Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

decide Wnether the former are
10 retain their control Of the Senate
ana House, or are to organize either
SENATE or House or both.
canvass of the situation. in view
Of the primary contests, discloses the
following:
The Republicans will probably re-
tain control of the House though with
a lessened ma jority
The fight for Senate control ia ex.
tremely close. more SO than before the
primaries were held.
The Republican progressive group
Will gain strength in the next Senate
and House
Wet strength will he increa sed In
both Houses
Opposition to the World Court will
he stronger in the next Senate. hut
the pro-COurt Senators will still be in
overwhelming ma jority
Democrats Gain Some.
What party advantage has de-
veloped out of the primaries has been
Democratic. More particularly true
Is this in the race for Senate control.
The Democratic advantage lies in
the bitterness which has been engen-
dered among Republican factions in
Colorado, Maryland. Oregon. Penn
q sylvania. Illinois and New York. In
the Empire State. II is true. the nomi.
nations have not yet been made for
the Senate. but the candidates will he
selected at party conventions Septem.
her u. 1t is well underst God. how
ever. that Senator James w. Wads.
worth Is to he renomnated hy the
Repuhlcans there. and that Justice
Robert F. Wagner will he the choice
of the Democrats. The trouble for
the Republicans in New York lies in
the split which has come between the
vets and the drys. Senator Wads
worth's declaration against the
eighteenth amendment has brought
the threat-which will he realized
that Franklin w. Cristman, bone
dry Republican,. will run on an indie
pendent ticket. thereby splitting the
party vote in November
In addition to the bitterness which
these State contests have evolved. the
Republicans in at least two States
Illinois and Pennsylvania, are much
perturbed because of the revelations
over campaign funds and expendi
lures before the Senate investiga ting
committee.
Few House Upsets.
There have been few ursets 70,
members of the House. either Repuh
Hear or Democratic. who are seeking
To succeed themselves. On the Repuh-
can side. however. the contests for
senatorial nominations have resulted
In the displa cement of several Senators
who have been regarded as stron.
administration men. Take the ca se
If Mckinley. in Illinois. who was de.
feated by Col. Frank l.. Smith for the
nomination. This was followed by the
reverse Of Senator George Wharton
Pepper Of Pennsylvania. who went
down to defeat in the three-cornered
race with Representative William s.
Ware. the nominee. and Gov.
Clifford Pinchot. Then came the de-
feat Of Senator Stanfield in Oregon
by Frederick Steiwer Senator Stan.
field is now seeking to run as an In
dependent in the November election.
and If he does. it may so split the Re
publican vote as To bring about the
election of Bert F.. Haney. the Demo
cratic nominee. In Iowa the late
Senator Cummins met defeat at the
hands of Col. Smith w. Brookhart
hitherto regarded as an insurgent Re
publican. largely because the corn belt
was not satisfied with the adminstra
tons attitude toward farm relief
More recently still. Senator Irving L.
Ienroot was defeated in the Republic
can primaries by Coy. John i. Blaine
a LA Fnlletta progressive. and finally
Senator Rice w. Means lost out to
Charles w. Waterman in the Colorado
primaries.
Maryland Race In Doubt.
In MARYLAND. while Senator q. F.
Weller has won the Republican nomi-
nation over Representative John
Philip Hill. the struggle has been very
hitter, and the trouble will he to wipe
~ Nd hn q
puhlicans strongly behind Weller.
The Republicans have heen counting
on winning in Oregon. Illinois. Colo
RADIO. New York and Pennsylvan mia. all
Of which gave hiG Republican ma iori-
ties In the 1874 elections and all Of
which have been regarded as strongly
Republican, Maryla nd. too, went Re
publican in the national election and
elected Senator Weller in 1920. But
TO win in Maryland the Republicans
must have their forces lined up solid
~ or rely upon split in the Demo
cratic ranks Representative Willard
r. Tydings has won the Democratic
nominate ton for the Senate in that
State without opposition and il is To
he supposed he will have the united
Democracy behind him. not to men
ton the fact that he will he on the
ticket with Gov. Albert c. Richie
who Is expected to carry the Demo
cratic ticket to triumph along with
him.
II Oregon, New York. Colorado
Maryland should all elect Democratic
Senators. and If Illinois should follow
suit. and possibly Massachusetts. the
fat would he in the fire so far as Re
publican control of the Senate is
concerned. For the Republicans have
q good chance NJ losing in a number
OF other States including Arizona
Nevada, Kentucky. oklahoma. Mis-
souri, and Idaho present difficult hattie
grounds for the Republicans also. In
all Of these States the Republicans are
fighting 10 retain senatorial seats.
Democrats Need Nine.
The Democrats must win nine Sen
ate seats away from the Republicans
to obtain an actual majority In the
upper House in the next Congress. IL
they win eight. they will divide the
Senate. With A. Republicans and !
Farmer Labor Senator. leaving the
sole Farmer Senator and Vice Presi-
dent Dawes to determine the fate of
Senate organization. II Senator
ShipStead OF Minnesota the Farmer
Labor Senator. should vote with the
Republicans. the Vice President. Re
publican, would cast the deciding vote
in the Senate. If Senator Shipstead,
on the other hand. should side with
NE Democrats, the Democrats would
Rnize, taking over the chairma n
<ps of all the committees and elect
ne officers of the Senate, including a
president pro tempore.
Although the Democrats are claim
Ing they will win control of the House,
their chances do not seem So bright
as in the Senate. In the first place.
the present makeup of the House is
241 Republicans. including dozen
Insurgents from WISCONSIN and near
by States 1s3 Democrats. Farmer
Labor and Socialists. One Of the
Socialists, Repre- La Guardis