The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-03
Strong Possibility That Control
in Senate May Pass to
Democrats and In
surgents
% VACANCIES NEXT MARCH
Conservative Republicans Certain to
Lose Five Seats in Next Senate
and May Lose Six More.
Demos Mako Gains.

washington, ID. c., Nov. 3.-Con-
tests for members of the United States
senate are adding great interest tc
the present campaign, because the
control of the senate is just as much
involved in the results of next Tues
day's elections as is the control OF
the lower branch of Congress.
The senate is so organized that al
no one time can majority of Its
members. or more than a third, In
fact, go out of office. But, though
the personnel of only one third of the
membership is to be changed, a strong
possibility exists that the control OF
the upper house may pass away from
the conservative Republicans into the
hands of the Democrats and insur-
gents. That some of the regulars will
be succeeded by insurgents Is already
assured and the Democrats likewise
seem certain to make some senator
ial gains.
Terms Of Thirty Expire.
The senate consists of ninety-two
OltlilDtISt NtAl thc ttA Va
thirty of these members will expire.
Their Successors will be chosen by
the legislatures to be elected next
Tuesday.
There are now three vacancies in
the senate, caused by death-Mr.
Daniel, of Virginia. and Mr.. McEnery
OF Louisiana. both Democrats, and Mr.
Dolliver. OF Iowa. Republican, The
men who will be chosen to succeed
them will undoubtedly be of the same
political faith as their predecessors.
Twenty -four OF the senator's whose
terms are about to expire are Republ-
cans and six are Democrats. The
twenty-four Republicans are: Messrs.
Aldrich of Rhode Island, Beveridge of
Indiana, Bulkeley of Connecticut, Bur-
kett of Nebraska, Burrows of Michi-
gan, Carter of Montana, Clapp of
Minnesota, Clark of Wyoming, Depew
of New York, Dick of Ohio, Du Pont
of Delaware, Flint of California, Hale
of Maine, Kean of New Jersey, La
Toilette of wisconsin, Lodge Of Mass
dNHuctNNSf LhNNfuIlDtT vi sNOi III Dahpe'
Nixon of Nevada, Oliver of Pennsyl-
vania. Page OF Vermont. Piles of
Washington, Scott of West Virginia.
Sutherland of Utah and Warner of
Missouri. The death of Senator Dol
liver will make necessary the election
of his successor this winter, so that
there are really twenty-five Republic
can senator's whose places will have to
be filled.
No Losses For Democrats.
The six Democratic seats to be
made vacant are those of II as. Vir-
ginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Mary
land and Florida. Senator hIdzier of
Tennessee is the only one whose re-
election appears to be at all doubt
iul. and his friends are confident that
he will pull through Senator Gull
berson of Texas and Senator Rayner
of Maryland will succeed themselves
John Sharp Williams has already been
chosen To succeed Senator Money of
Mississippi A primary is soon to be
held to select the successor of Sen
ator Taliaferro of Florida. He will. OF
course. be a Democrat, and a Demo-
crat will likewise succeed ot the seat
OF Senator Daniel of Virginia.
Five Republicans Retain Seats.
The future In regard to the Republi-
can seats cannot be forecasted with
the same degree of certainty. The re-
election of Carter of Montana, Ciapp
OF Minnesota, Sutherland of Utah
Clark OF Wyoming, oliver of Pennsyl-
Nanla and Lodge of Massachusetts Is
believed to be assured, providing the
next legislatures of their respective
states are Republican. Aldrich of
Rhode Island, Piles of Washington and
Fllnt of California are to retire volun-
uarily. Their successors i'm all prob
apility VIII be Republicans. Page OF
vermont has already been reelected,
Dick OF Ohio Is believed to have q
hard hight on his hands. Beveridge OF
INDIANA will succeed himself IL the
republicans control the legislature
"nich Is not at all a matter of certain
" Scott of Virginia Is believed 10
nave about an even chance and the
same may be said Of Du Pont of Della
ware. Bulkeley of Connecticut cx-
poets to succeed himself despite the
p'eulct'ons of Democratic success and
tne rival candidacy of Ex-Governor
"oLean on the Republican side. The
iesuit In Nebraska is doubtful, though
peseht signs seem to point TO a Re-
puohean leg stature and the re-elec-
'on OF sena 'or Burkett. A Republi-
"' VIII In lll probability be chcser
~ ~ succeed fnator Dolliver cz Iowa
ne seat On Senator Kean OF New
Jersey is In donht ana alao that oj