Evening journal., 1906-11-05
FOR FOUR YEARS
MORE AT LEAST
The Republican Party Will
Control the National
Government


troll Of this government is assured for |
at least four years more, and probably /
six years. That control will be exer-
cised through a Republican majority /
in the Senate, which cannot be dis
lodged.
But this is only one branch Of Con-
gress. The Republicans viii surely |
control the next House, not by as large
majority as that by which they con-
troll the present but they viii control
it by a safe and wieldy majority.
At the election next Tuesday as sure
ly as the sun rises on that day will the
country vest again in Republican hands
supremacy in the lower branch Of Con-
gress. That supremacy will lead TO the
election Of the Republican candidate
for President in 1908 and a Republican
majority in the House which will be-
gin its session on March A, 1903.
Safely lntrenohed.
I II, however. and there is hardly any
ground for "if," the Democrats should
succeed in 1908 in electing their candi-
date for President or wrestling control
Of the House from the Republicans, the
latter would be so safely entrenched in
power in the Senate that certainly not
for two years succeeding. and probably
not for four. and even six, years,
would the party Of Hearst and Bryan
be able to plunge the country into rad
icalism by enactment OF the revolution
ary measures for which they stand.
/ It is capable OF demonstration that
the Republicans will continue their
control of the Senate for at least four
years more and probably longer.
In the present Senate the political d.
visions are as follows:
Republicans, 81.
Democrats. 33.
or the Senators whose terms will ex-
pire in 1907, 10 are Republicans and 13
lare Democrats. OF the Democratic
/ Senators Mr Gearin. Of Oregon, will be
succeeded by a Republican, who has al
ready been elected. Mr.. Dubois (Dem-
ocrat). Of Idaho. may also be succeeded
by a Republican. Mr. Patterson (Dem-
ocrat) of Colorado. may meet a SINH
lar fate. Mr.. Clark (DemocraD. Of
Montana, has re-entered the contest
for the Senate, but, according TO re-
ports from the State, the fates are
against him.
It seems certain that the forthcoming
Senate will contain 5s Republicans and
32 Democrats II is reasonably possi-
ble that the Republican membership
may be as high as 61. with Democrats
Jas low as 20.
Assuming. however, that the Repub-
llicans will have 5S and the Democrats
i32 Senators In the Congress beginning
on March T. 1907. it viii be necessary
lfor the Democrats at elections in 1907
he 1.1 1ffsHl d
majority of 27, in order to control the
Senate which will assemble on March
4, 1909.
Is such a feat possible?
Looking to the Future.
( Within the next two years eftor this
year successors must be elected to the
Following Senators. whose terms will
& expire March a. 1909:
Alabama-Pettus, Dem.
Arkansas-Clark, Dem.
California-Perkins. Rep.
Colorado-Teller. Ind. Rep.
-Brandegee, Rep
Delaware-duPont, Rep.
Florida-Mallory, Dem.
Ceorgia-Clay, Dem.
. Idaho-Heyburn, Rep.
nlinois-Hopkins, Rep.
Indiana-Hemenway, Rep,
! Iowa-Allison. Rep.
E Kansas-Long, Rep.
Kentucky-McCreary Dem.
-MeEnery. Dem.
AIaryland-Whyte. De. (or .his sue.
; cessor elected by Legislature Of 1909
Adissouri-Stone. Dem.
Nevada-Newlands, Dem.
New ampshire-Gallinger Rep.
New York-Platt Rep.
North Carolina-Overman, Dem.
North -Hansbrough. Rep.
Ohio-Foraker, Rep.
Oregon-Fulton, Rep.
nsylvania-Penrose. Rep.
, South Carolina-Latimer, Dem.
3 South Dakota-Kittredge Rep.
Utah-Smoot, Rep.
= Vermont-Dillingham Rep.
shington-Ankeny. Rep.
acknowledgements. Rep.
OF the Senators whose terms viii ex
! pire on March 4. 1909 p will be- Re
= publicans and 10 will be Democrats
? There will at that time be in the Sen,
ate % Republicans and Democrat
I already elected. and whose terms viii
e not expire until 1911 and thereafter
q Including Mr.. Foster, of Louisiana
{ who has been elected for the term be-
p ginning 1913, the Democrats will havl
e s Senators.
= To these. however, should be adde'
the Senators already elected and TO b.
3 elected prior to March 4. 1907 o.
these Senators the Republicans viii
certainly elect IA and the Democrats
probably IA. Add these to the hold
over Senators in Office on March
i911. and the result is as follows;
Republicans ............... 36
Democrats ................ 22
Republican majority ..... IA
The majority in the Senate, as nov
: constituted. is 46. The admission O
e Oklahoma will Increase the membership
= TO 90 and the majority to AZ.
/. In order to wipe out the Republican
n majority Of 16 on March 4, 1911. IL vii
y be necessary for the Democrats to elec
successors to their 10 Senators and t'
q capture Is Of the 20 Republican Sena'
tors whose terms will then expire. This
!, would seem to be an impossible feat
; when the usual political complexion o.
= the states from which these Senators
hail is considered. Among them arr