are keen,
Id in these the real fights will
pme next month.
The Republican campaign man.
Akers think they have excellent
dances Of getting eight Senatorial
ats now held by Democrats. in
Lissouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ne.
Ryoming.
- =. Not to be outdone, the Demo.
H1ats claim they have excellent
finances OF unseating eight Repub.
can Senators In Connecticut, Della.
ware, Maryland. New Jersey, New
FORK. North Dakota. West Virginia
md Michigan. =
Concentrate on Ohio. =.
- Campaign plans for the next two
weeks call for heavy concentra.
fton in Ohio, the home State OF
president Harding. by both parties
Remocratic speakers of pational
kepute win be shot Into Ohio In
@1reat numbers. In the hope Of
T5Eresting political control from the
rfepublicans and forcing Ohio "to
RApudiate her own son.,
That the Republicans are not un.
Rware Of this Democratic concen
Ifation II evidenced by the dis
patch Of fully half of President
Harding's Cabinet to the political
Hiring line there next week. Sec.
Ketary of Labor Davis Is on tour
Next week will see Postmaster Gen.
fHxal Hubert, Work, Secretary OF
Sxgriculture wallace, Herbert
1fpover and Attorney General Harry
-. Daugherty all delivering
31peeches in Ohio.
- Secretary Of War John w. Weeks,
rlFho has had heavy hand In the
direction Of Republican campaign
trategy. expressed the opinion yes.
sterday that the. Republican cause had
made material headway in the last
zxeo weeks.
"Repubiican prosperity" said Sec:
xVtary Weeks. ultimately will gov.
sA- Anyyurvp nrvurru~r,~r-