The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-26
TIGHTS FOR TIE SENA7E
Thirty Seats TO Be Filled After the
4tk Of March.
Contests for Places In sne Upper
BranSh OF Congress- That VIII AZ
tract More Attention Than LeSista-
tion--NeVvty Elected LcgIsIafurcs
20 Nuke Decisions in January


The terms of thirty United States sena-
tors Viii expire on March i. and the con-
tests for the seats viii oecapg more at
tention at tae Capitol than any pending
legislation. Nearly all Of the newly elected
Legislatures viii assemble in January and
viii name the men who are TO represent
fifteen States IN The upper branch OF cep-
gTess. Nor in score OF years has there
been so mIek interest shown in the seaa-
toriaI elections as at present aud cempeti-
tton for The places is keener than ever
before
In many States long and bitter fights are
on hand and it IS rot thought that there
viii be many deadlocls since the attitude
Of the Senate upon the question of sp-
pointees following deadlock tends to dis
courage this procedure. No man VIII be
seated who IS appointed after the EegisIa-
ture has failed 70 elect. This is tie pro-
gramme as outlined.
The battle will be Baged ferceIy IN
Illinois, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania,
Nebraska, Minnesota. Delaware. and Col
orado, while interest in the other States
win he intense
IN Navy Hampshire an effort is being
made 10 defeat Senator Chandler after
a creditable public record extending over
forty years RS legislator, Cabinet official,
a3c Senator. Fise candidates are after
the scat. all OF them being unknown cut
side the state
Tie prominence Of the men who are war
ring in Illinois makes the fight inter
estiag. and the struggle viii be z stub-
born one Senator Cullom will enGeav-
or 10 retain his seat and will be met by.
a number OF rivals. He has served eight
cen years n the Senate aud has been in
politics in Illinois for foTty-five years.
He was at enc tine Governor of the
State. AID again Speaker OF the STATE
House Those who want his seat are
Representatives Cannon aud Hit and
Governor Tanner.
Pennsylvania viii supply bitter sfrug-
gle IA The anti-Guay fight. On January I
caucus OF Republican legislators viii
be held which viii show the reIa I've
strength OF Mr. Quay and John Wana-
maker, who would like TO sit beside Ar.
Derew IN the Senate. combination Of
independent Republicans ana Den.cl r. 5
to defeat Quay viii be attempted. but il
is believed thar he viii win and the regu-
lar Republicans viii send the veteran
PeHnsy lvanian back 10 the Senate.
Senator ThuFstOns S resignation will give
Assistant Secretary of War Neikleiohn
an opportunity to come to the SeEat e
rom Nebraska kepTege enI2tIEe mercer
VIII pTobe bly,. succeed Senator Allen. The
other Nebraska candidates do not seem to
have much chance, although Editor Rose
water, ef the Omaha Bee is making
a hard fight and there are rumors OF an
anti-PepubIieaR combination IN the Leg
isIature.
General Merriam, Director OF the Cen
sus, wants 20 get away from statistics
and believes he can succeed the late
Cushman X. Davis as a Senator from
Minnesota He is opposed by Represen-
tati--e Tawney.
Senator Baker has gone to Kansas te
conduct a fight to succeed himself His
opponent is J. l.. Burton and the struggle
viii be a hard one.
Senator Woleott goes out for at least
six years and viii be succeeded by a
Democrat who has not yet been named.
Addicks and Dubois are PREPARING for
the fray in Delaware. It is said on the
inside that Addieks and ex-senator fiig-
gins viii get the long and short terms,
respectively.
Those Senators whose terms expire but
who viii succeed themselves are: Messrs
Elkirs, Frye. HoaT, Mcmillan, SeweIl and
VFCtn,ore