Word: democrats
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Smith Wildman Brookhart of lowa, snorting insurgent whom regular Republicans docilely indorse, is opposed by Claude R. Porter, Democrat, able lawyer. (Young David W. Stewart, Republican, onetime marine, has a clear path to election to the seat in the 69th Congress left vacant by Senator Cummins' death...
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, Mormon, pre-eminent in the financial affairs of the U. S. government, is expected to defeat Ashby Snow, Democrat, also Mormon...
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington, "blue law" booster, is having trouble with A. Scott Bullitt, Wet and potent Democrat. Each candidate is anxious to have Senator "Jim" Reed investigate the other's campaign expenses. A Jones advocate cried last week: "If you can get President Coolidge to come out and tell the people of Washington State that he won't let Senator Jones close the moving picture houses on Sunday, I can promise you that the Senator will be re-elected...
Colorado. William E. Sweet, Democrat, v. Charles W. Waterman, Republican. Onetime (1923-24) Governor Sweet is a radical with a millionaire background, and hence is viewed with alarm by stolid Coloradoans. Mr. Waterman's chief distinction is that he conquered Senator Rice W. Means (backed by the Klan and well-dressed Senator Phipps) in the primaries. Despite the split in the Republican ranks, Colorado is expected to return another G. O. P. Senator...
Kentucky. Alben W. Barkley, Democrat, v. Senator Richard P. Ernst, Republican. Kentucky is usually Democratic, although it now has two Republican Senators, elected along with the Harding and Coolidge landslides of 1920 and 1924. Mr. Barkley is against betting on horse races, otherwise Kentucky might be more certain to return to its old habit of electing Democratic Senators...