Evening journal., 1910-03-24
THIRTY SENATORS
NEAR TERM END
Only a Few are Assured Of
Longer Stay in Halls Of
Legislation
SENATOR DUPONT
IS IN THE LIST

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 2f.-
Thirty members Of the Senate are in
the last year Of their present terms.
The convention for elections OF the sum
mer and fall will decide. In almost all
the cases, whether the toga wearers
shall return to their law practice or
disport for six years more in the mar
bic temple of legislation on the hill.
In regard to several OF the Senators
the question has already been settled.
The return OF Senator Isidor Rayner
has been assured by the action OF the
Maryland Legislature. Senator Her
nando De Soto Money. the Democratic
leader, will retire TO his plantation in
Mississippi. They take a Senatorial
situation by the forelock down in Mis-
sissippt and In line with the honor
abl custom, John Sharp Williams,
statesman, gentleman, scholar, lawyer,
and planter was chosen several years
ago to succeed Money. williams was
then leader OF the Democrats and one
of the most popular members Of the
House. Senator Flint (Coiifornia) has
said he would not be a candidate for
lie. election.
In statement issued a short time
age he explained thar the great eN-
pense of carrying on n campaign
under the new California primary law
was hsycnd his means and that. be-
sides. he felt 1t to be his duty TO earn
more money than comes In the Senate
pay envelope to provide for the fu-
ture Of his family.
AIdrioh First on List.
At the head of the list, aIphahetic-
ally and otherwise, OF those who will
toe the mark and take the oath nexi
March will be one Senator Aldrich
from Rhode Island. a vagrant rumoi
went the rounds last summer that AID
rich had decided to retire. When Il
was brought to his attention he re.
marked that he hadn't passed out
authority to anybody to make such q
statement.
They have been trying to build I
fire under Senator Hale in the thirst!
State OF Maine, but the Senator
friends declare that he'll rsturn agaii
just as he has for thirty years. il
stands beside Aldrich at the head D
the regular organization in rank In
not in influence Other members o
the old guard facing q contest ar
Lodge (Mass.) and Kean IN. J J.. Will
Burrows (Mich.) and Scott (W. Va.
say they will be here, though they ar
fighting lively opposition.
-Four Of the band of progressives 4
the Senate are under fire of the "in
terests" and, according to widely cir
culated reports, Of the regular Hepub
licans. but they are fighting on cheer
fully with the expectation OF putin
in six years more at the old stand.
Sharp Fight in Wisconsin.
La Toilette is, Of course, an objei
OF especial solicitude and extraordinaI
efforts are being made to overtul
Wisconsin, where he has no fricn,
but the people. Beveridge, now Il
undisputed Republican leader In II
diana and a strong force in the ser
ate, is up for reelection. Burkett h,
". J. Bryan, among other issues, &
his hands In Nebraska, and Clap
seeks recognition in Minnesota, whel
they are up to date and don't hav
moss on their political doctrines.
In the group Of those who must I
born again as Senators If they are 20
ing TO help govern the country an
advance the light of civilization sen
orally are: Bulkeley Connecticut
/. Carter, Montana; Clark. Wyoming
. Culberson, Texas; Daniel Virginia
Depew, New York; Dick, Ohio; d
" Pont, Delaware; Frazier, Tennessee
g McCumber. North Dakota: Nixon, Ne
r vada; Oliver, Pennsylvania; Page, We
It mont; Piles, Washington; Sutherlan,
l. Utah; Taliaferro, Florida, and War
d ner, Missouri
" OF the thirty whose terms expir
n there arc twenty-four Republicans an
six Democrats.