Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-02
ISSUE
IN MANY STATES
Direct Vote for U. S. Senators
Also Feature of Com
ing Election.

For the first time in the history
of the United States the voters to-
morrow will directly select one-third
of the membership of the United
States Senate. In consequence added
| interest is felt in the outcome. In
addition to the senators an entire
new House of Representatives is to
be elected.
In addition to the national feature
Of the campaign there are many bit
ter state contests. In six states,
Ohio. Colorado, California, Missouri,
Washington and Oregon, the voters
will pass upon the question of pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic
Woman suffrage is factor in seven
states. In Ohio, Nebraska, Montana
and Nevada the women feel certain
that they will win. In North and
South Dakota and in Missouri. the
other states where constitutional
amendments will be voted on, they
frankly admit that they probably
will be defeated.
The States which will elect United
States senators are Kentucky, where
a selection is to be made to fill the
unexpired term of the late Senator
of the late Senator Joseph r. John
ston will be filed, and Georgia, where
the successor of the late Senator A.
o. Bacon will be chosen, and the fol-
lowing where senators for the full
term of six years will be named !:
Oregon, Arkansas. Alabama, Florida,
Oklahoma, Nevada, North Carolina,
Indiana. South Carolina, Georgia.
Maryland, Arizona, Missouri, Colora-
do, Louisiana, the incumbent now be-
ing Democrats; Idaho, Connecticut,
Kansas. Ohio, South Dakota, Iowa,
Vermont, New Hampshire, North
Dakota. Washington, Pennsylvania,
California, New York, Illinois, Utah
and Wisconsin, where Republicans
now hold the toga.
In this connection several well
known figures in the national politi-
cal world have retired and are not
candidates to succeed themselves.
Topping the list is Elihu Root of
New York, who after many years
of public leadership refused to sub
NIT his candidacy to the electorate
because he had steadfastly opposed
direct election of United States sena-
tors. Senator Root has declared that
he believes he has earned the right
to retire and enjoy his books and his
ITlenOS ana he SteaQIaSIly TeLuSeO
all of the persuation of his party
leaders to be candidate Uncle
Ike" Stephenson of Wisconsin is
another elder statesman" who de-
clined to run again. He declared him
self satisfied with his present honors
and was willing to make way for
someone else. Theodore H. Burton
of Ohio, leader of the conservative
wing of the Republicans in the Senate
refused to be a party to a primary
fight and also goes into retirement.
as does George c. Perkins of Cali
fornia. Senator Coe I Crawford. OF
North Dakota and Senator Joseph
L. Bristow, of Kansas, enjoy the dis
tinction of having been defeated for
denomination at the primaries. Rep
resentative Charles H. Burke beat out
Crawford, while former Senator
Charles Curt S won the nomination
from Bristow.
The general campaigns have been
marked by far less bitterness than
any in recent years. The issue, so
far as national affairs are concerned
has been clear cut. President Wilson,
in wr ting a blanket letter of indorse-
ment for the Democratic representa-
tives, characterized their work as
progressive" and he assumed the
responsibility for all of the legisla-
ton enacted by them. The Repubh-
cans generally accepted this issue,
and the tariff was again one of the
chief factors on the stump.