Evening star., 1924-09-14
FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF SENATE
WAGED BITTERLY IN 81 STATES
Both Sides Claiming Victory, With Democrats Pre-
dieting Nominal Republican Centers viii
Change This Year.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,

BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
The contest for the control of the
senate OF the United States in the
next Congress-the Sixthy- ninth
which comes into being after March 4
next, Is being fought out in 81 States
Wnere elections will be held Novem-
ber 4 to fill 80 seats. one State
Maine. has already elected a United
states Senator. and there the Repub-
means drew first blood. Senator Fer
maid was re-elected-as it was ex-
pected he would be. In Colorado two
senators are to be elected, owing to
the fact that the term Of Senator
Phlpps Is DRAWN. to close and the
death of Senator Nicholson created
vacancy which was temporarily
filed by the appointment of Senator
Adams. The death Of Senator Colt
OF Rhode Island, Republican, whose
term would have expired next March,
VIII make 1t necessary in Rhode Is
land to elect a Senator to fill that
unexpired term, and a Senator to
occupy the same seat after March 4
next.
The nominations for the Senate
practically have been completed
only In New Jersey, New Mexico and
Rhode Island are the nominations
still to be made. The lines are be-
ing drawn sharply and the senatorial
campaign Is under full swing AS it
happens this year the burden falls
particularly upon the Republican
party in the senatorial race. Of the
80 seats to be filled, Is are now held
oy Repubiicans, one is vacant, due
to the death of Republican, Senator
Colt. one is held by a Farmer-Labor
Senator. Magnus johnson of Mime
aPolis. and 10 are occupied by Demo-
Gratis But many of the Democratic
senators offering for reelection are
In states where a Democratic nomi-
nation is equivalent to an election
States of the solid South" On the
other hand. in many Of the States
where the Republicans must offer for
reelection the ground Is "debatable
ground" and in a few, normally
Democratic
Control NomfnnlIy G. O. T..
The control of the Senate is nomi-
nally in the hands of the Republicans
-that party organized the Senate
last year-with the exception of the
cha1rma ship of the committee on in
terstate commerce to which a Demo-
crat, Senator Smith of Souft Carolina,
was elected through a Goa i;ion of the
Democrats and the La Toilette group
90 Republican Senators and one Re
puolican vacancy. This places the
La Fo!iette group of Republican pro-
gressives in the Republican list. S.e
democrats have 43 seats and 1e
Farmer La borites, 2
For the Republicans to retain their
control they must not lose more
tnan three seats. For the Democrats
70 gain control, over both the Repub-
must gain at least six seats.
But which ever party has the NOM
maj control-if one does-the radical
group IN the Senate, headed by La
follette of the Republican side of the
chamber and Wheeler on the Demo-
cratic side. is apt to hold the balance
OF power.
Nominees Listed.
The nominees for the Senate so far
made are as follows:
Delaware-RepubIic T. Coleman
du Pont. Democrat, James NJ. Tun-
nell.
Alabama-Democrat Thomas J..
Heflin.
Acknowledgements. Joseph T.
Robinson.
Colorado - Republican, for long
term, Lawrence c. Phipps; Democrat
Alva b. Adams: for short term, Re-
publican. Rice w. Means; Democrat
Morris Shafroth
lllinois-Republican Charles S.
Deneen; Democrat, A. A. Spraeue
Iowa-Republican, Smith w. Brook
mart: Democrat, Daniel f. Stack
ntucky-Republica Fred NJ
Sackett; Democrat, a. o. Stanley.
Nebraska-Republic George w.
Norris; Democrat, j. ]. Thomas.
Oklahoma-Republican, w. B. Pine;
Democrat, J. c. Walton.
Oregon-Republican Charles A.
McNary: Democrat. Milton A. Miller.
Louisiana-Democrat, Joseph E.
Ransdell.
Observation-Disclosures Pat Harri-
son.,
Minnesota-Republica Thomas D.
Schall: Farmer-Labor, Magnus John
son; Democrat. John J. Farrell.
Georgia-Democrat, William j. Har-
riS.
MichiganvRepublican, James Cou-
zens: Democrat. Mortimer f. Cooley.
South Cafolina-Democrat, Cole
Blease.
North Carolina-Republican A. A.
Whitemer; Democrat, Furnifold Sim
mons.
Massachusetts-Rep Fred
erick II. Gillett; Democrat, David 1.
Walsh.
Texas-Democrat, Morris Sheppard.
Tennessee-Republica Judge H. B.
Lindsay; Democrat, l.. D. Tyson.
South Dakota-Republican w. H.
McMaster; Democrat, u. S. G. Cherry;
Non Partisan League, Tom Ayres; In
dependent, Don Livingston; Independ-
ent. George Egan; Third Party, Mark
Bates.
West Virginia-Republican Guy D.
Goff; Democrat. William E. Chiffon.
New Hampshire-Republi Henry
M. Keyes; Democrat, George E. Fer