Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-11-03

SldlS WHo5e telHuS Wlil expire are Senators Bacon, of Georgia; Bank head, of Alabama; DaIvis, of Arkan- sas; Murphy, of Louisiana; Gardner, of Maine; Martin, of Virginia; Owen, of Oklahoma; Simmons, of North Caro'lna; Tillman, of South Carolina, and Watson, of West Virginia.
 It is generally conceded that all these states, with the exception of Maine. which mas elected a Republi- can legislature, and We:t Virginia, where the Progressive sentiment is said to be very strong, will return Democratic Senators. Tn the opinion of political observers, however, little credence is given to the claims of the Progress yes that they will poll a sufficient vote in West Virginia to control the Legislature.
 Ire states having Republican Sen ators whose terms will expire March are Idaho, Oregon, New Nersey, Ne brasSa, Illinois, Kansas, Montana, i South Dakota, Colorado Minnesota, Delaware, Michigan and Tennessee. Both Progressives and Democrats are i claiming all these states, while the Democrats are also making a strong 1 fight for the control of the Massachu- setts legislature, which will elect a sucecssor to Senator Murray w. Crane, who declined to be a, candidate for renomination. The Progrelssives are ella ming Oregon, Nebraska, H. Mnois, Kansas, South Dakota, Minne- sota and Michigan.
 Two of the Senators in the Repub- lican column whose terms will ex- pNre have joined the Progressive Party. They are Jonathan Bourne, of Oregon, and Joseph M. Dixon, of Montana. Senator Bourne was de- feated for renomination n the Oregon primaries and although Progressive candidate was selected, he has an- nounced himself as candidate on an Independent ticket. Senator Dixon, who is the manager of Col Rooset velt's national campaign, wants to return to the senate, but polit' clans pretty generally concede Montana to | the Democrats. Another senator whose term will expire in March is William F. Bora!h. of Ihado, who fought for Col. Rcosevelts nomina- ton at the Republican Natiinal Con- vention at Chicago but declined to join the Bull Moose party, although he appeared on the stand with Col. Roosevelt during the latters recent visit to Idaho
 If he Progressives should carry ttlha Illinois Leg stature they would be able to elect two Senators to suc- 4 ceed the veteran Cullen and the de- posed Lorimer, and if the Democrats maintain their control in Colorado, they would be able to send member of their own party to succeed Senai Or Simon Guggenheim, whose term will expire, and another to fill the vacan- cy caused by the death of Mr. Hughes, who was a Democrat. The progress sives claim confidently that they will control in Kansas and send mem- ber of their party to Washington t2 succeed Senator Charles Curtis, a Taft regular
 Waen Colonel Roosevelt came to Washington to testify before the Clapo Committee he told Michigan friend that he was sure of carrying that Statel Should the ColonePs cer- 'tainty be justified, Progressive will take .,he seat now occupied by Will liam Alden Smith, Republican, who was Chairman of the special Senate Committee. which investigated the Ti- tanic disaster.
 Other Republican Senators whose terms will expire i'll March are Frank o. Briggs, of New Jersey, whose col league, n tse Senate is a Democrat; Norris Brown, of Nebraska, who also has a Democra for colleague; Henry E. Burnhan, of New Hamp- shire; Robert J. Gamble, icf South Dakota, who was defeated for the re- nominati9n in the Republican prl- maries in his State; William s. Ken von nf Iowa who usually votes with the so-called Progressive Republicans
 n the Senate; Knute Nelson, of Min | neso,a, who won in thel Senatorial primaries in his State over an adher~ ent of Col. Roosevelt; Harry A. Richardson of Delaware; Francis +, Warren. of Wyoming and George T. Wetmore, of Rhode Island.
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