Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-27
POPULAR PRIMARIES TO MOULD FORTUNES
 OF S2 U. s. SENATORS
rHIs NUMBER WILL BE ELECTED THIS YEAR eY DIRECT
 VOTE OF THE PEOPLE

WASHING lOAN, -muTCn No.-b bet tween now and the end of the year thiry-two United States senators are to be elected by direct vote of the peo- pie The election by direct vote is ex' pected to bring about some changes in the upper house. for among the mem bers whose terms are to expire next March are several who probably could be returned if the election was still in the hands of the legislature but who will find it pretty difficult to win in a popular primary.
 One of the most notable of the sen ators who will retire year hence Is Elihu Root of New York. Mir. Root Is one of the most commanding figures on the Republican side, and should his party return to power he would | be the recognized leader of the upper house. But between the Democratic and Progressive opposition his resolu- ton is very doubtful
 Penrose of Pennsylvania is another prominent senator who will retire next March unless he is reelected. If he wins the Republican nomination in the primary next month he will have to defeat A. Mitchell Palmer, Democrat, and Clifford Pinchot, Progressive, at the polls in November.
 Albert B. Cummins. one of the big men in the senate. will face the mixed Republican and Progressive sentiment in Iowa Theodore B. Burton of Ohio is another notable Republican who will have a hard race for return.
 Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas also has a hard fight on his hands. Six as pirants are now in the field for his seat. among such we'll known political figures as former Senator Charles Cur tis. Republican. and Victor Murdock Progressive.
 The venerable Senator Gallinger oi
 New Hampshire, a leader among the ? Standpatters, is not likely to return D The election of a Democrat to sue ceed him is among the possibilities Senator Bradley of Kentucky is an other Republican who will probably be , succeeded by Democrat, either Gov z ernor McGreary or former Governor
 Beckham.
 Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin y now in his eighty-ifth year. is not ex pected to be candidate for re-elec
 tion, though he has made no announce
 ment to that effect Several candidates
 to succeed him are already in tho
 field. among them Governor McGoverr
 and Lieutenant Governor Morris. James II. Brady of Idaho will have d to overcome formidable opposition | he returns. Four Republican candi
 dates, as we'll as Democrats and Pro , gressives. are now striving for hi r. seat.
 s The case of Senator Clark of Ar
 kansas was practically settled in th' y State primaries this week and two d weeks hence the Alabama primarie n. will decide whether Underwood o
 Hobson will be sent to the senate. A
 the same time Alabama will choose n shortterm senator.
 il Of the Democrats whose terms vii
 expire some ofathe most notable I Hoke Smith, of Georgia, who expect g to return. Gore, of Oklahoma, also eN x. poets reelection. though he has hard fight on his hands. Another abl ," Democrat who will seek reelection re Senator Newlands of Nevada. He as popular in his state. but whether h
 can win out in a general primary r'
 mains to be seen. Senator Chambe at lain. of Oregon appears to have goo n. chance to return, although numbe no of opposition candidates are alread
 in the field.
 't- According to reports received tn st path to reelection will not be alt ,s gether smooth one for Senators She
 man of Illinois, Shively of Indians b- Stone of Missouri, Jones of Washing nd ton, Dillingham; of Vermont or Gro
 na of North Dakota.
 The other members of the Unite II States senate whose term will exiil ry next March and the majority of who ad appear reasonably sure of re-electid
 are Y. B. Brandegee of Connection he J. R. Thornton of Louisiana, C. ,d Thomas, of Colorado, Coe l. Crawfol
 of South Dakota, Reed Shoot of Uta ID. w. Fletcher of Florida, M. 'qJ Smith of Arizona, Lee S. Oyerman Tor South Carolina
 .as The present membership of the SC
 ate stands 51 Democrats, 4S Repub 'rs cans, and Progressive. The body Irn certain to remain Democratic un
 March 4, 1917 The elections of SC
 ators to take place this year will n
 detract from the Democratic majorii Irt- and, in fact, may add one or more ,as the voting strength.
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