Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-03
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 The republicans are by no means so sure of walking away with all the votes at the November election as they were little earlier in the year. but they are even now consoling each other with the assurance that Bryan can never be elected, and even if he should be he can do no harm with a republican senate"
 But the senate which will convene next March will be a senate of much different complexion from that of years past. The-se senate in party affil- iation will be republican, but the new order of politics in America makes it difficult to determine whether a man was elected by the republicans or the democrats. La Toilette is one of the notable examples. It is thirteen years since the democrats had majority in the senate, and they were then under the leadership of Arthur P German, who dominated things on the demo cratic side On the republican side were Senators Allison, Aldrich, Frye and Sherman. These four men, for all practical purposes were the senate. With the converting of congress last December there were in the senate twenty men, all of whom had served since 1895 or longer. At the head of the line was Senator Allison, who was elected in 1873, and next to him were Frye, Hale and Aldrich, who were elected in 1881. Of these twenty, if teen were republicans and five demo crats. Since last December two Of them-Allison and Proctor-have died and several of those who were part of the senate of 1895 are now past 70 years of age, and quite naturally hold life by a slender thread. Their places, made vacant, will be filled by younger more vital and progressive politicians.
 The direct primary is another thing which has had it's effect in changing the personnel of the senate. Hans brough, who had been a senator since 1891 of North Dakota, could not carry the primaries and will not be 'eturned to Washington. There is a growing demand for the direct election of sca- ators and this will make for a more frequent changing of the members of the body.
 Oregon has the direct primary and chose democratic Chamberlain as against republican Fulton, and though the state legislature will be republi- can, he must be elected. In South Da- kota Gov. Crawford, one very like to La Toilette, will succeed Kittredge, friend of the interests. n Iowa Gov ernOr Cummins, virile and progressive, will undoubtedly be the successor Of Allison. Brown, a new mCInbCr fcom Kansas, is radical, and Burkett, from the same state, has seen the handwrit- ing on the wall and got into line, while Hopkins of Illinois, one of the old con- servatives, has had such a close shave that he will mend his ways if he wants his tenure of office to continue ! Bourne of Oregon, Beveridge of Indi- ana and Borah of Idaho, all present members, are of the radical new or der, Warner of Missouri has usually been in line with the advance move ment, and Deliver of Iowa has shown signs of conversion.
 With these things in view the next session promises much of interest. It argues well for some of the reform measures we have long been hoping for. And it also shows that, as the republicans say, if Bryan is elected he can do no harm" He will have enough democrats and enough radical, progressive and honest republicans to help him accomplish the good he Is determined upon.
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