Arizona republican., 1922-06-06
BY Frederic J. Haskin

w NAof1INGION, II. u, JUNE g
Throughout the country interest in
politics may be tagging. Not so in
Washington. Here at the nations
capital the we'll known cauldron may
not be exactly seething as yet but it
is simmering appreciably and before
another month has passed it will be
bubbling merrily. Thirty-four sem
atorships and every seat in the house
of representatives are the national
stakes for which the parties will con-
tend at the polls in November. The
senators and 400-odd representatives
whose successors are to be chosen are
here and each has his secretaries,
clerks and political hangers on who
are deeply interested in the result.
Also, the popular verdict in the
congressional elections will be hailed
as one of approval or disapproval OF
the Harding administration. Hence
the local serment, and it is not sur
prising if Washington just now is
paying more attention to politics than
is in evidence in any other. part of
the country
Two notable primary contests dur
ing the month of May served to whet
the interest of Washingtonians in the
things political One was in Indiana,
eridge wrested the Republican nom
ination f.om Senator Harry S. New.
The other was in Pennsylvania where
Clifford Pinchot came home win
ner in the gubernatorial stakes, de-
feating Attorney General Alter, the
organization candidate. Both results,
it may be said. were contrary to gen.
eral expectation.
Both Beveridge and Pinchot. be in
remembered, were Progressiyes when
Theodore Roosevelt was the great fig
ure in the embattled hosts at Arma.
gedden, and their victories against
the forces OF the party organization
in their respective states are ex-
tremely significant. Some of the po-
litical leaders deny this, but the fact
remains that they We're not expected
to win and they did win. Thermom.
eters that register the political tenn
perature hereabouts made a decided
jump VIXEN the news came from In
diana after May 2, and another when
Pennsylvania was heard from after
May 16 The returns from the next
primaries will be awaited with any
thing but idle curiosity as everybody
wants to know If there is to be more
of the unexpected.
Iowa comes next with primaries on
June 3 to select the party candidates
for the senatorShip now held by
Charles A. Rawson. This is the seat
held so long by William S. Kenyon
who resigned few weeks ago to ac-
cept federal judgeship rendered
him by President Harding. The full
list of senators, candidates to sue
ceed whom are still to be chosen. to-
gether with the states and the dates
of the party primaries or conventions
thus far fixed, follow:
(Cut this out for reference).
Charles A. Rawson. Iowa, June 5.
Park Trammel, Florida, June 5.
Frederick Hale, Maine, June 90.
Frank b. Kellogg, Minnesota, June
20.
Porter j. McCumber, North Dakota
June 2S
Charles A, Culberson. Texas, July
90.
James A. Reed Missouri, Aug. /.
Claude A Swanson, Virginia. Au-
gust /.
Howard Sutherland, West Virginia
Aug. l.
Atlee Pomerene, Ohio, Aug. s.
John Is Kendrick, Wyoming, Au-
gust S.
John Sharp Williams. Mississippi
Aug. Is.
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, Nebraska
Aug. Is.
Hiram W. Johnson, California, Au-
gust 20.
Henry L. Myers, Montana. August
20.
Key Pittman. Nevada. Sept. 5.
Robert M. LaFollette, Wisconsin
Sept g.
Henry F. Ashurst, Arizona, Sept
IL.
Henry CADET Lodge, Massachusetts,
Charles E. Townsend. Michigan
Sept. II.
Carroll S. Page, Vermont, Sept. u
William NJ alder, New York, Sept
10.
J. c. Freiinghuysen, New Jersey
Sept. q.
George P. Mclean, Connecticut
date not fixed.
Coleman DUPONT. Delaware, dat
not fixed
Joseph / France. Maryland, dat
not fixed
Andreius A. Jones, New Mexico
date not fixed
Peter G Gerry, Rhode Island. dat
Kenneth Mcclellan. Tennessee, dat
not fixed.
William II. King, Utah. date no
fixed
Interest centers largely in thes