The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-11-19
TWENTY-Slx MEMBERS ARE TO
BE CHOSEN FROM TWENTY.
FOUR STATES.
Massachusetts Will Elect Two-One
Is to Fill the Late Senator
Hoar's Place.

Some interesting contests for seats in
the United States senate will be wit
messed little over month hence
Twenty-six senators will be chosen by
twenty-four states. Indiana will elect
Fairbanks, who will resign March 3
next to become vice president of the
United States Massachusetts will elect
two senator's, one for the uneXpred
term of the late Senator Hoar, which
does not end untik March 8, 1907 The
Pennsylvania Legislature has the cleo
ton of one senator for two terms-the
uneXpired term of the late Senator
Quay. ending March 3 next. and the
term of six years from that date
OF the twenty-si senators to be
designated by various states large
majority will come in without contro-
versy. This is because an increasing
number of states has adopted the pol
icy of re-electing useful senators, and
because a few others have indicated
in advance the men of their choice In
the latter class comes Nebraska, whose
state convention Endorsed Representa-
tive Elmer j. Burkett; also Utah and
Nevada, where the election of former
Representative George Sunderland and
Mr.. George Nixon, respectively, has
been foreshadowed by the general con-
sent of the party leaders.
Vigorous contests are looked for in
eight states. One of them will be In
diana. While Senator Beverage will be
reelected without opposition from his
party, the strive for the seat of Senator
Fairbanks is very keen. Colonel Harry
New and several of the Indiana dele
CATION in the house are contesting for
the place.
The winter will witness a continual
ton of the bitter senatorial fight which
mas marked the political history of the
Blue Hen state for the greater part
of decade. ]. Edward AdIicks is still
DESTROYS of coming to the senate, but
apparently lacks two or three votes.
1t seems to be taken for granted that
Senator John Kean, of New Jersey,
will be given another term without OPP
position, but in New York it is not yet
quite clear whether there will be oppo-
sition to Senator Depew.
Connecticut will have an interesting
senatorial fight. AS the election there
practically means an election for life,
all the more spirited. There are now
two leading candidates. one of them
committeeman, but it is not improb-
able that others will enter the contest
before the legislature meets. The re-
publican elected from Connecticut will
succeed Gen. Joseph r. Hawley, who
has been in the senate nearly twenty
four years.
In Wisconsin, the La Toilette control
will probably result in the turning
down of Senator Quarles. Sentiment
has not crystalized on his successor.
Missouri will be the scene of another
interesting contest, in this case for the
toga of Senator Cockrell. Cyrus P.
Walbridge. the defeated candidate for
governor. Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock and Richard Kerens are
among those whose names are men
toned as possible candidates.
In California it is regarded as quite
probable that Senator Bard will sue
ceed himself but he has not yet
cleared away all opposition. Washing
ton state will see warm fight for the
seat of Senator Foster. The republican
legislature in Montana, it is expected,
will elect Thomas H. Carter, who is
already a familiar figure in the senate.
Altogether, there will be scarcely
half dozen new men on the senate floor
after March next. Two of the new
Corners will be Senator Knox of Penn
sylvania and Senator Murray Crane
of Massachusetts, though both men are
we'll known in Washington.