The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-09
Terms of Thirty-two
SOlons Expire Next
March
SOME CHANGES
SURE TO BE MADE
Nj any ReactiOnaries
Will Try to Stick On
the Job
By gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Pri-
martes and elections soon 10 Do held
viii result In . number Of changes
In the United States sonata March
5. 1917. the terms Of - senators ex-
pire In some cases primaries have
already determined the fAts Of SIT
ting members. but In most cases
their tenure To uncertain.
Moses T. Clapp. OF Minnesota.
faces serious opposition In his state.
hut his excellent record gives him
| lighting chance even In the face OF
the opposition of regular Repuhli-
cans like his colleague. Knute Mel
son. Ciapp has always acted with
the progressive group.
La Toilette faces q similar situa-
ton In Wisconsin. but recent pri-
maries to elect delegates TO the ma
tional convention show that La Fol
lefte's grip has not been broken. He
did not show his old-time strength.
but did come away with a majority
OF the delegates. and probably vii,
have no difieuity in getting the in
dcrsement of the people for another
term in the senate. la Toilette Is
one OF the most useful men In the
senate His defeat would be blow
tn the peoples cause and a tremen-
Gous victory for special privilege.
Miles Poindexter 10 fighting for his
political life in Washington. .Poin-
dexter was the one member of the
senate with the political courage 10
announce himself as a Progressive
party man. Since the Progressive
party began TO amalgAmate with the
Republicans IN his state. Poindexter
has followed the party back TO the
Republican camp. and is fghting for
the Progressive.Rspublican nomIna
ton. He is also a peoples man. and
his defeat would be hailed as vic
tory by the reactionary element.
John d. Works was originally a
member Of the progressive group in
the senate. but soon took the bit In
hi. teeth ana decided TO vote with
the regular Republicans whenever
he sav at. which was generally. His
political attitude fnaily became so
errati- mat he was repudiated by
the element which, elected him, and
finding no standing with the regular
Republicans of California. he will re-
tire to private life.
There are TO be some retirements
also among the special privilege
members OF the senate. James A.
O'Gorman, of New York. has already
announced that he will not be q can
didate TO succeed himself O'Gor-
man has been against the people and
In favor Of special privilege on prac-
tically every public matter which
has come before the sonata
Blair Lee, Of Maryland, has lost
in the primary fight TO David J.
Lewis. now q member Of the house.
well known as the author Of parcel
post legislation. Lee 10 . reaction
AIRY, and II Lewis succeeds him in
the senate the gain VIII Do for the
people.
In Ohio. Atiee Pomerens is unop-
posed in the Democratic party for
reelection. His Republican oppo-
nent win be either Myron T. Her
rick or Harry Dausherty. Pome-
rene In q Democrat who went in
with considerable prestige az . pro
gressive. He Il once developed Q
judicial temperament and became q
profound authority on the United
States constitution after the manner
Of Joseph w. Bailey. and whenever
any forwardlookfng Legislation. like
presidential primaries, has needed 70
be frowned upon. the frown has been
FURNISHED By Alice Pomerene. His
votes are practically all constitu.
tohei and reactionary.
Tsxas must pass on the question
81 re-e,ectins Charles A. culbertson,
for whose place Bob Henry. now rep
reseutafive IN the house. IL Q candi.
date. together with several other as
piring Texans, not forgetting Gov.
. Colquitt Culberson has not been
the most progressive senator In the
world, but compared with Colquiti,
or even Henry, he IL deserving OF
most honorable mention. His health
has been bad for several years, and
! II has been necessary for him 70
take his work very easily: at the
/ present time he IL back on the JOB
and announces that he Ia a candi-
date for another term. In Texas
. the primaries rather than the cleo.
b tons settle the question.
>, Gen. Henry A. du Pont. OF Della.
o ware, viii presumably retire. The
senator is quite old. and his health
is not robust. His vote has always
been with the property patriot, bu.
Delaware IL more or less Of a pocket
a borough and any man succeeding d.,
y Pone r. apt 70 cast vote much a.
9 d. Pont has.
O The other senators whose terms
e expire arc James A. Reed. % Mis-.
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