Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-01-03

hundred and eleven PROBABLY VIII re-
move from the United States senate
% of It's members-one-fourth Of Its
total membership. The New Yeal
will bring the election Of new sena'
tors in more than two-thirds Of the
states. 1t will witness a sweeping
change in that picturesque and long
powerful adjunct Of the upper house
the "old Guard"
The Democratic trend OF the No.
vember elections will naturally have
material bearing on the senatorial
contests, but will not be so marked as
in the house, where the Democratic
forces change from a minority to g
majority
Two of the states-NOrth Dakota
and Vlrginia-will chose two sena.
tors each.
In North Dakota, the regular tern
of Senator McCumber Republican,
and the appointive term of Senator
Purcell (Democrat will expire on
March 3. Purcell was appointed by
a Democratic governor last January
to fill vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Senator Fountain l.
Thompson The Legislature elected in
November has large Republican
majority, and one of its first duties,
and its great pleasure, will be to re-
place Purcell with a Republican.
Representative AISLE j. Gronna, a mil
liant insurgent, is assured OF the po-
sition. McCumber will be reelected
without opposition
The next Virginia legislature will
elect two senators, one for the term
beginning March 4, 1911, and the 9TH
er for the term beginning March a.
1913. II senators Martin and Swan
son, or either Of them, have opposi-
ton In their desire for reelection the
matter will be fought out in Dem
ocratic primary held in the first week
OF next September. Friends of Sena-
tor Martin whose term ends March
3, 1918, are inclined to the belief that
there will be no contest for his seat.
Whether Swanson will have competi-
ton is doubtful. Congressman Car
ter Glass has been strongly urged by
friends to contest with Swanson for
the 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 Is
years, Swanson served seven terms in
congress and two terms as governor
of Virginia before he was appointed
to 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-
setts and they gravely fear that he
may follow Aldrich, Hale. Scott AMI
Burrows, veteran leaders of the SEN
ate into retirement. The most opti-
mistic of the senator's followers speak
of the situation as CLOSE" or doubt
full"
AS the main object of Lodges enc
mics 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
add most strength to the fight will
be most acceptable to Lodges fees.
Former governors Curtis Guild, Jr.,
and John l., Bates and Representa-
tlyes Mccall Weeks are under con-
sideration by the Republicans as can
didates to be taken up in the event
that Lodge is forced to retire.
Rhode sland in its attempt to select
a successor to Senator Aldrich. has
started fight so big that it bulges
the narrow boundaries of the state
IT, f, Lippitt, a big cotton manufac-
turer' is the choice of Aldrich and
the regular Republican organization
They gave big dinner recently To
noom Lppitt and Aldrich travelled all
tue way from Washington to Proyi-
dence to attend
A conspiracy to defeat Iippitt is
by the latter's friends against
Judge lie Baron B. Colt. (Rep5 and
Judge Arthur Brown Democrat A
good many Republicans suggest as a
solution of the combinations that
nave arisen that Aldrich be returned
70 the senate but the veteran has. 50
Iar insisted that his declaration of
retirement was his final word
RAE seat as senator from
Maine, is the object of great fight
among the Democrats, who cantnTed
me legislature The candidates in
olude Chas, A. Johnson, an able law
yer ol NaterVille. who has been an
candidate for governor
and congress; Obadiah Gardner NJ
tocKland, who has been master NJ
ne state grange. an Organization NJ
farmers that wields powerru, In
Iluence in Maine. and who was near-
" elected governor, and William
Fennell, who was elected SHERIFF
several times, as the candidate ~
.ne vets in the rock-ribbed Re-.
punlican county In which Portland ia
situated. ''anu Is
senator Bulkeley, Republican of
connecticut who is serving his first
erm IN the senate. has A lively rival
n MS contest for reelertion Forner
foNernor George P. Mclean has nm.
ier way a tremendous campaipn 70
t auu me nohor and his friends be-
ieye that he will succeed.
ONO has a mixed situation Ed.
Nard w Hanley, Of Dayton. who he
'eV0mc an active figure in politics
U the last few years and holds office
a natural gas and other commands
,iIeged to be under Standard oil tn
,uence' Is making an open fight
,,5 SSiuSl l, AtIee Pemerene an attorney
nu progressive Democrat of Canton
hey have held a series Of ioirt 'Uu U
ates that has aroused much bit+or
eSS and has led many politicians 10
ted. ''' 'e eumlh- ,
governor Harmon IS much talko5 =
ana ne mcy give up the Ohio GOV.
yuoIs9ip TO become senator John I
!, Mclean, owner Of a CipcinnaT t
and the Washington II I
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