The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-05
MAY ELECT KERN
FROM INDIANA
Defeated Candidate May Rep
resent His State in the
Senate.
LEGISLATURE is IN DOUBT
BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS
SHOW DEMOCRATIC GAINS.

Washington. Nov 4-The present indi-
cations are that the Republicans will have
aabout a two thirds majority in the United
States senate as the result of yesterday $
election, or practically the same as at
present OF the ninety-two members OF
that body sixty-one are followers, leav-
ing only thirty-one places TO fill. OF these
nineteen are Republicans and twelve Dem
ocrats- Alabama. ArkaRsas louisiana
and Maryland already have chosen Dem
ocrats and Kentucky and Vermont Re
publicans The other senators 10 whom
successors are 10 be elected are:
Republicans-Allison, Iowa, who will be
succeeded by a Republican.
Ankeny. Washington.
Brandegee, Connecticut
Gallinger. New Hampshire.
marlborough, North Dakota
Hepburn, Idaho
Hopkins. Illinois.
Kittredge. South Dakota
Long. Kansas
Penrose. Pennsylvania
Perkins, California.
Plat. New York
SfaOOt. Utah
Stephenson. Wisconsin
All of these will be succeeded either by
themselves or other Republicans.
Democrats:
Clay, Georgia.
Gary, South Carolina
Gore. Oklahoma.
Overman. North Carolina.
All Of these will be succeeded by Demo-
Gratis.
States in Doubt.
The only senatorships remaining in
doubt are those IN Ohio, Indiana and Ore
gon. which are now represented by Sena-
tors Foraker, Hemenway and Fulton, Re
publicans. and Colorado. Missouri and Ne
vada. represented by Senators Teller.
Stone and Newlands. Democrats.
of Iowa is a bOnf q
realize his ambition OF becoming sena-
tor from that state. He has many admir-
ers in Washington and his entry upon the
scene of national politics will be observed
with keen interest. II Indiana should
send a Democrat in place OF Hemenway
II is supposed here that John W. Kern,
the defeated vice presidential candidate,
would be chosen, and he would be the
first Democrat 10 occupy a senatorial seat
from Indiana since 1893, when David Tur-
pie surrendered his office 'to Senator Bev-
eridge.
Hepburn Is Retired.
The final figures regarding the result /
in the house probably will show little /
change in numbers On the respective !
sides. but there will be considerable |
shifting in the personnel Of that body. /
A number OF surprises already have been |
recorded, and probably the most pro- /
nounced was the defeat of Representa- !
tive Hepburn OF the Eighth Iowa dis /
trict. Mr.. Hepburn has been in con- !
BreSS so long anu- as chairman OF the I
interstate commerce commission, has been |
so prominent that he had become re- |
garded almost as a fixture in Washing !
ton. He was strong supporter of the |
presidents policies.
Washington was quite unprepared for |
the retirement of c. B. Lands and Jesse /
OVerstreet of Indiana. Both hold chair /
naH3hips as assignments and have been !
long in the service. That General Sher- /
wood. the Independent Democrat from
the Ninth Ohio district who sprang into
notice during his one term through his
sharp differences with his soldier col
league. General Keller, should be retired.
is not surprising. as he was elected in
1906 by the small majority OF forty votes
in a districI "a hich had hitherto been
Republican. The second
defeat of J. T. McLeary by Mr.. Ham
mond in the Second Minnesota district
brings 20 mind the fact that he resigned
his position as second assistant post
master general TO make the recent race.
generally are delighted with
their gain of two members from the new
state of Oklahoma. The change will give
the Republicans three of the five men,
oers of the house from that state.