Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-14
DEMOCRATS FLUSHED WITH VIC.
TONY AND HOPE TO CON.
TRoL UPPER HOUSE.
TERMS OF THIRTv.oNE
EXPIRE TWO YEARS HENCE
Democrats Expect TO Make Gains in
States Of All Sections Of Nation
Hope to Win Seven Seats in 1918 and
Thus Have Majority Suffieient to
Control Legislation.
Especial Correspondence. ]

Washington. Nov. 14.-Democrats.
flushed With victory. are now figuring
upon an absolute control of the senate
Two years hence. They say that with
the gains just made as start. they
will be able beyond reasonable doubt
to elect enough democrats in the pres.
ideniial year 10 completely organize
the senate.
All the calculations. however. are
predicted upon the assumption that the
country wants democratic admins
tration and that Tuesdays elections
We're merely the entering wedge 10
that end Ii this is the sentiment OF
the people democratic leaders are able
to show how the republican majority III
the senate may be converted into M
nority.
There viii be thirty -one senatorial!
terms expire two years from mex,
March This IS one more than expires
on March 4, when thirty senators WIZ
retire, unless reelected
Terms Of Thirty One Expire.
OF the thirty-one whose service In
the senate ends in 1919. nineteen OF
them are republicans and twelve are
this class are Borah of Idaho. Bourne
Of oregon. Briggs u New Jersey,
Brown of Nebraska Burnhanl OF New
Hampshire. Crane Of Massachusetts
C'ul;o,n OF Illinois. Curtis Of kansas,
Dixon of Montana. Deliver ,deceasea)
III Iowa. Elkins ~ West Virginia
Frye Of Maine Guggenhetm Of Colo
RADIO Nelson of Minnesota. Richardson
Of Delaware, Smith of Michigan. W ar
rem Of Wyoming ard WetInore OF
Rhode Island.
Democratic senator's whose terms
expire are Bacon OF Georgia. Bai!ey OF
Texas. Bankhead OF Alabama Davis o.
Arkansas. Foster Of Louisiana, Martin
OF Virginia owen OF Oklahoma, Payn-
| te. o. Kentucky. Percy OF MISSISSIPPI
Simmons of North Caroline. Taylor OF
Tennessee. and Tillman Of South Car
ol!na.
There viii be forty and perhaps
forty-one men! bers o. the senate after
March 4. For;y-seven is majority o.
the body and i, will be necessary 10
gain At leas, seven new members In
order to control the organization. This
does not contemplate gain by either
party by reason % me admission TO
the union o. Arizona and New Mexico.
i
states by that time but from their poll
teal complexion now. It is eviden:
that their representation in the senate
will be a stand off New Mexico Will
cleo, two republican senators and Ari-
iona two democrats.
There will be seven states which
elect senators IN 1913. represented after
1911 by one democrat and one republic
can. If the democrats can capture
them they will organize the senate.
The states are New jersey, Nebraska
Montana. Oregon West Virginia, Maine
and Colorado.
Expect Gains Elsewhere.
There are other states however in
which they expect to gain votes. They
declare that they will carry Illinois
next time and retire the veteran Gull
lom Montana. Wyoming and perhaps
Delaware They do not entertain any
strong hopes OF electing the legisla-
lures in New Hampshire. Massachu-
sets Minnesota, Michigan. or Rhode
Island.
Democrats are claiming a fighting
South Dakota These states cast even
closer vote than some Of those now
represented by one democrat and one
republican and are therefore regarded
am ong the possibilities.
In sizing up the whole situation. the
democrats are confident that history
will repeat itself and that they will
win at least seven votes in 1913 which
added to what they will have after 1911
will give them endency in senate
affairs
1t is necessary Of course for the pres
en-, minority to hold al the votes they
now have. There may be some new
democrats after 1913 from the present
democratic states but 1t is unlikely that
Georgia, Alabama. Texas. Arkansas,
Louisiana. Virginia. Oklahoma. Ken
lucky. Mississippi. North Carolina.
Tennessee or South Carolina will fail
to send democrats TO the sixty third
congress.