The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-02-18
Terms Of Thirty, Twenty-Four Of
Them Republicans, Expire
Year Hence.
OPPOSITION Is ALREADY BUSY
Sharp Fight in Wisconsin Against la
Toilette, While Burrows in Mich
igan Will Have Hands
Ful-Other Contests.

terms of thirty members of the United
States senate, twenty-four republl-
cans and six democrats. will expire a
year hence. The six democrats i'm the
list are Daniel of Virginia, Culberson
of Texas Money of Mississippi, Fra
zier of Tennessee, Raynor of Mary
land and Talliaferro of Florida. Five
of the six are slated for reelection.
Daniel and Raynor have already been
chosen for another term and John
Sharp Williams has been selected Tor
the seat of Senator Money.
Four of the twenty-four republicans
are classed as insurgents, or progress
sives. These are Clapp Of Minnesota,
Beveridge of Indiana, La Toilette OF
Wisconsin and Burkett of Nebraska.
The outlook for Clapp's reelection has
frightened during the past year and
he probably will be returned If Frank
b. Kellogg, the trust buster" keeps
out of the race. Senator Beveridge
will be elected unless the democrats
of his state capture the legislature
Burkett of Nebraska has displeased
certain faction in his own party and
there is also possibility that dem
ocrat-perhaps William ]. Bryan-will
be chosen to succeed him. Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin will have to fight
to get back, but he is very confident
of winning. Governor Davidson would
like to have the seat, and the under
standing Is that the stalwart republi-
cans of the state, backed by Senator
Stephenson, will make a heroic effort
to dislodge La Toilette.
Three of the most typieal of the
"Old Guard" of the senate are under
FIRE at the same time-a rather un-
usual occurrence, i'm view of the COM
plete unanimity with which their
elections have been accomplished be-
fore. These are Hale OF Maine, Lodge
Of Massachusetts and Burrows Of
Michigan.
Senator Hale, who Is the ranking
member of the upper house, faces op-
position within his own party for the
first time in years. True, the oppo-
SlIlOH is IlOl tAItNlth W thiiiphhN
much. but it is regarded as significant
that it exists at all. 1t arises from
little band of insurgents who have
sprung up among the republicans OF
the Pine Tree state who would like to
be represented i'm the senate by man
whose reactionary tendencies are not
quite so pronounced as are Senator
Hale's.
Virtually the same conditions exist
in MASSACHUSETTS with regard to the
sentative Butler Ames has announced
his intention to contest for Lodges
seat. Mr.. Ames has some of the fight
ing qualities of his illustrious grand
father. General Benjamin f. Butler,
but he has no such fame on which
to travel in political contest. No
wen-informed politician here believes
that he has any chance of success In
his fight against the veteran Lodge.
Conditions are different i'm Michigan
and the indications are that the people
of that state are going to witness
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tive Charles e. Townsend is to be
Senator Burrows opponent, and both
have agreed to submit their claims to
a state wide primary of republicans.
Mr. Townsend is known as a progress
sive republican. while Mr.. Burrows is
known as n conservative.
Aldrich of Rhode Island seems to
have reconsidered his intention to re-
tire from the senate and will probably
be returned. Bulkeley of Connecticut
also appears to be sure of reelection.
Carter of Montana will probably come
back. despite the talk of former Sen
ator Clark entering the field against
him. Depew of New York wants TO
be reelected but the wishes OF the
republicans of his state are not yet
known and probably will not he until
after Colonel Roosevclt's return. Dick
Of Ohio is another senator whose flu
ture is rendered uncertain by the fac
tional differences in his own party.
Flint OF California is to retire volun-
tarily. Piles of Washington is another
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reelection. Scott of West Virginia
already has a fight on his hands. Rep
resentative Hubbard Is out for his scat
and the chances are that one or two
others will enter the contest Tor the
Scott toga. Sutherland OF Utah can
come back unless the Mormon church
decides II wants someone else. War
ner OF Missouri will find obstacles in
his path. even n the neV; u sislature
in his stat. p republic ~. Former
Governor David r. Francis has al
resav announced his caudLhcy for
wirner's piaSs.
The republican members who will
probably re reelected without opposl-
sition include Clark ~ wyoming. Du-
Pont Of Delaware. Kcnn ~ New Jersey.
McCunbcr of North Dakota. Nixon ~
Nevada. Page Of Vermont and Olivr
of Pennsylvania. though u IL rumored
that the latter may ind a rival In