The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-07
Political Upheava| In Several States Would Make De-
 sired Change
FOURTEEN SEATS NEEDED
 ID OVERCOME MAJORITY
Twenty-four Republican Seats in the Senate Are 10 He Filled Before Next Spring md the Demo-
 crats Are Hopeful

Washington, November 6-Great as are the odds against such a contingency. q general political landslide at the polls next Tuesday might result in a demo- cratic Senate as well as a democratic House. Of the 92 seats in the Senate 30 would become vacant March if action should not be taken to fill them. and in large majority of the states legislators will be chosen Ihe approaching elec- tlon which wKFfl the seats by elec- tion.
 Of the 20 positions 24 are held by re- pubicans, circumstance unusually pro pitious for the democracy. as it gives them proportionately more opportunity for gain than ordinarily.
 The republican senators whose term will expire are Aldrich of Rhode Island. Beveridge of Indiana, Bulkeley of Con necticut. Burkett of Nebraska, Burrows of Michigan, Carter of Montana. Clapp of Minnesota, Clark of Wyoming, Depew of New York, Dick of Ohio, Dupont of Del aware. Flint of California, Hale of Maine, Kean of New Jersey. LaFollette of Wis consin, Lodge of Massa chusetts. McSum- Der of North Dakota, Nixon of Nevada. Oliver of Pennsylvania, Page of Yer mont. Piles of Washington Scott of vest Virginia, sutherland of Utah and Warner of Missouri.
 Vigorous Flights
 The democrats are making vigorous fights for many of these places but the republicans are so strongly intrenched that nothing less than revolution could insure success in sufficient number Of cases to insure democraticsron in tlse upper house of Congress
 The republican majority is now 24. and in order to attain such control it would be necessary for the democrats to gain IA of the 24 republican seats. and in ad- dition hold all of the six seats now occu- pied by democrats.
 The democratic senators who either must retire or be rechosen between now and March are Culberson of Texas, Frazier of Tennessee. Money of NIissis- sppi. Rayner of Maryland Swanson of Virginia and Taliaferro of Florida.
 swnnson's Position
 Mir. Swanson is the appointed successor of Senator Daniels. whose death occurred after the adjournment of the last ses- sion of Congress.
 His appointment Is limited to the ap- preaching session. but owing to the fact | that the Virginia legislature will not be | in session this winter, 1t will be neces- sary for the governor to make another | appointment either of Mir Swanson or someone else to take mp the senatorial duties from March until there can be an election. Even though the democrats do not again control, the Senate of the | next Congress will be a vastly changed | body. In addition to Senator Daniels. l Senators Deliver, Iowa, and MeEnery or Louisiana, have died since the adjourn ment of Congress last June and their places probably will be filled during the | coming session. No selection has been made In Iowa. Action has been taken in | Louisiana but complications are expected to arise in connection with the vacancy from that state. After himself receiving an election to the vacancy caused by Mir McEnery's death. Governor Sanders declined the office and sought to fill 1t by the appointment of Mir Thornton The circumstances under which the ap- pointment was made have given rise to doubts as to it's validity and the va cancy may continue until the legislature can act.
 Down-and-Out Club Of the republicans whose terms will expire in March. 1t is known that several will not come back. Among them are Messrs. Aldrieh, Hale, Flint, Piles anu Warner, all of whom have refused to stand for reelection. and Senator Bur rows, who was defeated in the Michigan senatorial primaries.
 Among the democrats, Senator Moneys face will be missed. His successor In the person of John Sharp Williams, for mer democratic House leader, was chosen by the Mississippi legislature three or four years ago when MT. Money refused to be a candidate to succeed himself.
 Senator Taliaferro occupies an anomaE ous position Defeated at the primary polls for renomination by Governor Broward. another chance has been open ed to him bv the death of Mir Broward before the legislature could meet and ratify the action of the primaries. II Senator Taylor should be elected gover- nor of Tennessee another complication would arise.
 Senator Page of Vermont IS the one senator of the entire 90 whose terms ex- pire in March who already has received reelection and to him was awarded the unusual vote of a unanimous election. the democrats Joining with the repubi-