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Show HIGH INTEREST OVER COUNTRY II ELECTIONS Control of Congress Bone of Contention; Thirty-one of the States to Choose Senators Tuesday. BOTH HOUSES ARE NOW DEMOCRATIC Republicans Must Gain Six Senators and 63 Representatives Repre-sentatives to Secure Majority. NEW YORK. Nov. 1. Chief interest in tho elections Tuesday centers on the struggle for tho control of the next congress, con-gress, heightened by the fact that all successful suc-cessful candidates for the senate, as well as the house, will be chosen by direct popular vote. The fact that thirty -one states will elect senators makes the contests con-tests Tuesday the real Inauguration of this new departure ln government. A careful analysis of the situations in the different states would seem to indicate in-dicate that the present email Democratic majority of ten in the senate U a eafe one, as the Republicans would have to make a gain of six to get control, and there are only seven states outside of the "solid south' where present Iemocratic Beats are being defended. Control of House. In the house 21 S members ere necessary neces-sary tor a majority. The present Democratic Dem-ocratic standing ls 2S3, R-epubhcans 122, Progressive Republicans 2, Progressive 13, Independent 1, and vacancies 6. which seats were last occupied by Democrats. To change the political complexion of the house, opposition parties must maintain their present strength and win sixty-eight sixty-eight seats. Of hardly less interest are the contests over state tickets. Governors are to be elected ln twenty-eight states, and some of the campaigns, notably those in New York. California and Pennsylvania, have been waged with much bitterness. Administration in Fight. Efforts of the Democratic party to retain re-tain control of the lower house of congress con-gress and of their opponents to wrest it from them have called forth the full strength of ail parties. In few previous off-year campaigns have the chief figures of the national administration been engaged en-gaged so generally. President "Wilson has made no speaking tours, but has written writ-ten many letters of indorsement to Democratic Dem-ocratic candidates in doubtful states. Most of the members of the cabinet have spent much of the last fortnight in campaigning. cam-paigning. The leading men of the Republican Re-publican and Progressive parties, with the noteworthy exception of ex-President Taft, have been similarly engaged. The Democratic party has fifty-three seats in the senate, as against forty-two forty-two for the Republicans and one for the Progressives. To overturn the Democratic Demo-cratic majority, It would be necessary for their opponents to retain their full present strength and win at least six additional seats, since the Democrats might lose five seats without depriving depriv-ing the party of control, with the assistance assist-ance of the vice president's vote. Senatorial elections will be held in Alabama. Ala-bama. Arizona. Arkansas. California. Colorado, Connecticut, Florida. Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana . Iowa. Kentucky, Kansas. Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York. North Carolina, North Dakota. Ohio, Oklahoma, Okla-homa, Oregon, Pennsylvania. South Carolina. South Dakota. Utah. Vermont. Washington and Wisconsin. Eliminating the "solid south," there are only seven states in which inroads can possibly be made In the Democratic majority, so that unless that party should lose in .all but one of these states it will retain control of the senate. The states are Colorado, Indiana. Oklahoma, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada and Oregon. State Elections. Governors will be elected in Alabama, Arizona. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Connecti-cut, Georgia. Idaho. IO"a, Kansas, Massachusetts. Mass-achusetts. Michigan. Minnesota, Nebraska, Nebras-ka, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Caro-lina, South Dakota, Tennessee. Texas. Vermont, Wyoming and Wisconsin. Democratic Dem-ocratic governors were elected in Arkansas Ar-kansas and Maine in September. Except for last-day efforts of candidates candi-dates in a few stubbornly-disputed state, the campaign is over. It has been the quietest of years. No important now issues have been presented. The tariff was once more the chief point of j debate, but even this time-honored cam- j paign favorite failed to take hold deeply j on public interest. This was, perhaps, i due io the fact that the European war ; brought about such abnormal financial and economic conditions that it has been . regarded generally as difficult to measure meas-ure the effect of the Underwood law. ; Less Money Spent. ! Notwithstanding the increased efforts entailed by the direct election of senators, sen-ators, according to available figures, (lie expenditures of tho campaign probable have been less than those preceding anV other general election in many years. In most eases the senators whose terms expire next March have been renominated, i There is. however, a conspicuous exeep- I tion. Elihu Root of New York, one of the commanding figures of the upper : house, declind to run, notwithstanding the appeals of his party. Theodore E. "Bur-, ton of Ohio, Joseph L. Bristow of Kan- 1 sas. Coe 1. Crawford of South Dakota,! Isaac Stevenson of Wisconsin. George C. : Perkins of California, and l'rand Shel- ; ley of Alabama, for whose seat Majority! (Continued on Page Thrc'a.) WINlESrM ' JESUIT OF ELEGT10N Coiitinuod from Tuko Onc l'ader I'lid.'i-wood of tint huiin- 1m the 1 'einocidtle oandldate. are I he othel.M w lio h,i o in-t t on i-eiionilnaied. S--li,itol'H .-.-eKtuu' l'i--rl'-eti..li ale Slllltll of All.oua. Claii.e of AiK.iiim Tl ton i;i of C0I01.0I0. Ruin. It-Ki-ii of I '01 1 1 iti' 1 1 e 1 1 1 , l'"lelela-r of r'loi iiL., Smith vt o ore.ia, Hiadv of Idaho. Shi'finaii of lllliiol:,, S.m e le y of I ml la na, t ' 11 mini ns of Iowa , I 'a mde 11 of Kent nek lor t lie -e DM I in I . t ef Die pn-Melil te, m ; Silillll of Mainland, SK-ne of Ml...1ni, N.-wlandn of Nevada, I in Hi liner of New Hampshire, 1 vi rmiiii of North Cnrolina. Ihoiha of North 1 -a -Uota. I lore of ( ikl.il.om.i, ' 'Limhri lain of Oregon. iViihi'.n of i'enn l aula. Smllli of Souih arolinii. Suiuol of i;iali, I'lM-Innliam I'lM-Innliam of Vermont, and Jones of WaMi-iru;toii, WaMi-iru;toii, Stalo campy in in :teral InslaiierM have been v;ii.;(1 .so R.-.-nl V H h lo Mihordi-ll.lt Mihordi-ll.lt e llit're-q in the I'oriU-Mrt lul' eoti-fi"-s. Tcim i.-, '.ai-tleul;irl true of New 01 k, u hei ( i-riior 1 .I nn'h f!i;hl for re-eleeiimi h heiiij,' opposed he Ini-nnl Alloimv Chailes S. Whltioan of New York i t, tho Repuhlh an ( a nl Ida t ; lorniei' st.u,. Senator 1-Y.-P rh k M. I .iv -eiipon, wiio heals tiie l'i ors c- tiev.u, and former (.Governor William Sul.er, tiontiiieo of (he prohibition and Ameilean parties. Kornier Rrosldenl Rooscidt has ooneont r.i ted his energies on N. York II nd Pennsylvania, making .few d It-tit lit lainpaiKU trip.t. |
