Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-04
i. s.: SENATE:
MAY CHANGE
COMPLEXION
Summary of Most important
Candidates for Upper
House

and this year the Demot rats have paid
particular attention to the senatorial
contests, going so far as to organize a
tLreau for that particular purpose in
their national headquarters.
A singular phase of the senatorial
Situat ton is the tact tiat with one eX-
Ception every democrat in the present
senate WhO:e term expires March 1
next will be succeeded by himself OF
some other democrat iur the reason
that all of them come from certain
democratic states.
Change OF Seven Needed.
The battle Of the Senate. therefore.
is chiefly in the west and middle west
in those states now represented in tie
Senate by republicans. Making allow:
ance for the fact that Senator Gardner
the junior member from Maine, who r
a democrat, may not be reelected.
change OF seven is al that is neces.
Sary 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 a democrat to be chosen BY
the legitfa elected this fall.
Two senators will be chosen from
Colorado, one to fill the vacancy cans
ed by the death of Senator Hughes and
che to succeed Senator Guggenheim.
The democratic primary nominees
are Gov John r. Shafroth, the present
/ executive, for the long term and form
er Gov. Charles S. Thomas for the
the short term There is very little
doubt about their election.
Hope For Nevada Gain.
A senator will he elected in Nevada
in place of Senator Mas: ey, who was
appointed by the governor following
the death of Senator Nixon Senator
Massey is a candidate on the repub
lican ticket and his democratic 'oppo
nent is Key PittInan Of Tonapah. Ne.
vsda has the Oregon SYSTEM and the
le legislature is morally bound to elect
the man who receives the popular vote
in the state The third term party
has a candidate and that greatly in.
creasee Mr.. Pittman's chances. The
democrats are hopeful of gaining a
senator from Nevada.
In Oregon their chances are regard
ed as excellent. Senator Bourne was
defeated for the republican nomina-
ton by Ben Selling and has now an
nounced himself as an independent
candidate. There is also third term
aspirant DR.. Harry Lane, former
major 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
Roosevelt Mr.. Dixon has not been
able to give any attention to the state
and his defeat by TT. Walsh. the dem
ocratic nominee, is counted on abso
.lutely'by the democrats.
In Wyoming Senator Francis r.
Warren, who has been the state boss
for twenty years, is having the fight OF
his life. The democrats have strong
candidate in the person of John B.
Kendrick of Sheridan, member of
tie present state senate. ..~~'
Contest in Nebraska.
In Nebraska the fight is between
former Gov. A. T. Shallenberger,
democrat, and Representative George
w. Norris, who won the republican
nomination over Senator Brown. Mr..
Norris is accused of trying to strad-
die, chasing himself as a progressive
republican, yet claiming the regular
nomination while espoHsing the cause
of Roosevelt Senator Hitchcock.
democrat. won by 10000 majority two
years ago under the Oregon system,
and there is good reason to believe
that his colleague after March 4 will
be a democrat.
Senator William S. Kenyon. reco-
gnized as a real progressive, is in an
unfortunate position in Ohio. He won
the republican nomination by a large
majority and then declared for Taft
This so angered the third termers that
they have nominated candidates in all
Of the close districts which means
that, for the first time in history,
Iowa may possibly elect a democratic
Legislature, which will in turn choose
former Representative Daniel I1amil
ton, democrat, for United States sena-
tor in place of Kenyon.
Stubs Facing Defeat.
In Kansas Judge William H. Thomp-
son. democrat, is scheduled to defeat
Gov. Stubs, the third termer and one
of the seven wise or otherwise COVER
nors who urged Col. Roosevelt to be
come a candidate. Gov. Stubs won
the republican nomination over Sena-
tor Curtis on a fluke. Mr.. Curtis had
the popular majority, but failed to
carry as many legislative districts as
did his opponent, hence Stubs was
declared the nominee.
The regulars are intensely bitter
against him and many are openly
fighting for Judge Thompson.
Two senators will be elected in
Illinois, one to succeed Senator Cul-
lom and the other to fill the vacancy
caused by the ousting, Of Senator Lori
mer. James Hamilton Lewis is the
democratic candidate and l.. Y. Sher-
man the republican nominee. Lorimer
was not removed from the Senate
until after the primaries had bean
held, and accordingly there have Teen