The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-02-10
ONE-THIRD u. S. SENATE: TOTAL
HOUSE MEMBERSHIP TO BE
ELECTED THIS YEAR.
Majority of States Hold Primaries to
Select u. s. Senate Candidates.

Majority of States Hold Primaries t,
Select U. s. Senate Candidates.
That this is Campaign year" il
evidenced by the activities of variou!
state political committees which are
issuing calls for county, district ane
state conventions, apportioning the
delegates, and making other neces
sary arrangements that are prelimin
airy to every political primary anc
election campaign. Practically every
state will hold state primaries OF
conventions and state elections this
year.
In addition to state elections, the
entire membership of the House of
Representatives, and 33 out of SO
| United States senators are to be
elected.
The majority of states hold state
wide primaries for the nomination of
United States senators, both parties
holding their nominating election on
the same day.
The first state to hold such prim-
airy is Indiana, which, on May I'd,
will nominate Republican and Demo-
cratic candidates for the United
States Senate. The Senator whose
term expires in Indiana is Harry S
New, Republican. Senator New will
be candidate in the Republican
primaries for the nomination to sue
coed himself.
On May 18th Pennsylvania holds its
state primary, at which time both
Republicans and Democrats will
nominate two candidates for the
United States Senate. This is made
necessary by the recent deaths of
both Senators Knox and Penrose,
whose places are now being temper
arily filled by gubernatorial appoint
ments, pending the selection of their
successors by the people at the ger
eral election next November. O.
The term for Senator Knox would
have expired March, 1923, and I'M
doubtedly he would have had no OPP
position in the Republican primaries
this year to be his own successor.
Senator Penrose was elected for six
years last November, so that who
ever is elected to succeed him will
serve practically complete term.
The following are the dates of
statewide primaries in other states,
at which candidates for the United
States Senate will be nominated, to-
gether with the. name and political
utilization of the present incumbent,
In nearly every case the present in
cumbent will be a candidate in the
primary within his own party for the
to succeed himself
June 20: Maine, Frederick Hale, |
Minnesota, Frank B Kel-
log, Republican.
June %: North Dakota, Porter j
McCumber, Republican.
August 1: Missouri, James A Reed,
Democrat; West Virginia, Howard
Republican.
August 8: Ohio, Atlee Pomerene,
Wyoming, John B Kend-
lick, Democrat.
August IS: Nebraska, Gilbert M
Democrat.
August 20: California, Hiram w
Republican; Montana, Henry
Myers, Democrat.
September 5: Nevada, Key Pitt
nan, Democrat; Wisconsin, Robert M
"a Toilette, Republican.
September ~: Arizona, Henry F
Ashurst, Democrat; Massachusetts,
Henry Cabot Lodge. Republicans;
Michigan, Charles E Townsend, Re-
Vermont, Carroll Page,
Washington, Miles Poin-
lexter, Republican.
September 10: New York, William
VI Calder, Republican.
September 81: New Jersey, Joseph
Frelinghuysen, Republican.
The following states do not hold
but will hold state con-
yentions at time to be fixed later
~ the party committees: Connecti-
tut, which selects a senator to sue
ICED George P Mclean, Republican,;
Delaware, which selects a senator to
succeed T Coleman du Point, Repub-
lean; New Mexico, which selects
senator to succeed A A Jones, Demo-
,rat; Rhode Island, which selects
senator to succeed Peter G Gerry,
Democrat; Tennessee, which selects a
senator to succeed Kenneth Mcclellan,
Democrat; and Utah, which selects a
to William H King, Demo-
rat.