The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-05-19
FIGHT FOR TOGAs
WILL Be LIVELY
BOTH PARTIES PREPARING FOR
THE SENATORIAL ELECTION
OF NEXT YEAR.
TERMS OF 81 END IN 1923
Nearly All Of Them, It Is Believed,
Will Seek to Be Returned to the
s Upper House-son,e Warm Contests
Expected. s33
! ny EDWARD 8. CLARK

WashingtOn.-Al Already the two po.
hticalis parties are preparing for the
senatorial campaign preceding the
elections in the fall. Of 1922. Senator
Miles Poindexter, Republican, of
Washington, who was the chairman Of
the Republican senatorial committee
during the last campaign, decided not
to serve again. and Senator Medill
Mccormick of Illinois was chosen in
his place.
The chairman of the Democratic
senatorial committee for the next
campaign has not at this writing been
chosen, but shortly he will be named
and the two party campaigns will go
forward simultaneously. On March
%, 1923, the terms Of Office Of thirty
two senators will expire. Sixteen
Democrats and sixteen Republicans
will go out of Office. It is merely an
accident Of politics that there is this
equal division Of service expirations.
There are ninety-six United States
senators and every two years one-third
Of them leave office.
The Republican and Democratic
chairmen Of the two senatorial cam
paign committees have work ahead
Of them. It will be the task of each
to attempt to re-elect all Of his party
brethren whose terms of office expire
two years from now, and to try to
put other party men into seats now
held by the political enemy. It is
not the custom to appoint as chair
man of the committee any senator
who has contest in his own behalf on
his hands. This is the reason why
Senator Poindexter of Washington
state stood aside for another.
Nearly All Seek Reelection. =
It is possible, Of course, that some
of the Democrats and some Of the Re
publicans now sitting in the senate,
and who have little less than two
years to serve, will not care. to be
candidates for reelection, but it IS
believed that nearly every senator
whose term expires two years from
now has an ambition to serve again.
There are some Republicans who
represent states which are more than
a trif1e doubtful. An extensive cam
palgn will be carried on in the states
usually represented by Democrats but
in which the Republicans now have
representation, in order to insure if
possible the continued service in the
senate Of Republicans from these
states. 81 s,@. ~ 81 = "a
, The reverse Of this proposition IS
true. There are some Democrats In
the senate who represent states which
ordinarily are Republican. The effort,
Of course, of their campaign COM
mittee will be to return them to the
senate.
Z The Democrats whose terms Of Office
expire March 3, 1923, are Ashurst Of
Arizona, Culberson of Texas, Gerry OF
Rhode Island, Hitchcock of Nebraska.
Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick Of
Wyoming, King Of Utah, McKellar Of
Tennessee, Myers Of Montana, Pitt
man of Nevada, Pomerene Of Ohio,
Reed of Missouri, Swanson of Virginia.
Williams Of Mississippi, Wolcott OF
Delaware. -5,$st
The Republicans whose terms expire
on March 8, 1923, are Calder Of New
York, France of Maryland, Freling--.
huysen Of New Jersey, Hale Of Maine,
Johnson of California, Kellogg of
Minnesota, Knox Of Pennsylvania, La
Toilette of Wisconsin, Lodge Of Massa-
chusetts, McCumber of North Dakota,
Mclean Of Connecticut. New Of
Indiana, Page Of Vermont, Poindexter
of Washington, Sutherland Of West
Virginia, and Townsend Of Michigan.
It is probable that there will be
hard fighting in Nebraska, Wyoming.
Rhode Island, Utah and Ohio, to elect
Republican successors to the Demo
cratic senator's now holding Office from
these states. The records show that
usually the states named have been
Republican In their majorities.
h Women Getting impatient.
y There are evidences here that
the women: Of the country are some
what disturbed because SO few
representatives Of their sex thus far
have been given recognition by the
incoming administration. IT may be
that places for the women will be
found in great numbers in the future,
but 1t is known definitely by word Of
mouth that some Of those voters who
recently came into their own as such
are not altogether happy over the pres
ent condition.
Administrative history to some ex-
tent is repeating itself in this matter.
It was not until the Roosevelt admin
istration that womankind began to be
recognized as possible official force
Of government. Women had held of
fee, and were holding office, at that
time, but the greater positions still
were denied them.
President Roosevelt appointed some
women to Office. President Taft APP
pointed more, and President Wilson
more yet. It may be that President
Harding will 80 Mr.. Wilson still better
and do all that the women want him to
do In the way Of recognizing their
ability to do things In government!
nAUV DInNECR WAN!