The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-05
HOW NEXT SENATE
WILL Be MADE UP
Republican Party Majority of
TwO-Thirds viii Still Proba
bly, Prevail.
THIRTY ONE VACANCIES
NOW TO BE FILLED
indiana Democrats Nav Send
John w. Kern TO Seat in
Chamber.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.-The pres
eDt indications are that tho RcrUbG
cans VIII have about a two-thirls ma
joritv in the United States senate. H'
the result Of Yesterdays election, "
practically the same rs at present. O;
the nlnety-two members Of that body
slxty'one are holaover, leaving only
thirty.one places to fill OF these. nine
teen arc Republicans and twelve Dem
ocrats. Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Maryland already have chosen
Democrats and Kentucky and Vermont
Republicans. The other senators to
whom successors arc to be elected are
Republicans.
Allison, Iowa. who will be succeeded
by a Republican.
Ankeny, Washington.
Brsndegee, Connecticut.
Gallinger, New Hampshire
Hansborough, North Dakota.
Hepburn, Idaho
Hopkins. Illinois.
kittredge, South Dakota.
Long, Kansas.
Penrose, Pennsylvania
Perkins, California.
Platt, New York.
Smoot. Utah.
Stephenson, Wisconsin.
All of these will be succeeded either
by themselves or other Republicans.
Democrats.
Clay, Georgia
Gary, South Carolina.
Gore, Oklahoma.
Milton, Florida.
Overman, North Carolina.
All of these will be succeeded by
Democrats.
The only senatorships remaining in
doubt are those in Ohio. Indiana and
py n nro faI ~
Senators Foraker, Hemenway and Full
ton, Republicans. and Colorado, Mis-
sourl and Nevada, represented BY Sen.
ators Teller, Stone and Newlands, Demo.
Gratis.
Cummins Sees Victory.
Governor Cummins of Iowa is about
TO realize his ambition of becoming a
senator from that state He has many
admirers in Washington and his entry
upon the scene of national politics will
be observed with keen interest If
Indiana should send Democrat in place
of Hemenway, it is supposed here that
John w. Kern, the defeated vice-presj-
Dental candidate, would be chosen, and
he would be the first Democrat to oc-
cupy senatorial scat from Indiana
bince 1899, when David Turpic sur
rendered his office 10 Senator Bcver.
idge.
The final figures regarding the re-
suit in the House will probably show
little change in numbers on the rcspec.
tive sides, but there will be consider.
able shifting in the personnel of that
body. A number Of surprises already
have been recorded. and probably the
most pronounced was the defeat of Rep
Iesentive Hepburn of the Eighth Iowa
district. Mr.. Hepburn has been in Con-
gress so long, and, as chairman Of the
interstate commerce commission, had
been so prominent, that he had become
regarded almost as fixture in Wash.
ington. He was a strong supporter of
the presidents policies.
Two Veterans Retire.
Washington was quite unprepared for
the retirement Of c. B. Lands and
Jesse Overstreet of Indiana Both hold
ehnirmanships as assignments and have
been long In the service. That Gen
eral Sherwood, the Independent Demo
crat from the Ninth Ohio district, who
sprang into notice during his one term
through his sharp differences with his
soldier colleague, General Keifer,
should be retired. is not surprising, as
he was elected in 1906 by the small
majority of forty votes in district
which had hitherto been overwhelming.
ly Republican. The second defeat OF
j. T. McLeary by Mr.. Hammond in the
Second Minnesota district brings TO
mind the fact that he resigned his po-
sitlop AS second assistant postmaster
general to make the recent race. Re
publicans generally are delighted with
new state of Oklahoma. The change
will give the Republicans three of the
Eve members Of the house from that
state.