The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-04-01
THE DEMOCRATS
WILL CONTROL
BOTH HOUSES
CBy Winfield Jones.)
Special to The Chieftain.

Washington. D. c., April demo
Gratis, already in control of the house,
believe that they will have a majority
in the next senate
The democratic gains of last fall,
with the factional troubles within the
republican ranks, has given rise to a
feeling of expectation among the dem
ocratic leaders that they will not only
increase II -ir majority in the house.
but will gain control of the senate, as
a result OF the elections to be held
next November.
The appearance of four new sena-
tors, two from New Mexico and two
from Arizona, does not help either
party, for New Mexico is sending up
two republicans and Arizona two dem
ocrats. With the arrival of these four
senators the upper branch will stand
as follows: Republicans, 81; demo
Gratis, A; vacancies, /. The vacancy
is in the state of Colorado, where SEN
ator Charles ]. Hughes died, thus cost
ing the democracy one of its ablest
members, and the legislature, although
democratic, could not get together on
a man before its adjournment.
On March next, 80 senators will
retire to private life if they have not
meanwhile been reelected by the leg
islatures of their several states. The
outgoing list numbers II republicans
and 13 democrats Among them are
some of the most influential members
of the upper house on the democratic
side as well as on the republican side.
The II republicans are Cullom, OF
Illinois; Nelson, of Minnesota; Rich
ardson, of Delaware; Wetmore, of
Rhode Island; Warren, of Wyoming
Smith, of Michigan; Kenyon, of Iowa;
Guggenheim, of Colorado; Gamble, of
South Dakota; Dixon, Of Montana;
Curtis, of Kansas; Crane, of Massa-
chusetts; Burnham, of New Hamp-
shire; Brown, of Nebraska; Briggs, of
New Jersey; Bourne. of Oregon, and
Borah, of Idaho.
Democrats senators whose terms ex-
pire next March are Davis, of Arkan-
sas; Bacon, of Georgia; Paynter of
Kentucky; Foster, of Louisiana; Gard
ner, of Maine; Percy, of Mississippi;
Simmons, of North Carolina; Owens,
of Oklahoma; Tillman, of South Caro-
lima; Taylor, of Tennessee; Bailey, of
Texas; Martin of Virginia; and Wat
son, of West Virginia.
Of the 13 democrats several are al
ready assured of reelection, and OF
the remainder the majority are GER
tain to be succeeded by democrats.
Maine and West Virginia are the only
two states in which there appears to
be a possibility of the democratic sem
ators being succeeded by republicans.
The republicans in Maine believe that
the democrats, despite their victory
of last year, will not be able to elect
the legislature this fall Senator Gard
ner was az a,ointed by the democratic
governor 10 fill out the term of the
late Senator Frye.
In West Virginia, normally repub-
lican state, the leaders of that party
the hopeful that they will be able to
unseat Senator Watson. who is filing
the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Elkins, and who must come
up for reelection next winter
The possible gains on the demo
cratic side Of the senate are believed
to be considerably in excess of their
possible losses. First of all, they are
confidently counting on a democratic
senator to succeed Guggenheim, of
Colorado, who will not be candidate
for reelection. The last Colorado leg
islature was democratic and the dem
ocrats believe the next one will be Of
the same complexion. Another demo-
cratic gain is expected to be contribut-
ed by the neighboring state of Wyom-
ing, as a result of the serious split be-