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Show I Basis of Contest. PORTLAND, Me.. April 19. Eugene Halo has served continuously In the senate sen-ate slnco 1881. In 1899. when he came up for ro-olcctlon for his fourth term In tho senate, some opposition dovelopcd from his attitude In opposing tho war with Spain, but this soon disappeared. Several months ago former Associate Justice Frederick A. Powers of the I Maine supreme court announced his can- " dldacy for Die senate, and for the first time since 1R7G, when Lot M. Morrill of i Augusta was elected, a content traa started for one of thf -nf siator-shlpE. |