The Calumet news., 1912-07-20

are inclined 10 the opinion that the
senatorial career OF Henry =. nurnham
|, OF New Hampshire rs about closed.
New Hampshire has displayed strong
PROGRESSIVE tendencies and Governor
Robert +. Iass. q sturdy HooseN elt
henehman. is mentioned MS a possible
candidate for Senator Burnham's seat
Rosecrans w PillsbuTy. editor of the
Manchester Union. announced his can
Gidacy for the senatorship last Jand-
AIRY. Henry II. Hollis OF Concord Is
looked upon as the Democratic chnice.
The future Of Senator Frank o.
Iaiggs of New Jersey is IN doubt The
State is regarded as very hopeful
ground by the Democrats particularly
since the nomination Of Goycrnnc VIII
son for President The Republican
larty is badly split into rival factions,
which fact is giving additional encour-
agement 20 the Democrats.
\ Democrat viii Of cou,se be Sc
l.eted to succeed Senator simmons of
a candidate for reelection ana is or
posed bv Governor w. w Ki;chin.
Senator owen Of oklahoma IS en-
roRcd i'm . bitter fight Tor recollection.
Pis opponent on the Dcnicratic side
IS former Governor Charles y. Has
Hel. F'fNe aspirants seek the Eepubli-
can Endorsement. The party selections
will be made in the primary next
month.
Senator Jonathan Bourne ir.. of
oregon has fallen a victim To the
Statewide primary. of which h. was
one of the earliest and staunchcst adj
vecates. The Republicans have Sc
lected Ben Selling. a wealthy Portland
merchant, TO succeed him. The Dem
Gcratic choice is DR. Harry Lane.
grandson of General Joseph Lane. who
was Oregcns first territorial governor,
one Of her first senators and a candi-
date for Vice President ON the Bgec-
keEridge ticket i'm 1850.
owing largely to poor health Senator
George =. Wetmore of Rhode Island
will not be candidate for reelection.
Little Rhody" has never lacked SEN
atoria candidates and there promises
To be the usual large field wheE the
10 control the legislature to he elected !
in November. one of the men promi-
nenuy mentioned To succeed Senator |
Wetmore is Judge LeBaron B. Colt. |
who contested the last senatorial cleo |
tion with Henry f.. IAppitt.
Capntor TiIironp of South C'aro1in.
is a candidate for reelection, hut is |
prevented by in health from making IN |
active campaign. Opposed TO him as 1,
candidates are y. B. Dial and ". Jas
per Talbert.
In the recent primaries i'm South Da
kota Senator Robert 7. Gamble Reprb-
lican, lost by narrow margin 10
Thomas Sterling. a brother Of Con-
Gressman Sterling of Illinois, II. l.
Pettigrew. once a Republican United
States senator, later a Democrat and
at last accounts Roosevelt recruit.
received the Democratic Endorsement
for the senatorship in the primary.
The situation in Tennessee is inter-
csting and is likely to become more
SO before the senatorship is settled in
tho November primary So far the
Democrats appear wary of measuring
lances with former Governor Malcolm
II. Patterson. who socks the seat made
vacant by tie death OF Senator Robert
L. Taylor and now filled by Newell
Sanders, a Republican appointee of
Governor Hooper SO far judge Floyd
Estill appears as the orly rival 20 ex.
Governor Patterson for the Democrats
Pattersol'S connection
with the Carmack- Cooper case is rc-
garded as likely 10 rekindle all of the
bitter factional strife within the Dem
ocratic party in Tennessee, with theI
result that fusion control of the leg
islature and the election If an indie
pendent candidate for United States
are regarded as possibilities
Texas will select the successor of
Senator joseph W. Eailcy in q State.
wide primary TO be held one week from
today. The contest is lively one.
The candidates are Congressman Nor
ris sheppard. Con FRESHMAN Choice Il.
Randcll and Jake f.. Wol;ers. VOL