The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-22
(National News Association

next MARCH. Inc present senate Is
composed of fifty-two Republicans and
forty-three Democrats, with one va
cancy. Can the Democrats pick up
the five men they need to insure them
control? Will the next election cost
them some of the seats that are now
theirs?
OF the thirty-two senators whose
terms will expire in March nineteen
are Republicans and thirteen are Dem
locrats. Contests are already on for
nearly all of the seats to be made
vacant. In some of the states the
contests already have been decided,
while primary elections or elections
iof legislatures within the next few
months will settle the others. Some
of the contests promise to be excit-
ing and spectacular. A review Of the
situations as existing in the different
states at the present time presents
Imany features of interest.
Taking up the list of states alpha
betically, the first of the senators
whose terms are about to expire is
Jeff Davis of Arkansas. The result
of the recent Arkansas primary as
Two Colorado Senators.
Next comes Colorado, where two
seniors are to be elected by the legis-
ilature next winter, one to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of the late
Senator Hughes and the other to sue
coed Senator Guggenheim, who will
mot be a candidate for reelection.
! The Democrats expect to control the
legislature and elect two of their pas
'ty to the senate. Among the names
mentioned as probable candidates are
Governor Shafroth and Representative
Trucker. Democrats, and ex-Represen-
tative Bonynge and ]. F. Vale, Re-
publicans.
Delaware will choose a successor to
Senator H. A. Richardson, Republican.
! The Republicans believe they will be
able to hold the seat, but many poll
'ticians are inclined to place the state
in the doubtful column.
Senator A. C. Bacon of Georgia, will
have opposition, but the indications
are that he will be reelected without
any great difficulty.
Idaho Republicans believe Senator
Borah will be able to pull through, but
the Democrats are confident he will
give way to one of their political
faith.
The fate of the veteran Shelby M.
Cullom of Illinois, already has been
settled by primary. If the Republi-
cans control the next Illinois legisla-
ture Senator Cullom's successor will
be Lawrence Y. Sherman. In the
event of Democratic success the next
senator will be J. Hamilton Lewis.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa has been
named by the Republicans to succeed
himself. The Democratic choice for
the senatorship is D. w. Hamilton.
Kansas is to be the scene of a live
ly scramble for the seat of Senator
Charles Curtis, who is candidate
for reelection. Curtis is believed to
be handicapped by his vote for Lori
mer. His opponent on the Republi-
can side is Governor w. R. Stubs,
the Roosevelt leader in Kansas. Four
Democrats are in the race for the
Democratic Endorsement. The nomin-
atoms will be settled in the primary
next month.
sided over the recent national con-
'vention at Baltimore, already has been
picked by Kentucky Democrats to
succeed Senator Paynter.
Louisiana likewise has disposed of
the senatorship contest by selecting
Congressman Joseph E. Ransdell to
succeed Murphy J. Foster.
Maine Ia Doubtful,
Next on the list comes Maine, which
lis conceded to be doubtful by the
leaders of both parties. Obediah Gar
dner, Democrat, who was appointed
by Governor Plaisted to fill out the
funexpired term of the late Senator
Frye, will come up for reelection next
January. The Republicans in the
Pine Tree State feel rather confident
that the Democrats have done their
worst there and cannot come back to
the extent of controlling the next
Legislature. Former Congressman Ed
Twin G. Burleigh is the Republican
choice for the senatorship.
Senator Crane of Massachusetts,,
tone of the old guard on the Republi-
can side, has announced his intention
to retire next March. Curtis Guild,
Jr.. the American ambassador at ST.
Petersburg, former Governor Eben S.
Draper and Congressman Mccall
Gardner and Weeks are among the
prominent Republicans mentioned to
succeed him. The Democrats of Mass,
achusetts have made decided gains
the past two years and they are hope
full of capturing the legislature next
November and of sending a member
of their party to the senate to sue
coed Crane. So far Mayor John F.
Fitzgerald of Boston is the only Dem.
ocrat in the field for the senatorship.
Senator William Alden Smith is to
have formidable opposition in his can
didacy for reelection to the senate
because of his opposition to Roose-
welt in Michigan. The Roosevelt men,
who are admittedly strong in the VOL
VERNE State, are after Smiths po-
litical scalp. Several candidates are
in the field for the Smith toga.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota