Show Report that Senator W. W H. H King KingWill Will Mill Return to Practice of Law By Robert T. T Small Although the entire U. U S. S house nt II t i s s up for reelection Urn this fall and although the house offers offers offers of of- fers the Democrats Dem their only chance of obtaining a share or authority in rn inthe the federal government the political interest of ot the year jear seems to center In the tho United Sta States tes senate This is due to the fact that the house has been a sort of submerged ed tenth in iu the national government government govern govern- ment of or late and few of or its members members members mem mem- bers are nationally known On the theother theother theother other hand some of the most prominent promInent prominent nent men of the sena senate to are in the running this year ear and public interest interest interest inter inter- est naturally revolves about them Several of the senators who must face the music this thi year jear both in tile the primaries and at the p polls are InU 1 mate personal friends of President Harding and their fate fat at the tile hands II of the people is being watched as an Index to the tho favor of f the administration tion generally generall throughout the country coun coun- try In an year off-year like this however however how how- ever local conditions very often orten obscure Obscure ob- ob national issues issue and make general general general gen gen- eral political deductions increasing Increasing- ly lr difficult S Woman oman Vote is Enigma na I The primaries thus far held have been of interest principally to the I I Republicans The They have be been n spicy enough nouh to show that unusual political I cal undercurrents are flowing and more than one G. G O O. O P. P senator usually usually usually us us- complacent at this season of the year is wondering just what the fickle and revolving fates may have In store for him The woman vote unquestionably is the enigma en It Is the first time the women have taken part In party part selections and many of the old signs are going awry In Inthe Inthe inthe the face of or this new element In the body politic I The terms of three thirty-three sitting I senators expire on March 4 next At I least twenty eight and possibly twenty nine of of these senat senators rs are arc I seeking or have sought tion and election Senator Harry S. S New Now of Indiana close personal friend of the president Is Is is' the first of the senators seeking ion tion to be defeated The present makeup of the senate Is is- is Republicans sixty Democrats thirty Standoff Probable There is every indication that this preponderant Republican majority will wUl be little changed b by the elections of this fall tall The Republicans are claiming that they will gain seven seats Unquestionably there aro are arod d eight ht doubtful spots among the fifteen fifteen teen D' D Democratic which I expire next March Democrats are claiming that they they I j will gain a seat or two for there therefore are perhaps five doubtful spots among the eighteen Republican senator- senator ships which are up for decision at atthe atthe atthe the November ember polls Keen political observers who have studied the situation are of the opinion opinion opinion ion that a standoff this year would be satisfactory to both parties and that is precisely what is is' likel likely likely- t ta to l happen No o Democrat is radical enough to predict that the political complexion of oC the senate will wUl be changed this year or even made close In the house things are somewhat different Many so-called so rock-ribbed rock Democratic districts crashed into the Republican column two years ago under the impetus of ot the majority given to President Harding Hard Hard- ing lug Most of these will swing back to normalcy thi this year and send DemocratS DemocratS' Democrats Demo Demo- once more to the lower branch branch- es Some Somo Democrats are hopeful but when it Is considered that five eighty of six eighty-six districts must be overturned to accomplish such a result the tho size of the task S I I I confronting the ine Democratic party managers easily Is appreciated I King to Return to Law LawAll LawI All of the above are aro seeking to toI succeed themselves with the exception exception exception tion of Senators Crow Myers Mers Page Williams and King Senator New was wa defeated for tor the nomination by former Senator Beveridge Senator Crow did not sek and Major David Reed of was named to succeed him Senator Myers of or Montana has announced his retirement and while Senator Kin King Ing of Utah has made no formal announcement announcement an an- he has told his friends that he contemplates a return to the practice of law The Republican managers are counting on winning Rhode Island and Utah from the Democrats and claim to have an even chance or better better bottel bet bot- ter tel in Nebraska Wyoming Montana Nevada Novada Ohio and Mississippi The Democrats hold that there is doubt about Republicans retaining New Jersey Massachusetts and In In- In diana They claim they will win certain certainly certainly tain in Maryland and that the Republicans Republicans Republicans Re Re- publicans may have unexpected trouble in North Dakota Virtually all of the Republicans have primary opposition opposition opposition-opposition opposition which has been to renewed activity by bythe bythe bythe the results In Indiana and Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania There are but few contests among the Democrats the most notable notable no no- table of course being the fight Long with the assistance assistance assist assist- ance anc of or former President Wilson Nilson is making against Senator Reed of MI MIso r sour so J r I |