The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-11
MANY SENATORS
SEEK REELECTION
Probability of Changes in the
Upper House.
PARTY LEADERS INVOLVED
Nelson W. Aldrich Among Those Who
viii Ask for States Endorsement
To Increase Attendance
at West Point.


Washington-The Republican sena-
tors who voted against the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff bill and who fought many
of it's 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 ro-
cruited largely as a result of the
senatorial elections in the different
state legislatures next winter. Every
second rear 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 it runs as
follows:
Democrats-James P. Taliaferro,
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 F. 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 Pont, 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 ]. Beveridge, 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 on
all sides Mr.. Hale's chances of COM
ing back are bright, although there is
a fight being waged against him in
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 to
the senate if he lives. No Democrat
has made any claim Of a possibility
of MI. Aldrich's defeat.
New York will choose a senator to
succeed Chauncey M. Depew. Mr.. De-
pew wants to succeed himself, but it
may be that certain passages in the
senator's life a few years ago will
prevent his party from sending him
back to the upper house.
To Fill up West Point.
The members Of the fourth, or as 1t
is called, the plebe class, have just
reported for admission to the United
States Military academy at West
Point. There are only los members
of the class, and there still will be
$50 vacancies in the corps of cadets.
The committee on military affairs
of the United States senate has just
recommended a change in the law reg
ulating appointments to West Point.
The hope of the senators is to keep
the ranks of the cadets full and to
obviate the necessity of appointing
every year to commissioned rank civil
ians who know little or nothing about
the military service, and who have to
be trained for several years before
they are competent to command regu-
lar troops.
The authorized number Of cadets at
the military academy is 533, but the
actual number in attendance at the
school falls far below this mark, the
deficiency being due to the fact that
there are always existing vacancies
caused by the failure of candidates to
report or to pass the entrance exam
inaions. or by the elimination OF ca
diets who are found deficient in their
studies or their conduct"