Show REPUBLICANS HOPE TO LAND 8 NEW NE SENATE SEATS WASHINGTON Sept 23 What What a task the Republicans have in their campaign to win control of the United States senate in November is shown In a statement by William R. R Willcox chairman of the tho Republican n nati national nal committee Mr Willcox Is confident the tho strength of of- Mr Nr Hughes will turn the tide in doubtful states and give ghe a majority of at least two Republicans in inthe inthe Inthe the senate This of course is figuring figuring fig fig- pretty close Mr Willcox sums up The senate is now composed of six fifty-six Democrats and thirty-nine thirty Republicans Counting the Maine re results results re- re suits its composition becomes fifty fifty- five Democrats and one forty-one cans In the November election thirty thirty- two senators are to be elected to fill the place of ot seventeen Democrats and fifteen Republicans To gain control of the senate the Republicans must elect twenty three candidates that candidates that is Is elect all of their fifteen and make male an inroad of eight on the Democrats Of the states in the Republican column column column col col- Mr Willcox considers only two doubtful Washington doubtful Washington and Wyoming WyomIng- and in these thes he declares the undoubted strength of the national ticket will serve to elect the Republican senatorIal sena sena- tonal candidates Then he takes up the Democratic situation v The states reported by Democrats are Arizona Florida West Virginia Texas Nebraska Indiana 2 see Maryland New Jersey l Montana New York Nevada Ohio Missouri Virginia and Mississippi Out of these seventeen places the Republicans must take eight Can they do it They can and will First let us eliminate the four certain car car- tam tain Democratic states of Florida Texas Virginia and Mississippi This l limits the field to twelve states Of Ot these Ohio New York New Jersey Nebraska and West Virginia If the same percentage of Progressives vote the Republican ticket as did in Maine will elect Republican senators The combined Republican majority in Ohio in hl 1912 was in New York New Jersey Nebraska 17 17 West Virginia If It we elect these five senators which is practically certain we still have the state of Arizona Indiana 2 Tennessee Maryland l Montana Nevada and Missouri furnishing eight places in which to get the remaining three required and In each one of ot them there is a good fighting chance for Republican can success Summarized to elect the required twenty-three twenty senators the Republicans have fifteen reasonably certain Republican Re Re- publican with which to start five to get In states reported by Democrats in each of ot which there is a big majority of combined com corn Republican and Progressive votes and three to get from the eight places in seven states in five of which there Is a small majority of ot combined Republicans and Progressives and in two of which there was a small wilson majority The Republicans lost some sena- sena in 1914 through default not default not ably Nevada where Newlands was elected by forty T Plurality and Wisconsin Wiscon Wiscon- sin where Husting was elected by plurality There will be no losses by default this year |