The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-09-07
Many Senators
Now Due To Go
Into Oblivion
One Third'of the National Upper
House Comes up For Re-
election Now

washington, sept. 7.-One-thlrd or
the Senate Of the United States, by
reason Of certain arrangements in the
constitution, is always on the anx-
ious seat over reelection. The pres
ent is no exception. The terms of
service of thirty-one Senators will end
a year from next March, and most
of that thirty-one are wrestling with
opposition more or less serious. The
rate of political mortality in the Sen
ate these days is high, and there are
few senator's who have a secure title
to their places.
Already two of the thirty-one have
been beaten, and others are exposed
seriously to the same fate.
The senator's whose terms will end
year from next March and whose
successors are being selected already
in some cases are: Bacon of Georgia,
Bailey Of Texas. Bankhead of Ala
Oregon, Briggs of New Jersey, Brown
of Nebraska, Burnham of New Hamp-
shire, Crane of Massachusetts, Cullom
of Illinois, Curtis of Kansas, Davis of
Arkansas, Dixon of Montana, Foster
of Louisiana, Gamble of South Dako-
of Iowa, Martin of Virginia, Nelson
of Minnesota, Owen OF Oklahoma,
Paynter of Kentucky, Percy of Mis-
Sissippi, Richardson of Delaware,
Simmons of North Carolina, Smith
of Michigan, Taylor of Tennessee, Till
man of South Carolina, Warren of
Wyoming, Watson of West Virginia,
Wetmore of Rhode Island and the
Democrat who will succeed William
p. Frye of Maine.
Already Senator Percy of Mississip-
pi has been hopelessly beaten by for
mer Governor Vardaman. In Ken
lucky Senator Paynter gave up the
struggle against Representative Ollie
James. Paynter was one of the men,
bers of the subcommittee that made
the first LOrimer investigation and
was pro-Lorimer. He found that the
Blue Grass State didn't like it. 1t
was one of the things he had most
seriously to combat and James used
it effectively against him. Mr.. James
has won in the primaries and the
question he is now facing is whether
the Democrats are going to control
the legislature after next election.
Senator Bacon doubtless will come
back, but Senator Bailey is not so
sure of it. He has another hard
fight on his hands with Representa-
Bailey a politician of less resource
he doubtless would be beaten. AS
it is, he has something more than an
even chance to return.
Bankhead, Borah, and Bourne PROC
ably will be returned: Senator
constituents to do the right thing that
he will not make g. campaign. Briggs
of New Jersey, who lives in Wood
row Wilson's state, is facing the dan
ger the state will send another Demo-
crat to join MARITIME.
Senator Norris Brown of Nebraska
has two fights on his hands, one
against Representative Norris, insur-
gent Republican, and the other to
keep Democrat from winning. The
Nebraska fight will be one of the
hardest in the country.
Burnham hopes to return. Mas
sachusetts will send Murray Crane
back. The politicians who have been
standing around in Illinois hoping to
see :'Uncle Shelby Cullom retire are
again disappointed. Uncle Shelby"
has just let it be finally known that |
he wants the office again, and al
though he is eighty-two, he probably |
will get it.
The Kansas insurgents are hot on
the trail Of Curtis and they are likely |
dant of the red man. Governor |
Stubs is framing it up to retire Cur
It's forcibly to private life and the |
indications are he will succeed.
jeff Davis, who rides about in an |
auto in Washington to such an extent
that the word has got back to the
Ozark country. seems to have lost
much of his grip on the hillbillies and |
will have trouble getting returned. |
Foster, down in Louisiana, will have |
d real fight on his hands. Dixon is in |
danger of being succeeded by a Dem
ocrat
Gamble has lost caste utterly with
South Dakota progressives and SEEM
ngly Is sure of defeat. Represen-
tative Burke may get into the field |
against him. Guggenheim is trying 10
hold on in Colorado, but the next
state legislature is likely to elect
Democrat.
Senator Kenyon will be fought by
Col. Lafe Young, but is likely to win.
Martin in Virginia is fighting out his
battle in the Virginia primaries this
week. Knute Nelson will be return
I'd. So probably will Senator Owen
If Oklahoma. Delaware is always
Uncertain and Richardson's return is
doubtful.
In North Carolina. Simmons has
hard fight. with the Kitchin brothers
aking leading part in opposition. |
simmons friends insist he will win.