Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-04
Interim Appointee
Expected 10 Succeed
Moses in Senate
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

The death yesterday OF Senator
Moses, Democrat, of North Dakota is
expected to result in boosting the
number of Republican members of
the Senate to 40-the highest num-
Der in many years. Gov Arndahl
is Republican and under State
laws he is authorized to fill va
cancy occurring in the Senate until
the next general election, which in
this case will be 1916.
There was speculation here yes
terday as to whether the Governor,
if he wished, could call a special
election this spring to fill the Moses
vacancy But in view of the Ian
guage of the State law, it was be-
lieved he would make the interim
appointment and wait until 1916
for the election for the remainder of
Senator Moses term, which does
net expire until 1851.
LANCER Faction Out.
Some Republicans here mentioned
the name of former Senator Gerald
P. Nye as possible appointee to
fill the vacancy Senator Moses
defeated Mr. Nye in the last election
in a three-man race. The other
candidate, running as an Independ-
ent although he is Republican, was
Lynn u. Stambaugh, former national
commander of the American Legion.
Mr.. Stambaugh had the backing of
Senator LANCER, bitter foe of Mr..
Nye, in the senatorial race.
Mr.. Nye and Gov. Aandahl have
been friendly in the past. Sen.
LANCER supported an independent
candidate in the gubernatorial race
but his candidate was defeated
by Gov Aandahl. 1t is clear, there
fore, that whoever is selected by
the Governor will not be member
of the LANCER faction of the Re-
publican Party.
1t has been generally believed that
Mr.. Nye would return to North Da-
kota and Build up his political
fences to make a race against Sem
ator LANCER, who comes up for re-
nomination and reelection in 1916.
The LANCER group has been de-
feated at the polls in the last couple
of elections.
Strenuous Races Seen.
With the death of Senator Moses,
there will be two Senatorial cleo
lions in North Dakota next year,
and it is likely there will be strenu-
Gus races for the Republican NOM
nations for both The anti-Langer
Republicans will do their utmost to
defeat him for denomination if he
makes the race-and to defeat him
for reelection if he fails to win Re-
publican nomination and runs as
an independent candidate.
The death of Senator Moses is
the second in the Senate since the
opening of the present Congress
The vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Maloney of Connecticut,
a Democrat. has been filled by the
appointment of Republican,
Admiral Thomas C. Hart, selected
by Republican Gov. Baldwin of that
state.
When President Roosevelt took
Office in March, 1888, the political
makeup of the Senate was IS Re-
publicans, go Democrats, and l
Farmer-Laborite After Mr.. Roose-
velt's second election in 1886, the
number of Republicans had dwin-
died until in January, 1887, there
were only Is Republican Senators
to rs Democrats, Farmer-Labor-
ties, l Progressive, l Independent
Republican and one vacancy. From
that low ebb, the number of Repub-
licans in the Senate has gradually
increased.
Under the present political make
up of the Senate, it is clear that
a coalition of Republicans and Con-
sentative Democrats can control the
upper house. If Republican sue
ceeds Senator Moses. there will be
40 Republicans, SIS Democrats and l
Progressive.