Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-03-14

FIGURE WATERMAN A CANDIDATE
Twenty-one Senators to Be Elected
In iowa This FaII-countes Where
Republican Success Is Assured-Sit-
uation in the Lower House.

DeS Moines March According
to present indications the republic
ans will elect five senators in the
state legislature this fall to succeed
democrats. fractional fights in one or
two places in the state may result in
the Joss of a republican senator, but
there is certain to be an increased re-
publican majority in the upper house
at the next session of the general as
sembly..
In the Henry-Washington district
there ale already two candidates in
the field to succeed Senator Alberson.
Colonel w. B. Bell and John Alex
Young, both of Washington county
Henry county will probably also have
candidates in the race as the senator
ship belongs to that county by right
of succession.
In Jasper county republican sue
cessor to Senator Gorrell is said to be
assured and a number of candidates
are already in the field.
Another old-time democrat, the vet
eran legislator of the general assem-
bly,, to be displaced this time is Sen
ator Lemuel r. Bolter of the Harrison.
Monona-Crawford district Monona
county has put forward the name of
r. l.. Hogue, a prominent party work
er of the district, to whom it is
claimed much of the republican sue
cess Of Monona is due. William Nc
Farlem, of Blencoe, is also in the field
Senator Bolter will likely receive the
democratic nomination again il he
wants it.
In the Wapello district, H. L. Wa
terman will be the republican candi-
date, according to present indications,
to contest with the present senator,
W. A. McIntire, for the place. Wap-
clio is claimed in the republican ranks
at present.
The Cass-Shelby district will en-
deavor this year to elect a republican
to succeed Senator Joseph NJ En-
inert, of Atlantic The only candidate
for the republican nomination so far
is James E. Bruce, Ninth district com
mitteeman, from Anita. Shelby coun-
ty has announced however, that she
will claim the nomination on account
of the right of succession.
In the last legislature there were
thirty-ive republicans and fifteen
democrats in the senate. If the re-
republicans are successful in the five
districts where they hope to win out
this fall and lose none of the other
districts there will be but ten demo-
cratic senator's in the assembly of
1902 They will be: Ball of Iowa
Johnson, Bishop of Clayton, Lambert
SYof Jackson, Lyons of Howard-Winna-
shiek, Nolan Of Dubuque, Porter of
Appanoose-Dayis, Tallman of Clarke
Warren, Townsend of Marion Monroe,
Wilson of Clinton and Young of Lee.
Lyons, Nolan, Wilson and Young
are to be elected this year. Strong
opposition will be made against
Lyons and Wilson, but the districts
are too close to figure on republican
success.
Twenty-one Senators to Be Elected.
Twenty-one senators are to be elect
ed this fall. Vacancies are to be filled
in Dubuque, Lee and the Black Hawk
Grundy districts.
In the counties where republican sue.
cess is assured the situation is al
ready very active. l.. w. Lewis, of
ClariIfda and w. p. Ferguson, of Shen-
andoah are candidates for the nonina,
ton to succeed Senator William Eaton
of the Fremont-Page district.
In the Keokuk-P oweshiek district
James T. Brooks, of Hedrick, is the
only candidate in the field to succeed
w r. Lewis, of Montezuma.
A three-cornered fight is on in the
Louisa Muscatine district Senator G.
M. Titus, author of the late lamented
Titus amendment is in the field ask
ing for vindication and a third term;
while r. J. Reaney, of Columbus
Junction, and F. M. Molsberry, also of
Louisa county. will contest the nom
ination with him.
In Scott county the situation is still
dormant Senator Hayward has had
one term and may ask for another.
In Clinton, where an effort will be
made to elect republican senator to
succeed ]. L. Wilson, of Almont May
or G. ID. McDaid, of Clinton is being
mentioned for the nomination.
In Polk county, G. c. Mcdowell and
J. Il. Macomber, are the only avowed
candidates to succeed Thomas A.
Cheshire.
In the House.
>The house of Representatives at the
present time is composed of eighty
one republicans and nineteen demo
Gratis. OF the eighty-one republicans
fcrty-eight have served but one term
and will probably be returned without
opposition. Four members who have
served but one term have already an
nounced that they will not be candi-
dates for denomination, and as a
number of others have not yet made
any formal decision in the matter, it
is thought that other members of the
lower house are satisfied with their
present legislative record, and will
not enter the field again.
Twenty-Five members have served
two terms, while four members have
{. served three or more terms 1t is
likely that a number of these will ask
for denomination. Three members OF
the house have fights on their hands
at present, and the number will in.
crease before the campaign has reach
ed its zenith.
The twenty-five republican mem
bers who have already served two
terms in the house are: Eaton OF
Mitchell, Overfield of Howard, Town
err, of Floyd, McCurdy of Buchanan
Clark of Hamilton, Blake Of Webster
u Stallcop of Sac, Santee of Woodbury.
( Vaneman of Story Harber+ of Pap+on