New Britain herald., 1924-10-29
APPARENTLY LIKE
 WASHINGTON LIFE
Numbers Seeking Reelection to
 Congress and Senate

Washington, Oct. 29.--Congres- sional life must must be pleasant. at least the number of senators and representatives seeking reelection in November would indicate as much. Of the 32 senators whose terms ex- plres next March 2. 24 are candi- dates to succeed themselves. In the house approximately nine out Of every ten members desire to retain their seats. Including the incum- bents, 95 candidates are in the field for the senatorial togas to be hand ed out at the polls November f.
 Senator Fernald, republican, Maine, is the only republican sena- tor to be sure of his seat for anoth- CT six years. having been reelected last September by the voters of his state, where balloting is carried out about six weeks earlier than in oth- CT parts of the nation.
 Democratic senators practically assured of another term, as they are unopposed in the coming election, are Harris, Georgia: Harrison, Miss issippi; Ransdell, Louisiana; Robin son, Arkansas, and Sheppard, Texas.
 Republican senators who must fight for their seats are Borah, Ida ho; Brookhart, Iowa; Bursum, New Mexico; Capper, Kansas; Couzens, Michigan; Edge, New Jersey; Reyes, New Hampshire; McNary, Oregon; Norris, Nebraska; Phipps, Colorado, and Warren, Wyoming.
 Democratic senators confronted with opposition are Glass, Virginia; Hefin. Alabama; Simmons, North Carolina; Stanley, Kentucky; Walsh, Massachusetts, and Walsh, Montana. The democratic candidates from southern states, however, are regard ed as practically assured of being returned to the senate, as nomina- tion is considered equivalent to eiec- ton.
 Senator Johnson, farm-labor, Min nesota, is opposed by four candl- dates.
 Two candidates are contesting for the seat of the late Senator Colt, re- publican, Rhode Island. Both are seeking election to the unexpired term which ends March 3, and to the full term that runs for six years from March 4.
 Five senators were defeated for nomination in primary contests. They are Senators Shields, Tennessee, and Dial, South Carolina. democrats: and Ball of Delaware, Mccormick, Illi- nois, and Sterling of South Dakota, republicans.
 In Colorado Senator Phipps, re- publican, seeking reelection, is op- posed by Senator Adams, democrat, who, instead of seeking reelection for the unexpired term that he has been serving, has come out against Phipps for the full six year term. Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts, is opposed by Speaker Gillett, who is retiring from the house next March. Among leaders in the senate who are opposed for reelection are Sena- tors Walsh of Montana and Sim mons of North Carolina.
 Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the republican leader, is not up for reelection, having four years of his term remaining, while Senator Rob- inson, of Arkansas, the democratic leader, although up for reelection, is unopposed,
 Senators La Toilette. republican, and Wheeler, democrat, of Wiscon- sin and Montana, respectively, also have several years of their terms re- maining.
 Two senators, Owen, democrat, Oklahoma, and ElkinsI republican, West Virginia are not seeking reelec- ton.
 Beside the regular S2 senatorial vacancies, several states will hold