The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-09
On Present Returns Vice
President Marshall Has
the Deciding Vote.
DEMOCRATS ALREADY HAVE
F0RTY.aGHT OUT OF MINT. e'X
ST.,
Possibility Of Gains in States Not vet
Decided Only Increase tho Certainty
of the Cinch-May Have Iucl,
Larger Margin.

Washington, Nov. 9.-The reor-
ganization of the senate by the demo-
Gratis on March is assured" Senator
Hoke Smith Of Georgia said today, in
summing up the status of.the senate
after March as result of the re-
cent election.
Senator Smith was among the first
OF the democratic senators to return
to Washington and he spoke with as
surance due largely to his familiarity
with the situation on account of his
connection with the senatorial branch
In Chicago with Senator Reed Of Mis-
souri, in looking after the legislatures
in the various states.
I'VE have thirty democrats who
hold over and five who already have
been elected, making thirty-five." the
senator said. 1--WE have democrats
from Georgia. Texas. Kansas. Arkan-
gas. Montana, Oklahoma. North Car
olina. South Carilina. and two from
Colorado. who have been elected in
the primaries. The democrats un-
lures of New Jersey and Delaware.
which insures democratic senators
from each of those states. Advices
from Nevada and Oregon indicate the
election Of democratic candidates for
the senate. This would give forty
nine democrats. or positive majority
Of the senate"
Mr.. Smith was inclined to make ad-
ditional claims upon states which are
considered doubtful. He said that,
according to his advices. the demo-
ielature of Tennessee. which would
insure a democratic senator from that
state. He also counted on further
democratic accessions from Illinois
and from some of the other states
which are still open to doubt.
I'VE can rely safely on fifty demo-
erats in the next Senate" he declared.
Senator Smiths summary of demo-
cratic. control .sir the senate is sub
stantially in accord with the general
view taken at the senate wing Of the
tial survey of the returns gives to-
tails up to the present time as fol-
lows:
Democrats 4s, republicans Al,
doubtful Z; total membership 90.
The seven seats still classed as
doubtful are the two from Illinois
and one each from Michigan. oregon,
South Dakota. Tennessee and Wyo-
ming.
WltnOOI any OIL LneSe SEVEN uouUl-
full seats the present assured demo-
cratic strength Of forty-eight in ex-
actly half of the total membership
and is sufficient. with the vote of Vice
President Marshall on tie, to con-
troll the senate.
The test as to the political affilia-
ton of the progressives in the senate
will come soon after the convenins
Of congress on the first Monday in
December.
"1f / could have my way" Senator
oliver of Pennsylvania. one of the
foremost of the standpat republicans
said today. II would determine the
question at the earliest moment. With
the vice president no longer with us
1t will become imperative to elect
a president Pro tempore as soon as
the senate convenes. AS is generally
known, the progressives refuse to sup
port Senator Gallinger. who was the
caucus nominee for president pro tenn
of the last session. I would call an
other caucus to name candidate for
this Office and would make his sup
port test of party loyalty on the
mart Of senator's claiming to be re-
publicans."
If the course suggested by Mr..
oliver should be pursued 1t might re-
suit in the early recognition of a
third party in the senate. 1t is claim
ed. however. by Senator Gallinger's S
friends that the progressive opposition
to him had largely died away before
the close of the last session. The
democratic senators are most anxious
to obtain such majority of their
own membership in the senate as to
entirely avoid the necessity of any de-
pendence upon the progressives after
March A.