The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-03
.DEMODRgI'SHOPE
TO SPIT. RANKS
OF REPUBLICANS
1875 Congressman and 81
Senators to Be Elected
o1tNext Tuesday.

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lie opinion viii be read at the polls
next TUESDAY, when another na.
tionai House Of Representatives
more than q third OF the Senate
membership; and thirty.two Cover
nors OF states, together with state
legislatures and local officials, Will
be- chosen.
Nationally the general election
Tuesday Isl the first Of the Harding
Naturalization, thus 1t Is regarded
By many as a test, bearing upon
the next Presidential campaign.
The Republican "lns" go before
the country largely on the record
ot President Harding and the pres.
emit Congress, an issue accepted by
their democratic and other oppc.
Excepting in Maine. where the
elections were held last September,
the new Slxty!eighth Congress o.
4s5 members will be chosen Tues
day from all states. Thirty.seven
senators In thlrty.four states also
Will be elected. The states electing
governors ere Alabama, Arizona,
Arltansas; California, Colorado, Con.
reeticut Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kan
sas Massachusetts, Michigan, Min.
nesota Nebraska, Nevada. New
HAmpshire, New Jersey, New York.
New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania.
Rhode sland, South Carolina, South
Dakota Tennessee, Texas, Yer
mont Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The battle OF ballots throughout
the country largely is between the
two dominant parties, Republican
and Democratic. The election is
marked by virtual passing of the
Progressive or Bull Moose. party.
Socialist, Prohibitionist, Farmer.
Labor Single Tax and other organ :
zatiops, however. continue on the
ballots here and there, with some
independents and other miscellann.
Gus designations. Also marking
tie local campaigns, and often al.
fecting the congressional contests,
are the liquor, Ku Klux Khan and
other questions.
Congressional candidates mostly
are for the Sixty.eighth Congress
which will not assemble until De.
cember, 1898, unless special ses.
sion next summer should be calleG.
OF the 30 Senatorial seats at issue,
10 are for regular terms OF six
years beginning In the next Con
gress ana five to fill vacancies by
dsath and resignation. In addition
no the 4S5 members Of the next
Honse to be chosen, there are three
10 fillsvacancies in the coming win.
ter session, two from Nebraska and
one from Illinois.
Capture Of control OF the next
House IS the avowed objective OF
the Democratic organizations or.
failing this, material reduction of
the present Republican majority OF
1855. The House now has 296 Re.
publicans, 100 Democrats and one
Socialist, with eight seats vacant.
A turnover Of more than eighty
seats Is required for loss OF the next
House by the Republicans.
The Senate now has fifty.nine
Republic one Republican-Pro
gressiye and thirty.six Democrats,
with seventeen Republicans and
fifteen Democrats seats in the next
Congress at issue Tuesday. Demo
cratic leaders have said that only
q miracle would change the polltl.
cal complexion Of the next Senate
~ this election.
Republican leaders expect to IL.
crease their Senate majority by a
few members; ind they also say
they expect defeat Of a number o.
sitting House members, swept Ia
two years ago-in the Harding vic.
tory. Democratic managers on TIM
other hand are predicting some
Senate as well as House accessions
Principal spots where Republicans
hope to Gust Democratic senators
and elect Republicans are: Ohio,
President Harding's state, where
Senator Romerene, Democrat, Is op-
posed by Representative Fess, Re.
publican, former congressional com.
nittee chairman; Missouri, where
senator Reed, Democrat, is opposed
by r. r.. Brewster; Rhode Island,
Where Senator Gerry, Democrat, Is
pitteds against former Governor
9eecknan; Nebraska, where Sena.
tor Hitchcock, Democrat, and for.
ner foreign relations committee
chairman, Is fighting R. B. Howell,
Republican national committeeman:
Wyoming, where Representative
ndetl! Republican leader in the
House, Is running against Senate:
Kendrick Democrat: Utah, wherr
SENATOR King, Democrat, is seek,
Ing election against former Gov
ernor Hamburger, and New Mexico
where Senator Jones, Democrat, is
opposed by Stephen B. Davis, Jr.
Democratic hopes Of senatorial
gains largely are centered on: New
York where Senator Calder, Re,
pnhlicans Is opposed by DR.. Royal c,
COPELAND, New York health com.
Enirsinner New Jersey, where Sen
ator Frelinghuysen, Republican, Is
opposed by Governor Edwards,
Democrat: North Dakota, where
former Gov. Lynn ]. Frazier, Re
publican With Non.Partisan league
bacldng IS against j. F. T. o'Con
nor Democrat; Maryland, whcra
Senator France, Republican, ii
tighttng William cabell Bruce; In,
diana where former Senator Alber,
u Beveridge Is pitted against for
mer Governor Samuel NJ. Ralston;
Connecticut, where Senator Nc
I.nnfil RannhIinnn is arninnk Than.