Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20
The Senatorial Elections.

The elections of United States SEN
ators to succeed those whose terms
will expire next March are proceeding
in A third of the states, quietly and
along anticipated lines in most or them,
but to the accompaniment of no little
friction in two or three. According
to law, voting begins on the second
Tuesday after the Legislature meets,
and SO the elections vary just as the
time varies when the various Legisla-
lures meet Only three met in time to
have their senatorial elections fall last
week, California, Idaho and Colorado.
The FIRST honored itself by returning
Senator Perkins fora third term; Ida
no elected Judge Weldon Hepburn,
a Republican, to succeed Senator Heit-
field, a Democrat; Colorado is dead
locked by warning Republican fac
lions, and failure to elect is possible
there.
Today will witness the election of
several more senators as nominations
have been made in numerous states
where the Republicans have safe ma
jority in the Legislature. Here in New
renominated in New Hampshire and
Senator Platt in Connecticut. Senator
Penrose has been renominated in
Pennsylvania and will be reelected, as
will Senator Fairbanks, who has been
renominated in Indiana. Senator
Spooner has been renominated in Wis
consin, but he will not be reelected
until January q. In the other States
which can elect senators today, Con-
gresham Hopkins has been named in
Illinois to succeed Senator Mason, ex-
secretary Alger in Michigan and Sen
ator Hansbrough in North Dakota.
Delaware could also elect, but it seems
to be hopelessly deadlocked by the Ad-
dicks and anti-Addicks factions as it
has been for six years. Those named
are all Republicans and no doubt ex-
lists of their election.
In Utah the Republicans have nomi-
mated Reed Smoot and his election to
succeed Senator Rawlins, Democrat, is
assured. Vigorous protests have been
made against him in the East but it is
not easy to see how they can avail
anything. Personally not one word is
said against him. In public and pri-
vate life his character has no stain. He
is an able business man, interested in
mining and manufactures. He is Al
years of age and a native of Salt Lake
City. The objections are on the ground
that he is Mormon and a high Off
cial of the Mormon church. 1t is not
charged that he practices polygamy
or ever practiced it. While the policy
on the part of Utah in sending a Nor
mon to the Senate at this time may be
questioned, there seems no ground or
which his admission to the Senate car
be denied. That body cannot consider
the matter of creed or church affilia-
lions. Roberts was excluded from the
House because he was a polygamist
not merely because he was a Mormon
AS long as Mr.. Smoot obeys the law
there can be no more reason for ex-
Guiding him from the Senate than there
would be to exclude high official OF
the Catholic or Methodist church
should a state elect one to that body
+ Among other states to elect senators
this week, are Arkansas, Missouri and
North Carolina, all Democratic. Ar
kansas will send Ex-Governor Clark tC
succeed Jones, and Missouri will SEND
Ex-Governor Stone to succeed Vest. In
North Carolina no nomination has YET
been reported but it will be a Da0o-
crat to succeed Pritchard who was
chosen six years ago by a combination
of Populists and Republicans and who
has acted with the Republicans. As
| the Republicans will hold their present
large majority in the Senate, even
though the deadlocks continue in Del
aware and Colorado where Republicans
| should be chosen.
Prince Henry, the husband of Queen
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