Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-13
SENATORS TO BE
ELECTED IN Many
OF THE STATES
Indiana to Choose Two Sen
ators and Terms of Mem
bers From Many Other
States Expire.

Washington. D. c., Oct. 1s.--In the
elections next month SO United States
senators are to be elected to fill the
places of II Democrats and Is Repub-
licans. The senate is now composed
Of So Democrats and 39 Republicans
Counting the results in Maine, where
two Republican senators were elected
last month, the composition of the up
per house becomes 56 Democrats and
Al Republicans
To gain control of the senate the
Republicans must elect 20 candidates.
That is to say. they must elect all
Of the Is and make an inroad of eight
on the Democrats. In Indiana two SEN
ators are to be chosen as a result of
the death of Benjamin f. Shively,
whose seat is now held by Thomas
Taggart, as appointee of the governor.
The states in which one senator Is
to be elected are Arizona, Florida, New
Mexico. West Virginia. Minnesota,
Wyoming, Texas, Delaware, Nebraska a,
Wisconsin, Tennessee. Maryland, Rhode
Island, Massachusetts, North Dakota,
Connecticut. New Jersey. Montana,
New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont. Ne
vada, Washington, Ohio, Missouri,
Utah. Virginia, Mississippi. Michigan
and California.
The senatorial candidates named by
the leading parties in each of the states
are as follows:
Arizona-Henry Ashurst. Democrat;
Joseph H. Kibbey, Republican.
California-George S. Patton, Demo-
crat; Hiram Johnson. Republican.
Connecticut-Homer S. Cummings,
Democrat; George d. Mclean. Repub-
lican.
Delaware-Josiah o. wolcott, Demo-
crat; II. Du Pont, Republican.
Florida-Park Trammell, Democrat.
Indiana--John w. Kern Thomas
Taggart, Democrats; Harry C. New,
James f. Watson, Republicans.
Northumberland j. Lewis, Demo-
craft Joseph France. Republican.
Massachusetts, John F. Fitzgerald,
Democrat; Henry C. Lodge, Republi-
can.
observation-disclosures Price. Demo-
GRAFT; C. T. Townsend, Republican.
Minnesota Daniel w. Lawler,
Democrat; Frank B. Kellogg, Republi-
can.
Mississippi-John Sharp Williams,
Democrat
Missouri-James A. Reed, Democrat;
w. S. Dickey. Republican.
Montana-Henry l.. Myers, Demo-
crat; Charles H. Pray, Republican.
Nebraska-Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
Democrat; John l.. Kennedy, Republi-
can.
Nevada-Key Pittman, Democrat:
Samuel Platt, Republican.
New Jersey-James f. MARITIME,
Democrat; ]. eylinghuysen, Repub-
lican.
New Mexico--A. A. Jones, Democrat
Frank Hubbell, Republican.
New York-William F. McCombs.
Democrat; w. A. Calder, Republican.
North Dakota-John Burke, Demo-
crat; p. J. McCumber, Republican.
Ohio-Atlee Pomerene, Democrat;
Myron T. Herrick, Republican.
Observation-Disclosures S. Ellis, Demo-
craft Philander Knox, Republican.
Rhode Island - Peter G. Gerry,
Dem ocrat; Henry F. Lippitt Repub-
lican.
Tennessee-Kenne.h d. Mcclellan
Democrat; Ben W. Hooper, Republican
Texas-Charles A. Culberson. Demo
crat; A. w. Atkinson, Republican.
Utah-William II. King, Democrat
George Sutherland. Republican.
Vermont-Oscar C. Miller Democrat
Carroll S. Page, Republican.
Virginia-Claude A. Swanson, Demo-
crat.
Washington-George Turner Demo-
crat. Miles Poindexter. Republican.
West Virginia-William r. Chiffon
Democrat; Howard Sutherland, Repub-
lican.
Wisconsin-William Wolfe. Demo
crat; r. M. LaFollette, Republican.
Wyoming-John B. Kendrick, Demo-
crat; c. d. Clark, Republican.