The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-08
Democrats Have
Senate Majority
If Republicans Win All States in
Doubtful Column Democrats
Will Have Vice President Vote.
With the Senate a FOrty-eight to
FOrty-eight Tie His Vote Gives
Them the Majority.

WASHINGTON. Nov. Control ~
tho senate in Tho siNty-third congress
IS now practically assured To- tn.
Democrats. Cou,-Iiuc To- tho Repuhl-
cans -hc Icgi.aatur,E - all states
~til iu IA" doubtful column tonight.
the Democrats will hav. vote ~ 4>
or Just cnc-haIf of tho entire MEM
h"rship of th. senate. with "a Ismo-
cratic vice president iu the chair to
cast tho deciding ballot in case. of "a
tie. seven states ar" Vet 90 be- heard
from definitely. N senator from one
of these would give IN. Democrats a
clear majority. and % is possible that
their strength will Doc further increase
cd hv winning iu several states.
Kansas has been added 90 th"
Democratic column in IN" past -
hours 1'h" states in which ~. COM
pieSiou 90 The i"Eisiatlr- ls Es' to Doe
decided are. Illinois. Michigan. sew
llgmpshirc. GrEpn. South Dakota.
T"nusss"" and wyoming. Ordinarily
Trnus $500 could ba relied upon fu htip
th" Democratic party IN Illinois
thor" are complications growing ont
81 Tho multiplicity uf parties. render
ir' 80 rr'. rtalr whether there viii Do"
a senatorial election. IT, that state
fr'r,. should t- chosen successor %
fh. %. posed Senator Inflmer az Wi
pires nn th.. 4th of next March n
there should Ie no election th" 'f'rt
would favor the Democrats hF rrdul-
iuT tf. membership of tho Senate Goo
o. OF which tho rs already chosen
would hr working usIDritr lu
Sew fiampshITe the disIatch"s Iufl-
slt" 90 uDsf'his combination ~ I.r'-
crafts and Republicans. and in that
event prediction o. fo the coursH ~
the m'u elected would H' mere EI"f-
" ork
Whatever the outcome Of any Of th"
states mentioned there can o." uo
doubt a. tO democratic control of the
Senate
Moose 20 Aid Democrats.
Tn addition fo the aid Of fho vice
pr"sld"nf ln an emergency. they VIII
IrOErD ivn senators Three or iOnf
of 90" rroErrrelte- are almost Hi
liberal lu their tariff views and ou
other questions t. fhn UeWuCra 81
fhoueeIvca Senator tlapu. lHFO.
lef'r. luwmin-. Gr1uu1. U-isfuN arf
FoindcVter are a'l IsuWed farn 90
formers They also favor advanced
legislation on other subjects Senator
Work announced hI- Intention Df
voting for tho Democranc presidential
candidate sometime before the eI'~.
zion This determination was due.
however. 10 r. peculiar combination o..
Circumr Iaucrs and tho California
senator probably would urf wish fo
have i' construed as h.ndiug him fo 90
Democratic legislative policy lir I-
cittscd a. urnfeefi0ricf
Republican Hoid-Ovcrs.
~ fIr - bold over WeurhHrIf.
eight have boon c.aeecd aa rr0rra
-Ives ir Coo part They arc Scrffor-
IirIffuH On. Kansas. frHHfrrd OF
South Dakota fImmfna. Of Iowa
Grount OF Eurfh uaEofl. risuu r.
MInufsftf. taFoIleffr. or Nfer0r. ir.
r0iudokfer. ~ Na.nfurfur Ird
Works of California Nr Norr- hfs
been one of .IH Intlfr- nf fnr rr.
Erras.tr element in fNr ffuIaa Hlf
nII continue fp operate with fnr' .Ir
mrnf ir fhn senate Hr lf Ia stprrirf
that Senator Krrtur of iowa. rfT
AND possibly Senator Nerlr. of Idaho.
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