The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-12


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washington. Jan. Nineteen hun
dred and eleven probably will remov'
from the United States Senate % o
its members-one-four of its totA
membership. The New Year vii
bring the election of new senators II
more than two-thirds OF the states. i
will witness a sweeping change II
adjunct of the Upper House-th'
.Oid Guard
The Democratic trend of the No
vember elections will naturally nave
q material bearing on the senatorial
contests. but will not be so marked
as in the House, where the Democrat
&c forces change from minority te
q majority.
Two of the states-North Dakots
and virginia-will choose two sena'
tors each
In North Dakota, the regular term
and the appointive term of Senator
Purcell (DemocraD will expire on
March 3. Purcell was appointed by
O. Democratic governor last January
10 I'LL q vacancy caused by the resfg-
nation OF Senator Fountain l.. Thomp-
=
MEMBER has q large Republican ma
tority, and one Of its first duties, and
It's great pleasure, will be to replace
Purcell with a Republican. Rep
AISLE j. Gronna, a militant insurgent,
u assured of the position. McCum-
sition.
The next Virginia legislature will
elect two Senators, one for the. term
beginning March 4. 1911 and the
other for the term beginning March
4, 1918 II Senators Martin and
Swanson, or either of them, have OPP
position In their desire for reelection
the matter viii be fought out in a
Democratic primary held in the first
week Of next September Friends of
Senator Martin, whose term ends Mar.
5. 1913. are inclined to the belief that
there will be no contest for his seat.
whether Swanson will have competi-
fion is doubtful. Congressman Car
ter Glass has been strongly urged by
friends to contest with Swanson for
rhe honor, but Glass has not indicat-
ed whether or not he will make the
fight In the absence of opposition
the question Of re-electing the Sena-
tors would go direct to the legisla-
ture.
Martin has been in the Senate ID
years. Swanson served seven terms in
Congress and two terms as Governor
OF Virginia before he was appointed
10 serve the unexpired term of the
late Senator Daniel. Glass has just
been elected for the sixth time as a
member of Congress
Friends OF Senator Lodge find cold
comfort In the news from Massachu-
sets and they gravely fear that he
may follow Aldfich, Hale, Scott and
Burrows, veteran leaders of the Sem
ate into retirement. The most op-
timistic Of the Senator's followers
speak Of the situation as "close" or
As the main object of, Lodges en-
emfes is to bring about his defeat
there Is no indication who will be
chosen as his successor in case he Is
beaten The man who promises to
most acceptable to Lodges foes. For
1ner governors Curtis Guild, Jr., and
John l. Bates and Representatives
Mccall and Weeks are under consid-
Grafton by the Republicans as candi.
dates to be taken up in the event
that Lodge is forced to retire.
Rhode Island in its attempt to elect
a successor to Senator A1drich, has
started Tight so big that it bulges
the narrow boundaries Of the state. H.
er, is the choice of Aldrich and the
regular Republican organizatio
They gave a big dinner recently to
boom Lippitt and Aldrfch travelled all
the way from Washington to Provi-
dence to attend.
conspiracy to defeat Lippitt is
charged by the latter's friends against
Judge LIE Baron 3. Colt, (Rep.) and
Judge Arthur Brown, (Dem. A good
many Republicans suggest as a solu-
ton OF the complications that have
arisen that Adrich be returned to
Ear. insisted that his declaration of
retirement was his final word.
Haleis seat. as a senator from
Maine. Is the object Of a great fight
among the Democrats, who captured
the legislature. The candidates in
clude Chas. A. johnson, an able law
yer of Waterville, who has been an
candidate for Governor
and Congress-; Obadiah Gardner of
Rockland. who has been master of
the state grange, an organization of
farmers that yields powerful influ-
ence in Maine, and who was nearly
elected governor, and William PEN
nell who was elected sheriff. sever
III times, as the candidate of the
4wets" in the rock-ribbed Republi-
can county In which Portland is sit
Senator Buckley, Republican, of
Connecticut, who is serving his first
term In the Senate, has lively rival
an his contest for reelection. For
mer Governor George p Mclean has
1and the honor and his friends believe
that he VIII succeed.
Ohio has a mixed situation. Ed
ward w. Hanaley, Of Dayton, who has
become an active figure in politics in
the last few years and holds Office in
natural gas and other companies, al
legged to be under Standard Oil in
duence, Is making an open fight
against Alice Pomerone, an attorney
Rnd Progressive Democrat of Canton.
They have held series of joint de-
ne0 and has led many politicians to
the belief that both will be eliminat-
Cd.
Governor Harmon is much talked
81 and he may give up TIE Ohio gov
Drnorship to become a senator. John
R. Mclean, owner of q Cincinnati
and the Washington, d. C.
g1s company, was regarded q short
Time ago as q candidate, but is now
out Of the race.
New York's senatorial race is with
put any particular favorite. Several
men are considered by the leaders
and talked about. Senator Depew's
Democratic successor may be William
r. Sheehan, Edw. NJ. Shepard, Nor
man E. Mack, Mayor Gaynor, Alton
B. Parker. or some other candidate
not yet put forward.
Florida Democrats are in a daze
Them in the senatorial selection. The
hrst primary will be held on January
10. and IL none of the candidates re-
refves q majority of all votes cast,
hose who receive the highest votes
will meet in q second primary on JAN
H. The expense of holding pri-
mary Is $4,000, and no money is