The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-06
DEMOCRATS CAPTURE SENATE.
Returns Indicate Democrats Will
. Control senate by Majority of q.

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THE SUNS returns indicates that
the Democrats captured the United
States Senate as we'll as the House
OF Representatives. According to the
returns at midnight the Senate. upon
the induction Of Gov. Wilson into the
Office of President. will consist of 81
Democrats and IS Republicans. The
Democrats thus gain net eight Senators.
As 1t present constituted the Senate is
made up OF so Republicans. 43 Demo-
Gratis, there, being three vacancies.
The States that have apparently elected
Legislatures that will send Democats
to the Senate to take the place OF Repub
, lio>ps are: Colorado. Iowa, Kansas.
'sssachusetts. Siohtana. Nebraska. New
Jersey and Oregon.
+; As chief interest was centred in The
Presidential returns figures on the State
Legislatures were slow in coming Those
received at midnight and the indication
/ generally of Democratic landslioi"
warrant the conclusion that after a tenure
of sixteen years the Republican party
, has lost control cf the United States
Senate.
Massachusetts was the big surprise of
of ithat State will doubt less be joined in
tho Senate by Honey Boy" Fitzgerald
Mayor of Boston. or Gov. Foss.
Two eminent Progressives were lost in
the storm. Joseph NJ Dixon of Montsna
and Jonathan Bourne, who were elected
as Rep Ib,icans and deserted. will be sue
ceeded in the Senate by Democrats
Gov Walter y. Stubbs of Kansas, an
other Progressive who won his nomination
in ,ths Republican primaries, will have
to Stay at home The place in the Senate
to (which he aspired will he filed by "a
Democrat Senator william s. Kenyon
Of Iowa. who v.b-ates betwcen the Pro
gretsyes aud regular Repub lican camps
is another who lost his political lie.
Comriotc returns may make some
chan -es In tho result. but it now appears
that the Senate il safely democratic.
For ceamrla. reports early this morning
were that the Progressives elec,cd twelve
of their number on the legislative ticket
in Esjsx county, New Jersey. This may
give them the balance of po%er in the
Legislature and makes uncertain the cleo
ton of Representative William Hughes
Democrat. Is the successor of Senator
Frank o. Briggs. Republican.
The vote is close in Oregon, Delaware
Kansas and Iowa. The chances favor the
Democrats in Oregon and Iowa. while the
Republicans are hopeful of capturing the
,Senatorships in Delaware and Kansas.
The margin is close between the parties
and each side is hopeful that the official
returns will change the result.
The terms of thirty-two United States
Senators will expire on March 3, 1918. In
addition to most Of these, three seats now
vacant were involved in yesterday 5
elections. Fourteen were Democrats and
twenty-o -one Republicans.
The Democrats whose present terms
will expire next March are A. o. Bacon OF
Georgia, Joseph W. Bailey OF Texas, John
II. Bankhead of Alabama, Jeif Davis OF
Arkansas, NJ. j. Foster of Louisiana. Oba.
diah Gardner of Maine Thomas +. Martin
of Virginia, Robert +. Owen of Oklahoma
Thomas II. Paynter of kentucky, Leroy
Percy of Mississippi. r. NJ. Simmons OF
North Carolina. Benjamin II. Tillman OF
South Carolina and Clarence W. Watson
of West Virginia.
The Republicans whose terms end next
March are William T.. Borah of Idaho
Jonathan Bourne, DR., of Oregon Frank
q Briggs OF New Jersey. Norris Brown
, of Nebraska. Henry F.. Burnham of New
Hampshire. W Murray Crane of Massa =
chusetts, Shelby NJ. Cullom of Illinois
Charles Curtis Of Kansas, Joseph NJ
Dixon Of Montana. Robert j. Gamble OF
South Dakota, Simon Guggcnheim of
Colorado, William s. Kenyon of Iowa
Knute Nelson Of Minnesota. Harry A
Richardson OF Delaware, William Alder