Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-07-20
{, D. P. NEEDS 10
NEW SENATORS To
WIN MAJO R|Ty
Republican Committee toCen-
ter Efforts in Twelve StateSi
Many Nominations for u p
per House Still to Be Made,

prh. following article on the scn-
,,o,spI situation in national politics -
.,on, the Washington correspondent
- ,hc Philadelphia Public Lcdger)
washington, July lg.-NeNt in I'M
,.,rtance to the effort to elect Charles
!, uurhcs will be the contest 10y the
ropublicans to control the senate
Tbero are thirty-three senators to De
1rnctpd and the present minority par
4, must elect ten republicans TO DIS
,-tre present democratic. senators IN
ardar to dominate the next United
states upper house. The republicans
80 .nuointed q committee consist
ing Of senators Curtis, Smoot, weeks
ami sterling. whose duty it viii be to
.,nrrate with the national commit
ta, and other organizations to carry
ont the foregoing program.
Thirtv-three senators are to be
,lorted by reason of the death of SEN
,tor Edwin c. Burleigh, republican,
m Maine. making two states Maine
and Indiana, where two United states
senator's are to be chosen in NoNem-
her These states will be the battle
eround of both parties The twelve
states now represented by democrats
wherein the republicans hope to cap
ture the necessary ten to gain con-
troll of the senate are Maine, New
YORK New Jersey, Ohio, Montana, Ne
yada Indiana, West Virginia, Wash
jngton. Nebraska, Maryland and Mis-
soufi In the following states, now
represented by republicans, senators
will be elected: New Mexico, Minneso-
IA Wyoming, Delaware, Wisconsin
Rhode Island, Massachusetts,, North
Dakota, Connecticut, Pennsylvania
Vermont, Utah, Michigan, California
and Maine. Republican leaders are
confident of the reelection of repub-
leans from these states.
Candidates Nominated.
In nearly every state IN which SEN
ators are to be elected the combined
progressive and republican vote eN-
cpeds the democratic vote. Candl- |
dates who have been nominated are
Florida-Park Tiammon. democrat /
West VirEinia-W +. Chiffon, dem /
ocrat, Howard sutherland, repubIl- /
can.
Nebraska-G. NJ Hitchcock, demo- /
crat. John L. Kennedy. republican.
Mainc-C. f. Johnson democrat .
Frederick Hale, republican.
ndana-John d. Kern, Thomas
Tdggart, democrats. Harry New, !
James f. Watson, republicans.
Tcnnessee-k. y. Mckeller, demo- T!
Crat. Ben W. Hooper, republican
Maryland David j Lewis, demo- ,
Crat. Joseph J. France, republicans
MnnesOta-D. W. Lawler, demo- |
crat, Frank 3. kellogg, republican. /
North DakOta-Juhn Burke, demo J
Crat, Z. J. McCumber, republican.
Pcnnsylvania-E Ellis l.. Oryis, dem /
Ocrat. Z. G. Knox, republican.
Nirginia-C. $. swanson democrat |
Where Candidates Are to BE Chosen |
In states where the candidates are !
to be elected by primaries and state
conventions. not Vet held the situa- /.
ton is as follows:
I'm Arizona, where the primaries ,
will be held on September 1t, Sena- {
tor II. f. AshuTst, democrat, viii he ,
renomnatpd, and the republicans I
have not yet Centered upon any can
didate
The primaries will be held in Tex
as on July q. The incum bent Sen |
ator G. A. Culbcrson, democrat, is "a /
candidate for another term, and OPP
posing him is an army of ambitious /
democrats, including Ex-Governor q. i,
b Colquit, Representative r. L. Hen |
~ '' T. bIoOhS anu - NJ, N"lilP' a. J
The fight is between Culberson and 7
Henry +
I'm New Jersey, with the primaries ,
ON september 20, the announced dem /
ocratic aspirants are senator D. u.
MARITIME and Attorney General Johh ,
W WeScott with the administration /
supporting Wescott. indications arc
that Westcott win be the nominee of /
his marty TbpIp are only two re- ,