The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-21
DEMOCRATS SURE
TO GAIN SEATS
IN SENATE
Two Assured and Probably
Four Others
WITH POSSIBILITY OF MORE
Even a Landslide However viii Not
Give Democrats Control Of
Upper House

Washington, April 20.-The notable
Democratic victories on the three
congressional by-elections that have
been held recently in the Sixth Mis-
souri,, Fourteenth Massachusetts and
Thirty-second New York districts
have given Democrats here renewed
assurance that they are likely to car
nv the next House of Representatives
Some of them are so enthusiastic
that they are declaring they will also
make large gains in the Senate. A
survey of the whole Senatorial stu
alton hardly bears out this rosy view
but it is practically certain that the
Democrats will make some Senatorial
gains.
The Republicans now have fifty-
nine senator's and the Democrats thir-
ty-three-a Republican majority OF
twenty-six The terms Of thirty SEN
ators expire on March next. or
these only six are Democrats. They
are Messrs Culberson OF Texas, Dan
lei OF Virginia, Money of Mississippi,
Frazier of Tennessee, Rayner OF
Maryland, and Taliaferro OF Florida
Two years ago Mr., Money announced
his retirement and John Sharp VII
liams was elected to succeed him.
Mr.. Culberson will have no difficulty
in retiring II he wants to and Mr..
Daniel has already been reelected,
but both are in bad health. Mr.. Fra
zier has been meeting some opposi.
ton, but will probably have no real
difficulty in coming back. nor will Mr.
Rayner have any trouble. At any
rate there will be no losses among
the Democrats.
The twenty.four Republicans are
Messrs Aldrich of Rhode Island, Bev
eridge of Indiana, Bulkeley OF Con
necticut. Burkett of Nebraska, Bur
rows of Michigan. Carter of Montana
Clapp OF Minnesota, Clark OF Wyom
ing. Depew OF New York. Dick o
Ohio, Du Pont OF Delaware, Flint o
California, Hale of Maine, Kean o
New Jersey, I.aFollette of Wisconrin
Lodge of Massachusetts, McCumbe
OF North Dakota, Nixon OF Nevada
Oliver of Pennsylvania, Page Of Vel
mont, Piles OF Washington. Scott o
West Virginia, Sutherland OF Utah
and Warner OF Missouri.
OF these Messrs Beyeridge an,
Warner are almost certainly marke
for defeat by Democrats. MessrI
Burkett, SCarter. Dick and Nixol
may travel the same route and 4
view OF recent events Messrs DepeW
Burkett, Carter, Dick and Nixo
put in the doubtful class. In IN
other eighteen states Republican
will probably be elected II is ce
tain that in several OF these case
the present lncumbents will not r,
turn, for already four OF them hay
made definite announcement OF the
retirement These are Messrs Al,
rich, Flint, Hale and Piles The Ii
formation tonight Is that Mr.. Dope
has also recognized the handwritln
on the wall and taken himself out
the race.
or course, II there Is an old.fas
ioned landslide coming such as swel
the Republicans out In 1892 the Der
ocrats may even make more gail
than have been here indicated III
situation which would under gener
circumstances give the New Yol
legislature to the Democrats wou
also probably take New Jersey al
Connecticut along.
Taking the states by groups Il
different situations today are prs
tically as follows: In Maine the Il
publicans seem certain to control q
legislature but there are alrea
three factions In the party with
insurgent so far ahead In the race
succeed MIR. Hale.
In Vermont Senator Page will COZ
back or be succeeded by another 7
publican, who stands for the same
litioal ideas
In Massachusetts Senator Lodge
already having some trouble In
own party, and he may also have
lot Of trouble with the Democrats
fore he secures reelection. Both
and Senator Crane are confident u