The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-02-04
NEXT Senate
MAY Be CLOSE
TWGnty-fOur Republicans Go Out
Next March.
BUT Only SIX DEMOCRATS.
Change of Fourteen Would Give Demo-
Gratis the Senate-Beveridge, Bur
kett, DePew, Dick, Nixon, Du Pont
and Warner Among Republicans
Whose Terms Expire.

whose erms Expire.
Washington, Jan. 29-Not only are
all the members of the house to come
up for election next fall, but thirty of
the senators go out of Office on March
B, 1911, and in most cases the legisla-
lures which will name their successors
are chosen at the coming election. The
thirty senators whose terms expire
with this congress are as follows: Aid
rich, Beveridge, Bulkeley, Burkett, Bur
rows, Carter, Clapp, Clark (WyoD, Cul-
bersOn, Daniel, Depew, Dick, Du Pont,
Flint, Frazier, Hale. Kean. La Fol
lette, Lodge. McCumber, Money, Nix
on, Oliver, Page. Piles, Rayner, Scott,
Sutherland, Taliaferro and Warner.
Beveridge and Burkett.
AS to the chances of these senators
for reelection, it is now announced
that Aldrich will be a candidate to sue
coed himself, and there is every pros
pect that he will do so. In the case of
Beveridge, the present legislature of
Indiana is Democratic. and it is adj
mitted on all hands that the fight in
that state In the fall will be hard one,
and no confident prediction of the out
come is yet possible. 1t is generally
conceded, believe. that If the Rcpub-
licans win Beveridge will be reelected.
Buckley viii probably succeed him
self. although Connecticut in the old
days was one of the doubtful states.
Burkett Is in the same boat with Bev-
eridge in that the state legislature is
now Democratic. Burkett himself
thinks that Bryan is a receptive candi-
date for senator. Another Democrat
mentioned is Representative Hitchcock.
Burrows is fairly sure of reelection.
These May Succeed Themselves.
Carter of Montana and Clark Of Wv.
Omlng will perhaps :. -, .a.s
selves, although McErl-u in Populist
days went against the Republicans.
Clapp may have opposition in his own
party. but as Minnesota has shown
strong leanings toward the insurgent
cause and as Clapp belongs to the in
his chances seem at least
favorable. Culberson of Texas will al
most certainly succeed himself and
Daniel of Virginia has been reelected.
Has Depew a Chance7
The situation in New York state is
peculiar. 1t now seems certain that
Depew will be a candidate for re-
as he recently sent out an
invitation to up state editors to attend
a banquet in Washington, with trans
portation furnished. The New York
State society in Washington has de-
clared for Depew, though this is not
highly significant. While Depew has
physically since his break
down following the insurance disclo-
sures and to some extent has got
back on his feet politically, no reliable
prediction is possible. The one GER
tain thing is that if the Republicans
control the legislature Roosevelt, if he
wishes, can name the senator.
Fight Against Dick.
The successor to Senator Dick in
ohio will doubtless be chosen by a
lirect vote in the primaries, but the
in the Buckeye State is too
much at sea to tell who the man will
,e. Du Pont in Delaware, Flint in
Frazier in Tennessee, Kean
n New Jersey. Lodge in Massachu-
etts, McCumber in North Dakota,
oliver in Pennsylvania, Page in Yer
mont, Sutherland I'm Utah and Talia-
erro I'm Florida will all doubtless be |
andidates to succeed themselves.
Hale to Meet Opposition.
Eugene Hale, the titular Republican
enate leader, is to be opposed in his
wn party, Judge Frederick A. Powers
Iaving announced himself as a candi-
ate. La Toilette. the insurgent leader /
rom Wisconsin. will certainly be a
andidate to succeed himself and will |
doubtless win. Money of Missis-
ippi will be succeeded by John
harp Williams, who has already been
lected. Nevada is an uncertain state
officially, frequently going Democrat
?. which makes Nixon's reelection
ebatable. Washington has generally
cen Republican of late years. which /
makes 1t probable that Piles success
r will be Of his own political faith.
Iaryland is a battle-ground. but IL
be Democrats win Rayner will try !
or 1t again. but may have opposition d,
D his own party. A Republican oppO-
ent to Nathan Bey Scott has already
ppeared in West Virginia. In Mis-
ouri the democrats will make a de-
ermined fight TO regain the seat held
y William Warner, Republican.
How Democrats Might Win.
A rather remarkable fact is that Of
hese thirty senators whose terms eK-
ire only six are Democrats. II is
requently said that by no possibility /
an the Democrats capture the next
enate. but a little study shows that
hey might do so in a landslide. The
resent complexion Of the senate is
hirty-four Democrats to fifty-eight
or thirty-three to fifty
ine without Thompson Of North Da-
ota. who win shortly be succeeded
y a Republican. Thus a change Of
ourteen would give the Democrats a
Of two.