Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-06
BOTH PARTIES
SHAkY ON EVE
Of ELECTIONS
C. O. P. Elephant and
Democratic NJ u | e
Await Zero Hour.
BY ROBERT r. SMALL
Seeeiai CORRESPONDENT OF Great Falls Tribune
cnpsriEht I42a hY The Great Falls Tribune

Washington. Nov Halloween left
its spell over the national headquarters
for the two great political parties.
Both republicans and democrats are
seeing things at night. John 7. Adams,
the distinguished and much respected
chairman of the republican national
committee, says the democrats are
whistling TO keep up their courage.
Anyone standing outside Mr.. Adam s
office will also hear quite bit of
whistling.
The truth is that with the election
but one day away, neither republicans
nor democrats have the slightest idea
as to just what is going to happen on
Tuesday. The election as whole is q
puzzle that is difficult to solve. Tech
nically, the situation Throughout the
country would be described by the pro-
fesSionai politicians as .'spotty.n This
means that as soon as the republicans
get one place seemingly in hand,
trouble breaks out somewhere else. 1t
means also that the democrats are in
pretty much the same boat.
Republicans Want Control
There is this difference, however:
happened to them in 1920 any change
in the professional situation is bound
to help them some. The republicans
are absolutely confident that they will
retain control of both branches of the
congress by what they term normal
republican majorities,' but they
frankly fear the psychological effect of
the results in some of the states.
They know that any vote seemingly
adverse to the administration will be
taken up by the democrats and start
the ball rolling for the 1924 presi-
dental campaign.
The republicans are particularly
jumpy over the situation in Ohio.
They know there is going to be a
terrific slump from the regular ma
jority. Some are inwardly fearful that
this unprecedented majority may be
turned completely over and that SEN
ator Pomerene, the democrat. will be
reelected over the republican aspirant,
Representative Simon d. Fessud.
In New Jersey there is another
contest in which the president is in
volved without being actually able to
throw the weight of his personality
and prestige in to the campaign. Mr..
Harding is exceedingly fond of Senator
Frelnghuysen. He visited him a
couple of times last summer and, on
one occasion at big dinner or rally
warmth of his friendship lead him into
expressing the wish that the voters of
New Jersey would send Senator Ere
linghuysen back to Washington. This
was even before the primary was held
and it was the only occasion on which
the president expressed personal
choice.
Democrats Sense Victory
In other words, the republicans. con-
fident of the country rs whole. are
confronted by several ticklsh situa-
tons. There are some places where
they simply have got to win i'll order
to maintain the prestige of the ad-
These spots are keeping
the. q. o. L. wide awake the last few
nights before the election.
The democrats, confident of winning
many seats from the republicans in
the house of representatives, are
nevertheless faced by the possibility of
losing anywhere from three to five of
their ali-too-s scarce seats in the senate.
The loss of these seats would place the
in an almost deplorable eondi-
ton in the real talking branch of the
national congress. which focuses the
attention of the public and which in
these latter years has been framing
the issues upon which national cam
paigns are waged. Senate losses are
hard to recoup, and this phase of the
election gives the democratic head
quarters no little worry.
The reports from the field are CON
fiicting. The voters are 4 quiet lot
this year. They are keeping their own
counsel. They are not going to the
political rallies no matter how grand
and imposing they may be--on paper.
THE ballots fall. like snow flakes
on the sod.
.sTo execute the freeman's will, as |
lightning does the will Of God" /