The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-07
WOULD
0vERTURN SENATE
But Odds Are Against
Democratic Capture
of Upper House.
Y w ILL BE
MUCH CHANGED
Death Has Taken Many Senators
Away. Some Fail Of Popular
Endorsement and Others Re-
tire Rather Than Face
Bitter Fight for Re-
Election.

Washington. November s.--Great as
are the odds against such q contin- /
gency. a general political landslide at !
the polls next Tuesday might re-
suit in Democratic Senate as we'll +
as Democratic House. OF the ninety !
two seats in the Senate thirty would /
become vacant March 4. II action !
should not be taken to fill them, and !
ir a large majority of the States. Leg
.siatures Will be chosen at the ap
preaching election, which will fill tho
seats by election OF the thirty posi-
tions, twenty-four are held by Repuo-
licans. circumstance unusually pro-
piticus Tor the Democracy, as it gives
them proportionately more opportuni
! ties for gain than ordinarily. The Re-
| publican Senator'S whose terms Will eX-
pire are: Aldrich, of Rhode Island.
Beveridge. of Indiana; Bulkeley, of Con-
necticut; Burkett. of Nebraska; Bur-
rows. OF Michigan; Carter. of Mon
| tana; Clapp. of Minnesota: Clark, of
! Wyoming: Depew, of New York; Disk.
of Ohio; Dupont. of Delaware; Flint.
of California; Hale, of Maine; Kean.
of New Jersey La Toilette. of Wis
4
| Cumber, of North Dakota; Nixon, OF
Nevada; Oliver, of Pennsylvania; Page.
: of Vermont; Piles, of Washington;
Scott. OF West Virginia: Sutherland,
/ of Utah. and Warner, of Missouri.
| VIII Take Revolution.
! The Democrats are making vigorous
| fights for many of these places. but
| the Republicans are SO strongly in
trenched that nothing less than a
| revolution could insure success in
sufficient number of cases to secure
Democratic control In the upper House.
| The Republican majority is now twen-
ty-four, and in order to attain such
control 1t would be necessary for .he
i Democrats to gain fourteen CT the
twenty-foarsRe Republican seats. and in
addition hold all of the six seats now
occupied by Democrats.
4 The Democratic Senators who either
must retire or be rechosen between
now and March 4. are:
i Culberson, of Texas; Frazier. OF Ten
nessee; Money. of Mississippi; Rayner,
4 of Maryland; Swanson. of Virginia, and
Taliaferro. of Florida.
i Mr.. Swanson is the appointed sue
4 cessor of Senator Daniel, whose death
4 occurred after the adjournment of the
: last session of Congress- His appoint
/
l session, but, owing to the fact that the
Virginia Legislature will not be in ses-
sion this winter. it will be necessary
+, for the Governor to make another ap-
pointment, either OF Mr. Swanson or
4 some one else, to take up the senatorial
duties from the fourth of March until
there can be an election
i, Vastly Changed.
Y Even Il the Democrats don't gain
control of the Senate, the next Congress
/. Will see vastly changed body. In
J addition to Senator Daniel. Senators
I lDolliver of Iowa, and McInery, OF
! 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
Ibeen made in Iowa Action has been
taken in Louisiana, but complications
are expected to arise in connection
. with the vacancy caused by McInery,s
4 death. Governor Saunders declined the
office and sought to fill 1t by the ap
pointment of Mr.. Thornton. The cir
cumstances under which the appoint
ment was made have given rise tc
doubts as To Its validity, and the vac
ancy may continue until the Legisla
ture can act.
OF the Republicans whose terms will
expire In March it is known that sew
eral will not come back. Among them
are Messrs. Aldrich, Hale. Flint, Piles
and Warner all of whom. have re-
fused to stand for re-election, and
! Senator Burrows, who was defeated
a In the Michigan senatorial primaries
Money VIII BE Missed.
Among the Democrats. Senator
Moneys face will be missed. His sue.
$ cessor. in the person Of Hon. John
J Sharp Williams, former Democrat,
, House leader was chosen by the Mis-,
sissippi Legislature three or fou,
: years ago. when Mr.. Money refused
! to be a candidate to succeed himself
Senator Taliaferro occupies an
! anomalous position. Defeated at thu
, primary polls for denomination b,
Governor Broward. another chance ha:
been opened to him by the death q
, Mr. Broward before the Lesislatur,
could meet and ratify the action q
the primaries II Senator Taylo,
should be elected Governor of Tennes
see another complication would arise
Senator Page, Of Vermont. is ~,
' one Senator of the entire thirty who's,
sIterms expire in March who alread,
4 has received a re-election. and to hin
1 was awarded the unusual honor Eof !,
Unanimous election, the Democrat,
!, joining with the Republicans in max
!, ing the choice,
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