South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-10
SEVEN STATES TO
VOTE ON SEPT! II;
NAME CANDIDATES
Official Washington Watch
ing Keenly as Voters De
eide on Candidates.
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
l. y. :. stan Correspondent

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WASHINGTON. Sept. 9-Voters
IN seven gates 20 10 the polls to
morrow 10 nominate senatorial.
congressional and state candidates
IN the greatest single primary day
o. the summer campaign.
Five seats IN the United States
senate. ~ IN the house Of repre-
sentativcs and a host OF state and
municipal Offices ere involved In the
baIlotins that will take place in
Arizona. Colorado. Louisiana, Mass
achusctts. Washington. Vermont
and Michigan.
Chief interest IN the national
capital centers about the senatorial
contests IN Massachusetts,. Wash
lngton and Michigan. where the
seats Of three prominent republi-
can senators are in jeopardy-Sen.
Henry Cabot Lodge, minority lead
or: Sen Miles Poindexter, ranking
member or the naval affairs commit
tee. and Sen. Charles f. Townsend,
the good roads champion OF the sen
ate.
Not So Hot Elsewhere.
IN other states the controversies
are less keen. In Arizona Sen. Henry
j. Ashurst CD will be renominated
by his party without opposition. In
Vermont Sen. Carroll S. Page (R.)
is retiring voluntarily, and Repre-
sentative Frank l. Greene. one OF
tho Granite states two republican
congressman, Will also be nominated
without opposition.
In Louisiana and Colorado only
congressional and state candidates
are TO be nominated.
Lodge. Poindexter and Townsend
ali have opposition-the latter two
having stiff fights on their hands
TO be renoninated.
In Massachusetts, Sen. Lodge Is
opposed by Joseph Walker. a for
mer speaker OF the Massachusetts
house OF representatives. Walk er
Is characterized by political obser-
vers IN Washington as strong, but
not dangerous"
There are. however. no less than
four avowed democratic candidates
William a CASTOR. retired bank
er. Sherman L. Whipple, Boston at
torney; John jackson Walsh, a for
mer democratic candidate for gov
ernor, and Dallas Sharpe, a Boston
university professor, who endorses
prohibition and the League OF Ma
lions.
Lodge Under Fire.
All are anxious for the Job al
facing Sen. Lodge at the polls next
November. because the dem ocratic
party. nationally, is planning 10
train its heaviest guns on Massa-
chusetts 10 defeat the man who
led the League Of Nations fight
against Woodrow Wilson.
In Michigan there has been a
strenuous primary campaign. Three
candidates are seeking Sen
Townsend's scalp-John II. Emery
former national commander of the
American Legion. Representative
Pat Kelly, who led the fight for a
little navy IN the house this spring
and Herbert Baker. a pronounced
progressive. endorsed by the farmer
labor element.
On the democratic side in Mnchi.
gan former Gov. Woodbridge N
Ferris Is unoppOsed for the demo-
cratic senatorial nomination.
Sen. Townsend has been severely
attacked in Michigan for his staunch
defense OF Sen. Truman H. New
berry, his colleague.
Sen. Townsend's friends are con-
ndent he viii be renominated-ii
only for the reason that the OppOsi.
ton field is so split
PUindextcr Faces Fight.
Poindexter faces no less stiff op-
position IN Washington. where he
has five candidates within his party
all seeking his scalp. They are Aus
tin Z, Grihiths, Of Seattle; Mrs
Frances AxteU. OF Bellingham:
George II. Stephenson. Of Seattle;
George p. Iamping. OF Seattle. and
Lee little, Of Yakima. on the dem
ocrauc side there are three candi-
dates for the senatorial nomination
former Representative c. c. Dill
james g. LOngstreet and Norman
SeeIey OF Beuingham
Polndexter has been attacked on
a number Of issues-the fact that
he voted for Sen Newberry and or
his vote for the four power pact
which was disliked by the anti
japanese elements Of the state.
Party managers in Washington
are watching tomorrowe primaries
with unusual Intensity.