Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-07
SENATE MORTALITY
POLITICALLY HIGH
ONE. 1H,Ro OF. MEMBERSHIP ON
ANXIOUS SEAT OVER RE.
ELECTION:
ONE ALREADY DEFEATED.
TWO OTHERS SCARED OUT
Payntsr and Bailey Conclude to Retire
GraesfuiIy-Insursents After Senator
Curtis and Others - Washington
Pick. Kenyon to Defeat Late Young
In Iowa Primary.
Special correspondence

Especial correspondence
Washington, Sept. 7.-One-thiid OF
the senate Of the United States. by rea-
son OF certain arrangements in the
constitution, is always on the anxious
seat over reelection. The present is no
exception. The terms of service Of thir-
ty-one senators will end 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 senate these days Is
high and few senators there be who
have secure title to their places.
Already, two OF the thirty-one nave
been beaten and others are badly ex-
posed TO the same fate.
Those Whose Terms Expire.
The senator's whose terms will end
a year from next March and whose
successors are being selected already
in seine cases, are Bacon. of Georgia;
Bailey, of Texas; Bankhead. of Ala
bama; Borah. Of Idaho; Bourne, OF
oregon; Briggs. Of New Jersey;
Brown, OF Nebraska: Durham. OF New
Hampshire; Crane, of Massachusetts;
Cul1om, OF, Illinois; Curtis. Of Kansas;
Davis, Of Arkansas: Dixon. OF Mon
tana: Foster, Of Louisiana: Gamble. OF
South Dakota: Gusgenheim. OF Colo
RADIO: Kenyon, OF Iowa: Martin. OF
Virginia; Nelson, of Minnesota; owen
OF Oklahoma Paynter, of Kentucky:
Percy, Of Mississippi; Richardson. OF
Delaware; Simmons, Of North Caro-
Ina Smith. Of Michigan: Taylor, OF
Tennessee; Tillman, of South Caro-
lima; Warren, of Wyoming: Watson, OF
West Virginia; Wetmore. Of Rhode Is
land, ard the senator who will sue
coed the late William p. Frye Of Maine
Lorimer Case Ends Payntsrs Career.
Already. Senator Percy, of MISSISSIPPI
pi, has been hopelessly beaten by For
mer Governor Vardaman. In Kentucky.
Senator Paynter gave up the struggle
against Representative Ollie James.
Paynter was one Of the members OF
the subcommittee that made the first
Lorimer investigation and was pro-
Lorimer He found 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 out in the primar-
les and the question he is now facing
control the legislature after next cleo
ton.
Senator Bacon will doubtless come
back but Senator Bailey has with
drawn. He had another hard fight on
his hands. with Representative Randell
for an opponent
Bankhead. ,Borah and Bourne will
probably be returned. Senator Bourne
is so, far willing to trust his copstitu-
ents to do the right thing that he will
not make$a campaign. Briggs. of New
Jersey, who lives in Woodrow Wilson's
state. is facing the danger that the
state will send another democrat to
join MARITIME.
Hard Eight in Nebraska.
Senator Norris Brown, Of Nebraska,
has two fights on his hands, one
against Representative Norris, insur-
gent republican, and the other to keep
q democrat from winning. The Nebras-
ka hght will be one of the hardest in
the country.
Burnhan hopes to return. Massa-
cilusetts will send Murray Crane back.
The politicians who have been stand
ing around in Illinois hoping to see
Uncle Shelby" Cullom retire are again
disappointed Uncle Shelby has just
let 1t be finally known that he wants
the office again. He will probably get
it.
insurgents on Trail Of Curtis.
The Kansa. insurgents are hot on the
trail Of Curtis and they are likely to
get the scalp of that bale descendant
of the noble red man. Governor Stubs
is framing It up to retire Curtis forci-
bly, 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. Fos-
ter down In Louisiana will have real
fight on his hands. Dixon il In danger
OF betug succeeded by democrat.
Gamble has utterly lost caste with
south Dakota progressivss and seem-
in1iy IL sure OF defeat Representative
Hprke may get into the held against
him Guggenheim Is trying to hold, on
In Colorado but the state legislature IL
likely to be democratic and to elect q
dem ocr4f.
Kenyon Picked 70 Win.
senator Kenyon will be fought by
Col, Lafe Young but IL likely to win
out. Martin in Virginia is fighting
out hill battle in the Virginia primaries
this week, Knute Nelson will be re-
TUNED. 81 SO probably will Senator
Over, Of Oklahoma.. Delaware Is al
wsys uncertain and Richardson's re-
turn u doubtful.
n North Carolina, Simmons has a
hard .fieht with the Kitchin brothers
taxing ass;leading part in opposition.
Simmons friends insist he will win out.
william Alden Smith thinks he 10 safe
IN. Michigan.
s.EiddiinY Bob Taylor will probably
30 returned to private life In Tonnes
~. Il TiIiman's health allows. he viii
RIM aSAin In south Carolina. Out in
WyD91tH1s 'ths danger - Warren y in
~ Ctrenkth Of The dsmocsats. who
,ney nut the legislature. WetMore will
pr6bably 30 sent back from Rhode Iel-
ana s:rsaiA IN West Virginia Watson
VIM RSv6sfto night the Scott Elkins
ooSl,bInation which IL out to rescue the