The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-09
CONGRESS WILL Be
LOYAL TO WILSON
After March 4 There Is Certain
to Be Democratic
Senate.
REPUBLICANS ARE SLIPPING
old-Timers VIII Be Missing.
and Number in House May
Drop TO 100.

Washington, July Sat the same
time that Governor Woodrow wilson
IS elected President this fall. Demo
Gratis OF the Senate and House are
entirely confident the party VIII can
iure enough state Legislatures TO in
sure the wiplng out of the present
small Republican majority in the SEN
ste and the establishment, March
~ considerably larger Democratic
majority.
Republicans concede that these ex-
psctatons Of the Democrats are
quite justified 10y existing conditions
AZ their party throughout the country,
but some o; ;hein are m Idly hopeful
that the outlook for the Republicans
'nay Improve before November and
that thus they may he enabled to hold
Their own In the senate by the choice
pi majority made up OF regular and
progressive Republicans Bat even tho
opilMislic Republicans who think, or
claim 20 think, thoy may be able to
Nold the Semitic after March > are not
az aH insistent on their position, AS
they are compelled to ACKNOWLEDGED, ON
uAalYz!ns the situation ia most OF the
states where Senators are to be chosen
Ibis winter that the odds against the
Republicans capturing tile Legislatures
ure heavy.
In the class Of Senators whose terms
expire March +, there are thirty-two
inembers. nineteen Republicans and
ithlrtcen DemocratN. OF che latter,
but one seems TO be in the slightest
danger of heing succeeded by Re
pNoAcan This one is watson, Of
West Virginia but Senator watson
ana his friends say no fear need lie
ielt FOR him. as lie is entirely conf
dent the West Virginia Democrats win
lie able to swing the State TO Wilson
this fan and obtain majority in
The nov Legislature.
ia Tennessee the late Senator Rob
cru l. Taylor was succeeded by APP
pointment a few weeks ago by Newell
sanders, Republican. Sanders VIII
give way 10 Democrat. VINO viii be
elected by the Tennessee Legislature
before March !.
When senator NeNon. Of Nevada, Re
publican, died few weeks ago. the
Governor OF the State appointed
Judge Massey 10 succeed him Mas
Eey's term VIII expire on the election
OF his successor by the State LogIs-
lsture this winter and the Democrats
are confident they Will capture the
Legislature. thus giving Senator New
lands, the other Nevada Senator. a
Democratic colleague.
The term OF Senator Obadiah Gard
s-S't -~t-44oS. 'tNf VI -AAsLci Is one oil tie
thirty-two that expire March !. ana it
might be thought he would be In dan
ger owing TO The fact that Maine was
untN so Very recently an apparently
iock-ribbed Republican State. But
those familiar with conditions in Maine
say the State IS now safely Democratic
and that Gardner IS morally certain
TO succeed himself
The Republican Senators whose terms
expire March aud who are regarded
by Democrats as doomed TO certain de-
feat by the opposition are Briggs. I'd
New Jersey: Brown. OF Nebraska. Gsg-
Gcnhelm, % Colorado; Richardson. OF
Delaware. Crane. OF Massachusetts .
Dixon. Of Montana, Gamble. OF South
Dakota. Curtis, OF Kansas. and prob
ably Cullom. OF Illinois. and Nelson. of
minnesota. Borah, Of Idaho. is also
thought likely to give way TO "a Dem
ocsat, although It IS admitted That his
chances Of pulling through are better
than the others.
There is vacancy from Colorado
caused by the death OF the late Senator
Hughes. which was never filled be-
cause OF a facuonal squabble between
The Democrats Of that state. hut tho
Democrats .of"Colorndo viii certainly
control the Now Legislature TO he
elected this fail. and will not only MI
the Hughes vacancy. but elect It Demo-
cratic successor 10 GugEenheim as
well
II senator Knute Nelson. OF Mime