The Chitina leader., 1912-11-12

HOke SIillH uCCtdFCS tilaG thC ASoA- ganization of the United States Sem ate by the Democrats is now posi- lively assured. He states that there are 35 hold over Democrats, and that at the primaries the Democrats have elected Senators in Georgia, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Montana, Oklahoma, and two in Colorado, one to fill the unexpired term of Senator Hughes, deceased. With these ten the Dem- ocrats will have 45 votes. Then they have carried the legislatures of New Jersey, Delaware, Oregon and Nevada, practically making certain the election of four more Democrats and increasing the number to 49, which is the number the Republi- cans have in the present Congress. There are six seats that are still classed as doubtful, as follows: Two in Illinois, one each in Michigan, South Dakota, Tennessee and Wyom- ing.
 The Democrats claim that from the present indications they will have 291 members of the House, with 117 Republicans and IS Progressives.
 PORTLAND, Nov. 9-It is now definitely known that former Mayor Harry Lane has been elected United States Senator. He was the Demo- cratic nominee, and was elected be- cause of the division of the opposi- tion, some voting for the primary nominee Ben Selling, and others casting their ballots for Senator Jonathan Bourne, who ran as a Progressive and by petition.
 CHICAGO, Nov. With practi- cally all the vote in it was stated late this aftrnOon that throughout the state Wilson carries by only about 200 votes.
 NEW YORK, Nov 9--A meeting of the Republican National Commit tee has been called for Tuesday next in this city. The matter of suc- cessor to Vice President Sherman has been indefinitely postponed.
 Now that the vote is practically all in, with the exception of couple of states, there has been some switch- ing from the result as announced on Wednesday. Yesterday it looked as though Wilson had carried Illinois by about 200 plurality, but certain cOr- rectiOns has since thrown the state to Roosevelt by small plurality. It was thought that Roosevelt had carried Iowa, but the state has gone to Will son. Taft was supposed to have car ried Idaho, but at the present time Wilson is in the lead with a few dis tant precincts to hear from. Reyi- sions in California now give Roose- welt a slight lead, with the prospects that some electors will be elected from both the Wilson and Roosevelt tickets. In Oregon Wilson leads by over 6,OOO. Roosevelt was second in the race. Teddy swept the state of Washington, winning by over 27,- 900 plurality. The GOvernOrship in that state is still in doubt, a wire late this afternoon stating that Earnest Lister, the Democratic candi- date, was slightly in the lead.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. S-The con- trol of the next United States Sem ate will pass to the Democrats after the fourth of next March. In the present Congress there are 43 Demo- crats and 49 Republicans. This will be reversed, and by giving the Repub- licans such states as there may be a doubt as to the complexion of the Legislature, the Democrats will have 4S and the Republicans II. The present Democratic majority of 65 in the House will be increased to 60.
 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Slate this afternoon Wilson again wrested the lead in the state vote from Roose- welt.
 PRINCETON, Nov. S-Snce elect ion day there has been much news paper speculation concerning politi- cal appointments to De made by the newly elected President. The mat ter was so frequently brought to the attention of Governor Wilson that te was prompted to m Ike this state- ment lsst night: ''Suoh speculation concerning appointments is perfectly fruitless. I mean to keep my mind