Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-23
MANY SENATORIAL
CONTESTS ARE ON
Ihirty-two to Be Elected to
Upper House This Year-Ex-
pect Democratic Gain.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Thirty-
TWO members of the United States
Senate viii be chosen by direct vote
OF the people of their respective
states this year. For the first time
the elections to determine one-third
the membership Of the upper House
oh Congress will be held under the
operations of the seventeenth amend
ment to the Constitution, which
makes it obligatory upon the States
TO cheese their senators by popular
voc instead of by their legislatures.
Inc senators whose terms expire
on March g, 1915. and whose places
WI be filled by men chosen in cleo
lions held this year, are:
bradley, kentucky Brady. Idaho;
brandegee, Connecticut; Bristow,
Kansas; Burton, Ohio; Chamberlain,
oregon; Clarke, Arkansas; Crawford,
,2outh Dakota; Cummins. Iowa: Dill
tInEnam, Vermont; Fletcher Florida
Sallinger, New Hampshire; Gore, Ok
lahoma; Grenna, North Dakota:
Jones, Nashington; Newlands. Ne
Hada; Overman, North Carolina;
ehrose, Pennsylvania; Perkins, Cali
Iornla; Root, New York; Sherman.
aiIinols; Shiyely, Indiana; Smith,
Suutn Carolina; Smith, Georgia:
smith, Maryland; Smith, Arizona;
Smoot, Utah; Stephenson, Wisconsin:
: S.one. Missouri Thomas, Colorado.
! Asrd Thornton, Louisiana.
The Alabama Vacancy.
There is an untitled vacancy from
Alabama also, caused by the death
OF Senator Johnson. The successor
VI senator Thornton, of Louisiana
already has been chosen. He is Mr.
broussard, row member of the
House of Representatives.
With the Alabama vacancy filed
by Democrat, as it would have been
mad the governors appontee, Mr.
Glass, been accepted the party
strength in the present Senate would
De: Democrats, 81; Republicans, 4S;
Progressive, 1.
Of the senator's whose terms expire
on March 3, 1915. again including the
Alabama vacancy fifteen are Demo-
Gratis, seventeen Republicans.
An impartial survey of conditions
IN the States where these elections
are to be held shows that Democratic
leaders have full warrant for their
confidence that the party will retain
It's present strength in the Senate and
that the outlook is good for an in
crease in this strength
There can be no question of q
Democrat succeeding Senator Brad
ley, Republican, of Kentucky. The
Democrats stand a good chance of
slecting senators in Ohio and Con-
necticut, now represented by Repub-
licans, and they take a roseate view
of the party outlook in New York,
New Hampshire, Illinois, Iowa, Penn
sylvania, and perhaps Utah and Kan
sas,
Doubtful Territory.
Democratic victory in any of these
States will mean an addition to the
Democratic strength in the Senate.
Republican victories in all these
States would mean no more than re-
tention of the present Republican
representation.
The only weak spots in the Demo-
cratic ranks seem to be Oregon, Ne
yada and Colorado. There would
Seem to be no other contests as the
result of which Republicans can
hope, even with a landslide" to
make gains
s me changes in the personnel are
expected, for some Democratic sena-
tors are being opposed for nominal
Gion, just as some Republican sena-
tors are. but such changes as the
primaries may bring about Will not
alLGCt tue relative Oh the
two parties IN the Senate.
In no State has a Progressive any
thing more than a remote chance of
election.
Here in Washington more general
interest is manifested in the Penn
sylvania fight than in any other.
Even his political opponents have
great respect for Senator Penrose's
ability as q fighter, and he is in the
fight of his life.
Senator ePnrose will have two p
ponents in the Republican primary
J. Benjamin Dimmick and Repre-
sentative Ainey. Mr.. Dimmick is
being supported by the anti-Penrose
element in the Republican party; Mr..
Ainey, who had the support in 1912
of Progressives as well as Regulars,
y making a get together campaign
IN the hope Of Munseyizing the Re-
publicans of the State.
The PennsyIvania Fight.
The leading candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination is Representative
A. Mitchell Palmer, who expected to
be q member Of the cabinet, and was
offered one of the only two positions
IN the cabinet he as q Quaker could
not accept-that of secretary of war.
He could not have accepted the post
of secretary of the navy, but was not
offered that. However, he is receiv-
ing the full support of President Will
son in his race for the Senate. this
evidenced in q practical way in his
having been given control of Penn
sylvania's federal patronage. Mr.. Pal
mer is being opposed for the nomina-
ton by William Abbott Whitman,
business man of Reading.
Many Pennsylvania Republicans
have returned to their old allegiance
but the Progressive organization still
has life. 1t is possible that Pinehot
may poll sufficiently large vote to
defeat Senator Penrose, even If he
cannot be elected himself.
1t is this possibility that gives Pres
ldent Wilson and the Democratic ma
tional committee their hope that Pal
n1er will be able TO obtain the plu-
rality necessary for his election.
BURNED TO DEATH IN SHANTY
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