The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-25
SHOULD ELECT
OEM0CRAT|CSENATE
CBy Frank B. Lord

governor Wilson may be able to carr,
into etfec. the policies and reforms il
governmental affairs which he advo
. Gates and to which the democratic
party stands committed, it is essentia
that he should have the support O.
both houses of the legislative branch
Of the government
No one seriously doubts that the
next house of representatives will be
democratic even by larger majority
than is the present house which mum.
bers 67 more democrats than republi.
cans. Hence, extraordinary effort is
being put forth by the democratic man
&sJrs to bring about the election of a
sufficient number of democratic sem
! ators to enable the party to have a
working majority in the upper branch
Of the national legislature
In order to accomplish this the dem
ocratic managers have made new
departure in connection with the ma
tional campaign by organizing a sen
atCrial bureau, the purpose of which is
the election of democratic senate.
This bureau is under the direction of
Senator James A. Reed of Missouri.
A singular phase of the senatorial
situation is the fact that with one ex-
ception, every democrat in the pres
ent senate whose term expires on
March 4th next will be succeeded by
himself or some other democrat for
the reason that all of them come from
certain democratic states, such as
= Texas, Kentucky, Maryland, South
Carolina and other southern states.
The battle for the control of the
senate, therefore is chiefly in the west
and middle west, in those states now
represented in the senate by republi-
cans. Making allowance for the fact
Sat Senator Gardner, the junior mem
Der from Maine, who is democrat,
may not be reelected, change of
seven is all that is necessary to give
the democrats control of the senate
Senator Sanders of Tennessee, who
holds his place in the senate by ap-
pointment of the republican governor
OF that state will, of course, be sue
ceeded by democrat to be chosen by
the legislature elected this fall. There
viii be two senators chosen from Colo
rado, one to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Senator Hughes, and one
to succeed Senator Guggenheim. The
democratic primary nominees are Gov
ernor John +. Shafroth, the present ex-
ecutive. for the long term, and former
Governor Charles S. Thomas for the
short term. There is very little doubt
about their election.
A senator will be elected in Nevada
in place of Senator Massey, who was
appointed by the governor following
the death of Senator Nixon Senator
Massey is candidate on the republi-
can ticket and his democratic opponent
is Key Pittman of Tonopah. Nevada
has the Oregon system and the legis-
lature is morally bound to elect the
man who receives the popular vote in
the state. The Bull Moose party has a
candidate and that greatly increases
Mr. Pittman's chances. The demo
Gratis are confident of gaining a sena-
tor from Nevada.
In Oregon their chances are excel
lent. Senator Bourne was defeated for
the republican nomination by Ben Sell
ing and has now announced himself as
an independent candidate. There is
also Bull Moose aspirant. DR.. Harry
Lane, former mayor of Portland is the
democratic nominee and will probably
be chosen as the next senator
Three candidates, are contesting for
the seat now held by Senator Joseph
NJ. Dixon, campaign manager for Col
Sonel Roosevelt. Mr. Dixon has not
been abb to give any attention to the
state and IS defeat by T. J. Walsh, the
democratic nominee is practically GER
tain
In Wyoming, Senator Francis e.
Warren, who has been the state boss
for twenty years, is having the fight
of his life Serious charges have been
made against the Wyoming senator to
the effect that he has been carrying
private employees on the public pay
rolls. The democrats have strong
candidate in the person of John B.
Kendrick of Sheridan, member of the
present state senate, and it looks as if
the Warren machine would go to
uieces.
In Nebraska the fight is between
former Governor A. T. Shallenberger
democrat. and Representative George
w Norris, who won the republican
nomination over Senator Norris
Brown. Mr. Norris is trying to strad-