The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-29
DEMOCRATS sure TO
Win THE next
SENATE
vIcE-PREsIDENT MARSHALL WILL ,
FACE A CONSIDERABLY
CHANGED BODY.
THIRTY-TWO TERMS
EXPIRE NEXT MARCH
The Split In The Republican Ranks In
A Democratic Year Insures Safe Ma
jority For Demoerats-Youns Men
Will Take Places of Old Regime.
(By Walter Cain.)

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Washington, d. c., July 29.--When
Vice President Marshall grasps for the
first time the gavel of authority over
the United States Senate, he will face
a considerably changed body from the
present one. 1t will be a cleaner one.
2 fresher one from the people and one
more representative of the people. It
will almost beyond any hazards be a
democratic senate. When Lorimer,
nd himself such a bad sort, but the
pfSduct of an orgie of corruption such
s had never been approached in our
country's history, was eliminated and
the seat he had clung to for three
years had been turned over to the
fumigators, by no means all that
stained the senate was removed. +
There are more than a few who are
! far worse than the Illinois product.
Big Boies Penrose and Simon Guggen- 4
helm are in politics what Herman Ros-
enthal, Jack Rose, Bridgey Webber
and that bunch of New York rapscal-
Ions are to the municipal life of the
great city in which they have operat-
ed They and lot of others are to
follow out of public life the ill-fared
Lorimer and as soon thereafter as the
country gets it's breath 1t will wonder
why it ever permitted them to exist in
official capacity.
The result of the presidential con-
test, which now looks very strongly
like a sweeping Wilson victory, is pret-
, ty sure to make decisively democrat
, io Senate. Two years ago there were
thirty democratic senators and 62 re-
publican senators. The election re-
turns made marked change. The
D roll call on the Fourth of March of
1911 showed AZ democrats and 40 re-
publicans, with one democratic va
n cancy from Colorado. Quite a gain.
, Since that date, Taylor of Tennessee
! died and his successor by appointment
q is a republican. Also, since that date
= Frye of Maine died and his successor
, is a democrat. The Colorado vacancy
still exists and there win be no sue
cessor to Lorimer until the Illinoil
legislature convenes in January. Ari
a zona and New Mexico made stand
d} off politically, the former sending tw,
I democrats and the latter two republi
l. cans to the senate. There are toda,
f. A republicans and so democrats h
the body. Next March the terms O
80 senators will expire. Fourteen Q
n these are democrats and eighteen ar
e republicans. 1t is unlikely that an
w one of these democratic senators wi
w is talk that Watson of West Virgini
n. Is threatened with trouble, but he
young, clean. rich and popular an
this democratic year and West vi
ginia took on very grim and dete
mined look in 1910 when she turne
her face from Elkins and Scott an
~ put on democratic garb. OF the eisl
Il teen republican senators whose tern
l. expire, there are not more than thre
who are practically unthreatened b
democratic opposition. When Gran
,d of Massachusetts,, following the exam
pies of Aldrich, Hale, Bailey and OF
ers announced his determination
retire from public life, he saved h
withers from anguish but failed
strengthen republican chances OF su
to cess in selecting his successor III
ed Massachusetts legislature stands
Is republicans to 60 democrats and Il
h, trend democracyward throughout .
.er New England save perhaps in We
ol- mont Is intensely strong and CROWN
en- more so. Republicans who are almol
ht- sure to be succeeded by democrats 81
m. Bourne of Oregon. who is stroI
a man Of progressive tendencies tn
ed show on the face very much more thz
lie in the substance. Guggenheim Of Col
in RADIO. Brown Of Nebraska and Brig
A. of New Jersey. Sanders Of Tenness<
g. (Contiprcd on Page Four.}