Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-11-06
MANY NEW FACES
WILL Be seen
IN THE SlxTY-FIRST CONGRESS
WHEN 1T ASSEMBLIES IN
MARCH, 1909.
REPUBLICANS WILL CONTROL.
They VIII Have a Two-Thlrds Major
ity In the Senate-SeveraI Prom
inent Members Of the House
Were Defeated.

Washington, Nov. 5.-The indica-
tions are that the Republicans will
have about a two-thirds majority in
the United States senate as the result
of Tuesdays elections, or practically
the same as at present. OF the 92
members of that body, 81 hold over,
leaving only 81 places to fill. OF these
19 are Republicans and IL Democrats.
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and
Maryland already have chosen Demo-
Gratis and Kentucky and Vermont Re-
publicans. The other senators to whom
successors are to be elected are:
Republicans-Allison, Iowa, who will
be succeeded by a Republican,; An
keney, Washington; Brandegee, Con.
necticut; Gallinger, New Hampshire;
Hansbrough, North Dakota; Hepburn,
Idaho; Hopkins, Illinois; Kittridge,
South Dakota; Long, Kansas; Pen.
rose, Pennsylvania; Perkins, Califor-
mia; Platt, New York; Smoot, Utah;
Stephenson, Wisconsin, all of whom
will be succeeded either by themselves
or other Republicans.
Democrats-Clay, Georgia; Gary,
South Carolina; Gore, Oklahoma; Mil.
ton, Florida; Overman, North Caro-
lima, all of whom will be succeeded by
Democrats. The only senatorships
remaining in doubt are those of Ohio,
Indiana and Oregon, which are now
represented by Senators Foraker, Hem.
enway and Fulton, Republicans, and
Colorado, Missouri and Nevada, repre-.
NAl T1I1 \
Newlands, Democrats.
Gov. 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
he observed with keen interest II
Indiana should send Democrat in
place of Hemenway it is supposed here
that John w. Kern, the defeated vice
presidential candidate, would be
chosen and he would be the first Demo.
crat to occupy a senatorial seat from
Indiana since 1899, when David Turpie
surrendered his Office to Senator
Beveridge.
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
pronounced was the defeat of Repre-
sentative Hepburn of the Eighth Iowa
district. He has been in congress
so long, and as chairman of the
interstate commerce commission had
been so prominent that he had come
to be regarded as almost a fixture in
Washington. He was strong sup
porter of the presidents policies.
Washington was quite unprepared
for the retirement of G. B. Lands and
Jesse Overstreet of Indiana. Both
hold important committee assignments
and have been so long In the service
that they are well known to the Wash
ington public. That Gen. Sherwood
the Independent Democrat from the
Ninth Ohio district who sprang into
notice during his one term through
his sharp differences with his soldier
colleague, Gen. Keifer, should be re
tired is not SO surprising as he was
elected in 1906 by the small majority
of 40 votes in district which had
hitherto been overwhelming Republi.
can.
The second defeat of ]. T. McCleary
by Mr.. Hammond in the Second Min
nesota district brings to mind the fact
that he resigned his position as sec
ond assistant postmaster general to
make the recent race. Republicans
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 members
of the house from that state.