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SENATORS TO Be
NAMED TH|SYEAR
g3 MEMBERS OF THE UPPER
HOUSE WILL &c ELECTED BY
THE LEGISLATURES.
DEMOCRAlIC GAIN Will BE EIGHT
in Some States TIE Tosa-Wearers
Have Eeer Select.d by the People,
But in Others There Are
Bitter Contests.

Washington. Jan. 2-Tae most in
will De the election Of United states
senators by the various states le.isla.
lures 10 complete rEe upper house OF
The sixry-saconG congress The new
senate Will be composed OF 81 Repub.
licans and Il Democrats, as against
50 Republicans and IS Democrats in
the last congress a net gain OF eight
seats for the Democrats. In the
nouse. according 10 the returns OF the
election OF November s. the Democrats
will have majority OF s..
OF 80 senators whose terms will ex-
pire on March g next "a are Republi-
cans and six Democrats, and the vari-
GUS state legislatures elected on No
vember 5 last will choose their sue
cessors. There will also be senators
chosen to fill the vacancies caused by
the deaths Of Senator Deliver OF Iowa
Republican,. Senator Thompson of
North Dakota ,DemOcraU and Sena-
tor Clay or Georgia (Democrat), max.
Ing total OF SO to be elected. OF
the 80, II will be Republicans and Is
Democrats. representing gain of
nine seats for the Democrats and one
for the Republicans.
Where the Changes Come.
The states where the senatorial
toga will fall from Republican to Dem
ocratic shoulders are Indiana, Ne
braska, Montana, New York. Ohio.
New Jersey, Maine, West Virginia and
Missouri.
The one Republican gain occurred
In North Dakota, where Republican
successor will be chosen to complete
the unexpired term OF the late Sena
tor Thompson, Democrat. The leeis.
lature of this state Will also elect an
other United States senator TO snc.
coed Porter J. McCumber, whose term
expires in March.
Three Of the senators included in
the above count have already been
chosen. They are lsidor Ravner of
Maryland, elected 10 succeed himself;
John Sharp Williams Of Mississippi |
to succeed Senator Money, and Caro-,
S. Page of Vermont, elected to sue
coed 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 until 1912, either a special
session will be called 10 elect his suc.
cesscr or Claude A. Swanson, who ia
serving by appointment, will retain
his seat until next year.
M I,
late Senator McEnery of Louisiana
until 1912. His seat is at present be.
ing filled by J. R. Thornton who was
appointed by the governor.
Contests in Many States.
While the people of few of the
states have indicated their senatorial
preference through direct primary
there are bitter contests being carried
on in the majority of the states where
the senatorial vacancies occur. New
YORK is fair sample 1t has been
many years since the Democratic mar.
~ OF the Empire state has had a mem.
Der in the upper house Of congress
and there are numerous aspirants tc
the seat which will be yacantcd by
Chauncey NJ. Depew. They include
Edward M. Shepard, William r. Shee.
nan, Martin w. Litticton aud host
If others.
In New Jersey Governor Wilson has
AIKEN hand in the fray, and is urg
ng the election of James e. MARITIME
o succeed Senator Kean james
smith of Newark, however, is making
strong fight.
In Massachusetts, there is fight to
epose Henry Cabot Loage. I,ne
will elect Democrat to succeed the
eteran Eugene Hale. The most
kelly candidate is Charles F. Johnson
Waterviue. The successor to Sen