The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04
MISS RANKIN TO
ENTER The RACE
FOR j. s. SENATE
ny gibson GARDNER

WASHINGTON. Jan. A mum.
Der Of United States senators have
begun their campaigns for re.elec.
ton. or are making up their minds
whether or not they viii be candi.
dates again.
There are 30 senators whose
terms expire March 3. 1919. They
must face primaries next summer
There In unusual interest In the re.
ports that Miss Jeanette Rankin il
to be "a candidate for the senate.
Senator knutc Nelson. OF Mime.
sofa In candidating hard. The growth
OF the Farmers Nonpartinan ALI.
ance In Minnesota has not been
viewed with pleasure by Nelson.
Thomas J. walsh. OF Helena.
Mont. has not been back In Wash.
ington since the adjournment OF the
special session. Reports from Mon.
tana say that his health In not good.
Miss Rankin. the woman member of
the house. looms nH "A senatorial
rival TO Walsh. and ~ In confidently
predicted that she In 60 be promoted
from the house 10 the senate at the
next November elections.
William n, iiorah comes up for
reelection next year. and ia taking
diiigent notice OF public sentiment
in Idaho.
benjamin X. Tillman. OF South
Carolina. In approaching the end of
his term. Tillman In seldom seen
these days In the senate. lie has
been In falling health. Probably he
will retire at the end OF this term
and the place will bc open for a
younger and more vigorous man.
Some Record
IVES, Virginia win choose new
senator In the place OF Nathan Goff.
Once since he was elected Goff mp
pear~d in the senate. or perhaps
twtec--once when h. took the oath.
and once aftrrwnrd Goff in what
might be termed a Senator Emeritus
rather than a functioning senator.
lie has been In public life no long
that IL really makes little difference.
now what he does. In addition TO
his personal income OF approximate
~ S2so.oo0 year. no draws n pen.
sion Of ti5 a month NJ n veteran Of
the civil war and another pension
as n retired Judge. ~. went into
politics In 1857. when he was first
elected a member of the West vlr.
sinla legislature. After occupying
all the political positions known 20
West Virginia. he was appointed
secretary of the navy by President
Hayes back I'm 1851. He served In
~ nj 4.
United States federal judge. and now
he ls rounding out his career an an
honorary senator from his state. lie
viii retire In March. 1919.
John X. Shields Of Tennessee.
author Of tho Shields wnt.rpower
grab, will have a chance TO submit,
HIS candidacy 10 the people OF Ten.
n--s-~ next summer. and II they do
not like having senator who In
primarily n representative Of prcda.
tory interests. they may choose
somebody else In his place.
Sim Loses Sl~~p
Among others who face reelection
arc James Hamilton Lewis OF III.
nols. who says he will not be
candidate unless his present lnsom.
MIA asasrs II his health "a real
good he may get into the scramble.
Meantime. there In no doubt tina,
M-dill Mccormick Of the same state
IL candidate for Lewis place.
Mccormick used to be n progressive
lie was one Of Roosevelt's most en-
thusastic supporters Then he be
| came more or less regular and got
into congress ns progressive rcpub-
7, lean. and has adopted quite a re
publican attitude OF criticism OF the
Administrations war policy.
/ Thomas ". Hardwick. OF Georgia.
IL n candidate for reelection. Hard.
wick In a member OF tn. democratic
faction IN his state. which has not
been ovcrfricndiy toward the Wilson
administration. Hc opposed the dec.
iaration Of war against Germany.
In Nebraska there will be a tryout
TO determine how strong the old pro
grcasive sentiment In In that state.
George w. Norris comes up for re-
election.
Other Candidates
Among others who will 20 before
the people are James Is. Naruafnaf
OF Mississippi. William III. Thomp
son OF Kansas. William Alden Smith
of Michigan. Thomas Sterling Of
South Dakota. Ollie NJ. James OF
Kentucky, william Hughes of New
Jersey. Henry r. Hollis OF New
Hampshire. John r. Shafroth Of Col
orado, willard Salisbury Of Della.
..sux. Ina.,h r. nnhiuanp Of trkan.
sns. Joseph r. Ransdell of Louisi
ana. Robert l.. owen Of oklahoma.
Thomas s. Martin OF Virginia.
Charles l.. McNary OF Oregon. VII
linn =. Kenyon OF Iowa. Bert NJ
Fernaid OF Maine. Albert -. Fall Of
New Mexico. l.. II. Colt OF Rhode Is
land. John II. Bankhead OF Alabama.
r. NJ. simmons OF North Carolina.
Francis u. Warren OF Wyoming and
Iohn W Weeks of Maszarhuaetta