The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-01-17


Smith, Democrat, Arizona; James P.
Clarke, democrat, Arkansas; George
G. PERKINS, Republican, California;
S. Thomas, Democrat, Colo
RADIO; Frank B. Brandegee, Republi
can, Connecticut; Duncan U. Fletcher,
Democrat Florida; Hoke Smith, Dem
ocrat, Georgia; James H. Brady, Re-
publican, Idaho; Lawrence Y. Sher-
man, Republican, Illinois; Benjamin
F. Shively, Democrat, Indiana; Albert
B. Cummins. Republican, Iowa: 10
seph l.. Bristow, Republican, Kansas;
William o. Bradley, Republican, Ken
lucky; John R. Thornton, Democrat,
Louisiana; John Walter Smith. Dem
ocrat, Maryland; William J. Stone,
Democrat, Missouri; Francis G. New
lands, Democrat, Nevada; Jacob H.
Gallinger. Republican, New Hanp-
shire; Elihu Root Republican, New
York; Lee s. Overman, Democrat,
North Carolina; AISLE ]. Gronna, Re-
publican, North Dakota; Theodore E.
Burton, Republican, Ohio; Thomas p.
Gore, Democrat, Oklahoma; George
E. Chamberlain, Democrat, Oregon;
Boies Penrose, Republican, Pennsyl-
vania; Ellison D. Smith, Democrat,
South Carolina; Coe I. Crawford, Re
publican, South Dakota; Reed Smoot
Republican. Utah; William P. Dilling
ham, Republican Vermont; Wesley L.
Jones, Republican, Washington; Isaac
Stephenson, Republican, Wisconsin.
Very few Of those in the above list
have any assurance that they will be
members of the upper house after
March 4, 1915. Gallinger of New
Hampshire, who is the ranking mem
Der of the senate, has not announced
whether he intends to be candidate
for reelection, though the presumlp
term. Neither Stephenson of Wis
consin nor Perkins of California, tive
/ of the oldest members in years, will
seek reelection. In both states 1.-THE
| fight has already begun for their sue
cessors.
Penrose of Pennsylvania will have
hard fight on his hands and SD will
1 ,f hn daotIac IN hf
a candidate. Senator Bristow of Kan
sas would like to know what viii
happen to him. In his case THE Pro
gressives, with Victor Murdoek as
their candidate, are the real menace
Bristow wavered between tn e two
parties for a long time, but finally
came ont with the announcemi lent tina
he would stand for re-electibn as ;
Republican.
Kentucky is expected TO- send
Democrat to the senate td succee
Bradley, Republican. The choice wi
be made in a general prir harry, wit
Governor McCreary, formet Governo
Beckham and Representattve Stanle
as the contestants.
Hoke Smith of Georgia, who
filling the unexpired term of the lat
Senator Clay, must go before the pc
, pie this year for the Regular terri
Should Governor Slato1 or ex-Go
ernor Brown enter the race 1t wou
mean a renewal of th9 old polite
warfare in Georgia, with the result
very much up in the air.
Alabama is in the Heat of a bitt,
fight for the seat OF the late Senat'
Johnston. The fight lis between Re
resentatives Underwood and Hobso
The contest will be- settled in Il
primary this spring.
, Crawford of South Carolina has @
position for reelection In several OF
er Progressive Republicans. Con,
tions in Ohio are shaping for
| contest for the seat of Senator BIZ
ton. Democrats, Republicans and Fl
gressives will put up q hard figf
q Overman of North Carolina will ha'
Opposition In his own party. and