The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-16

May Lose Senate Through Combina.
ton of Radical Republicans
and Democrats.

priuts the followius from Washington:
President TAT and the Republican
leadels of congress from now on viii
strike slcdse hammer blows in defense
Of the Republican party and is poll
cies The leaders OF congress are
panic-stricken Al The fear of Demo
cratic landslide ia The fail. The presl-
dents anxiety IL two.rold.
I'm addition 10 Democratic house
L. Lears- Il rndical or a nrogrcasiye sen
ate. but whatever I, may be called
senate dominated by Republicans of
ne runmins LA Toilette stripe. and
Democrats
The house is Republican by ~ votes
A change of - votes will oycrtuin that
body The Democratic congressional
committee has list OF - districts In
which republican, maiorities range
from p 10 lcsa than $50 The vote
in die house IS new 80 Republicans
md 100 Democrats with three va
c9ncies caused by deaths in Democra-
! &c districts
The terms Of - Republican senators
expire March 1 State legislatures
chosen at the coming elections must
re.elect them 90 terms beginning with
|
~ Republicans Go Out
The Republican senators whose
terms expire are Aldrch. Rhode Isl
aud Peyeridee Indiana; Buckley Con.
necicut, Burkett Nebraska Burrows.
.Alichlsnn Carter. Montana: Clapp,
Minnesota. Clark. Wyoming Depew
New York; Dick. Ohio, On Pont Della
ware; Flint. California; Hale. Maine:
k@an New Jersey, La Toilette. Wis
cousin; lodge Mass; McCumber
North Dakota Nixon Nevada Oliver,
Pennsylvania: Page. Vermont; Piles,
Washington scott West Virginia.
Sutherland Utah. and Warner. Mis-
souris
The senate now consists OF 81 Re
publicans and % Democrats Seven
Of the Republicans are insurgents and
voted against the administration tarfr
| law
Reports from the middle states iEdi
rate that Beverage. Burkett, Dick,
NcCumber and Warner will be defeat
"a by Democrats a Democrat or an
lnsurccnt Republican may succeed
Burrows IN Michigan u IS expected
that-tlapp and La Toilette VIII be re-
elected
Senator Piles. Of Washington, is not
candidate. and an inYrgent, prob
ably Representative PoindeXter. is eN
pccted 20 take his seat II this hap
rens Senator Jones will have TO
change his political stand and become
an lnsurgent \ new men is expected
TO succeed Flint. OF California
Senator Page, OF Vermont. IS regard
"a as n semiinsurgent already. and
the insurgcDt sentiment has even
spread as far east as Maine whore
Of II 10 -he reelected
If the Democrats gain the 1--WE seats
In the doubtful STATES, The -four hold
ovCr Insurgents continue az prbgrcs
sives, the state or Washington vote
for two more progressives and the
two lnsurgent candidates be re-elect
ed the score In the senate win be Aid
rich Republicans IS. and Democrats
and progressive Republicans ia tie
The Decisive Votes.
The balance Of power would be de-
cided by the votes OF he man who
succeeds senator Donew from New
York: by Senator Page or Vermont
who has insurgent tendencies; by the
result OF the collection in West Vir
gnia where Senator Scott has much
opposition. and the newcomer from
California
Moreover, IT iUiS tOUtllibE htNtlbD
ed the result OF the general election
would probably be- reflected In the fu-
ture by Senator Burton, of Ohio:
Senator Curtis. Of Kansas. and half
dozen other senators from the west
ern states
The picture Is not a pretty one for
the campaign managers who Viii have
~ conduct the Republican battle. They
know that IL will have 10 be fought
out on the tar6
Regulars OF the party 90 X the
tariff. and President Taft In his Wi
mona speech gave IL such an iudorse.
ment that he has 10 stand on il
Tile presidents bold pottttCTt stroke
I'm compelling The house TO investigate
the cost OF living Is the third big POI
litical move made to take away the
Democratic thunder The first was
the practical overthrow Of SPEAKER
Cannon
The president demanded and Is get
ting an investigation OF the BallinEer-
Plnchot row. That was the second
move
Hint AS To Their Duty.
I'm his FIRST message to This session
OF congress. the president gave the
legislators hint as 10 their duty in
respect 10 the increased cost OF living.
An avalanche OF resolutions OF invcs
tigation followed hut they were bur
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