The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11
Republicans May Possibly
Lose Control of Senate
As Well As House
ALL REGULAR LEADERS
SLATED FOR OBLIVION
Aldrich and Hale, the Mainstays of the
Republican Party, Are Down and
Out and Others VIII
Follow
BY RALPH NJ. wHITEsIDE

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Washington September 1O-(Special.)-
While it has been practically conceded
for some time by observant politicians
that the House of Representatives is
lost to the regular republicans, they have
been confidently expected to retain con-
troll of the Senate and thus hold up any
legislation Objectionable to them.
Recent events have not only put a
crimp in these hopes, but made it possi-
ble-it may be said probable-that the
Senate itself will be in the hands of
democratic-i insurgent coalition.
Upon the outcome of the elections this
fall. a third of the Senate must depend
for their reelection to the Upper House.
OF the 80 retiring senators, nine have
already removed themselves from pos
sibility of membership in that body Six
OF them are regular republicans and three
are democrats This list is as follows:
Aldrich, Burrows, Flint Piles, Hale
Warner regular republicans and Daniel,
Money and Taliaferro, democrats.
OF this lot Aldrich and Hale will in all
probability be succeeded in the Senate by
republicans as regular as themselves
Senator Burrows will be succeeded by
Charles E. Townsend, who has been
conservative insurgent in the House of
Representatives. The successor to Sem
ator Flint, if republican, will be AL G.
Spalding, the baseball magnate, who is
counted as a regular republican, al
Though he has shown some progressive
tendencies and independence. The sue
cessor to Senator Piles of Washington
will be decided at the primaries this
month, the chances now being about
even between Judge Thomas Fl. Burke.
% regular republican, and Representative
Miles Poindexter, one of the radical in
surgents of the House. In Missouri, the
probabilities are that democrat will
succeed Warner.
None of the democrats seats will be
lost but militant insurgent democrats
will take each vacant seat. Representa-
tive A. j. Gronna of North Dakota has
been nominated by the republicans to
succeed to the place left vacant by the
death of Martin N. Johnson. Johnson
Was an out-and-out regular republican,
while Gronna is a thoroughbred insur-
gent. Ten of the 30 members. all repub-
leans but one, who ask for reelection
within the next year face a possibility
bf defeat One of them is Senator
p5eVer1uSe OIL lnuldild, dHOtHtl Is otHdtOl
Burkett of Nebraska, who went to the
edge of the insurgent ditch and then
turned tail.
Senators BullSley of Connecticut, Car
ter of Montana, Depew of New York.
Dick of Ohio, Keane of New Jersey,
Nixon of Nevada and Scott of West
Virginia, all regular republicans, COM
pose the balance of the list, while SEN
htor Frazier of Tennessee is the lone
democrat.
Out of this number the democrats have
distinct chance to make gains in the
Senate. Senator Burkett faces a demo-
cratic state administration and there
was democratic victory two years ago
when he attempted to defeat Gilbert NJ
Hitchcock. Senator Beveridge, while still
claiming victory for his banner, Is lead
ng a forlorn hope in the opinion of
bis friends. Senator Carter In Montana
also has a close legislature, which may
De turned over to the enemy. Senator
Depew is between the millstones of a re-
publican factional fight in New York.
Senator Kean of New Jersey has good
field of candidates against him in his
Dwn party, and the democrats of the
tate waking up.
Senator Nixon already faces a legisla-
ure with % democratic majority on joint
ballot while Senator Scott lives in a
tate that is usually affected in landslide
= ears. Senator Frazier the democratic
enator from Tennessee, is also caught.
ike Senator Depew, in a factional fight
n his own party and stands chance
# being supplanted
1t is plain to be seen from this early
ine-up that Senators Burkett, Beveridge.
sarter, Depew, Dick and Nixon, will be
ucky to return to the Senate. Should
he democrats win these six seats and
bo more. and lose none of their present
membership, they would increase their
membership to 80 and reduce the repub-
Ecan majority from 26 to IA.
OF the remaining members to be elect
ID seven are regular republicans. two
re democrats and two are insurgents. All
II them now appear to have clear sail.
ng for reelection.
1t Is hard to estimate the active insur-
tent strength in the Senate. True. it is
hat on the tariff bill there were eight
republicans who went to the ditch in. their
opposition to the legislation proposed
~ their own party. 1t must not be for
Fotten, however, that senators are for
he most part politicians, and that they
re selfshly inclined when their seats
re In jeopardy. 1t is not without reason,
therefore,, that the insurgent strength in
he next Senate Will be considerably aug
nented by some notable additions from
he present regular republican strength
that body.
The eight republican insurgents who
fent the limit against the tariff bill were
enators Beveridge of Indiana, Dolliver
nd Cummins of Iowa, Brist,w of Kan
as, Nelson and Clapp of Minnesota and
+aFollette of Wisconsin. Or these Bev-
ridge is the only one likely to be de-
Gated this fall, while Nelson's insurgent
roclvities were more in the direction
L lower tariff than insurgency on gem
raj principles.
To the number must be added, if the
epubliean senator from North Dakota
IcCumber is to be counted a certainty;
]. Gronna. the republican insurgent,
tho will be elected by the same legsla-
lre. There are also a number of in
irgents, who while they stuck by the
enate organization on the tariff bill,
refer to 'nsurge" on other matters.
h this class can be placed Senator
William f. Borah of Idaho, Senator Jo-
eph M. Dixon of Montana and Senators
urkett and Brown Of Nebraska who
early went the limit on the tariff bill.
nd Senator Bourne of Oregon.
There are still other members of the
enate who IL they represent the sec
>bns from which they hail might read
enough be expected to be insurgents