Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-18
UtWUURATS FUN
MORE SENATORS
Strenuous Fight Will BE
Made TO Gain Control
of Upper House

Democratic party stands committed.
O, Is essential that he should have
me support Of both houses Of the
legislative branch o. the govern
ment
80 one seriously doubts that Tho
next House Of Representatives Wlil
boz Democratic. even by larger ma
l0rity than Is the present house
which numbers 81 more Democrats
than Republicans Hence. eYtraordi-
nary effort Ia being put fo'th by the
Democratic managers 10 bring about
tho election Of q sufficient number
OF Democratic yenators 10 enable the
party 20 have q working majority IN
the upper branch Of the national
legislature
ln order 10 accomplish this the
Democratic managers have made a
new departure in connection with
the national campaign by organizing
a senatorial bureau the purpose OF
which Is rho election ~ Democrat o.
senate This bureau b. under the d.
rcction % Senator James 4 Reed of
Missouri
4 SINGULAR phase Of the senatorial
situation Ia the Tact that with one
exception. every Democrat IN the
present senate whose term expires
on March ifh noy' will Doe succeeded
/ hy himself or some other Democrat
FOR tho reason that an 90 them come
from certain Democratic states. such
's Texas. Kentucky Maryland. South
Carolina and other Southern states.
The battle for the control OF the
senate. therefore. IL chiefly In the
Wees, and Middle West In those
states now represented In the Senate
hy Republicans Making allowance
Tor the fact that senator Gardner.
me Junior member from Maine. who
is Democrat. may not be reelected
change Of seven Is all taat Ia nee
nsssary 10 give the Democrats con
troll Of the Senate Senator Sander
of Tennessee. who holds his place Ia
me senate hy appointment ~ the Re
publican governor Of that state will.
1f course. be succeeded hy a Demo
crat 20 be chosen by the legislature
olC'ied this fam There AIN be two
Senators from Colorado one 10 m
~, vacancy caused by the death OF
senator Hughes. and one 20 succeed
senator Gngmuholm The Demo
ratio primary nominees are Govern
1r lohn y Shairoth. The present eV-
0ct'iyc FOR the long term. and for
w,r Governor Charles S Thomas. for
fo short term There is very little
loubt about their election
A senator will be elected In Ne
vada w place ~ senator Massey who
was appointed by the governor fol
towing the death of senator Nixon.
Senator Massey Is candidate on
he Republican ticket and his Demo
cratic opponent is e., ''t'man or
'cnopah Nevada has f1a Oregon
cw and no legislature is morally
'.r.' Oh elect fho man who receives
POI. ponr'ar vote iu 'ho state The
Moose PARTY BIAS 70 candidate and
h1' rr'8tlv increases 81 Pittman's
h1ur,a Tho Democrats are conf
lent OF gaining senator from Ne
vada
In OREGON their chances are excel
lent Senator bourne WIS defeated
FOR the Republican nomination by
ne' Selling and has now announced
himself as an Independent candidate.
There is also q Ruiz Noosa asnirant.
nr Harry Lane. former Mayor %
Portland ls me Democratic nominee
and viii probably he chosen as the
next senator
Three candidates are Jontestlng
Pr the seat now held hv senator Jos.
" DIXON. campaign manager for
Colonel Roosevelt NJ Dixon has
nor been able 90 give any attention
20 the state and his defeat hy r T.
Walsh Tho Democratic nominee Is
practically certain
IN Wyomtuc Senator Francis r..
Earreu who has been the state boss
Tor twenty wears. Is having the flght
.C. bic life Serious charles have
been made against the Wvcmiug SEN
ator 90 the effect that DO has been
carrying private employees on the
public pay rolls The Democrats have
a strong candidate in ne person OF
John - kendrick Of sheridan. a
r1"mber OF the present state senate.
and q, looks as n tho Warren ma
G. ne would 20 10 pieces
In Nebraska the i.ght b. between
former Governor 4 T Shalienberger.
Democrat and Representative Geo.
" Sor Is. who won the Republican
nomination over senator Norris
brown Mr. Norris Is trying 20 strad-
die. CHASING himself as a progressive
republican. yet claiming The regular
nomination. while espousing the
cause % Roosevelt senator Hitch
cock. Democrat. won by 20 600 ms
iorlty two years ago. under the
Oregon system. and There ls good
reason % believe that his Co''oaEDe.
after tho fth Of March win boz q