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Show 8TRENUOUS CAMPAIGN The Hopubllcan campaign managers manag-ers are not going to overlook tho son-ntorlal son-ntorlal contosts this year, be they over ov-er eo confident of tho outcomo of the election. Two years ago, tho "off year," n politics, tho Democrats camo within an nco of losing tho house, but they gained thrco scats In tho upper chamber of congress, greatly to their own surprise, TIip thrco men chosen to succeed Republicans Repub-licans In tho senato como from California, Cali-fornia, South Dakota and Wisconsin, nnd there wcro special reasons for their election in each caso. Pholan of California Is one of the moBt popular and enterprising men In tho state and was Instrumental In tho upbuilding of San Francisco after af-ter tho great flro. Ctoso observers In this section rather thought that ho would win, but thoy woro not suro about it by nny means. The victory was personal rather than political. In South Dakota Senator Crawford had been defeated by Congressman Durko in tho primaries, Crawford being be-ing a Progressive Republican and Durko a standpatter. Tho flight bo-twoen bo-twoen tho two men did not end with tho counting of tho votes cast at the primary, but continued up ti tho dny of election, with tho result that Durko was defeated by a good sized majority In a stato normally Republican Repub-lican by nnywhoro frojn 20,000 to 10,000. Possibly Ilurko might have been saved had not tho Republicans been so cocksure of his election. Tho victory of n Democrat in Wisconsin Wis-consin wn8 directly duo to tho Influence Influ-ence of Sonntor La Folletto. Tho Republican cnndldato was Governor McGovorn, who had wrestled control of tho party machinery from tho sen-utor. sen-utor. La Toilette, determined to keep his successful rlvnl nt homo, throw onough votes to tho Democratic Democrat-ic cnndldato to Insure his election. This year La Folletto Is a candl-duto candl-duto for reelection nnd n regular Republican Re-publican wilt make tho race against him. WJth a Democratic candidate In tlio field, tho situation , in tho Undgor stato is very complex, if La Folletto win8 it will bo by Democrat- ' lc otcs. At present there nro forty six Democrats and forty Republicans I In tho sennto, counting La Folletto ns a Republican. 1 Wlillo it may bo comparatively 1 easy to ovorturn tho slight Demo- 1 crallc mnjorlty In tho house. Republican Repub-lican control of the sennte after tho fourth of noxt Mnrch Is not so suro. ' Tho party mnnngers, nftor sizing up the situation, have decided to mnSo nn earnest effort to turn tho trick, ' nnd n nposlal committee will huvo charge of tho work which will bo n now departure Word cornea from Chicago that tlio national committco is preparing for nn intensely aggressive campaign this fall and that organizations will be tho watchword. Success of course, depends upon tlio presidential cnndldato cnndl-dato and JiiBt now no ono knows whnt polo will knock tho persimmon. Hut Juno 7 is not so far away and then tho country will witness tho beginning be-ginning of the most desperate poll tlcnl fights slnco Bryan was defeated In IS9C Salt Lnko Tribune. |