The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-01-22
MEMBERS THAT
WILL RETIRE
MANY REPUBLICANS WHO MILL
RETIRE IN 1919 FACE DOUBT
EUL PROSPECTS or RE
TURNING.

States Senate is so organized that no,
one time can q majority OF its menu
bers, or more than Il third, in fact.
80 out oil office. 1T is a continuing
body in more senses than one. Not
only it its membership fixed for long
terms, but with every new congress
it begins business as if it had left Off
only the day before, although eight
/ months ma intervene between the
sessions.
Regular senatorial terms expire
on the 4th OF March, which ends the
first or short term of every Con-
gross. One year from next March,
when congress will suspend its ses-
sions until December, 81 of the 90
senators would retire to private life,
unless they had been reelected mean
time. Most of the 81 want TO come
back and several OF them do not
know whether they can.
The outgoing list, which numbers
seventeen republicans and fourteen
democrats, is as follows: Marcus A.
Smith, democrat, Arizona; James-P.
Clarke, democrat. Arkansas; George
G. Perkins, republican, California.
Charles S. Thomas. democrat, Colo
RADIO; Frank b. Brandegce, repubii-
can. Connecticut; Duncan Z. Fletcil-
er, democrat, Florida; Iloke Smith,
democrat, Georgia: James III. Brady.
republican, Idaho; Lawrence Y.
: Sherman. republican. Illinois; Benja-
min II. Shively. democrat, Indiana;
Albert ID. Cummins, republican, Iowa,
Joseph l.. Bristow. republican, Kan
sas; William O. Bradley, republican,
Kentucky: John II. Thornton, dem
ocrat, Louisiana; John Walter Smith,
democrat, Maryland; William J..
Stone, democrat, Missouri; Francis
G. Newlands, democrat, Nevada; JAG
oh III. Gallinger, republican, New
Hampshire: Elihu Root, republican,
New York; Lee 5. Oyerman, demo
crat, North Carolina; AISLE j. Gronna,
republican, North Dakota; Theodore
j.. Burton. republican. Ohio; Thomas
y. Gore, democrat. oklahoma: Geo.
h. Chamberlain. democrat, Oregon;
Boise Penrosc, republican, Pennsyl-
Vani:t. ellison ID. Smith, democrat,
South Carolina: COO /. Crawford, re
publican, South Dakota; Reed Smoot,
republican. Utah; William p. Dill
ineham. republican. Vermont: Wes-
ley l.. jones, republican, Washing-
l ton; .saac Stephenson, republican,,
Wisconsin.
Very few OF those N the above list
lave amy sau,ance that they will be
member Of the upper house after
March 4, 1919. Gallinger of New
Hampshire. Who is the ranking mem
Der of tEG senate, has not announced
whether he intends to be q; candidate
Tor recollection, though the presump-
.tion IS that he VIII try for another
term. Neither Stephenson OF Wiscon-
sin nor Perkins OF California, two Of
the oldest members in years, will
seek recollection. In both states the
fight tas slrcady begun for their sue
ceSsorS.
Penrose OF Pennsylvania will have
"a hard fight OF his hands and so will
Root OF New York, il lie decides to be
a candidate. Senator Eristow of Kan
'sas would like 10 know what will
happen To him. ln his case the pro-
sressiyes, With Nictor Murdock as
their candidate. are the real menace.
Bristow wavcred between the two
parties for a long time, but finally
came out with the announcement
that he would stand for recollection
as Il republican.
Kentucky is expected to send a
democrat TO the senate to succeed
Bradley. republican. The choice will
Governor McCreary. former governor
Beckham and Representative Stanley
as the contestants.
Hol1e Smith Of Georgia, who is
filling the %uneXpired tern of the
I late Sn,aatn. Glo,r ~, t,-t p. I,ny~,.a .lA.
people this year for the regular term.
Should Governor Slaton or ex-Gover-
nor Brown enter the race it would
mean a renewal of the old political
warfare in Georgia. with the result
very much up in the air.
Alabama is in the heat OF Il bitter
fight for the seat of the late Senator
| Johnston, to which Congressman
Clayton was appointed by the gove.-
nor. Clayton would like to retain the
scat, but the real fight is believed
to be between Representative Under
wood and Representative llobson.
The contest will be settled in the pri-
mary this spring.
Crawford OF South Dakota has OPP
, position for reelection in Congress-
man Burke. Conditions in Ohio are
, ! shaping Tor a not contest Tor the seat
, of Senator Burton. Democrats, repub-
licans and progressiyes will put up 6
hard fight. Overlman Of North Caro-
lima will have opposition in his owr
, party, and SO will Stone of Missouri
' Several of the democratic senator
from the South are %virtuaiiy the onl,
ones on the list who can look for
ward to reelection with anything APP
promoting confidence. The rcDubli
cans naturally arc more nervous Owe
their political future, for they mus
!; face a divided party in almost ever.
u state, and while some signs of rc
union have been noied in many plac
es, nevertheless the power of the Pre-
. igressives to defeat ii not TO elect j
conceded over q large political area
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