The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-10-25

lowing the death of Senator Nixon.
Senator Massey is a candidate on the
} Republican ticket and his Democratic
opponent is Key Pittman of Tonopah.
Nevada has the Oregon system and
the legislature is morally bound to
elect the man who receives the popu-
lar vote In the state. The Bull Moose
party has candidate and that great
ly increases Mr.. Pittmans chances.
The Democrats are confident of gain.
ing senator from Nevada
In Oregon their chances are ex.
cellent Senator Bourne was defeated
for the Republican nomination by Ben
Selling and has now annouced him.
self as a Independent candidate.
There is also Bull Moose aspirant.
Df. Harry Lane. former mayor of
Portland IL the Democratic nominee
and will probably re chosen as the
next senator, ~
Three candidates are contesting for
the seat now held by Senator Joseph
M. Dixon, campaign manager for
Colonel Roosevelt. Mr.. Dixon has not
been able to give any attention to
the state and his defeat by T. ].
Walsh, the Democratic nominee is
practically certain.
Il In Wyoming. Senator Francis f.
lWefren, who has been the state boss
for twenty years, is having the fight
, of his life. Serious charges have been
made against the Wyoming Sena~ y
, to the effect that he has been carrys
ing private employees on the public
; pay roll. The Democrats have a
a strong candidate in the person of John
B. Kendrick of Sheridan, a member
/ OF the present State Senate, and It
looks as If the Warren machine would
go to pieces.
e In Nebraska the fight is between
8 former Governor A. 7. Shallenberger
!, Democrat, and Representative George
g w. Norris, who won the Republican
II nomination over Senator Norri.
D. Brown. Mr. Norris is trying to strad
q die, CHASING himself as a progressive
o Republican, yet claiming the regular
lie nomination, while espousing the caus,
g. of Roosevelt. Senator Hitchcock
10 Democrat, won by 10000 maiorit,
N two years ago, Under the Oregon sys
,e TEN, and there is good reason to be
,e lieVe that his colleague, after the At
is OF March, Will be a Democrat.
rs Senator William s. Kenyon, recol
he @ized as a real progressive is in a
a. unfortunate position in Iowa, Ne VIC
n the Republican nomination by a larg
fc majority and then declared for Tai
in This 30 angered the Bull Moosers tina
.e they have nominated candidates In a
w. OF the close districts which mean
rt that for the first time IN histor,
BIT Iowa will most likely elect Dem
cratic Legislature which win In tur
[e. choose former Representative DAM
no Hamilton, Democrat, for United Stat,
OIL Senate in place of Kenyon,
- In Kansas Judge William H. Thorn
son, Democrat, is scheduled to defe,
fGovernor Stubbs, the 'Mooseite ar
one of the seven wise or otherwi,
Governors who urged the Colonel
become candidate. Gov Stubh
who is a multi7nIlionaire, won II
Curtis on flube. Mr. Curtis hs
the popular majority but failed
carry as many legislative districts ,
did his opponent, hence Stubs W;
declared the nominee The regular
are intensely bitter against him ar
- are openly fighting ron Judge Thorn
son.
Two senators win be elected in
linois, one TO succeed Senator Cullo
and the other to fiji the vacanC
caused by the ousting of Senator 10
inner. James Hamilton Lewis is Il
- Democratic candidate and L. Y. She
man the Republican nominee. Loi
mer was not removed from the Sc
| ate until after the primaries had bee
OF fneld and, accordingly, there have bee
es, no nominations made for the sho
OF term. Under the minority represe
ore tation plan which prevails in Illino
nat the Democrats have not made a fig
ian for the Legislature in nearly TWEEN
years. This year they have named
ms sufficient number of candidates
va enable them to control the low
ter house with large enough MAORI
It's. to overcome the probable Republic,
EN- majority in the Senate. Progressi
he party candidates have been named
about 70 per cent of the districts al
i've political experts figure that becau
nd of this the Democrats can control t
legislature by narrow margin a
rs elect at least one Democrat and pre-
on ably two