The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-05-05
THIRTY SENATE SEATS
HANG IN The BALANCE
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suits in the three cornered congress
sional bye-elections that have beef
held recently in the Sixth Missouri
14th Massachusetts and 23d New Yorl
Districts, in the first of which a De
mocraJ was elected Oy greatly IN.
creased majority and in the other
two Of which Democrats overturned
tremendous Republican majorites
have given Democrats here renewed
assurance that they are likely to carry
the next House of Representatives
Some of them are so enthusiastic
over the situation that they are de-
claring they will also make substan-
tial gains in the Senate. But a survey
Of the whole Senatorial situation hard
lily bears out this rosy view. 1t is
practically certain that, the Demo-
Gratis will make some Senatorial gains,
but they are not likely to be enough
to make any appreciate difference.
The Republicans now have So Sena-
tors and the Democrats have 33-giv-
ing a Republican majority Of 26. The
terms Of 80 Senators expire on March
4. OF these only six. are Democrats.
They are Culberson, of Texas; Daniel,
of Virginia; Money, of Mississippi;
Frazier, of Tennessee; Rayner, of
Maryland, and Taliaferro, of Florida.
Two years ago Mr.. Money announced
his retirement, and John Sharp Will
liams, formerly Democrat leader in
the House, was elected to succeed
him. Culberson will have no difficulty
in returning if he wants Daniel has
already been reelected. But both are
in bad health, and Mr.. Daniel has been
in a very critical condition for some
time. Mr. Frazier has been meeting
some opposition, but will probably |
have no real difficulty in coming back,
nor will Mr. RaynOr have any trouble.
If any of them should fail other De-
mocrats would be elected in their
places. So there will be no losses a.
mong the Democrats.
Republicans Who Face Election.
The "a Republicans are: Aldrich %
Rhode Island; Beveridge off Indiana;
Buckley, of Connecticut; Burkett |
Of Nebraska; Burroughs of Michigan; /.
Carter of Montana; Clapp, Of Mime
sofa; Clark, of Wyoming; Depew of
New York, Dick, of Ohio; Dupont, OF
Delaware; Flint, of California; Hale, !
Of Maine; Kean, of New Jersey; La
Toilette, of wisconsin; Lodge of Mas
sachusetts; McCumber or North Da-
lota; Nixon, of Nevada; Oliver, OF
Page of Vermont; Piles
Of Washington; Scott of West Vir-
ginfa; Sutherland, of Utah. and War 3
ler, of Missouri.
or these two Beveridge and Warner
ire almost certainly marked for defeat
W Democrats. -Four others-Bur-
lett, Carter. Dick and NiXOn-may
ravel the same route, and if recent
vents be taken as a good sign, Post,
)epew, Kean and La Toilette may +
lso be put in the doubtful class, or f
heir States may, if they themselves I
hould not be candidates for re-elec- =
ion. In the other IS states Repub- 3
leans will probably be elected, even !
n the present uncertain showing CT 2
he political situation, although the r
resent Senators may not succeed 7
In fact, it is certain that in several q
these cases the present incumbents 7
ill not return, for already four Of t
lem have made definite. announce r
lent Of their retirement. These are p
ldrich, Flint, Hale and Piles. And e
ne information tonight is that De-
ew has also recognized the handwrit- =
lg on the wall and taken himself out a
f the race. G
OF course if there is an old fashion C
d landslide coming such as swept the +
republicans out in 1892, the Demo- c
rats may even make more gains than h
ave been here indicated. n
The situation which would under
eneral circumstances give the New a
ork Legislature to the Democrats I
'ould also probably take New Jer- +
ey and Connecticut along But this F
ear the graft issue may take New v
'ork from the Republicans while Con- I
ecticut and New Jersey stand fast. Z
Situation by States. d
Taking the States by groups the diff 7
erent situations today are practically /
S follows.
In Maine the Republicans seem GER t
ain to control the Legislature and a