The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-28
.DEMS EXPECT TO
gain IN SENATE
Believe They Can Overcome Pres
ent Republican Majority in
Election
TERMS OF THIRTY EXPIRE
Seventeen Of These to Relipquish
Seats G. 0. P. Men
Believe Fractional Troubles in Repub
llesn Ranks Will Enable Them
To Win Out.

Democratic gains of last fall coupled
with the fractional troubles within the
Republican rG nks, has given rise to a
feeling of expectation among the Dem
ocratic leaders that they will not only
increase their majority in the House
but will gain control OF the Senate as
Il result of the elections to be held next
November.
A margin of only five votes exists
between the two parties i'm the Senate.
The appearance of four new senators,
two from New Mexico and two from
Arizona. does not help either party for
New Mexico is sending up two Repub-
leans and Arizona two Democrats.
With the arrival of these four senator's
the upper branch will stand as fol-
lows: Republicans 81, Democrats Al,
Vacancies /. The vacancy is in the
state of Colorado, where Senator
Charles j. Hughes died. thus COSTING
the Democracy one of it's ablest men,
bers, and the legislature although
Democratic, could not get together on
man before it's adjournment
influential Members Out
on March 3 next. thirty senators will
retire to private life if they have not
meanwhile been reelected by the leg
islatures Of their several states The
outgoing list numbers seventeen Re
publicans and thirteen Democrats.
Among them are some of the most in
Guential members of the upper house,
on the Democratic side as well rs on
the Republican side.
The seventeen Republicans are:
Messrs Cullom. of Illinois. Nelson OF
Minnesota. Richardson Of Delaware,
! Wetmore of Rhode Island. Warren Of
Wyoming. Smith Of Michigan Kenyon
of Iowa, Guggenheim of Colorado
Gamble OF South Dakota, Dixon cf
Montana, Curtis of Kansas. Crane Of
Massachusetts, Burnham of New
Hampshire. Brown of Nebraska,
Briggs of New Jersey, Bourne of ore
gon and Borah of Idaho.
The Democratic senators whose
terms will expire next March are: Da-
| Wis Of Arkansas. Bacon of Georgia,
Paynter of Kentucky, Foster of Loui-
siana. Gardner of Maine. Percy or
Mississippi. simmons of North Carroll
ma. owens of Oklahoma. Tillman Of
South Carolina, Taylor of Tennessee
| Bailey of Texas Martin of Virginia
and Watson Of West Virginia.
| Democratic Losses Unlikely.
OF the thirteen Democrats, several
are already assured of reelection and
Of the remainder the majority are Ger
tain To be succeeded by Democrats.
Maine and West Virginia arc the only
two states i'm which there appears 10
be a possibility of the present Demo-
cratic senators being succeeded by Re
Ipubnicans The Republicans In Maine
believe that the Democrats despite
i their victory of last YEAR will not be
4 able To elect the legislature this lalL
Failure to control the Legislature will
mean the retirement of Senator Gard .
ner who was appointed by the Demo-
cratic governor of the Pine Tree state
to fill out the term of the late Senator
Frye. In West Virginia which is nor
mally a Republican state, the leaders
) of that party are hopeful that they
will be able to unseat Senator Wat
: son. who is filling the vacancy caused
by the death of Senator Elltins, and
j who must come up for reelection next
winter.
Some Possible Changes.
The possible gains on the Demo
cratic side of the Senate are believed
10 be considerably in excess of thciI
g. possible losses. First of all. they are
confidently counting on a Deme .6ti'
senator TO succeed Guggenk @. OF
Colorado, who will not be candidate
for recollection. The last Colorado leg
islature was Democratic and the Dem
ocrats believe the next one viii be o
the same complexion. Another Demo
cratic gain is expected TO be contri
buted by the ncighboring state of WNo
, ming as result of the serious spill
between the insurgent and standpa
i, Republicans.
Two other Republican SENATOR
whom the Democrats hope TO supplan
are Dixon of Montana ana Richardson
of Delaware. The fight between III
Republican factions in Idaho make
that state interesting ground. The IN
dications are that Senator Borah VIII
have no opposition for the Republican
[ nomination but the activity of tn
Democrats and their success In elect
ing the governor last year makes !
appear that Democratic successor q
Mr.. Borah is among the possibilities
New Jersey, which win choose a sue
oessor to Senator Briggs, Is also re
earded by the Democrats as hopeft
! ground. particularly If Governo
Y Woodrow Wilson is the Democrat