The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-11
REPUBLICANS IN
VERY BAD SHAPE
Insurgents and Democrats Will
Probably Control the Next
Congress.
HOUSE is HOPELESSI.Y
LOST TO THE REGULARS
Recent Trend of Political Cur
rents Indicates That Senate
Will Follow Same Path.
BY RALPH M. WHITEsIDE.
v Leased W,r, IN Tho Tribune.

has been practically conceded for some
time by observant politicians that the
next house of representatives was lost
to the regular Republicans, they havo
confidently expected to retain control
Of the senate and thus hold up any leg
islation Objectionable to them,
Recent events have not only put a
crimp In this hope, bnt made it possible,
and it may be said, probable, that the
senate itself would be in tho hands Of
Democratic-insurgen coalition.
Upon the outcome Of the elections
this fall third of the senate must de-
pend for their reelection to the upper
house. OF the thirty senators nine have
already declared themselves out of the
race. Six of thcse arc regulars and the
rest are Democrats and insurgent Re
publicsns.
Regulars Relegated.
The following are the regulars who
will not go back:
fornla. Hale, Maine; Burrows, Michi-
gam Warner, Missouri; Pyles, Wash
lngton.
Democrats-Senator Daniel, Virginia;
McEnery, Louisiana, deceased; Money, |
Mississippi, deceased.
Taliaferro of Florida has been de. |
fcated for reelection.
OF this lot, Aldrich and Halo will in
all probability be succeeded in the son
ato by regulars as regular as themselves
Senator Burrows Will be succeeded |
by Charles +. Townsend who has been
a conservative insurgcnt in the house
of representatives. The successor of
Senator Flint of California, if Repub-
hcaD, will be A. G, Spalding, tho base
ball magnate, who is counted as q regll-
lar Republican, although he has shown
some progressive tendencies and indie
pendeBce. The successor to Senator
PyIes of Washington will be decided at
the primaries this month, the chances
now being about even between Judge
Thomas Burke, a regular Republican,
and Representative Miles Poindexter,
one of the radical and rabid insurgents
of the house. In Missouri tho proba-
bllles arc that a Democrat will sue
coed Senator Warner. None of the
Democratic seats will be lost in their
party but militant insurgent Democrats ;
VIII take each vacant seat
Chance for Big Change.
Representative Grouna, of North Da-
tota has been named by the Republi-
ANS to succeed to the place left vacant
~ the death of Martin N johnson.
johnson was an out-and out regular
Republican, while Gronna is an insur-
GENT, Ten of the thirty members-all
Sepubllcans but one-who ask for re.
ELECTION within the year face a posi-
,ility of defeat. One of them is Sen !
ltor Beveridge OF Indiana, Another is {
senator Burkett of Nebraska, who went G
o the edge OF the lnsurgent ditch and 1
fur 49, Dill. 4 4
Connecticut, Carter of Montana, Depew
y New York. Dick Of Ohio, Kean Of !
New Jersey, Nixon of Nevada and Scott G
# West Virginia, all regular Repub a
leans, compose tho balance of the list. r
While Senator Frazier of Tennessee is s
he lone Democrat. Out of this number 6
he Democrats have distinct chance t
o make gains IN the senate. Senator I
3urkett faces Democratic state ad-
and there was a Demo. q
ratio victory two years ago. when he 8
ttempted to defeat Gilbert N Hitch. I
ock, Democrat. Senator Beveridpe, \
While still claiming victory for his ban
er, is leading a forlorD hope, in the I
plnion Of his friends.
Senator Carter of Montana already
las a close legislature, which may be
urned over to the enemy. =
Depew in Tight Place.
Senator Depew is between the mill il
tones of Republican factional fight &
n New York Senator Kean of New i
ersey has goodly field of candidates f
gainst him in his own party. and tbe f
Democrats of the state are waking IN. II
senator Nixon also faces q legislature p
With twenty-five Democratic majority G
n a joint ballot, while Senator Scott &
ives in state that is usually affected t;
d landslide years, !;
Senator Frazier, the Democratic sem a
tor from Tennessee, is also caught in
laetiona, night IN his own party and 4
tnnds chance of being suppIanted.
1t is plain TO be seen from this early
ne-up that Senators Burkett, Bever.
ige, Carter, Depew, Dick and Nixon q
VII be lucky TO return to the sem
te. Should the Democrats win these p
TX seats and no more, and lose none =,
their present membership, they would n
Increase their membership to thirty. b
inc and reduce the Republican ma. T.
orlty from twenty-six to fourteen. :, =,
Ot the remaining members TO he !,
lectcd there are seven Republicans, =,
wo Democrats and two INSURGENTS !,
~ OF them now appear to have clear a
ailing for reelection. 1t is hard In ~
stimate the active insurgent strength :
the senate. True. it is more on ac.
on1t Of the tariff bill that eight Re- X
"Nht W VIC QlICn In their
ppositlon TO the progressive orpaniza. CO
ION proposed by their own party II So
lust not be forgotten, however that b'
enators are for tho most part noli. st
'cians, and that they are most selfish. ia
: inclined when their seats are in icon. OF
rdy. It IS not without reason. there. pl
ore, that the insurgent strength in tbe al
ext senate will be considerable Nv k'
'me notable additions to the present ly
republican strength Of that BODY. -
Insurgent Outlook Good.
The eight Republican insurgents who W
-eut the limit against the tariff hill h,
ere Senators Beveridge Of Indiana al
'olliver and Cummins OF Iowa, Br;si OF
NV of Kansas. La Toilette of Wiscon. s,
N and Nelson and Clapp of Mime. Ia
'ta. or these. Beveridge is the enlv
nc likely to be defeated this fall n,
hi)e Nelson's insurgeut procIivitinsl ii
ere more in the direction of a low st
'rIf than insurgency on general prin
piles. h,
To this number must be added. if n,
,e Republican senator from North Da OF