The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-04-02
MANY SENATORS
SEEK REELECTION
Probability of Changes in the
Upper House.
PARTY LEADERS INVOLVED
Nelson w. AIdrich Among Those Who
Will Ask for States Endorsement
ITO Increase Attendance
at West Point.

Washington.-The Republican sena-
| tors who voted against the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff bill and who fought many
of its provisions from the very be-
ginning of the. debate hope that in
one years time their ranks will be
fuller than they are to-day. for they
say they expect that from one or two
states there will come senators of
their way of thinking to add to what
they call the anti-organization strength
in the upper house.
| The Democrats hope and seemingly
believe that their ranks are to be re-
| cruited largely as result OF the
senatorial elections in the different
state legislatures next winter. Every
second year there is an influx of new
senators into congress or an influx OF
old senators who have been lucky
enough to be reelected. The list OF
members of the upper house whose
terms will expire at midnight March
8. 1911, is a long one. and 1t runs as
| follows:
Il
| Florida; Isador Rayner, Maryland;
fernando d. Money, Mississippi;
James B. Frazier. Tennessee; John
w. Daniel, Virginia; Charles A. Gull
berson. Texas.
Republicans-William Warner. Mis-
souri,; George Sutherland. Utah: Ma
than B. Scott, West Virginia, Samuel
H. Piles. Washington: Carroll s. Page
Vermont; George T. Oliver. Pennsyl
vania; George s. Nixon, Nevada; Por'
ter ]. McCumber, North Dakota;
Henry Cabot Lodge, Massachusetts,;
Robert M. La Toilette, Wisconsin:
John Kean, New Jersey; Eugene Hale
Maine; Frank p. Flint. California;
Henry A. du Point, Delaware; Charles
Dick. Ohio; Chauncey M. Depew; New
York: Clarence d. Clark, Wyoming
Moses E. Clapp, Minnesota; Thomas
H. Carter. Montana; julius c. Bur
rows. Michigan: Elmer ]. Burkett
Nebraska; Morgan G. Bulkeley. Con
necticut; Albert j. Beverage, Indi
ana; Nelson w. Aldrich. Rhode Island
Republicans to Retain Control.
There Is virtually no chance that
the Democrats will obtain control OF
the senate as a result of next winters
elections. There are too many always
Republican states to choose their rep
resentatives in the upper house to
give much basis for any Democratic
hope that the present great majority
against them can be overcome. Maine
it may be, will not return Eugene
Hale to the senate, but admittedly OF
all sides Mr.. Hale's chances of com
ing back are bright, although there is
a fight being waged against him IL
the home state. If Mr. Hale by any
chance should be defeated his place
will not be taken by a Democrat, but
by some Republican whom the people
of Maine will think more nearly rep
resents what they consider the pro
gressive Republican tendency of the
age.
AIdrIch Sure to Come Back.
Senator Aldrich, the Republican
leader, Is certain to be returned te
the senate If he lives. No Democrat
has made any claim of possibility
Of Mr.. Aldrich's defeat One year age
former Gov. Utter of Rhode Island
said that he was authorized by Mr.
Aldrich to declare that the senator
would not be candidate for re
election. 1t was perfectly true that
the Republican senate leader had in
tended to retire at the expiration Of
his present term of Office. The neces
sity for financial legislation induced
Mr.. Aldrich to change his mind, for he
saw an opportunity, as his friends put
it, to build legislative monument t.
himself in the shape of q financial
measure that might be satisfactory
to all sections Of the country. What
ever it was that induced Mr.. Aldricf
to change his mind, he changed 1t
and he will be candidate for re-elec
ton, and unless death intervenes Il
seems assured that he is to come
back to Washington.
Out in Indiana the Democrats hope
to secure successor to Senator AL
bert j. Beveridge. Mr.. Beverage hal
a hard campaign ahead of him priol
to the elections of members of the
legislature. There are a number Of
holdover Democrats who will have
seats in the next legislature and this
advantage of the opposition party the
Republican senator will have to over
come.
New York will choose a senator t.
succeed Chauncey M. Depew. Mr.. De
pew wants to succeed himself, but II
may be that certain passages in the
senator's life a few years ago will
prevent his party from sending hin
back to the upper house.
To Fill up West Point.
The members OF the fourth, or as II
is called, the plebe class, have just
reported for admission to the United
States Military academy at West