The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-11-15
The senate.

The next United States senate will
be republican by at least 16 majority
against the present majority of 20.
The present senate contains 81 re-
publicans and "a democrats, in a total
of 90 seats, there being two vacancies
from Delaware, where the republican
legislature failed TO elect. The terms
of 80 senators expire with the present
congress. There is also vacancy
from Michigan. caused by the death
of Senator Mcmillan. Seven states
have already elected senators TO take
their seats March 4, 1908. These are
Maryland, Kentucky. Iowa, Ohio, Lou
isiana, Vermont and Georgia. Ore
gon has already elected a republican
legislature which will choose sue
cessor to Senator Simon. Twenty
senators will be elected by legislatures
chosen at Tuesdays elections, as fol-
lows: Indiana, Delaware 1.-TWO seats),
New Hampshire. North Dakota, Ne
vada, South Dakota, Illinois, Pennsyl-
vania, California, Connecticut, New
York, North Carolina. Wisconsin,
Kansas, Michigan, Idaho, Arkansas,
South Carolina, Florida, Alaba ma
Utah, Colorado, Washington and Mis-
souri,. OF these the republicans have
surely carried 10. This insures SO re-
publicans and "a democrats in the next
senate.
Chicago, Nov. --latest official fig
ures from Illinois show Buses plu-
rality for treasurer to be 81, 900, while
Manners plurality is $4,000 The es-
timated total vote on state can
didates is 100000. The house stands
Republicans. SO; democrats, GO; public
ownership, /; prohibi,ionist. /; repub.
lican majority, 20. S.nate-Republic-
ans, So; democrats. IS; republican ma
jority, 81; republican majority on
joint ballot, a.. The congressional
delegation stands: Republicans, 16;
democrats, 0. Returns on the public
policy questions submitted on the "lit-
tie ballot"--initiati,e and referendum
in local and state affairs, election of
United States senator's by the people
are very meager. In many counties
those ballots have not yet been count
ed. 1t is certain. however, that there
is an overwhelming majority, proba.
bly, more thana three-fourths majority
for the affirmative on all three ques.
tions.
+ Dcs Moincs, Ia. Nov. 7. - Unofficial
returns by counties show the repub-
lican plurality in Iowa to be 1882.
Eleven counties were carried for the
state ticket by the democrats-name-
Is: Bremen, Carroll. Clinton, Craw-
ford, Davis, Des Moines, Dubuque,
Fremont, lola, johnson and Lee.
Wisconsin,.
Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 6.--Belated
returns increase Gov. LaFollette's
plurality In the state. The latest es
innate brings his figures up to $4,000
!, As near rs can be figured out the next
legislature will be made up about n,
follows: Assembly. rs republican,
and rs democrats; senate, 81 rcpub
licans and two democrats.
Mich;Ess.
Detroit, Mich, Nov. --latest re
twrns indicate that the plurality o
Gov. Bliss will run up to 35,975, hi
vote being 51.693. as against i4,71s fo
L. T. Durand, the democratic candi
date for governor. The state legisla
/. ture will have exactly the same com
plexion as it's predecessor, one demo
crat among the 80 senator's and tel
democrats out of 100 members of tn,
house of representatives.
Indiana.
indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 7.-Ofiicia
and unofficial returns thus far show
that the republican plurality in the