Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-27
RUNNING FOR The SENATE-n.

dates may enter the race. but at this
timc this is resardcd as doubtful A
Republican Will be named. no douht,
but merely as matter OF form.
TENNESSEE is BATTLE GROUND
Senator Kenneth McKellsr IS a can
didate to succeed himself in Tennessee.
and thus far has two opponents FOR
tho Democratic nomination Noah
Cooper. Nashville lawyer. is expect
ed to try for the nomination on
'biuc Sunday" issue. The other con-
,estant Is Judge G. r. Fitxhugh OF
Memphis. The Mckellar pArtisans are
using the argument against Judge
F1tzhurh that he stumpcd the state In
1910 FOR tho Republican candidate for
governor. Ben Hooper. who was olcct-
ed. In the Republican primary the
-nmc Hooper is expected 10 be cam
didato. with tho main opposition like
~ TO como from Assistant Secretary
OF Commerce Clsudlus Huston. Ths
outcome of the election In Novembcf
depends In great measure on ths re
cults of the primaries.
In Texas number of candidates
hrc at present In tho lists for tho
Democrotlc nomination Senator Gull
hcrson is candidate to succeed him-
self At this tifnc II IL expected that
Representative Lucian Parrish will or
pose him. Clarence ousicy OF Fort
worth Is expected TO put up n nght, as
l. Cullen Thomas. Of Dallas. "a broth
or-in-law OF Senator Morris Sheppard.
Former Governor Colauitt Is another
conte nder. Before tho primary Is he'd
some OF these men may withdraw or
others may enter the ace. Friends ~
Senator culb-r.on says that tho moro
candidates there are IN tho ned tho
better his chances ara OF winning tho
nomination again. which means -
course. tho election.
Tho opponents OF Senator Culberson
may make an effort to agrco on one
man TO oppose him. but according to
IcSans here. not much progress has
/ boon made In that direction. Senator
culberson Is no; in the best Of health
and cannot max. much OF o campaign
nut nc has a strong machine In ths
state.
BOZ LA TOILETTE UP AGAIN
Senator La Foilct,c is up asain fo-
the nomination in wIsconsip. and
while there has been n great deai ,f
talk about him and against him es
tne situation Is at present. no strong
'rh mas becn brought forward
mas been opposed In tho matter o.,
haNing Patronage withheld. larrol,, be
cause no is regarded as a mrnaee ,o
party solidarity. No outstanding rruro
.'s 'pp'aren IN tho Democratic camp
70 contest the election in Noyrfnbef
ihr primary In Wisconsin is 4, isfo
ono. tho. and tho situation may ha
changed materially before the end of
/ tho summer.
senator Hitchcock is to try for re-
.loeton In Nebraska this year, and
! tho Indications are that he has an
excellent chance OF success There is as
Yet no Republican who looms up ns a
certainty for tho nomination OF his
party. ON the other hand. no Democrat
has entered tho lists against Senator
/ Hitchcock and It IL doubted that he
VIII have serious opposition for re-
nomination. IL Is not forgotten that
there was a big Republican ma jori,y
IN Ncbrask, IN 1890. However, tho
Democratic senator II personally vc-y
poVuiar, and not even the most san
Euinc Republicans look for another
such Republican vote as occurred when
President Harding was swept into or
hcc by such tremendous ma jori,y.
carrying state tickets with him in
many instances. Republicans samilia 2
with the Nebraska situation admit
privately that Senator Hitchcock prob
ably will ha reelected