Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-06-21
SHARP CONTESTS AHEAD
Stirring Contests For United States
Scholarships Will Be Held In
Many States.
CHerald Specially

(Herald Specially
Washington, D. c., June 21.-Be-
tween now and March 3, 1911, stir
ring contests for United States SEN
atorships will be held in many states.
The terms of thirty members of the
senate will expire on that date, and
among them are some of the most in
fluential members of that body, on
the democratic side as well as on the
republican.
Ohio and Indiana promise to fur
nish the liveliest fights and added in
terest will be given the contest in
the Buckeye State if ex-senator For
aker decides to enter the lists against
Senator Dick, who will be a candidate
for reelection Senator Beveridge of
Indiana is believed to have big con.
test on his hands to secure re-elec-
ton Former Senator Hemenway is
known to entertain a strong desire
a possibility that former Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks may get into the con-
test.
Not the least interesting of the SEN
atorial contests that will be settled
before March 8, 1911, will take place
in Connecticut Things political in
that state are already being framed
with a view to sending Senator Nor
gan G. Buckley down to defeat. Sen
ator Bulkeley has been the republican
boss of Connecticut for many years,
but within the past few years a
strong revolt has been organized to
bring about his downfall. The anti
machine republicans have been gain
ing strength and the senator undoubt-
eddy will have hard fight to return
to Washington.
Senator Hale of Maine, the Father
of the Senate" will be returned. He
has some opposition, but this is ex
pected to fade away before the time
comes for the election. The same
may be said of Senator Aldrich of
Rhode Island who will finish thirty
one years of continuous service in
the senate when his present term ex-
pires in 1911, and who undoubtedly
will be sent back another six years.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts
may find his reelection more diff
cult than his colleagues of Maine and
Rhode Island. Until several months
ago it looked as though he would
have smooth sailing, but Representa-
tive Butler Ames has been going over
the state with fine tooth comb in an
effort - 80 pr the legisla-
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vote against Lodge.
Senator Depew of New York will
not be returned to the senate 1t is
doubtful even if he will consent to be
a candidate for reelection New
York already is specializing on the
question Of his successor. The name
of Mr.. Roosevelt has been frequently
mentioned in connection with the
senatorship, but those who stand
closest to the ex-president are of the
opinion that he will not engage in
fight for the honor Former Governor
Frank Black, Hon. Joseph H Choate,
Timothy Woodruff and several others
have been mentioned.
Other republican senators whose
terms will expire in 1911 are Clarke
of Wyoming. La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin, Scott of West Virginia, Piles of
Washington, Page of Vermont, Suth-
erland of Utah, Oliver of Pennsylva-
MIA, McCumber of North Dakota,
Kean of New Jersey, Nixon of Neva-
da, Burkett of Nebraska, Carter of
Montana, Warner of Missouri, Clapp
of Minnesota, Burrows of Michigan
and Flint of California.
On the democratic side the senators
whose terms will end March 3, 1911,
are Daniel of Virginia, who is assured
of reelection without opposition;
Money of Mississippi, who will be sue
ceeded by John Sharp Williams; Gull
berson of Texas, who probably will
be reelected; Frazier of Tennessee,
Talliaferro of Florida, and Rayner of
Maryland