Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-01
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR THE
DEMOCRATS.

Never before according to the 81
Louis Globc-Democrat were SO man.
exciting fights for United States sen
ators booked to take place simultaneous
" as are now just ahead of us. Two OF
three weeks hence they will begin. Al
that time the legislatures OF twenty
seven states will start to vote for sen
ators. Fifteen of those states have re-
publican legislatures and twelve arc
controlled by the democrats. In Maine
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New
York, New Jersey, Ohio, Iowa and a
few other states the contests will at
tract national attention. llale's success
sor from Maine will probably be a
democrat, but the fact that Hale HIM
self has rendered a tribute to the lead
ing democratic aspirant has aroused all
his democratic enemies to wrath. and
combination is being arranged against
him. Foss, the democratic governor
elect Of Massachusetts, has declared war
against Lodge, and asks the republican
legislature OF that state to defeat HIM
1t is said that Foss himself will enter
the contest as Al, aspirant for the SELL
ate. As he was formerly a republican,
report has it that he thinks he can get
some republican support as against
Lodge a lively contest is expected in
Rhode Island for the successor to Al
dric!,. AS the republicans have the leg
islaturr they will undoubtedly choose a
republican. but whoever he is. he will
lack the vast influence welded by the
retiring statesman.
The contests i'll New York, New Jer-
sey and Ohio are OF serious concern
to the democrats, in the legislatures Of
all of which states the democrats are
in large ma ority. ".Illink of William
+. Sieehan in the office of United
States senator from New York, which
has been filled by Rufus King. by Gouv-
erneur Morris. by De Witt Clinton, by
Martin Van Buren,, by Silas Wright, by
Hamilton Fish, by William H. Seward,
a5y Roscoe Conklin, by William NJ. Ev-
ants. Think Of J. Sergeant Cram. What
all Inspiring Chr mas thought Thus
eSclains the democratic New York
World. which blamcs Governors elect
Dix for refusing to Use his influence
against Sheehan and the others, and
'Whs say, Let the legislature elect the
senator without any dictation from the
governor. Governor-elect Woodrow
Wilson of New Jersey has fight on
his hands even before he enters Of
flee, for he has declared war upon en-
Senator Smith, who is actively cndeav-
oring to get back to the chamber III
which he served a term few years ago.
Sn,it! counters on Wilson, says that
applause had proven fatal" to Wilson,
and adds that "he has been swept to the
heights with such suddenness that his
Judgment has not accompanied him.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, the leading
democratic paper i'll Ohio. attacks Ed
ward W. Hanlcy. the principal demo-
cratic aspirant for the senatorship.
blames Governor Harmon for not OPP
posing Hanley. and insinuates that if
Hanley should be elected-and he prob
ably will be--a large part of the re-
sponsibilty will rest on Harmon's shoul-
ders.
This is the situation which confron,>
the democrats on the eve of their en-
trance into power in the house CT rep
rescntatives. and on the eve of the time
when they expected to cut down the
republican majority i'll the senate to ten.
Moreover, it is net in the senate alone
that trouble is shaping itself for the
democrats. Referring to the report from
Washington that the democratic ways
and means committee of the coming
house shall consist of free traders. the
democratic New Orleans Picayune
sounds this warning: "'The democrats
should remember that in the various
southern states there are many impor-
tant interests that require and deserve
fair and proper protection. and to rule
against them will destroy many sources