Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-24
Running For The Senate.
BY Frederic J. Hasksn

other, and this Will have strong In
ruence in the june primary. no
Democrat Is yet In night. The Non
Partisan League will take no part In
the convention, but IL is expecteI 20
be active IN the prifnarisa.
Senator Lodge will be unopposed In
the primary IN Massachusetts, unless
Lieut.. Gov. Alvin r. Fuller, former
Congressman, decides 70 run. Mr.
Lodge has been having some patron
age trouble. but Il is being adjusted
The Democratic nomination should
faIl either to John Fitzgerald--'Honey
lFitzv--former Mayor OF Boston. or 20
Sherman l.. Whipple. nationally
known attorney.
Former Senators Run Again.
The situation IN North Dakota
seems to rest with the on-Partisan
! League. senator McCumber IL acek-
ing denomination, and has az his op-
ponent former Senator Gronna. Both
are bidding hard for the League sup
port.
The Indiana situation is somewhat
complicated. Senator New comes up
this year, and former Senator Bever-
idge, stronger than ever before, - 20
oppose him. Beveridge Clubs are b.
ling organized all over the state. and
the ex-senator has strengthened him
self great deal BY n lecture tour
during the past year However, sena-
tor New is very strong politically.
There Is some suggestion that Presi-
dent Harding may solve this situs-
ton by inviting Senator New 20 bo-
come one Of his Cabinet. The Demo-
cratic candidate viii be former Cover
nor Samuel VI. Raiston, or Thomas r.
g.arshali, lately president. There
will be no contest between these men
as one or the other VIII withdraw.
Senator Townsend % Michigan has
hard fight on his hands 20 ge. the
nomination. He voted for seating
Senator Newberry ana against the
soldier bonus, both Of which votes arc
expected 20 hurt him. John q. Emery,
former National Commander oc the
American Legion, has announced him
. self az a candidate, but the strongest
opposition should come from Whitney
Watkins, OF Jackson county, a well
known farmer who was the Progress
=
a and who now r. president OF the State
: Board Of Agriculture.
a On the Democratic side. there has
been as yet no response from Henry
Ford. The best possibilities az this
time appear 70 be former Governor
n woodbridge Ferris or former Con-
+ gresham Frank Dorernus.
" In, Vermont, Senator Page hss an
Ie nounced that he VIII retire from pub
Ie lie life. Apparently the field is clear
n for Congressman Frank Greene. whc
y should be nominated and elected with
? out serious trouble.
W Ohio Republican battle-ground.
r Senator Pon7erene OF Ohio at thi,
or time is unopposed for the Democratic
l. nomination. On the Republican std.
30 there are at this time no less thar
lg seven possibilities To straiRh.en on
le this tsngle, the Republicans may hols
Is pre-prinary convention and On.
at dorse one OF the candidates. Thi,
ot plan is strongly opposed by the sup
porters ot Simeon d. Fess, one OF TIN
T strongest candidates for the Repub
r. lican nomination, who wants 20 le
~ vote.
ut Representative Nicholas Lougworrl
- is in the field for the nomination
"a Another strong contender is forrne
- Senator Theodore Burton, now a mem
= Der OF the House OF Representative:
- Representative Cooper is another Q
~, the aspirants. and Representativ
a. Frank Murphy also seeks the togs
a. Walter T. Brown, a close friend @
asst President Harding, and chairman q
is the Joint Congressional Commits
n on Reorganization OF the Execut!v
re- Departments Of the Government.
to be considered in the race. The las
ia, aspirant-and this Is the least prob
He able OF all OF thenl-is Governor Harr
an, Davis
ne -
be Read the classified ad news. too.-
he Adv.