The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-12-29
IN THE NEXT SENATE.

Washington. Dec. s9.-Nneteen
hundred and eleven probably will re-
move from the United States senate
% OF ~ members-oBe-f fourth of It's
total membership. The New Year
VII bring the election OF new sena-
tons In more than two-thlrds OF the
states. u will witness sweeping
change in that picturesque Rnd long
powerful adjunct OF the upper house
the odd Guard"
The Democratic trend Of the No
vcmbcr elections will naturally have
a material bearing on the senatorial
contestp. but will not be so marked
as IN the house. where the Democrat
ic forces change from a minority TO
a majority.
Two ~ the staics--North Dakota
and vlrglnia-win chose two sena-
tors each
In North Dakota. the regular term
Of Senator McCumber tRepubiican)
and the appolntive term OF Senator
Purcell CDemocratl Will expire on
March .. Purceh was appointed by
a Democratic governor last January
10 fll a vacancy caused by the resig-
nation Of senator Fountain L.. Thomp
son. The legislature eielcted in Mo-
vcmbcr has large Republican ma
iority. and one OF its first duties.
and lis great pleasure. will be 10 re
place Purcell with Republican.
Rep. Aslo j. Gronna. a militant In
snrgent. Is assured o: the position.
McCumbor wiz be reelected without
opposition.
The next Virginia legislature Will
EJECT two senators. one for the term
beeinning March 4. 1911. and the
other for the term beginning March
4. 1915 n Senators Martin and
Swanson. or either of them. have OPP
opsltlon IN their desire for re-elec-
ton the matter will he fought out in
a Democratic primary held In the
frat week OF next September
Friends Of Senator Martin. whose
term ends March 3. 1918, are In
clined 60 the belief that there will
be no contest for his scat whether
Swanson will have competition ~
doubtful Congressman Carter
Glass has been strongly urged by
friends 90 contest with Swanson for
tso honor. but Glass has not midi
Gated whother or not he viii make
the fight. In the abserce of opposf-
tIon the question OF rejoicing the
Senators would 20 direct 20 the leg
islature.
Martin has been In the senate 10
years. Swanson served seven terms
in congress and two terms az COVER
nor OF virginia before he was ap-
pointed 20 serve the unexpired term
of the late Senator Daniel. Glass
has just been elected for the sixth
time as a member of congress
Friends OF Senator Lodge find cold
comfort IN the news from Massachu-
esstt and they gravoly fear that he
may follow Aldrich. Hale. Scott and
Burrows, veteran leaders OF the SEN
ate into retirement. The most OPP
tmistic OF the senator's followers
speak OF the situation as "close" or
doubtful"
Az the main object OF Lodges
enemies Is 10 bring about hisNdefcat,
there is no indication who will be
chosen as his successor In case he IL
beaten. The man who promises to
add most strength to the fight will
be most acceptable to Lodges foes
Former Governors Curtis Guild
Jr. and John L. Bates and Repre-
sentatives Mccall and Weeks are
under consideration by the Republi-
cans as candidates to be taken up in
the event that Lodge is forced to ne.
tire.
Rhode Island in its sttempt to sc.
lect a successor to Senator Aldrich
he's started fight so big that II
bulgcs the narrow boundaries OF the
state. n. r. Hppitt, big cotton