The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-05
THE u. S. SENATE
Is REPUBLICAN
But the Democrats Have Cut
Down the Majority.
GAIN OF TWO IN DELAWARE
PROBABLE STRENGTH BASED
UPON Yesterdays ELECTIONS.
w AsHINGToN. Nov. 4.-The next
w United States senate will be Re

w AsHINGTON. Nov. 1.-The next
wv United States senate will be Re
publican by at least eleven ma
jority. The present senate contains
fifty-four Republicans and thirty four
Democrats in total of ninety seats.
there being two vacancies from Della
ware. where the Republican legislature
failed to elect. The terms of thirty SEN
ators expire with the present congress.
There is also a vacancy from Michigan,
caused by the death of Senator McAIil-
lam OF these thirty-one seats to be
filed. not including the two from Della
ware, but including the Michigan va
cancy. nineteen are now Republican
and twelve are Democratic, Wellington
of Maryland being classified as a Re-
publican, and Harris Of Kansas, Nc
Laurin of South Carolina and Teller Of
Colorado as Dem 0crats. Seven states
have already elected senators to take
their seats March 1, 1908. Maryland
has chosen German, a Democrat, to
succeed Deboe, a Republican; Iowa has
reelected Allison, a Republican; Ohio
has reelected Foraker, a Republican;
louisiana has elected McEnery, Dem
ocrat; Vermont has reelected Dilling-
reelected Clay, a Democrat.
-Four Democrats and three Republic
ans therefore are already elected, leav-
ing sixteen Republican and eight Dem
ecratie seats TO be filed. The legis-
iature of Oregon, which will choose a
successor to Simon, has been elected
and is Republican. Including Delaware
therefore, twenty-five senators will be
elected by the legislatures chosen to-
day. These legislatures were elected
by the following states:
Indiana, Delaware (two seats), New
Hampshire, North Dakota, Nevada,
South Dakota, Illinois, Pennsylvania,
California, Connecticut, New York,
North Carolina, Wisconsin, Kansas,
Michigan. Idaho. Arkansas. South Ca
rolina, Florida, Alabama. Utah, Colo
RADIO. Washington and Missouri
Of these the Republicans have surely
carried thirteen, viz: Indiana, New
Hampshire, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Pennsylvania, California, Con-
necticut, New York. Michigan, Kansas,
Wisconsin and Washington, and the
Democrats seven, viz: North Carolina,
Delaware, probably; Arkansas, South
Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Mis-
souri,. This insures fifty-two Republic
ans and thirty-four Democrats in the
next senate.
The results of the contests. owing
to the meagre, returns returned at this
hour, is still in doubt in Nevada, Idaho
Utah and Colorado, with the chances
favoring the election of the Democatic
legislatures in Colorado, Idaho and Ne
Vada and a Republican legislature in
Utah. If these probabilities should be
realized the senate will stand fifty
three Republicans and thirty-seven
Democrats, with a loss of four majori-
~ to the Republicans, compared with
the present political division. If the
present Republican legislature in Della
ware should be called in extra session
and should be able TO get together and
elect two Republicans as senators be-
fore the new. legislature convenes the
Republican strength in the senate
would be increased two votes. giving
the dominant party a majority of
twenty, or exactly what they have in
the present senate.