Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-08
CONTROL
Is NOW ASSURED
EVERY BRANCH or GOVERNMENT
IL ~ HANDS OF THE DEM
OCRATIC PARTY.
NOW have one MAJORITY
With Seven States Yet To Hear From
Their Working Majority in tho
Senate May BE Increased.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.--Control OF
the senate in the slxty-thlrd congress
now is practically assured to the dem
Ocrats. ConcodinB TO the republicans
the legislatures OF all states still in
the doubtful column. the democrats
Will have vote Of As, or one-half OF
the entire membership Of the senate,
with n democratic vice president in
the chair 10 cast the deciding ballot
In case Of Il tic. Seven states are yet
to be heard from definitely. A SEN
AtOr from one OF these states would
give the democrats a clear majority
and It is possible their strength will
be even further increased by winning
In several.
Kansas has been added to the DEM
ocratlc column in the past twenty
four hours. The states in which the
complexion OF the legislatures Is yet
to be decided are:
Seven In Doubt.
Illinois. Michigan. New Hampshire.
Oregon. South Dakota. Tennessee and
wyoming. Ordinarily, Tennessee
could be relied upon to help the dem
ocratic party but the factional fight
there may prevent in this crisis. In
Illinois there are complications grow
ing out Of the multiplicity of parties,
rendering It uncertain whether there
Will be senatorial election. In that
state there should be chosen a sue
lessor to the deposed Senator Lorimer.
as well as to Senator Culiom, whose
term expires on the fourth OF next
March. II there should be no cleo
tion the effect would be to favor tho
democrats by reducing the member
ship of the senate to "a, of whlcn
number the 4S already chosen would
be a working majority.
In New Hampshire the dispatches
indicate possible combination of re-
publicans and democrats and Ill that
case u prediction as to the man Sc
lected would be mere guesswork.
Progressive VIII Aid.
Whatever the outcome in any of the
states mentioned. there can be 20
doubt as to the democratic control x
the senate.
In addition to the aid OF the vice.
president In an emergency, they will
find willing cooperation among the
progressive senator's. Three or four
or the progressives are almost as lib
eral In their Views and on other ques-
tions as the democrats themselves.
Senators Clapp. La Toilette, Cummins,
Gronna. Bristow and Poindexter are
all avowed tariff reformers. They also
favor advanced legislation on other
subjects. Senator Works announced
his intention OF voting for the demo-
cratic presidential candidate some
time before the election. This deter
mination was due. however, to a pc
culiar combination Of circumstances.
and the California senator probably
would not wish to have 1t construed
as binding him TO democratic legis-
latlve policy. He is classed as a pro-
tectiOnist
OF the 81 hold-over republicans.
eight have been classed as progress
sives in the past. They are Senators
- ioN'h VI INhllShot NlhhlOIu Ol OOutn
Dakota; Cummins Of Iowa; La Fol-
letto of Wisconsin; Polndexter OF
Washington. and Works OF California.
Mr.. Norris has been one Of the lead
crs OF the progressive element in the
house and will continue to cooper
ate with that element in the senate
az II is expected that Senator Ken
yon of Iowa will and possibly Senator
Borah Of Idaho. in such measures as
may appeal to them.
Much interest is manifested in tho
political affiliations OF the progress
sives Heretofore. they have been
content to be known as progressive
republicans. Whether any OF them
will withdraw from the republican
party Is "A problem. Senators Bris-
tow, Clapp and Poindexter are under
stood to have supported Mr.. Roose-
welt, and If they should decline to CO.
operate with the republicans OF the
senate, the change would materially