Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03
RUNNING THE SENATE
Number Of States Must Elect Senator's
This Year.
NUMEROUS CANDIDATES ARE OUT
La FoiIette of Wisconsin viii Have
Hard Fight On His Hands-Rryan
Expected to Run fer Senate in
Florida. o.

Washington, d. C.-The situation in
several Of the states regarding the
coming senatorial primaries and cleo
tions was contained in previous
Haskins letter. The present situation
in ten other states, from the best in
formation obtainable at this time, has
been collected, and is set, forth here.
In Rhode Island both the Republican
and Democratic nominations seem as
sured. Judging from present indica-
tions, Peter Goelet Gerry, the present
senator, will be renominated, and the
Republicans are expected to give the
nomination to former Governor G.. l..
Beeckman without serious opposition.
The real fight in Rhode Island will
come at the regular election in No
vember. Both Gerry and Beeckman
have the record OF never having sus-
tained a defeat at the hands of their
constituents. 1t is not possible to fore
cast the outcome of their, contest,
Pennsylvania will elect two senators
of Senator Know and Penrose. Gov
ernor Sproul appointed William E.
Crow to succeed Philander Chase Knor
and George Wharton Pepper to sue
ceed Boise Penrose. 1t is. believed
that both of these appointed senators
will be candidates for TIE nominations
for the regular terms, although Sena-
tor Crow has been in such poor health
that he is seldom seen on the floor of
the senate. This may have an in
fuence in his case, 1t was thought
for time that Governor Sproul would
be candidate for one Of the senate
seats, but he has denied this. No
Democrats have come forward as yet,
Democratic opposition in Pennsylvania
being only matter of form,
In West Virginia, Senator Howard
Sutherland has no opposition in the
Republican ranks at the time this is
written, and none 10 expected. On the
Democratic side. former Senators
Chiffon and Watson loom up as the
two big contestants in>the primary, al
though neither is yet out in the open
On account of the troubles in the coal
mires and the unrest among the min
ers, Senator Sutherland may have a
hard battle on his hands. Events be-
tween now and election day will have
a strong bearing on the outcome of
the election.
Senator Swanson Is Opposed.
In Virginia, of course the min in
terest is in the Democratic nomina-
tion. Senator Claude Swanson is a
candidate to succeed himself, and his
chief opponent is expected to be Gov
ernor Westmoreland Davis. Senator
Swanson, it is expected, will have the
support of the old backcrs of the late
Senator Martin. Governor Davis, how
ever, is personally popular and has
had a successful administration as
governor Of the state, and the contest
may prove q close one. The Republi-
can side of the situation is not of
much Importance. ....
The situation in, Florida this year
has an interest for the whole country,
as there is the repeated suggestion
that William Jennings Bry three
times candidate for president on the
Democratic ticket, and former seer
tary of state in Woodrow Wilson's
cabinet, will seek the seat now occu-
pied by Park Trammell. Many believe
that Mr.. Bryan changed his residence
from Nebraska to Florida in order to
be ready for the fight this year Sen
ator Trammell will have the advan-
tage Of living longer in the state and
can class Mr.. Bryan as political in
vader. While not discouating Mr.
Bryan's nationally known, capabilities
as a campaigner Senator Trammelrs
friends are optimistic as to the out
come. The Republican situation in
this state is unimportart.
In Mississippi, another fight within
the ranks of the Democrats is the
chief point of interest. Some time ago
Senator John Sharp Williams an
nOunced that he would not be a candi-
date to succeed himself this autumn,
and nothing has happened to change
his views. Former Senator James X.
Nardaman, who was ousted q few
years ago by Senator Byron p. Harri-
son, has declared himself q candidate,
but he has two opponents already.
One is a woman, Miss Belle Kearney,
but as Mississippi does not look with
much favor upon woman suffrage, Miss
Kearney is not now regarded as a ser
ious contender for the senate seat
The strong candidate against ex-Sen-
atOr Vardaman is former Representa-
tive Hubert Stephens, who will have
the strong support of Senator Will
liams and Of Senator Harrison. Other
candidates may enter the race, but at
this time this is regarded as doubtful.
\ Republican will be named, no doubt,
but merely as a matter of form.
Tennessee is Battle Ground.
Senator Kenneth McKellar is q can
didate to succeed himself in Tennes-
see, and thus far has two opponents
for the Democratic nomination on a
blue Sunday" issue. The other con-
tcstant 10 Iu5Cr q u Eit1l,uob of