Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-03
MANY or THE OLD GUARD
WILL DROP OUT OF SENATE
e -
SENATE SEATS IN NEXT CONGRESS-.

without any particular taYorlte
Several men are considered by the
leaders and Senator Depew's Demo-
cratic successor may be William F
Shoohan, Edward NJ. Shepard, Nor
man E. Mack, Mayor Gaynor, Alton
B. Parker. or some other candidate
not yet put forward.
Florida Democrats are in daze
over the complications thai confront
them in the senatorial election. The
first primary will be held on January
/ 0, and if none of thu candidates re-
celve q majority of all votes cast,
those who receive the highest votes
will meet in a second primary on
January 81. The expense Of holding
primary is $4,000 and no money
is available for that purpose. 1t has
been proposed to induce primary
Judges and clerks to serve without
compensation. In some counties
party leaders say the people do not
care about the contests and that they
will not hold primary elections.
Lawyers declare that a primary un-
der the conditions which 1t seems
certain will exist will be Illegal. Nc
popular interest is Is displayed in
the senatorship, and the newspapers
practically ignon1 it, Under these
doleful conditions the candidates
are w. A. Blount, Of Pensacola,
lawyer; N P Bryan, of Jacksonville,
lawyer, and John N, C, Stockton, of
Jacksonville, real estate dealer. II
is considered probable that two
primaries will be necessary to de-
eide the choice of the people
There Is a mixup too in California.
In the Republican primary, A. G..
Spaulding, San Diego millionaire,
whosI name is known throughout the
baseball world, and Judge Charles
D. Works, of Los Angeles, submitted
their ambitions to the citizens.
Works received a majority of the
popular vote, but Spauldirg carried
majority of the legislative districts.
Each claims with ardor that the re-
suit entities him to the votes of the
Republicans in the Legislature. Thrre
has been some talk of returning
Senator Flint, but that Is considered
improbable, because he is stand
patter" and the legislature is prog
ressive The legislators will tackle
the problem in session beginning
January Sth.
Iowa is center of interest be-
cause group Of fighting pro-
gressiyes are out for the seat of |
Senator "Lafe" Young, temporarily
serving by appointment as the sue
cessor of the lata Senator Dolliver |
The legislature will elect senator
for the remainder of the Dolliver
term, which expires March 3. 1919 |
Young is a steel-clad conservative
asd does not expect to be elected
Attorney General H w. Byrs seems
to be in the lead and other candi-
dates are; w. S. Kenyon, assistant
10 the Attorney General of the
United s Safes, Congressman Woods
and Hubbard, prOgressives and
congressman Pickett, near-progres-
5ive
Trouble thrRtens in Minnesota
where all has been serene. Senator
Moses b. Clapp, Republican. was en-
'olseu ny tne state convention for
reelection and there was no sign of
opposition until a few days ago
when Governor Eberhard displayed
symptoms of senatorltis. His action
,aused Smsation among Minnesota
Republicans, and if he openly enters
he fight it will be big one. With
Eberhard in the game. Congressman
Eawney and perhaps Frank B Kel-
ogg, government trust buster NAV
ilso enter and add to the gayetv Of /.
he times. VI
In New Jersey it is a question
whether James Smith or James n
Wartime, Democrats, shall succeed
senator kean, Republican. Martine
,eceiYed a majority of the votes in
but Smith, who is mil
iohalre and an ally Of the big New
fork business interests claims thai
ne vote at the primaries was worth. L
ess as a test of public sentiment
Governor Woodrow Wilson has omen
y endorsed MARITIME
A merry scrap is in progress
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