The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-10
Ritter Contest Over Successor to
Senator Kean in Legislature
Which Convened at
Noon Today
WILSON SUPPORTS MARINE
Senatorial Contest in Florida to be
Decided at Primary-Warm Fight
is in Progress in West
Virginia.

Trenton. n. j., Jan. 1O.-The legis-
lature that is called upon to select a
Democrat to succeed John Kean. Re- |
publican, in the United States senate |
convened at noon today. BY common
consent the senatorial contest is to be
given the right of way and the indica.
tlons are that all legislative business
will be shelved until after the senator
shin is decided. II is expected the bal
loting will begin two weeks from to-
dav But il may be many weeks before
the outcome of the fight is decided, for
rarely has there been such. n bitter
struggle for seat in the upper branch
of Congress.
There are but two active candidates
for the toga, former United States
Senator smith, Jr., Democratic boss of
Essex, one of the largest counties of
the state and James E. MARITIME of
Plainfield, known throughout New Jer-
sey as the farmer orator.
Behind Smith is the Democratic ma
chine: behind MARITIME Governor-elect
Woodrow Wilson, the first Democratic
governor in New Jersey for sixteen
years. and whose strenuous opposition
TO the election of Smith has formed
one of the remarkable features of the
contest. MARITIME was indorsed for the
senatorship at the primaries last Sep
tember and DIR. Wilson declares that
the legislature should follow the in
dorsement.
Robert Davis, democratic leader of
Hudson county and power in the
Democratic councils of the state, died
yesterday of cancer. Davis death Will
complicate further the senatorial stu
alton as he had pledged the vote of the
Hudson County delegation to former
Senator Smith.
So bitterly has the war between
Smith and MARITIME been waged that
the prediction is now heard on all sides
that neither will be elected to the SEN
atorship, but that compromise can
didate will be chosen. Senator Smiths
friends do not say they can elect him
over Mr.. MARITIME, but they declare they
can substitute a stronger and more
capable man than MARITIME.
James f.. MARITIME is quaint and
picturesque character. He is force
full, eloquent and convincing in his
speeches. and as a spellbinder has few
EQUALS in the state. He desires to be
known as a progressive. He probably
has been a candidate for more offices
and with less success than any other
man i'm New Jersey. He has run for
the assembly four times. for the state
senate four times, for Congress twice,
for governor twice and for the United
States senate once before the present
occasion.
Senator Smith, Mr.. Ma mes op-
ponent. has been considered the real
leader of the Democratic party I'm New
Jersey for many years. He is bus
mess man and a multimillionaire. His
first political office was that OF coun-
Gilman i'm Newark I'm 1888. He held
other local offices until, in 1898 he was
elected United States senator. His
term expired in 1909.
Among the Democrats who mention
ed as possible dark horse" candidates
in the event that neither Smith noi
MARITIME can be elected are Judge
Howard Carrow of Camden county
Clarence Cole Of Atlantic county
Congressmen Hughes and Kinkead
Judge Mark A. Sullivan, Frank Kat
zenbach, Jr and William B. Gourley.
Florida Senatorial Primary.
V-.II, I,e No. Ian
fifth time within two years State
wide primary was held in Florida to
day for the selection of Unite,
States senator. The winner I'm tn
primary will be elected to succeed
Senator 'Taliaferro, whose term vii
expire next March. and who is not
candidate for reelection. There ar
three candidates for the senatorshiT
William A. Blount. lawyer of Pensa
cola; John n. Stockton, a real estat
dealer of Jacksonville and w. I
Bryan, Jacksonville lawyer. In TN
event that no candidates in today
primary receives a majority of IN
votes a second primary will be hel
January 81.
Contest in West Virginia.
Wheeling. w. Va, Jan. 10.-Facing
political situation which no other stat
In the Union faces this winter III
state legislature of West Virginia cor
venes at Charleston Wednesday--th
solution of the political complicatio
which by the death of Senator Elixir
now involves the selection of two ser
ators. Five candidates were in lin
TO succeed Senator Scott. Republica
and since Mr. Elkin's death two oti
orS have been put forward for one
the nfhor ..oc.,o..