Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-05
MUCH FERMENT
IN WASHINGTON
OVER ELECTION
BY FREDERIC j. HAsKIN.

Washington, June 4.-Through-
out the country interest in politics
may be tagging. Not SO in Wash
ington. Here at the nations CAPT.
tai, the Well-known cauldron may
not be exactly seething as yet, but
1t is simmering appreciably and
before another month has passed it
will be bubbling merrily. Thirty
four senatorships and every seat in
the house of representatives are the
national stakes for which the
parties will contend at the polls in
November. The senators and four
hundred odd representative whose
successors are to be chosen are
here, and each has his secretaries,
clerks, and political hangers-on
who are deeply concerned in the
result.
Also. the popular verdict in the
congressional election will be
hailed as one of approval or dis
approval of the Harding admin
istration. Hence the local ferment,
and it is not surprising II WASH
ington just now is paying more at
tention to politics than Is in evil
dence in any other part OF the
country.
Two notable primary contests
during the month of May served to
whet the interest of Washingtonians
in things political One was in In
diana, where former Senator AL
bert j, Beveridge wrested the re-
publican nomination from Senator
Harry $. New. The other was in
Pennsylvania. where Clifford Pin
Chot came home a winner in the
gubcruatorial stakes, defeating At
tornCy General Alter, the organl5a-
ton candidate. Both results, 1t
may be said, were contrary to gen.
eral expectation.
Both Beverage and Pinchot, be it
remembered, were progressiVes
when Theodore Roosevelt was the
great figure in the embattled hosts
at Armageddon, and their victories
against the forces of the party or
ganization in their respective states
are extremely significant. Some of
The political leaders deny this, but
the fact remains that they were not
expected to win and they did win.
Thermometers that register the po-
litical temperature hereabouts made
decided jump when the news
came from Indiana after May 2,
and another when Pennsylvania was
heard from after May 16. The re-
turns from the next primaries will
be awaited with anything but Idle
curiosity as everybody wants to
know il there is to be more of the
Unexpected.
Iowa Comes Next.
Iowa comes next with primaries
on June to select the party candi-
dates for the senatorship now held
by Charles 4. Rawson. This is the
seat held so long by William S.
Kenyon, who resigned few weeks
ago to accept a federal Judgeshlp
rendered him by President Harding.
The full list of Senators, candidates
to succeed whom are still to be
chosen, together with the states
and the dates of the party primar-
les or conventions thus far fixed,
follow:
(Cut out this list for reference).
Present senator.
Charles A. Rawson, Iowa, June 5.
Park Trammel, Florida, June 6.
Frederic Hale, Maine, June 20.
Frank B. Kellogg, Minnesota,
June 20.
Porter ]. McCumber, North Da-
kota, June 2S.
Charles A. Culberson, Texas, July
%.
James A. Reed, Missouri, August
Claude A. Swanson, Virginia, Au-
gust /.
Howard Sutherland, West Vir-
GINA, August 1.
Atlee Pomerene, Ohio, August 9.
John B. Kendrick, Wyoming
August s.
John Sharp Williams, Mississippi.
August Is.
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, Nebraska
August Is.
Hiram W. Johnson, California,
August 90.
Henry L. Myers. Montana, Au-
gust 20.
Key Pittman, Nevada, September
Robert NJ. LaFollette. Wisconsin,
S.
Henry f. Ashurst, Arizona, Sep
.ember IL.
Henry Cabot Lodge. Massachu-
sets, September IL.
Charles f. Townsend, Michigan,
September IL.
Carroll S. Page, Vermont, Sep
.ember IL.
Williams M. Calder, New York,
September 10.
]. C. Frelinghuysen, New Jersey
September 81.
George P. Mclean, Connecticut
jate not fixed.
Coleman DUPONT, Delaware, date
not fixed.
Joseph /. France, Maryland, date
lot fixed.