The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-08
DEMOCRATS Will
CONTROL SENATE
Late Returns Indicate That
New President Will Have
Both Branches.

Washington. Nov. s.-Control of
the senate in the sixty-third congress
now is practically assured to the
democrats. Conceding to the repub-
licans the legislatures of all states
still in the doubtful column last night.
the democrats will have a vote Of AZ
or just one-half of the entire men,
bership of the senate. with a demo.
cratic vice president in the chair to
cast the deciding ballot in case of a
tie. Six states are vet to he heard
from definitely. A senator from one
Of these would give the democrats
clear majority and it is possible that
thei rstrength will be even further in
creased by winning in several.
Kansas has been added to the dem.
four hours. The states in which the
complexion Of the legislatures is yet
to be decided are:
Illinois. Chicago. Oregon. South
Dakota. Tennessee. and Wyoming. Or.
dinarfly Tennessee could be relied up.
on to help the democratic party but
the factional fight there. may pre-.
vent in this crisis. In Illinois there
are complications growing out of the
multiplicity Of parties. rendering il
uncertain whether there will be a
senatorial election. In that state
there should be chosen a successor to
the deposed Senator Lorimer as well
as Senator Gallon. whose term ex-
pires on the fourth Of next March. II
\ there should be no election the effect
would favor the democrats by reduc.
ing the membership of the senate tc
94. Of which number the 4S already
chosen would be working majority
Wherever the outcome in any of the
states mentioned there can be nc
doubt as to democratic control of the
senate.
In addition to the aid of the vice
president in an emergency they will
find willing cooperation among the
progressive senators. Three or four
OF the progressives are almost as lib
eral In their tariff views and on other
questions. as the democrats them
selves. Senators Clapp. LaFillette,
Cummlns. Gronna. Bristow and Poin-
dexter are all avowed tariff reformers
They also favor advanced legislation
on other subjects. Senator Works
announced his intention Of voting for
the democratic Presidential candidate
some time before the election. This
determination was due, however. to a
peculiar combination Of circumstances
and the California senator probably
would not wish to have it construed
as binding him to a democratic leg
islative policy. He is classed as a
protectionist.
OF the thirty-one holdover republi.
cans. eight have been classed as pro-
gressive republicans in the past They
are Senators Bristow Of Kansas, Craw-
ford Of South Dakota. cummins Of
Iowa. Gronna Of North Dakota. Clapp
of Minnesota. LaFollette of wiscon-
sin. Poindexter of Washington and
Works of California. Mr.. Norris has
bee none of the leaders Of the pro-
gressive element in the house and
will lcontinue to cooperate with that
element In the senate. as it is expect
ed that Senator Kenyon of Iowa. will.
and possibly Senator Rorah of idaho
in such measures as may appeal to
them.
Much interest is manifested in the
political aff1liation of the Progressive
republicans. Whether any number Of
them will withdraw from the repub-
lican party is a problem. Senator
Bristow. Clapp and Poindexter are
understood to have supported MIR.
Roosevelt and if they should decline
to cooperate with the republicans Of
the senate. the change would weaken
the old party.