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tions. which fact is giving addition
al encouragement to the Democrats.
A Democrat will of course be Sc
lected 10 succeed Senator Simmons of
North Carolina. Senator Simmons is
a candidate :or reelection and is op-
posed by Governor w. w. Kitchin.
Senator owen of Oklahoma is en-
gagged in a bitter fight for reelection.
His opponen. on the Democratic side
is former Governor Charles NJ Has.
kell Five aspirants seek the Re-
publican Endorsement. The party
selections will be made in the pri-
mary next month.
Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., of
Oregon has fallen a victim to the
Statewide primary, of when ne was
one of the earliest and staunchest
advocates. The Republicans choice
is DR.. Harry Lane, grandson of Cen
eral Joseph Lane, who was Oregon's
first territorial governor, one of her
| first senators and a candidate for
Vice President on the Breckenridge
ticket in 1860.
Owing largely to poor health Sena-
tor George p. Wetmore of Rhode Is
land will not be candidate for re-
election. Little Rhody" has never
lacked senatorial candidates and
there promises to be the usual large
field when the race begins. The Re.
publicans expect to control the legis.
lature to be elected In November.
One of the men prominently men.
toned to succeed Senator Wetmore Is
Judge LeBarop b. Colt, who contest.
ed the last senatorial election with
Henry p. Lippitt
Senator Tlllman OF South Carolina
Is a candidate for reelection but is
prevented by Ill health from making
an active campaign. Opposed to him
as candidates are N. b. Dial and w.
Jasper Talbert.
In the recent primaries In South
Dakota Senator j. Gamble, Republi.
can, lost by narrow margin To
Thomas Sterling, a brother OF Con-
gresham Sterling Of Illinois. Il. +.
Pettigrew. once a Republican United
States Senator, later a Democrat and
at last accounts a Roosevelt recruit,
received the Democratic endorsement
for the senatOrship In the primary.
The situation In Tennessee is In.
terestng and is likely to become
more SO before the senatorship IL
settled in the November primary. So
far the Democrats appear wary OF
measuring lances with former Gov.
ernor Malcolm Z. Patterson, who
seeks the seat made vacant by the
death Of Senator Robert H. Taylor
and now filled by Newell Sanders, a
Republican appointee OF Governor
Hooper. So far Floyd Estill appears
as the only rival to Ex-Governor
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ment. patterson's connection with
the Carmack- Cooper case IL regarded
as likely to rekindle all of the bitter
factional strife within the Democrat.
ic party In Tennessee. with the result
that fusion control of the Legislature
and the election Of an independent
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are regarded az possibilities.
Texas will select the successor OF
Senator Joseph w, Bailey In a State
wide primary to be held one week
from today. The contest is a lively
one. The candidates are Congress-
man Morris Sheppard, Congressman
Choice b. Randall and Jake F.. VOL
ters. Wolters represents the conse,. /.
vative sentiment and also the anti
liquor element. Sheppard and Ran.
dell are aligned with the radicals,
who are generally classed as follow
ers OF William j, Bryan and oppon.
ents of Senator Bailey.
Senator Martin Of Virginia, who is
among those whose terms will ex.
pire next March, is to be his own sue.
cessor.
| West Virginia is now Served by two
Democratic senators, one OF whom,
Clarence W. Watson, Is filing the va
cafcy caused by the death Of Stephen
b. Eikins. Senator Watson must