The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-11-07
DEMOCRATS WILL
CONTROL SENATE
ONLY POSSIBLE LOSS OF WEST
VIRGINIA STAND IN THE
WAY OF SUCCESS.
% Net DImintsh Heavy Majority In
the house-"Unete Joe"
Cannon 10 Defeated
BY COO.

y WV
Washington, Nov Tt has become
almost q 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 a majority in the senate, pro-
viding they were able at the same
time to retain possession of their
own.
In Republican StronghoIds.
Returns gave them the following in
Republican strongholds:
Two in Colorado, where John r.
and c. S. 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. j.
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 (Rep)
The uncertainty as to West Vir-
ginia, indicated in earlier reports,
seemed apparently the only obstacle
to Democratic majority.
Definite returns are still 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.
Joe Cannon 10 Defeated.
Later returns did not diminish the
heavy Democratic majority in the
house of representatives, but they did
play see-saw with Uncle Joe" Can
non and finally left him defeated by
mdJOrity Oh OVV.
Gillette of Massachusetts, probably
will succeed to Cannon's position as
senior Republican on the appropria-
tions committee
The personnel of the new senate
will 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, Cuiberson, Kern,
O'Gorman, Rayner, Shively and Hoke
Smith.
Others reelected or likely to come
back include Senators Bacon, Tilfman,
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
election.
New Faces in. Senate.
| Whatever it's political complexion
there will be many new faces in the
senate of the next congress. Among
the most prominent Of the new mer
who already have bene chosen are OF
lie James of Kentucky and Joseph e
Ransdell of Louisiana, both presen,
members of the house and botl
Democrats.
| Mr.. James succeeds Senator Payn
ter and Mr.. Ransdell Senator Muir
ply ]. Foster Former Governor Var
| 6aman comes as the successor Of
Senator Leroy Percy of Mississippi
and former Representative VIM
Hughes as the successor to Senate
Briggs of New Jersey.
Representative G. W. Norris of Ne
braska probably will succeed Sena
tor Norris Brown. Colorado will b,
represented by its present governor
John f. Shafroth. who probably will
succeed Mr.. Guggenheim and by form
or Governor Charles 8. Thomas. VIII,
probably will be elected to fill tn
unexpired term of the late Charlie
j. Hughes.
| Senator Dixon of Montana who ha
given his time to Colonel Roosevelt
campaign is in the doubtful list wit
the chances against him.