Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-09
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Notwithstanding the fact that
United States senators now are elect
ed Us direct vote q The people.
thefc may De- troublesome aftermaths.
Following the nrai popular election,
a,e Investigations are now under
way. bascd upon ohafsca Of corrupt
practices 81 various sorts
The senatorial elections under in
sesiieation are those Of boies PEN
ROSE, u Pennsylvania, oscar w. I'm
dofmood. u Alabama. james y. Pine
Ian. Of California Benjamin r.
shiyeiy. 81 Indiana and Edward 3
johnson, 81 south pakota--all dem
ocfats except Penrose.
The charge against Penrose Is the
use u some mlllions q dollars In his
behalf by the manufacturing and IL
auor Interests u Pennsylvania. A.
Mitchell Palmer. his democratic op-
poneni Is The complainant The pro-
ercssiyc candidate. clifford piuchot.
seems To have no idea that Ne would
have won had i'enrose been defeat
ed. Consequently hc hae been con-
tent 70 regard his small vote as de-
eislsc Il ne win ~ ihg people SO FAR
az he Is concerned
nuf Sir. Palmer seems 20 believe
TINT somethins like quarter Of
million Ut the voters Of pcnnsyiya-
mia we're brihcd or ballto3ed 20 vote
Inherently from what they would #
they had been lett 10 thplr own op-
ton. While q Is quite possible that
Penrase and his friends used TOO
snnrh MONEY. on the other hand the
greatest influence against palmers
ambitions was ihe result q The tarin
on the industries of the keystone
state. Ftetaries wcfs closed. railroads
had taken 81 hundreds 81 trains. the
mines were workine Short time. La
hos ana business were adversely AZ
geeied cyers viirivs and the people
charged il 6 the rev tariff law. The
fehi - osoar " Underwood was
engineered Isl Representative Hob
sou. Who chafgea that the liquor In
forests Aehauehed the voters Of the
state ana procured his defeat Hob
son dreams 81 the demon rum and
the laps. iIo has sciscd upon pfohi-
lition and preparedness for war as
lis two hohhlee and be- rides them
night ana das NJ Underwood won,
because BE should bnve won. His
ability and falthfulness as public
fsrYant entitled nun o. win, and the
srmfllous attacks made upon him by
iioheon salned for him the sympa-
MS az lhe people.
h. iAc California contest the liquor
uacnstA aealn nsurr as they do in
tho indlana nyesligaiiop Il Is claim
al ibal hoohp Was responsible for the
plrcuona of both phelau and ShivoN.
Tine contest IA South Dakota is on
x inherent hasis u rs claimed that
Edward +. 1ohnaou who defeated
Congressman rufkc, got the plum
~ using reueFal patfonaee and shift
ine ihc sites for authorized federal
buildings over the strong opposition
81 former Senator Peiugrew, Mr.
johnson had carried the state for
Woodrow Wilson VA bis contest for
ihe democratic nomination President
WILSON stands ~ the men Who We're
the friends Of Candidate Wilson,
eh.ch Is the cause Of the row he now
IS having la the United states sem
ate oyer federal offices,
II Is more than probable that all
OF che mea whose seats are question
ga will Win Underwood, shNely
phelan and Johnson are an strong
men and taoy ate democrats. Il Is
not likely thai thea WIN want the
tgbt an them CARRIED too far To a
total outsider t looks as though
tfnrusr may have bad something 70
lle With getting us nyesuea,ion Of
lhmp aenhemts under way as foil
q o. nsht mat j eciag made on
him