The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-12
SENATE TO SEE
MANY CHANGES
~.,ms of 81 Members Expire;
Some VIII Not
Return
poINDEXTER LAuDED
-. nn SON GARDNER

WASHINGTON. May Ia
,.I,,,ries and elections soon 10
ssls will result In num-
=, :, changes In the United
states senate,
u senator's expire.
4, scre eases primaries
80. already determined the
-. ~ sitting members. but In
80. cases their tenure is un-
certain. ,,,,
ness serious opposition In his
',.,s but his excellent record
ssss. him A fighting chance. even
4 n, face Of the opposition OF reg.
Lar republicans like his colleague
Enute Nelson.
Ia rolle,te faces a similar situa-
,ns IN wisconsin. but recent pri.
r.rlss 10 elect delegates Go the I
ss,,onal convention show that la
rsilettes grip has not been broken.
Mics Polndexter Is fighting for I
IA nolitical life In Washington
pnlndexter was the one member I
= the senate with the political I
curase 10 announce himself as a
aggressive party man.
pclrdeSter Peoples Man
since the progressive party be.
N 10 amalgamate with the repub-
s<ans IN HIS state, Poindexter has /
allowed the party back TO the re
,sb,ican camp. and Is fighting for
,A< progressiverepublican nomina- 4
.bn
He IL also a peoples man and .
\, defeat would be hailed as a vic. I
lpry By he reactlonary element.
John d. Works was originally a
nenher Of the progressive group /
h the senate. but soon took the
IA IN his teeth and decided TO 4
vcse with the regular republicans
ukenever he saw ut. which was
generally.
His political attitude finally be- I
nne so erratie that he was repu.
dated by the element which elect. I
a him. and finding no standing \
snh the regular republicans Of I
California. he will retire to private 4
1is
There are to be some retire /
cents also among the special priv. |
kse members OF the senate.
o'Gorman viii Retire
James A. 0'Gorman OF New York |
Aas already announced that he wlil T
rcf be 4 candidate 20 succeed him !
NJ
0'Gorman has been against the I
People and In favor OF special priv. I
Degs on practically every public I
natter which has come before the I
xrais. His loss will be a distinct /
pir
Blair Lee OF Maryland has lost
\ the primary fight to David j. !
hxis. now a member OF the house.
vel known as the author OF parcel
post legislation.
Lee Is reactionary and II
Lewis succeeds him In the senate
the gain viii be for the people.
In Ohio Alice Pomerere Is unop-
pcsed In the democratic party for
reelection. His republican oppo-
ssnt win be either Myron T. Her
nek or Harry Daughcrty. Daugh.
sty would improve ohio's repre-
sentzfion.
Situation In rexas
Texas must pass on the question
o. rejecting Charles A. Culber.
son. for whose place Bob Henry.
nor representative in the house,
Is a candidate. together with sew.
erai other aspiring Texans, not for.
getting Governor Colquitt.
Culberson has not been the most
progressive senator 10 the world.
,u compared with Colquftt or
even Henry. he is deserving OF
rost honorable mention.
General Henry A. Dupont OF
Unaware will presumably retire.
MS vGfe has always been with the
property patriot, but Delaware is
more or less OF a pocket borough.
and any man succeeding DUPONT
apt to cast vote much as Du.
Pont has.
Other senator's whose terms ex-
pure are: James A. Reed OF Mis-.
soun. George Sutherland OF Utah.
Henry =. Ashurst OF Arizona, c. ID.
gark OF Wyoming. Gilbert NJ.
hltcheock OF Nebraska, Charles r.
Johnson OF Maine. Henry F. Lip
p''i OF Rhode Island. Henry Cabot
Lodge OF Massachusetts. Porter J.
McSumber OF North Dakota, James
Wartime OF New Jersey. George Nc
Lean OF Connecticut. Henry l.. Mey.
ers OF Montana. George T. Oliver
o. Pennsylvania. Carol 8. Page OF
vermont. Key Pittman OF Nevada.
cisnae swanson OF Virginia,
tharles z. Townsend OF Michigan
aha John Shrap Williams OF Mis-
sissippi.
me only men In this list who By
any stretch OF the imagination can
= counted az peoples men are
nhnrst OF Arizona and MARITIME OF
New Jersey.