The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-27
SEEKING BLOC'S
SEATS IN
SENATE
Republicans Map Out Hard
Campaign in Northwest.
Butler to Lead
By KENNETH CLARK,


The heaviest guns in the Repub-
lican party's arsenal will be un-
limbered on the western front this
fall in spirited fight to capture
Senate seats.
Wisconsin and North Dakota,
where the Progressive are most
strongly entrenched, will be the
chief points of attack.
While the so-called insurgents"
are casting about trying to find
candidates to succeed Senator La
Toilette, in Wisconsin, and Sena-
tor Ladd, in North Dakota, the
more conservative elements are
quietly laying plans for . battle
to win seats in these States.
Butler to Lead Forces.
The West has been selected Tor
the heaviest mobilization Of forces
in preparation for the elections OF
next year when one-third OF the
Senate, thirty.two Senator'S, must
face the voters.
Senator Butler OF Massachusetts
chairman of the Republican national
committee, vii! take the Held early
IN September to lead the forces. HS
plans an extensive tou- OF the West
where he has a!re ldy arranged con-
ferences with lieutenants.
The Republicans face q. peculiarly
difficult situation to win seats from
tho Democrats.
OF the seven Democrats who come
up next year all are from the South
and Republicans admit virtually no
chance to add strength there.
On the other hand there are sew
eral Republicans from the so-calle,i
doubtful" States which by a slight
turn of the popular wave might
easily go Democratic.
This is regarded as especially true
in Kentucky, Colorado, Indiana;
Ohio, Arizona, Oklahoma, Maryland
and Illinois.
War on Insurgency.
But it is not the danger of losing
to Democrats that is at present
worrying Republican leaders. That
can be faced later, when the gen.
eral elections come around.
The immediate necessity, there
fore, in the view OF Republican
leaders, is TO concentrate IN Wis
consin and North Dakota. States
which year after year have sent
men to Congress with Republican
labels, but who harrasSed the party
chiefs at every turn, more often
being against the Administration
than with 1t.
Three Senators from these States
La Toilette OF Wisconsin and
Ladd and Frazier OF North Dakota
and Brookheart OF Iowa--were read
out" Of the party for their in
Taking Wisconsin and North Da-
kota in the special elections this
fall, Republicans would regard az
a more helpful victory than holding
seats against Democrats in most
other States.
The insurgents have admittedly
been a bitter dose for the conserva.
tive elements in the party, and in
the death of Senators La Toilette
and Ladd they feel the time is
right to strike hard.
PrOgressives Make Plan.
ETO&rSSSlVeSp TOO, are NOT D1IIln8
idly by, according to reports here
today.
In Wisconsin. particularly, they
are girding themselves for q real,
old-fashioned battle.
Information here indicates that
Mrs. La Toilette will refuse to run
for her husbands seat, and that
Robert M. La Toilette, jr., win be
the Progressive banner bearer.
II Young Bob is elected, he will
be one of the youngest members
in recent years to sit in the Senate,
having passed thirty years only in
January.
In the earlier days Of the coun-
try, young men in the Senate were
not so uncommon. Henry Clay
took office only a few days after
his thirtieth birthday.