Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-02
SENATORIAL CONTESTS
THREE TO BE ELECTED IN THE
NORTHWEST.
Gossip rs to the Situation in the States
Of Oregon, idaho and Wash
ington.

new senator's to the Fifty eighth Congress.
and the first month Of the new year will
bring disappointment to many as a result
Of the happiness of the successful trio. The
three will all be republican In politics.
though two Of the departing senators now
sit on the democratic side Of the Senate
chamber.
In Oregon there will be no change in
politics, but the fractional struggles In the
republican party there have always been
warm and sometimes exceedingly tropical.
Senator Joseph Simon. who is as bright
and pleasant as he Is unassuming. a good
lawyer and a shrewd political leader. does
not expect to return to the Senate, but will
soon. in all probability. become once more
the ruling power in Multnomah county
There are a number Of aspirants for his
seat in the Senate. and the resignation Of
the commissiOnership Of the general land
office by Binger Hermann Of Oregon may
mean that he intends to make strong fight
for the Senate ~--'e-
In Idaho.
Idaho astonished both parties by her large
republican majority. and Senator Henry
Heitfeld. who has won the liking and re-
spect Of all by his honest common sense and
genaIity, will, a twentieth century Cincin-
natus. return to his farm. There are many
who think they hear call summoning
them to serve their country but three OF
the candidates seem to be particularly prom
inent. Former Senator George L. ShOup,
pioneer and Indian fighter. who came to the
Senate In 1889 upon the admission OF ldaho
as state and served twelve years, until
the end of the Fifty-sixth Congress, Is more
than wiling, after two years rest, to again
don the toga He has many friends and is
a formidable candidate. Mr.. Borah lead
ing lawyer of Boise, is said to have a strong
following IN the lie gislature and outside of It,
but the Pan Handle" or northern Idaho. Is
oil afrpoin n
Senate, and it's candidate Is Judge w. b.
Hepburn of Osborne, in the Couer d Alene
mining district, where he is a prominent
mining lawyer. In 1898 he made sacrifice
hit with strong but hopeless campaign
for Congress on the republican ticket.
The Contest in Washington.
In Washington the republicans have 115 Of
the 1875 members of the legislature. which
will meet January u. thus giving republi-
can successor to Senator George Turner.
Had the democrats elected a majority only
one ballot would have been needed, for Sen
ator Turner has proved himself one of the
strong men Of the Senate, in which his
fine legal mind. his able speeches and pleas
ant personality have gained for him the
respect and friendship Of both sides of the
chamber.
His popularity in his own state is SO great
that with an election of senator by popu-
lar vote it is by no means improbable that
he might have been elected, in spite Of the
%, 900 majority for the republican congress-
men; for. in 1900, with a majority Of $4,000
for Mckinley, Governor Rogers, whose re-
nomination was largely due to Senator Tur-
ner's influence, was reelected by over 2 900
majority.
The death Of Governor Rogers early last
year has helped to complicate the sena-
torial fight now impending. for Lieutenant
Governor Mcbride Is a republican and as
governor is strongly advocating a state rail-
road commission. His candidate for the
Senate Is Harold Preston, a bright lawyer
Of Seattle, who was a bad third in the race
for the Senate before the death Of Cover
nor Rogers, but now Is supposed to have the
second largest number of votes for the
place.
Former Senator John L. Wilson of
dozen votes with which to start, but he can
control his followers and may be able to do
much should all factions stand firm, as he
did In 1899 when he delivered his votes to
resents his personal friends the desire to
elect Seattle man. and the anti-raIlroad
contingent, so that they are not so easily to
be held IN line for any one man.
Votes Pledged to Ankeny.
The largest number Of republican votes
Is probably pledged to Mr.. Levi Ankeny,
wealthy banker Of Walla Walla. who has
twice before been strong candidate for
the Senate, and who has the experience
acquired In previous contests, which Mr..
preston lacks. The probability, at present,
Is that Mr.. Ankeny will be successful, for
the influence OF. the transcontinental roads
has always dominated the republican party
In the territory and state of Washington,
and Mr.. Ankeny and Mr.. Wilson are both
railroad men,"
The democrats would naturally be dis
posed to support Governor Mcbride in his
efforts for railroad commission, in which
ne Will be opposed by many, if not most, of
the republicans, but If they follow the
advice of Senator Turner they will keep out
Of the senatorial contest in the republican
ranks. If Mr.. Ankeny fails to be elected
on an early ballot. the result is uncertain,
for the Wilson men will not go to Mr.. An
keny, nor the Ankeny men to Mr. Wilson,
and few Of either to an anti-railroad man.
so that 1t may then end in deadlock as
In 1893, with vacant chair in the Senate.