The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-04-08
MUST FILL
50 SEATS
IN SENATE
UNUSUAL INTEREST BEING
TAKEN IN UPPER HOUSE
CONTESTS

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United States senators will be elected
this year by direct vote Of the people
in the first general test Of the seven
Iteenth amendment to the constitution.
Primary elections and conventions for
the nomination Of various candidates
already have been held in some states
| and win continue throughout the
country for several months prelimi-
mary 10 the general election next fall.
Terms Of thirty one senators expire
Marcn 3 next and in addition to these,
successors must be chosen to the late
Senator Johnson of Alabama, and the
| late Senator Bacon Of Georgia. In each
state Two senators will be elected In
Georgia besides a successor to Senator
Bacon there will he a contest over the
seat Of Senator lioke smith Who is a
candidate to retain his seat In Ala
bama. the election OF a successor 10
Senator Johnson for the regular term
beginning March next there win be
a senator chosen to fill his unexpired
term, who will sit until March g. 1910,
| lonly In Louisiana. although Senator
Thornton's term expires. there will be
no election because Representative
Broussard already has been elected
to the Louisiana seat
Democrats in Majority.
OF the sitting members OF the senate
whose terms expire seventeen are re-
publicans and fourteen democrats. In
the Alabama and Georgia elections
democrats are certain to be chosen.
Senator's whose terms expire are:
Democrats-Geo e. Chamberlain,
Oregon; James P. Clarke. Arkansas;
Duncan L. Fletcher, Florida; Thomas
| P. Gore, Oklahoma; Francis G. New
lands Nevada; Benjamin F. Shively,
Indiana: Ellison D. Smith, South Car
olina; Hoke Smith, Georgia; John
Walter Smith. Maryland; Charles s.
Thomas, Colorado; John r Thorn
ton. Louisiana.
Republicans William O. Bradley,
Kentucky; James Fl Bradley, Idaho;
Frank Il. Brandegee, Connecticut;
Joseph L. Bristow, Kansas; Theodore
Z. Burton. Ohio: Coe l. crawford.
South Dakota; Albert b Cummins,
Iowa; William P Dilling CHAM, Yer
mont: Jacob Fl. Galinger, New Ham
pshire; AISLE 7 Gronna, North Dako-
ia; Wesley Il. Jones. Washington;
Bois Penrose, Pennsylvania; George
C.. Perkins. California; Elihu Root,
New York, Lawrence Y. sherman,
Illinois; Reed smoot Utah; Isaac
Stephenson, Wisconsin.
Candidates for Re- reelection.
Most OF the republicans whose terms
expire are candidates to succeed
themselves although there has been
rumors that Senators Bradley, Kentu-
cky; Ganineer, New Hampshire and
Root. New York, might retire No
definite announcements have been
made. however, in these cases Sen
ator Crawford, South Dakota, has just
been defeated in the primary fight for
nomination. losing TO Representative
Charles Henry Burke OF South Dako-
Ia
OF the democrats whose terms eX-
pire all except Senator Thornton are
candidates 10 succeed themselves.
Senator sniyely Of Indiana, already
has been nominated in convention and
in the recent Arkansas primaries, ac-
cording to uncanyassed returns, Sen
ator Clarke was nominated by small
majority. There may yet be some
controversy over this nomination. In |
Alabama the senatorial primaries
were held Monday Representative
Underwood and Representative Rich
mond Pearson Hobson being the can
iidates for the long term. Under
wood was an easy winner.
~ lively contest already is under
way in Kansas, where Representative
Victor Murdock seeks the senatorial
nomination at the hands of the pro-
-ressiye party and Senator Curtis Z
eeks TO win the republican nomina
ion from Senator Bristow. 5
The fight in Pennsylvania already is
Ioomlng. The primaries are to be I,
ED next month. The outlook is that I,
enator Penrose will be nominated by II
ie republicans and Representative A. al
Iitchell Palmer By the democrats and p
ifford Pinchot as the candidate If
.e progressive element.
IN fact political pots are boiling n e
Early all OF the states where sena- 2
rial elections will be held and that e
one of the reasons why members Of y
ngress hope the canal issue. the an =
.trusf nrooram and the presing mat lF