The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-03-30

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, Beverage, Bulkeley. Burkett, Bur
rows. Carter, Clapp, Clark (Wyo.). 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.
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 90. In the case Of
Beveridge, the present legislature of
Indiana is Democratic, and it is ad.
mitted on all hands that the fight in
that state in the fall will be a hard one,
and no confident prediction of the out
come is yet possible. 1t is generally
conceded, I believe, that If the Repub-
licans win Beveridge will be reelected.
Bulkeley will probably succeed him.
self, although Connecticut in the old
days was n 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.
Carter of Montana and Clark Of wy.
oming will perhaps succeed them
selves, although Montana in Populist
days went against the Republicans.
Clapp may have opposition in his OWE
party. but as Minnesota has shown
strong leanings toward the insurgent
cause and as Clapp belongs to the in
surgents his chances seem at least
Culberson Of Texas will al
most certainly succeed himself, and
Daniel of Virginia has been reelected.
Eugene Hale, the titular Republican
senate leader, is to be opposed in his
own party, Judge Frederick A. Powers
announced himself as q candi- |
La Toilette. the insurgent leader !
from Wisconsin, will certainly be a
candidate to succeed himself and will
doubtless win. Money Of Missis.
sippi will be succeeded by John
Sharp Williams, who has already been
Nevada is an uncertain state
politically. frequently going Democrat
Lc, which makes Nixon's reelection
1ebatable. Washington has generally
been Republican of late years, which
makes it probable that Piles success
sor will be of his own political faith.
Maryland Is a battle-ground, but If
he Democrats win Rayner will try
,or 1t again. but may have opposition
n his W party. A Republican oppo-
lent to Nathan Bey Scott has already
appeared in West Virginia. In Mis-.
souri, the Democrats will make a de-
:ermined fight to regain the seat held
~ William Warner, Republican.
A rather remarkable fact is that of
:hese thirty senators whose terms ex-
Dire only six are Democrats. It is
frequently said that by no possibility
IAN the Democrats capture the lex
senate, but a little study shows that
hey might do so in a landslide. The
resent complexion of the senate is
hirty-four Democrats to ffty-eight
republicans, or thirty-three to fifty
line without Thompson of North Da,
.ota. who will shortly be succeeded
y a Republican. Thus a change of
ourteen would give the Democrats a
majority Of two.
One Of the new features Of the Ola.
is testimony before the Ballinger in
estigating committee brought in the
ames Of Representatives McLachlan
I California and Kinkaid of Nebras-
a. 1t appears that after Ballingnr
1T the land office he became attorney
Kinkaid in an Alaskan coal claim.
q response to a question CLAWS said |
here was nothing improper in this
Mess there had been ONE previous J
greement. The writer remembers /
linkaid very well when he was a dis. F.,
net Judge. He represents the sand