The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-27
HOW WILL NEXT
CONGRESS STAND?
Effect on Senate of Election Of
Legislatures Next
Month. IT,;
THIRTY SEATS ARE
IN POLITICAL HOPPER
Impossibility of Overthrowing Re.
publican Control of Both
Branches.

Branches.
BY w. w. Jermane. Colorado Building,
Washington, D. c.
Washington, Oct. 27.-While the
house of representatives for fourteen
successive years has been safely repub-
ican, the senate has been republican
for twelve years, and its present repub-
ican margin is quite as striking as
the republican margin in the house.
In the senate the republicans have a
lead of twenty-four out of total vot-
ing strength of ninety, and in the
house there is a republican margin OF
la out of a total voting strength OF
8S6.
Changes in the Senate.
Next March 4, the terms of fifteen
senate republicans and fifteen senate
democrats will expire. The fate of most
of the democrats has already been de-
cided, but the legislatures to be chosen
early next month will decide the fate
of the republicans.
The republicans who retire at the
close of the coming session of congress
ware, Benson Of Kansas, Burnham of
New Hampshire, Crane of Massachu.
sets, Cullom of Illinois, Dolliver Of
Iowa, Dryden of New Jersey, Elkins of
West Virginia, FRYE of Maine, Gamble
of South Dakota, Willard of Nebraska,
Nelson of Minnesota, Warren of Wyo-
ming and Wetmore of Rhode Island.
The retiring democrats are Bacon of
Georgia, Bailey Of Texas, Berry of
Arkansas, Blackburn of Kentucky,
Carmack of Tennessee, Clark of Mon
tana, Dubois Of Idaho, Foster Of Louis
lana, Gearin Of Oregon, McLaurin Of
Mississippi, Martin of Virginia, Nor
gan Of Alabama, Patterson Of Colorado
Simmons of North Carolina and Till
man Of South Carolina.
No Third Party in Congress.
It is striking feature of the pres
ent congress, in addition to the unusual
strength Of the republican party there.
out. Almost for generation in one
house. or the other there have been
populists, farmers alliance, silverites
or other representatives Of the third
party movement. Now, however, and
for several years past, the lineup has
been between the republicans and the
democrats. The reaction against free
silver helped wipe out the third party
representation, and the popularity of
4lUOSCSOAG uIo uoAS LuS 1SOb.
Democratic Probabilities.
The fate Of most Of the democratic
senators who are to retire next March
has already been decided. Foster OF
Louisiana and McLaurin of Mississippi
for instance, were nearly year age
reelected for terms ending in 1913
Last spring the Arkansas primaries de
feated Senator Berry, giving his place
b ToH nox,io oF +ho 1orI MI of
opponents of democracy. Blackburn Of
Kentucky was also retired by spring
primaries, as was also Carmack of Ten
nessee. The successors Of all these men
of course, will be democrats. Gearil
of Oregon came to the senate in success
sion to Senator Mitchell, republican
His was a gubernatorial appointment
gave the senatorial preference to iona
than Bourne for the full six-year term
and he will probably be accepted by
the legislature. Martin Of Virginia ant
Morgan of Alabama have been renom
mated at the primaries, and will sue
coed themselves. In the last-namet
state, owing to the advanced age Of tn
expression regarding their successors
and indicated desire to give one plac
to Representative Bankhead, who wa
defeated for denomination to congress
by Captain Hobson. Clark of Mon
tana has announced that he will no
again be candidate, and there is
large field of aspirants for his seat. TIL
complexion of the Montana legislator
is uncertain, with the republicans, how
Should they control, it is likely tina
either former Senator Lee Mantle o
Representative Dixon will succee
Clark. Should the democrats contro
Clark will probably be succeeded b,
some man selected more or less directl,
years have controlled that state. Baco
of Georgia will succeed himself, as vii
Simmons and Tillman of the Care
linas. The case of Bailey of Texas j
is somewhat uncertain. He carried tn
spring primaries without opposition
since which time he has got into tror
BILE thru the acceptance of fee frol
one of the subsidiary Standard Oil CO..
porations. But it is said that hi
chances of returning to the senate hav
not been seriously injured. Washing
ton expects him to succeed himself. I
Idaho, Senator Dubois will probably h
succeeded by, a republican, at least thu
is the prevailing opinion among thos
who are following the senatorial can
paign.
It will thus be possible for the repu1
icans to gain three seats in the senat
as the result of the legislative session
the coming winter-those now occupie
by Gearin of Oregon, Clark of Mo-
tana and Dubois Of Idaho. They al
certain to gain the seat from Orego
increasing their majority to twent.
five.
The Republican Seats.
The fifteen retiring republican SCI
ators are from states which will r.
turn republican successors. Alger, A
lee, Benson, Willard and Wetmore al
slated for retirement. Alger retire
owing to i'll health and advanced ag
voluntarily. Alice is forced out by a
unexpected turn in state politics. Bel
son is gubernatorial appointment /
succeed Burton, and while he is a cal
didate. to succeed himself, the chance
are said to favor Governor Hoch, Rel
resentative Curtis, or some one of til
other younger and more active men j
the Kansas party. Willard has been r.
tired by the will of the Nebraska pe
pie, who refused to indorse his DR.
corporation leanings. Wetmore h.
been scheduled for retirement by tt
Aldrich machine in Rhode Island, whic
has selected Multi illionaire Colt, tt
gun man, as his successor. There is a
Independent republican candidate, an
Wetmore is also in the field Colt wi
probably be chosen, and at any rat