The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-30
Several Senator'S Have Gone to Look
After Their Chances for
Reelection.
Only About Three Of Them Are
Reasonably Certain Of Being
Returned.
A Washington Correspondent Glasses San.
ders ms Dead Duck aud Thinks
Carter May succeed.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.-Nearly all the
nenatofs who are up for re- election at the
| coming winter session OF the different state
legislatures, and who have any possible
| show to be returned to their seats, have left
Washington and will not return until their
fate IL definitely known. Among the mon
who have started homeward arc Allen Of
Washington, Paddock of Nebraska, Warren
OF Wyoming. Casey OF North Dakota, Davis
OF Minnesota, Sanders of Montana. FELTON,
of California. Cockrell of Missouri Perkins
OF Kansas and would be aspiranta without
numbes.
Allen. Davis and Cockrell are the only
three men who are ciassed as among those
who are nearly absolutely certain of being
re-elected. Perkins, Paddock and Warren
are not expected. unless their lucky stars
are in the ascendant, to be able to retain
their seats. There Is q show for Paddock,
fair chance for Warren, but Perkins. of
Kansas, can hardly be reelected, and San
ders, OF Montana, stands no possible show.
Senator FELTON,, of California, is not lay
ing awake nights worrying over the election
that is to take place in his state. for he has
very little hope of succeeding himself.
This is to a measure due to the fact that the
legislature in that state is anti-republican
hardly hope to win the toRa.
Senator Higcock. of COURSE cannot hope
to win in New York because of the large
majority the democrats have in the EN-
pire state legislature. The senatorial fight
in New York, however. is going to be one of
the most exciting of any during the pres
ent winter. This is because the different
factions in the democratic party in New
York have already looked horns over the
senatorship and there is little prospect
that they will become disentangled. At
this time Edward Murphy. Jr., seems to be
leading all eompetitors for the senators hip.
but the battle has little more than begun
and no one can hope to predics the out
come priorto the assembling Of the legisla-
ture.
The senatorial election in Massachusetts,
ia to be interesting because Of the fact that
new men are battling for the scat now 90
cupied by Senator Hoar. Congressman
Lodge is supposed to have the inside track
and will win unless something unexpected
happens. He may have one competitor in
Editor Barrett. of tho Boston Advertiser,
and Barrett may be able to give the aristo-
cratic congressman very lively encounter.
provided he concludes to try for the sena-
torship. At this time, however. il seems
almost certain that Lodge has his fences
so nicely constructed that he will win very
easily.
Jerry Simpson has gone to Kansas, and
previous to his departure announced to
some Of his friends that he expected to
come back with the senatorial seat in his
inside pocket.
The battle in Montana is going to be in
terestlng because Of the closeness of the
legislature so far as the republicans and
democrats are concerned. The democrats
here claim that they are abundantly able to
elect their candidate in Montana at this
session, but the republicans have by no
means lost hope. and there ia possibility
of a deal that will bring the republicans
bnck in the senate. Such a shrewd politi-
clan as Chairman Carter, of the national
republican committee, is an aspirant for
the senatorship in Montana. rs is
already known, and Mr.. Carter may be
successful enough to manipulate the legis-
lature 80 that he can pull out with Il majo
ity. White M. Carter lost some prestige
in the great defeat OF the republicans sns-
tanned on Nov. g. he has by no means lost
all his friends. and owing to the fact that
no man in Montana knows tho political
situation better than he, he may capture
the prize that he has 80 long had his eyes
oast lonaingly upon. Carter, in the event
that he strikes out for the senatorship. will
probably have great deal of money at his
back and the support of eastern men who
are paying some attention to the sena-
torial contest in the western states that are
looked upon as doubtful by all parties.