The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-11-08
SENATORIAL CHANGES
Democrats Opportunity for Gain Is
Greater Than for the Republicans.
List of Senators Whose Terms Will
Expire March a Unless Reelected.

might result in a Democratic Senate as
we'll as a Democratic House. OF the
hinety-two seats in the Senate, thirty
would become vacant March 4 If action
should not be taken TO fill them, and in
a large majority of the states legislators
will be chosen at the approaching cleo
ton which will fill the seats by election.
OF the thirty positions, twenty -four
are held by Republicans, circumstance
unusually pfopitious for the Democracy
as II gives them pfoportionately more
opportunity for gain than ordinarily.
The Republicans senators whose
terms will expire are Aldfich of Rhode
island, Beverage of Indiana, Buckley
ef Connecticut Burkett of Nebraska,
Burrows of Michigan, Carter of Mon
tana, Clapp of Minnesota, Clark of
Wyoming, Depew of New York, Dick
|of Ohio, Dupont of Delaware, Flint of
California, Hale of Maine, Keane of
New Jresey, LaFollette of Wisconsin,
Lodge of Massachusetts,, McCumber of
North Dakota, Nixon of Nevada, Oliver
of Pennsylvania Page of Vefmant,
ilesP of Washington, Scott of West
Virginia. Sutherland of Utah, and War
ner Of Missouri.
The Democrats are making vigorous
fights for many Of these places, but the
Republicans are SO strongly ettrenehed
that nothing less than a revolution could
insure success in a sufficient number of
cases to insure Democratic control of
the upper house of Congress. The Re
publican majority is now twenty four,
and in order to attain such control 1t
would be necessary for the Democrats
to gain fourteen of the tweilty-four Re-
publican seats and in addition hold all
of the six seats now opposed by Demo
Ierats.
The Democratic senators who either
must retire or be fe-cfosen between
now and March 4 are: Culbefson of
Texas, Frazier of Tennessee, Money of
Mississippi, Raynof OF Maryland, Swan
son Of Virginia and Taliaferro of Flor
ida.
MIR. Swanson Is the appointed sue
cessor of Senator Daniel, whose death
occurred last January after the session
of Congress. His appointment IS linn
tied to the approaching session, but ow-
| ing to the fact that the Virginia Legis-
latufe will not be in session this vim
ter, 1t will be necessary for the governor
to make another appointment, either Of
Mr. Swanson or some one else, to take
ltip the senatorial dueies from March 4
until there can be an election Even
though the Democrats do not gain CON
troll the Senate viii be vastly changed
body. In addition to Senator Daniel.
Senator Dolliver of Iowa and MeEnery
of Louisiana have died since the adj
journment Of Congress last June, and
their places probably will be filled dur
ing coming session No selection has
been made ia Iowa. Action has been
taken III Louisiana, but complications
are expected to arise in connection with
the vacancy from that State. After him
tself receiving an election to the vacancy
lby McEnery's death, Governor Sanders
declined the Office and sought to fill it
Iby the appointment Of Mr.. Thornton
The circumstances under which the ap-
Epointnent was made have given rise to
doubts as to Its validity, and the vacancy
may continue until the Legislature can
Iact
OF the Republicans whose terms will
expire In March, Il Is known that sew
Ierai viii not came back. Among them
ARE Messrs. Aidrieh, Hale, Flint, Pyies
land Warner, all Of whom have refused
to stand for reelection, and Senator
Burrows. who was defeated in the
Michigan senatorial primaries.
Among the Democrats, Senator Mon
Iey's face will be missed. His successor,
|in the person Of Hon. John Sharp Viii
llians, former Democratic House leader.
Twas chosen BY the Mississippi Legisla-
llufe three OF four years ago, WREN Mr..
Money refused to be candidate to sue
Ieeed himself
Senator Taliaferro occupies an aflota-
alous position. Defeated at the primary
lpolls Tor denomination BY Governor
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