Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-05
B SENATOR'S TO
 BE ELECTED Will Be Most Important Po- litical Event of the New
 Year.
G AIN $ AND POSSESS
Many Contests Involving Prominent Men-EditOr Among New
 Senators.
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SUa1eS senators by the Vafl0uS state legislatures to complete the upper house of the 62nd. congress- The new Senate will be composed of 51 Re publicans and II Democrats, as against 59 Republicans and 33 Demo- crats in the last eongress-a net gain of eight seats for the Democrats. Qn the House, according to the returns of the election of Nov s, the Democrats will have majority of 65.) Of 30 senators, whose terms will expire on March 3, next, A are Republicans and six Democrats, and the various state legislatures elected oh Nov & last, will choose their successors. There will also be senators chosen to fill the vacancies caused by the deaths of Senator Cummins of Iowa, ReDubli- can; Senator Thompson of North Da- kota, Democrat, and Senator Clay, of Georgia, Democrat, making a total of 33 to be elected Of the 33. F will be Republicans, and 16 Democrats, representing a gain of nine seats for the Democrats and one for the Repub- licans.
 The states where the senatorial toga will fall from Republican to Demo- cratic shoulders are Ind ana, Neibras- ka, Montana, New York, Ohio. New Jersey, Maine, West Virginia and Mis- souri.
 The one Republ can gain occurred in North Dakota, where Republican successor will be chosen to complete the unexpired term of the late Senaz tor Thompson. Democrat The legsla- ture of this state will also elect an- other United States senator to sue ceed Porter J. McCumber, whose term eNpr res in March.
 Three of the senators. included in the above count, have. aile ady been chosen. They are Isidor Raynor of Maryland, elected to succeed h mself; John Sharp Williams, elected to sue ceed himself. The term of the late Senator Daniel, of Virginia, expires this March, and as the regular session of the Virginia legislature does not convene untl 1912. either a special sess on will be called to elect his successor, or Claude A. Swanson. who IS serving by appointment, will re- tain his seat until next year.
 No successor will be chosen to the late Senator McEnery, of Lou siana. until 1912. His seat IS at present filled by J. R. Thornton who was ap- pointed by the governor
 While the people of a Gew of the states have indicated ther senator d preference through direct primary Naere are bitter contests being ear rief>on in the majority of the states where the senatorial vacancies oc cur. 7sa33s
 New York is fair sample It has been many years since the Demo cratic party of the Empire state has had a member n the upper house oi Congress-. and there are a countless number of aspirants to the seat which will be vacated by Chauncey M. Depew. They include Edward NJ Shepard. Williams F. Sheehan. Mar n w Littleton and a host of oth- CTS.
 Even the new governor JChn A. D \ has been mentioned and the fact that he has refused to endorse any of the candidates is considered sign fieant
 On the Jersey shore, however, the situation is slightly different Here Gov Wilson has taken hand Il the fray, and is urging the elscton o James E. Maritime, to succeed Senator Kean, James Smith of Newark, how ever. is making a strong ght Ht represented hs state in the Senate many years ago. and has the support of many Of the Democratic state leg d. CTS.
 In Massachusetts there is a strons tight to depose Henry Cabot Lodge and he will have cons 'derable diff culty in being reelected.
 Maine will elect Democrat to sue 1ceed the veteran Eugene Hale. The most likely candidate IS Charles r Johnson, of Waterv;lle.
 The successor to Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island who has announced that he will retire with the expira- tioni of his term, will probably be Henry F. LiDpitt. There are a few leaders, however, who believe that Al
 drieh will change his m'nd. and an- nounce his candidacy at the elev:nth