Evening star., 1922-10-01

| ~ AhA eiSSlASi AoJ oAiy iANS
ANl weeks and day away,
the lines have been drawn
in the contests for sena-
torial seats-nominations have been
made or the candidates tentatively
and Informally selected-and there
remains only tho final drive for the
selection Of the successful candidates
It Is admitted that the democrats
have no chance to win the control Of
the Senate. The present makeup Of
that body is sixty republicans and
thirty-six democrats, and. with only
a third of membership and one more
still to be elected in November, the
numerical superiority Of the re-
ipublicars in the Senate is too great
to be overcome
The democrats, however, are going
into the campaign in high hopes Of
cutting down the republican majority
in the Senate. Their opponents. on
the other hand. stoutly maintain they
will hold their own and perhaps pick
iup another seat or two now held by
the democrats. Already the repub-
licans have reelected Senator Hale
Of Maine. But this was to be ex-
fpected.
With the nomination Friday Of DR..
Royal s. Copeland, health commits
sioner of New York, by the democrats
to carry the fight for the Senate
against Senator Calder, the repub-
lican nominee, the nomination of
democratic candidates for the Senate
Is complete, except in the case of
Rhode Island. There Senator Gerry.
democratic incumbent, has no oppo-
sition for the nomination, and his
selection is assured. The republicans
have made their nominations for the
Senate also, except in Rhode Island.
Florida, Texas and Virginia Their
choice in Rhode Island, 1t is under
stood. will be former Gov. r. Living
| stone Beeckman Florida, Texas and
Virginia are SO overwhelmingly demo-
cratic that it matters little whether
the republicans nominate or not.
New Men Brought Forward.
The coming elections for the Senate
have brought forth the nomination
of an unusually large number Of can
didates who have not seen service in
that body. For example, the republi-
cans have put forward sixteen men
who do not hold seats in the Senate,
though one Of them, Albert J. Bev-
,eridge of Indiana, saw service q num-
Der of years ago. The democrats have
nominated twenty-one new men.
These new candidates are as follows:
Republican-Arizona. James H. Nc
: Clinctock; Indiana, Albert J. Beveridge;
: Iowa, Smith w. Brookhart; Missis-
sippi, ]. H. Cooke; Missouri, r. r.
| Brewster; Montana, Carl w. Riddick;
Nebraska, R. B. Howell; Nevada,
Charles Chandler; New Mexico,
) Stephen B. Davis: North Dakota,
} Lynn J. Frazier; Ohio. Simeon D.
Fess: Rhode Island, R Livingstone
i. Beeckman; Tennessee, Newell Sanders;
J Utah, Ernest Bamberger; Vermont,
Frank l. Greene, and Wyoming.
Frank ". Mondell.
Democratic-California. William ].
) Pearson; Connecticut, Thomas J.
. Spellacy; Delaware, Thomas f. Bay
ard; Indiana, Samuel NJ. Ralston;
! Iowa. Clyde L. Herring; Maryland,
. William Cabell Bruce; Massachu-
. settles, William A. CASTOR; Michigan,
Z woodbridge N. Ferris; Minnesota,
Mrs. Anna Dickie olesen; Mississippi,
. Hubert D. Stephens. Montana, Burton
K Wheeler: New Jersey, Edward L
Edwards: New York. Dr.. Royal S.
Copeland; North Dakota, J. B. T.
, lOConnor: Pennsylvania (for two
, III C1,,n
Kerr; Texas. Earl B. Mayfield: YER
mont, DR.. W. B. Mayo; Washington,
c. C. Dill; Wisconsin, Mrs. Jessie Jack
Hooper, and West Virginia, n. NJ.
Neely.
1t may be remarked in passing that
in some quarters it is believed that
: candidates who have not served in
; the present Congress have a better
: chance for election than those who
have, owing to the fact they have
made no records" which may be sub
ject to attack-for example, on the
LEAGUE Of nations, the soldier bonus
and the tariff.
, ! Senator David I. Walsh Of Massachus
etts, chairman of the democratic sena-
torial campaign committee, is engaged
in a swing around the country in the
| interest of the various democratic
= senatorial nominees. His trip will
take him as far west as New Mexico,
, Arizona and Nevada, and will cover
= many states. Senator Walsh has
: gained more and moro prominence in
, democratic councils during his term
, of office here, and his present trip
will bring him more prominently be-
!, fore the people of tho entire country.
1t is noticeable that the democrats
have nominated two women for the
Senate, while tho republicans have SO
far put forward no woman candidates
for that office. The women are Mrs.
Anna Dickie Olesen, Minnesota, and
Mrs. Jessie Jack Hooper, Wisconsin.
, 1t appears. however, that neither OF
them has a real chance Of election,
certainly not the latter. who runs
against Senator La Toilette, who
:. holds Wisconsin and has held it for
= years in the hollow of his hand when
it comes to political preferment.
Faces That WIN BE Missed.
No matter how the elections go.
there will be absent from the Senate
in tho next Congress q number Of ia
milar faces on both sides Of the
chamber. Senator Harry New Of In
ldiana went down to defeat in the
fprimaries, defeated by Mr.. Beveridge
for the nomination. Senator Nc
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