The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-01-17
Year of Big Senate Fights

Dako Senatorial elections are going to maze political histor2
tem this year and some Of it already is in the making. There
"a a. are some outstanding contests which are sure to develop
nasse considerable friction and attract nationwide attention.
$50 rim all, SIS senators are to be elected in "a states.
grave Three or four states are in the fore for the most ex-
paVe'citing contests OF the campaign. In Nebraska the can
opclsdidacy Of Senator George Norris as a Republican for
IA n reelection already is making the political dust fly. In
thortIilinois the battle between Senator Charles S. Deneen, a
was lwarhorse OF many hard fought conflicts. and Mrs. Ruth
InHanna Mccormick means another stirring struggle. April
VS.. In Iowa, Senator Smith W. Brookhart may make
senptenough trouble within the party before the June 2
Fife primaries, for the various aspirants to draw the corn
translate into the political limelight very conspicuousy. Rep
representative L. J. Dickinson and Governor John Ham.
u.aa-aSsmill are likely contestants for the seat now held by S.na-
Thtor Steck, Democrat.
route In Pennsylvania the Grundy deal will be fought all
routsoyer again, very likely. as William S. Ware, refused adj
cnuernission when elected to the upper house of congress
n4 means to contest anew for the honor of which he
cd cvas robbed by political enemies and ideaists and
sengdypocri.ical senators at Washington. That will mean 4
freistren.eadous stirring of strife in the keystone state.
Minnesota also is in the lists to provide e%citcincn;
Cr.ssaS Governor Theodore Christensen is to enter his can
B ptdidacy against the blind senator, Thomas Z. schall. who
pensafter being elected as a Republican. joined the radicals
opersof the senatorial No Mans Land. The Minnesota pr
.raInaries. are June Is.
Ain Ohio will supply a purely political battle when the
Frtinae comes August IL, to nominate a successor to the
Of wseat made vacant by the death of Theodore Burton and
tons temporarily filled by the appointment of Roscoe c. Nc
nnnoCulloch. This appointee will be a candidate for the
oyer primary nomination and other candidates are almost
termsure to spring up against him, for it could not be other
MoUise in the Buckeye state.
5209' III Nebraska Senator Norris may have to have his po-
osc. It:cal status determined first by tho courts. Certain
Of his opponents insist on the supreme court Of that state
PAoassins on the question of whether he is Or is not a
HeFeplblican. Norris voted for AL Smith for president AMI
falSlle has flockcd either by himself or with the Independent.
pa.s F. republican Democratic coalition in the senate.
hour These Republicans have failed to induce General PERISH
creasng to make the primary fight against Norris and they
lnonttili have hopes of getting former Governor s. r. Nc.
'anuxelvie to make the primary race. If Norris is ruled off
he Republican primary ticket by any court action. it
Thneans that McKelvie probably would have the field to
lamtimsclf. But in the election subsequently the situation
pastgould recur again. for Norris, in that event is sure to
No IIun as an independent. He is very strong in Nebraska
because Of his insurgency, which goes back to the time
when, in the house, he led the fight on Speaker Joc
HCannon and endorsed that doughty old autocratic from
I0ishis rigid rule of the lower chamber. Whatever the courts
the ..ule, the people of Nebraska will decide the issue at the
to gpolls. It would seem impossible to defeat Norris there.
1T will be a question of personality ovcrshadowins parti-
Gan politics.
There will be a lively Republican contest in the Wyom-
1-ng primaries ON August 10. Senator Pat Sullivan, Re-
rlIembublican, who was appointed upon the death of SEN
Lowttor Francis E. Warren, will not be a candidate.
iiiighTormer Representative Charles Winter and several other
andidates are expected to enter the race.
All these candidates. are within the Republican party.
s~r)ther present members Of the senate who come up for
~, eelection in western states. most of whom are likely to
AmaSin denomination without a great deal of difficulty, are
'caoisS,enators Arthur Capper and Henry Allen, Republicans.
1,nickansas, the latter having been appointed to fill the Cur
.Des is vacancy; W. H. McMaster. Republican. South Da-
.DDeeddssota; William E. Borah. Republican. Idaho; L. c. Phipps
Edmsepublican, Colorado: Charles L. McNary. Republican.
iHeie)regon; Thomas J. Walsh, Democrat, Montana, and 8. .
tia ari. Bratton, Democrat, New Mexico.