The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-20
Republicans viii Have AZ
Majority
THIS INCLUDES ONE IN R. |.
Several New Men Are to Fill the Vacant
Plaees--Sixty Republicans and
Thirty-two Democrats in
the Senate.


old Of the House Of Representatives yes.
terday issued an unofficial list Of mem.
bsrs elected TO tho Sixty.First Congress,
corrected TO date There still remains
ono district-the First Rhode Island =
where the result OF the election has
not been settled. A recount Is in pro.
gross, and at the latest report William
T.. Sheffield, Republican. was II votes
ahead OF his Democratic opponent, Dam
iel l.. d. Granger, the sitting member.
Mr.. Shefield's name is carried on the
lift, and including it the next House
iwll consist OF 2l9 Republicans and f72
Democrats, a Republican majority Of
AZ. When the FIRST session OF the Six
tieth Congress closed there was Re.
publican majority OF 81, with two va.
cancies, from the First Louisiana and
Thirteenth Indiana districts. Since
then five other vacsnyies have occurred
and all were filled at the recent cleo
tion, as follows.
First Louisiana--Albert Estopinal,
Democrat, vice Adolph Meyer, Demo.
crat, deceased.
Thirteenth Indiana.-George A. Barn.
hart, Democrat, vice Abraham L. Brick
Republican, deceased
Second Alabama %. G. Wiley, Demo
crst, vice a. a. Wiley, Democrat, de.
ceased.
Second Maine--,John P. Swasey, Re
publican, vice Charles +. Littleield,
Republican, resigned.
Fourth Maine-Frlnk E. Guernsey.
Republican, vice Liewellyn Powers, Re,
publican, deceased
North Dakota tat large)-Eben w.
Martin, Republican. vice William II.
Parker, Republican, deceased.
Fourth New York-Oto G. Foelkor.
Republican, vice Charles I. Dunwell,
kepublican, deceased.
These changes make a total of 225
Republicans and l6S Democrats who
win sit in the final session Of the Six
ticth or present Congress--a Republi.
car majority Of 81. The following
shows the gains made by the two par
ties in the several states where change,
o. CURED in the total number Of repre-
sentatives:
Colorado, 3 Democrats; Illinois.
Democrat; Indiana Democrats; Ken
lucky ] Democrat; Missouri 2 Repub,
Leans; Nebraska, Democrats; New
Jersey, ] Republican; North Carolina,
. Republicans; Ohio, 3 Democrats; Ok
lahoma, Democrats; Pennsylvania, 2
Democrats; Rhode Island, 1 Democrat;
Wisconsin, / Democrat.
The Senate in the Sixty.first Congress
VIII consist of sixty Republicans and
thirty two Democrats, the choice Of
Governor Chamberlain by the state prr
mary in Oregon and the election Of
Democratic legislature in Indiana hav.
ing cost the majority party its two
which was expected 10 send a Repub
lican in plsce Of Senator Teller, Dem
ocrat, also disappointed the managers.
Their only gain was in Kentucky, whore
a coalition Of Republicans and half
dozen Democrats at outs with their
purity on the liquor question sent ex-
Governor W. O. Bradley, Republican, to
: he Senate to succeed Senator Me.
Creary, Democrat.
Successors to the following senators
will be elected this winter;
Allison of Iowa, Republican; Ankeny
OF Washington, Republican; Brandegee
Of Connecticut, Republican,; Clarke Of
Arkansas, Democrat; Clay 81 Georgia, |
Democrat; Foraker Of Ohio, Republican;
Fulton Of Oregon, Republican; Calm
ger Of New Hampshire Republican; |
Gary Of South Carolina, Democrat; Gore
IF Oklahoma. Democrats Hanshroueh Of |
North Dakota, Republican; Hemenway |
II Indiana. Republican; Hepburn Of
Idaho, Republican; Hopkins of Illinois, /
johnson Of Alabama, Dem, |
,orat Kittredge Of South Dakota, Re. /
publican; Long Of Kansas, Republican;
MsEnery of Louisiana, Democrat Mil
ION Of Florida. Democrat; 0vcrnan Of !
North Carolina, Democrat; Penrose Of
Republican; Perkins OF I
california. Republican; Platt Of New (
York, Republican. Smoot of Utah, Re /
publican: Stephenson or Wisconsin. Re I
,nbliean; Stone OF Missouri, Democrat;
nd Teller Of Colorado, Democrat.
Either by primary Or Endorsement Of
,orty conventions these states have in
Heated the successful candidates; Iowa,
Governor A. p. Cummins; Oregon Gov
rnor G. f. Chamberlain; Oklahoma,
'homas P. Gore; North Dakota, Martin
Il. Johnson Illinois, Albert J. Hop
tins; Kansas. Joseph J., Rristow;
florida, D. U. Fleacher; Colorado, G. ].
hughes.
Senators w. P. Dillingham; Of Yer
mont and r. w. Smith Of Maryland
ave already been elected to succeed
themselves for the term beginning
Iarch next. The Vermont legislature
as also elected Ex-Governor Carroll S.
age to fiji out the term Of Hon. Red
eld Proctor, deceased expiring March
, 1911.