Evening star., 1926-10-31
NEEDS WADSWORTH
AND BUTLER TO KEEP SENATE
continued from First Page /,


Se.1ator BroussaId. Louisiana; Senator
Uverman. North Carolina. and Sen
ator Smith. South Carolina.
The real battles of the campaigr
are for seats now he'd by Republ!-
cans. Fourteen Of those contests
should he won by Republicans without
question. Thirteen other senatoria.
ntests, two of which are in Indiana
present real problems.
Those States which the Republican
candidates for the Senate should
carry and the Republican nominees
are: Connecticut. B!ngnam: Caiilu:
MIA. Shortridge: Idaho, Gooding:
Iowa. BrooKhart: Kansas. tur.i,
New Hampshire, Moses; North Da-
kota. Nye: Ohio. Willis: Pennsyl-
vania. Ware: South Dakota. Norbeck;
Utah. Smoot: Vermont. Dale. Wash
ington. Jones. and Wisconsin Blaine,
or Rosa. both of which are Progress
sive Repunilcans.
l2 States Doubtful.
The - States in which there is
large measure of doubt may be dl-
vided as follows: Those which are
more likely to go Democratic; those
which are more likely TO go Repubh
can, and those in which the chances
appears 10 D6 Hlly -HllS,
six OF these States appear bent on
going Democratic They are: Ari.
zona, where Senator Cameron, Re
publican, is opposed by Representa-
tive Carl Hayden. Democrat; Colo
RADIO, Charles w. Waterman. Repub-
lican. opposed by William e. Sweet,
Democrat; Maryland, Senator f.. O.
Weller. Republican, opposed by Rep
resentative Mi.lard f.. Tydings, Dem
ocrat; Missouri, Senator Williams.
Republican, opposed by Representa-
tive Halves, Democrat; oklahoma,
Senator Harreld, Republican, OPP
posed by Elmer Thomas, Democrat,
and Oregon, Frederick Steiwer, Re
publican. opposed by Bert T.. Haney,
Democrat.
Three of these States are likely to
elect Republican Senators. They are:
Illinois. where Co.. frank l.. Smith,
Republican, is opposed by George
e. Brennan, Democrat; Indiana
where Senator Watson and Senator
Arthur r. Robinson, Republicans. are
opposed by Albert Stump and Evans
Woollen, Democrats, and Nevada,
where Senator Oddie. Republican. is
opposed by Ray Baker, Democrat.
Three Split $3.50.
| The remaining three States, in
which the contests are SO close that
| the candidates seem at this time to
have equal chances, are Kentucky,
where Senator Ernst Republican, is
! opposed by Representative A. w.
Barkley, Democrat; New York. where
Senator James w. WadsWorth, jr., is
opposed BY Robert r. Wagner. Demo
crat, and Massa chusetts. where Will
lio,a &c m. 4 T
Walsh, Democrat. Democratic gains
| in the Senate will probably range
| from six to nine seats. A decided Re
publican or Democratic swing in the
elections would upset these calcula
tions neceSSa rily, and would either in
crease or reduce the Democratic gains
beyond the limits here given,
The present makeup of the Senate
! is 55 Republicans, 40 Democrats and
! l Farmer-Labor. Senator Shipstead
of Minnesota Is the sole representa-
tive of the FarmerLabor party now
in the Senate. He will be a member
of the next Congress, and should he
elect to vote with the Democrats on
Senate organization, as advised by his
party which has now dtsorganized, he
could throw the organization to the
Democrats If they elected only eight
Democrats to seats now held by the
Republicans.
Prefer Defeat to Bloc Rule.
There are Republican leaders who
express the opinion that it would ne
POLITICALLY more advantageous to the
nartv if the Democrats won actual
control of the Senate than to have
the Republicans nominally in control
but subject at any time to hamStrlnS-
ing hv the Progressive bloc.
Renublicans in Massachusetts are
Gloomy over Senator Buffers pros
pacts. They have seen his Democratic
opponent, Mr.. Walsh, draw Digger
crowds at his campaign meeting tnar
senator Butler. But the personal ap-
peal made for Butler by fresinen.
coolidge and d great silent vote may
make these gloomy prognostlcatlohs
of today appear silly next W eHi'eS-
dov morning Should WalSh hf
alocted he will enter the Senate a'
once for Butler is serving undef apr
pointment. o,o,,
While Illinois is expected 70 oiFC1
col Frank l.. Smith to the Sehate'
the slush fund charges madc asalno.
him in connection with ms plli,i"l
% mnaien have hurt seriously. ana me
,',ot issue raised by Brennan. his op-
moment, is having it's effect III Ni'O'eo
and other Illinois cities
Here in New York the claims are
al, for Wadsworth. But the DIVISION
in the Republican party over me Wel
and drv issue is serious. lt wagner
con come within 100000 of the vote
which will be cast for Gov. Smith IN
New York City, it may, elect the
Democrat.
Kentucky Democrat Has Edge.
T., Eertucky. if the weather is fair.
,armitting the Republican noun
taineers to get to the polls. ana the
Lorse-racing blue grass country gives
Ernst a considerable vote. the Ike
n1,blicans may win. though Barkley'
the Democrat, looks to have a httle
the edge.
sibility that former Senator Pomerene,
Damocrat, will win in Ohio against
Senator Willis though 1t Is not prob
able. The Democrats have put up a
stiff fight for Pomerene, and he VIII
benefit by thousands of wet votes,
some OF which are Republican.
ast-minute reports from Colorado
give Waterman, Republican, increas-
! irs strength. Similar reports from
! Nevada indicate that Oddie. Repuh-
Ncan. will defeat Ray Baker, his Dem
ocratic opponent. In Maryland. Wei
iRt, the mystery man anu RSpup-
lcan. has a chance against Tydings.
though the latter Is expected to win.
In Missouri the Republicans have
heen working like beavers the last
few days, particularly in St. Louis, TO
hold their forces in line for Senator
Williams. Reports are that his stock
| is on the rise. But Hawes, Democrat,
still appears to have the edge. More
encouraging Republican reports have
come also from oklahoma, where Sen
afnr EarrelG is tighiinE i out With