The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-21
HOT CONTEST FOR
 SENATORIAL CHAIR
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 the administration desires to find an opponent for the nomination and sev- eral have been suggested but they have promptly declined the dangerous honor with thanks. on the other side of the house the crop is not yet out of the ground. As the district Is ycry strongly democratic the race is not likely 10 prove d very exciting ono for the republican nomination and the office Is likely to seek the man in this case this year.
 The interest in republican circles at present centers in the eighth district, where Alderman Emil Loos from tho eighth ward is an avowod candidate i for the nomination and will probably ! give Senator Butterworth a hard tus- sle for the nomination If the latter de- cided to make a fight to retain his seat. At present it is figured In pollt- 1 ical circles that Loos has the backing of the Ullmans with their power and Butterworth is the candidate of the opposition in the republican party. It looks as if the nomination will show the strength of the two sides unless some agreement Is reached before the convention time comes.
 For the democrats it is stated that ex-Alderman Henry Donovan, who was the nominee two years ago, has the ambition to try the fight again and that he will probably he given the chance. Other names have been mem toned prominent among these being that of c. Herbert Bishop, the Stata street druggist, but it seems that he has refused to consider the fight en- tirely and no one else appears 10 be anxious for the nomination on the democratic side yet.
 In the eleventh district at present 1t looks as if the combatants would he present Senator Dennis Blakeslco on the republican side against Will liam F. Alcorn, ex-alderman from the thirteenth for the democrats. The name of Acorn is the only one men toned yet on the democratic side and no opposition has appeared to the re- nomination of Senator Blakeslee.
 It Is reported that there will be q distinct administration candidate f each of tho four districts when con. vention time comes and that the mem bers of the administration will put their strength to the test to send their men to Hartford. Outside of Jamc; Maxwell In the tenth district thc names of those selected for the ad' mlnistration backing have not yet be- como known.
 For the democratic nominations fol representatives, Michael Goode ant ,, James r.. Sullivan are said to be tn, ticket in the minds of those likely C , know Goode was a candidate two , years ago and is said to be deslrou of trying conclusions again this year Sullivan is q prominent labor mal and is expected to draw strongly iron that important clement In the vote
 getting. The fact that the present ad , ministration carried the city last fal gives the democrats renewed hope tha
 they can land two representatives thi , year in the legislature from the cit, and it can be depended upon tha
 there will be strong fight to brint o about this result this fall
 The republican ticket is not 90 wei
 defined in rumor. Fred Lehr Is hell to be without ambition to succee' 1, himself and no one has yet been sug
 gested to take the place Major I'll son, tho present speaker of the house . Is said to be desirous of returning am F if this Is the case there is practical
 no doubt of his obtaining the nomn
 aton of his party.