The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-14
SENATOR MARTIN OUT F0a SPECIAL SESSION

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March 4th. to December .12th.. IL the
legislation promised II wise and OF
such a neture as " promote the well
fare Of the people, the sooner 1t ID
enacted the better
1t Is suggested that, the Demo-
cratic majority In the senate Is 30
nArrow that difference OF opinion may
prevent the passage OF legislation. but
I am sure these suggestions are with
out foundation In fact" continued the
!, senate leader. Nearly all the meas
ures passed by the house in the Sixty
second congress. were passed by the
senate. There were very few diff
feFeHees among Democratic senator's.
The departures from the provisions
Of the house bills were made to Sc
cure the votes Of progressive Repub-
licans, without whose votes none OF
the bills could have been passed. and
not because Of any difference among
the Democratic senator's. A few
Democrats differed from the house in
respect to the sugar schedule
Senator Martin declared chat the
Democrats In the senate will be In
complete harmony after March 18th.
and that they can legislate without
tho aid Of progressive Republicans.
Looks For Harmony.
Il confidently believe tho Democrats
will be able to. carry out the prom
Uses contained In our platform with
7 out aid from the outside he said.
..Our majority in the senate may be
very narrow, perhaps not moro than
two, but Ii will be sufficient. The
progressive senators in the last SEES
sion on many questions were In ac-
cord with the Democrats, and / hope
that in the next session they may be
II. accord with Democratic policies,
but. having a clear majority, ! expect
the senate 10 tegislate in accordance
with the Democratic doctrines as ex-
pressed In the Baltimore platform.
OfficiaI tabulation Of the new sen
ate places the number Of Democratic
senators at forty-nine. There are for
ty-four Republican senators, with
three senatorial seats in doubt. These
are the two from Illinois. and one
from Tennessee. Bull Moose Repub-
licans hold the balance Of power in
the Illinois Legislature. and they may
effect an agreement either with the
Republican or with, the Democratic
members. under which they will vote
either for u Democrat or a Rspubii-
cam for the senate In return for sup
port OF their Bull Moose candidate.
Political conditions are so mixed In
Tennessee, that Ii Is impossible To tell
whether a RapnbitEaa or a Democrat
can be elected to the senate.
Latest returns from Colorado asd
Nevada chow conclasiyety that the
Democrats will have control OF the
legislatures in those States, John +.
Shafroth and Charles =. Thomas. DEM
s,crats. will be elected TO the senate
rrorn Colorado. and Key Pittman.
Lsernocrat will succeed w. A. Massey,
Republican, as senator from Nevada.
Makeup Of House.
Reports from the secretaries OF the
respective States made to Clerk South
TrimhIe. of the house ~ representa-
tives, show that the popular branch
will stand In the sixty-thtrd congress
es5 Democrats, two fusionists and lss
Republicans. Of all factions. 4 caucus
will be necessary to divide the latter
Into camps. The two fnsionisfs are
Cary ana Stafford. OF Wisconsin. VINO
were endorsed by both the Repuoiican
AID Democratic parties in their nght
TO defeat the Socialists. STAFFORD mas
been ~ regular Republican and Cary
an independent Republican.
The great sweep Of the Democratic
parfv In the last election is evidenced
hr the fact that Democrats have been
elected to the next conSress from forty
Of the forty eight STATES he Stafes
IA which no Democrats were eiectco
nre oregon. Washington. North La
kuta. South Dakota. Vermont, Utan,
Wyoming and Idaho