The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-02
NATIONAL CAM
PAIGN END WITH I'M
TEREST AT HIGH PITCH

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world have retired and are not cam
didates to succeed themselves. Top
ping the list is Elihu Root OF New
York, who after many years Of public
leadership refused to submit his can
didacy to the electorate because he
had sltadfastly opposed direct election
Iof United States senators. Senator
Root has declared that he believes
he has earned the right TO retire and
enjoy his hooks and his friends and
he steadfastly refused all OF the per
suasion OF his party leaders to be .
candidate. Uncle Ike" Stephenson.
OF wisconsin, h another "elder states
man" who declined to run again. He
declared himself satisfied with his
present honors and was willing TO
make way for someone else. Theodore
H.. Burton, OF Ohio, leader Of the con-
sentative wing OF the Republicans In
the senate, refused to be q party TO
q primary fight and also goes into re
tirement as does George c. Perkins,
OF California. Senator Coe ]. Craw-
ford, Of North Dakota, and Senator
Joseph l.. Bristow, Of Kansas. enjoy
the distinction OF having been defeat
ed for denomination at the primaries.
Representative Charles HI. Burke beat
out Crawford while former Senator
Charles Curtis won the nomination
from Bristow.
The general campaigns, which end
Monday night, have been marked by
far less bitterness than any In recent
years. The issue, 90 far as national AZ
fairs are concerned. has been clear cut.
President Wilson, In writing blank
ct letter Of endorsement for the Demo
cratic representatives characterized
their work as progressive" and he
assumed the responsibility for all OF
the legislation enacted by them. The
Republicans generally accepted this
issue and the tariff was again one Of
the chief factors on the stump.
Both sides are confident. Democratic
congressional headquarters admits
that 1t expects to lose few members
OF the house. The party leaders will
not be sorry as the unwieldy majority
has Teen q source OF real trouble to
them. But they deny the Republican
claims that their control Of either the
senate or the house Ii In jeopardy. In
~laOhkohy SSI0A We OnQCk WOO0s TIT
Democratic house leader. will be ele-
waited to the senatorship In Alabama,
the fight there having been fought out
at the primaries where he decisively
defeated Richmond p. Hobson.
The general situation presents some
very interesting contests In New
York state Ambassador James w.
Gerard In the Democratic candidate
for senator and has taken absolutely
no Fart In the campaign. being too
busy In Berlin. He n opposed by
James w. Wadsworth on the Repub-
llcan ticket and cambridge Colby on
the Progressive. The state fight here
Is also very spirited. Gov. Martin III.
Glynn and District Attorney Whitman
are lighting Il out on the Democratic
and Republican tickets, but the Pro
gressives, who have named Frederick
Davenport, and the Prohibitionists.
whose candidate Is william Sulxer,
who v as impeached and removed from
ONCE are q distinct factor. Sulzer
has made a house to house campaign
upstate and II Is admitted will poll q
large vote which may have q distinct
hearing on the outcome.
In Pennsylvania Boise Penrose Is
being opposed for reelection by Rep
|resentative Mitchell Palmer with the
backing Of President Wilson, and Gif-
ford Pinchot. backed by former Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt. The tarlff has been
the main issue and the three candf-
dates have stumped the entire state
night and day for more than month.
Interest In the senatorial situation has
overshadowed the fight for state
offices. but that also has been Of q
peculiarly bitter character. Local OPP
ton is cutting slight figure because
the gubernatorial candidates are
pledged to IL as well as on record as
favo-ing women's suffrage.
Ohio also presents q very interest
Ing situation. The Prohibition issue
there seems to have dwarfed the In
terest In the election OF q senator,
representatives and the state ticket.
The voters will pass upon absolute
prohibition Of the manufacture and
sale OF liquor and also upon an amend
ment repeating the Rose county local
option law and the interest 10 intense.
The suffrage question has been hard
fought and the women are keeping up
the struggle for the right to vote until
thO hsaAs at[taiiy tfOscs Au0 H8nt
for the United States senatorships
here Is between Warren @. Harding,
Republican, Attorney Genefal Timothy
8. Hogan, Democrat. and A. L. Gar
ford. Progressive. Gov. Cox IN q can
didate for reelection opposed by Rep
resentative Frank B. Willis, Republi-
can and James r. Garfield, Progress
sive.
According to most OF the reports
from Indiana there is unusual lack OF
interest among the voters over the
outcome. Senator BENJAMIN +. Shive-
ley Is Opposed by former Senator
Beverage and by Hugh T. Miller, Re-
publican. The efforts of the leaders
of the various parties to stir up the
voters have failed and Il In admitted
that the vote will fall below normal.
In Illinois genuine KILKENNY
cats" fight Is In progress. Here the
senatorship Is the big issue, over
shadowing everything else. Roger C..
Sullivan, for some years the Demo
cratic boss" of Illinois whose defec.
ton from Champ Clark at Baltimore
started the slump for President Wilson
that made the latter's nomination DOS
sible won the Democratic nomination
at the primaries. This. too, despite
the open opposition OF Secretary OF
State Bryan. Sullivan II being fought
tooth and nail for election by Law.
renee Y. Sherman. the present senator
and by Raymond Robbins. the Pro-