The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-11-16
WOODROW WILSON
PEOPLES CHOICE
DEMOCRATS WILL HAVE CON-
TROL OF THE UNITED
STATES SENATE.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN 4 STATES
illinois and Kansas for Wilson and
Marshall-A General Shakeup
for the House Com
EmA mittees.

Woodrow Wilson, President.
Thomas r. MarsFaii, Vice President.
Only the popular vote of the three
caHdidates and complex
ion Of legislatures that will name
United States senators hold interest
in the general election.
Control of the senate in the Sixty
third congress now is practically as
sured the democrats. Conceding to
the republicans the legislatures OF all
States still in the doubtful column,
the democrats will have vote of for
ty-eight, or one-half of the entire
membership of the senate, with
democratic vice president in the chair
to cast the deciding ballot in case OF
tie. A few States are yet to be
heard from definitely. A senator from
one Of these would give the democrats
a clear majority and it is possible
their strength will be even further in
creased by winning in several.
Kansas has been added to the DEM
ocratic column. The States in which
the complexion Of the legislatures are
yet to be decided are: Illinois, Michi-
gan, New Hampshire, Oregon, South
Dakota, Tennessee and Wyoming. Or
dinarily, Tennessee could be relied
upon to help the democratic party, but
A. firh nraVpnt
in%SSis crisis In Illinois there are
cdssSlications growing out of the
multiplicity of parties, rendering 1t un-
certain whether there will be a SEN
atorial election. In that State there
should be chosen a successor to the
deposed Senator Lorimer, as well as
to Senator Cullom, whose term ex-
pires on the 4th of next March. If
there should be no election, the eff
feet would be to favor the demo
Gratis by reducing the membership OF
the senate to ninety-four, of which
number the forty-eight already chosen
would be working majority.
Although democratic control of the
house of representatives by a greatly
increased majority is assured, gen
eral shake up of the personnel of the
important house committees in the
next congress will be necessary.
The all-important ways and means
committee, which will shape into bills
the tariff policies of the Wilson ad-
ministration, was riddled by the elec-
ton. OF tho fourteen democrats on
the committee, four will not return.
Two of these, however-Hughes OF
New Jersey and James of Kentucky
90 to the senate. Randell of Texas
and Brantley of Georgia are retired.
Out of the seven republicans on the
committee, but two apparently Will
remain. John Dalzell of Pennsylvania
and Samuel w. Mccall of Massachu-
sets, for shapers, appear on the re-
publican tariff policy, were not can
didates at the polls, and Ebenezer
Hill of Connecticut, James c. Need
ham of California and Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio were beaten. Serene
E. Payne of New York and Joseph
w. Fordney Of Michigan may be the
only republicans left.
The election of Representative Sui,
xer as governor of New York leaves
vacant the Craftsmanship of the i'm
portant foreign affairs committee.
Flood of Virginia is ranking member
of the committee. He declined the
chairpaanshfp two years ago to accept
the lesss important territories commit,
tee. RAsither he or Garner of Texas
is expected to get the place.
The election of Norris Sheppard OF
Texas to the senate, if seniority is
followed, will move Representative
Burnett of Alabama to the chairman
ship Of the public buildings and
grounds committee, which handles the
big public buildings, so-called pork
barrel bill The vacancy at the head
of the public lands committee caused
by the failure of Representative Rob
inson of Arkansas to return will prob
ably be filled by moving up Represent
atiye Graham of Illinois, at present
chairman OF the committee on ex
penditures in the interior department
After apparently holding Illinois
from the time the polls closed, Colonel
Roosevelt lost his twenty-nine cleo
toral votes when the assembling OF
Statewide returns showed definite
victory for Governor Wilson.
The preliminary count gives Wilson
AeNoxiutately 46 per cent Of the vote
&Sessvelt 20 per cent and Taft Ss
per cent. The total vote thus fai
reported is less than in 1908, while
official returns are expected to bring
1t above these figures. In 1908 out
of8p combined vote Of 14,OSo,s5s cast
for Taft and Bryan, President Taft
received more than 54 per cent. he
turns from Minnesota confirmed the
claim ofzRoosevelt to the twelve elec
toral vsSss of that State.
The victory for Wilson in Ne"
Hampshire did not carry with 1t con
troll of the State legislature, where
the republicans again have a majority
on Joint ballot, and will dictate the
selection of a United States senator.
Representative Henry of Texas
chairman of the rules committee; Rep
resentaEsA Burleson of Texas, mem
ber of ~ appropriations committee
and Representative Underwood, head
of the ways and means committee
have been mentioned as cabinet posi-
bilities.
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