Evening star., 1912-11-03
NEED 9 SENATORS
Democrats Will Control Body
With That Number.
HOLD-OVERS NUMBER SIXTY
Real Party Fights Being Waged in
Twenty-Five Cases.
MAINE IS ALREADY SETTLED
In Colorado, Idaho and Illinois Two
| Seats Each Are to Be
Filled.

/ Upon Tuesdays balloting depends the
political complexion of the United
States Senate for the two years begin
| ming March 4. the first two years of the
next White House administration.
| Should the democrats capture only niie
of twenty-five seats over which there is
upper house of Congress will be con-
trolled by the democrats and that the
| republican rule of a score of years will
be overturned.
Excluding the senator's whose terms
expire March next and also counting
out the three vacancies. the hold-over
membership of the Senate stands thirty re-
publicans and thirty democrats. In some
cases the new senators have been ch en-
or their political complexion is practically
sure For instance, in Maine republican
legislature has already been elected and
a republican senator to succeed Senator
Gardner, democrat. is assured. Further
more, Senators Bankhead of Alabama
and Martin of Virginia, democrats. Lave
been reelected and democratic success
| soEs have been elected or are assured for
| the democratic senators from Arkansas,
sippi. North Carolina, South Carolina and
Texas.
How the Senate Stands.
Practically, therefore. the Senate on
| the eve of the nationwide election
stands: Republicans, 81 democrats, 40
The Senate being composed of ninety
six members. forty-nine is necessary to
control. The democrats. therefore. need
nine more to obtain control and the re-
publicans need eighteen. Uhe seats of
twenty-five senator's are at issue in the
Tuesday election. The states to be
watched. therefore. election night are
Colorado. Delaware, Idaho. Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas. Massachusetts. Michigan, Min
nesota, Montana. Nebraska. Nevada, New
Hampshire. New Jersey, New Mexico,
Oklahoma. Oregon, Rhode Island South
Dakota, Tennessee. West Virginia and
Wyoming. In Colorado, Idaho and IlIi-
nois two senators are to be elected; in
the other states only one is to be chosen.
Candidates in Crucial States.
The candidates in these crucial states
are as follows.
Colorado-Clyde C. Dawson and c. W.
Waterman are the republican nominees.
respectively, for the full term to succeed
Senator Guggenheim and to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator
Hughes. Frank d. Catlin and Isaac n.
Stevens are the democratic nominees, re-
spectively. for the full and unexpired
terms.
Delaware-The legislature is to choose
successor to Senator Richardson. re-
publican, who is not candidate for re-
election.
Idaho = Senator Borah has been re-
nominated by the republicans. while the
democrats did not vote on a candidate
for senator in the primaries. The iegis-
lature to be elected will choose the sue
cessor to Senator Borah and will fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Senator
Hepburn.
To Fill Lorimer's Seat.
Ilinois-L. Y. Sherman and J. Hamilton
Lewis are the republican aid democratic
nominees, respectively. to succeed Sena-
tor Cullom. The legislature also will fill
the seat made vacant by the expulsion
of Senator Lorimer from the Senate
Iowa-Senator w. S. Kenyon has been
renominated by the republicans and Dan
w. Hamilton is the democratic nominee.
John B. Hammond is candidate on the
prohibition ticket.
publican and William II. Thompson.
democrat, are the contestants for the
seat of Senator Curtis. whose term eX-
pires March next
Massachusetts-The legislature to be
elected Tuesday will choose a successor
to Senator Crane republican, who is not
a candidate for reelection.
Progressive Fight in Michigan.
Michigan-Senator William Alden
Smith is the republican candidate for
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