The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-11-09
DEMOCRATS Will
CONTROL SENATE
ONLY POSSIBLE LOSS OF WEST
VIRGINIA STAND IN THE
WAY vF SUCCESS.
RETURNS MAKE CERTAIN
Do Not Diminish Heavy Majority IN
the House-"Uncie Joe"
Cannon Is Defeated
by 600.

Washington, Nov. Tt has become
almost certainty that the Demo
cratic party will control the United
States senate when only the possible
loss OF West Virginia stands in the
way Of success.
OF the 10 seats held by Republi.
cans which were at stake in Tues
days election it became necessary
for the Democrats to elect six to Sc
cure q majority in the senate, pro-
viding they we're able at the same
time to retain possession Of their
own.
IN Republican stronqholds.
Returns gave them the following in
Republican strongholds:
Two in Colorado. where John F.
Shafroth fDem.) for the fall term
And G. 8. Thomas (Dem.) for the
short term, will be selected by a
Democratic legislature. One in Mon.
tana. where Republicans and Progress.
sives conceded the election of T. ].
Walsh (Dem.). One in Kansas,
where w. r. Stubs (Rep.) conceded
the election of his opponent, VIM.
H. Thompson (Dem.). One in Della.
ware, a Democratic legislature assur.
ing the return Of Democrat to sue.
coed Richardson (Rep.) retired. One
in New Jersey, where VIM. Hughes
(Dem.) will succeed Briggs (Rsp.)
The uncertainty as to West vir-
ginia, indicated In earlier reports
seemed apparently the only obstacle
to Democratic majority.
Definite returns are sim lacking
from Oregon, Wyoming, Tennessee,
New Hampshire, Illinois, Iowa and
South Dakota. Late figures from Ne
vada indicate that Pittman (Dem.) is
leading and probably is elected.
JeG Cannon 10 Defeated.
Later returns did not diminish the
heavy Democratic majority in the
house Of representatives, but they did
play seesaw with Uncle Joe'' Can
non and finally left him defeated by
majority Of 600.
Gillette Of Massachusetts, probably
will succeed to Cannon's position as
senior Republican on the appropria-
lions committee.
The personnel of the new senate
win show many Of the veterans, with
large infusion of new blood. Among
the prominent senators holding over
are Root, Lodge, La Toilette, Calm
ger. Penrose, Clapp, Culberson, Kern,
O'Gorman, Rayner, Shively and Hoke
Smith.
Others reelected or likely to come
back include Senators Bacon, Tillman,
Borah, Nelson Simmons, Martin,
Bankhead, Davis and Owens.
Among those who failed Of renomi-
nation and whose names will not ap-
pear on the senate rolls after the 4th
Of March is Shelby M. Cullom, of ILL.,
nois, whose congressional career goes
back to the time Of Abraham Lincoln.
Included in this list are also Senators
Curtis Of Kansas; Bourne of Oregon
and Gamble of South Dakota.
Senators Bailey Of Texas; Crane Of
Massachusetts,; Guggenheim of Colo
RADIO; Richardson Of Delaware; Burn
ham of New Hampshire and Wet
more Of Rhode Island retire volun-
tarily. Each refused to stand for re-
Dlectioa.
New Faces In Senate.
Whatever its political complexion
there win be many new faces in the
senate Of the next congress. Among
the most prominent of the new men
who already have bene chosen are o.
lie James of Kentucky and Joseph e.
Ransdell Of Louisiana, both present
members of the house and both
Democrats.
Mr.. James succeeds Senator Payn-
ter and Mr.. Ransdell Senator Muir
ply J. Foster. Former Governor Var
daman comes rs the successor Of
Senator Leroy Percy Of Mississippi
and former Representative VIM.
Hughes as the successor to Senator
Briggs Of New Jersey.
Representative G. w. Norris Of Ne
hraska probably win succeed sena-
tor Norris Brown. Colorado will be
represented by its present governor,
jo6n r. ShafrOtn, VINO probably Will
succeed Mr.. Guggenheim and by form
er Governor Charles s. Thomas, who
probably viii be elected to I'LL the
unexpired term of the late Charles
y. Hughes.
Senator Dixon Of Montana who has
given his time to Colonel Roosevelt's
campaign is in the doubtful list with
Ne chances against him.
Wireless Election News to 5000.
San Francisco, Nov. Fifteen thou.
sand persons on board so steamships
on the Pacific ocean, received cleo.
ton returns by wireless Tuesday from
stations in this city. The first wire.
less election bulletin was flashed at
o'clock and the operator had hard.
" closed his key upon the news that