Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-08
It is Now Assured That Forty
Eight WearerS of Toga Are
Certain to be in Harmony
with President-EIect'S Party,
VICE PRESIDENT
ASSURES MAJORITY
Several States Not Yet Certain
as to Political Complexion of
Legislatures, Among Them
Tennessee.

tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire. J
Washington, Nov. S.--Control OF lhe
senate in the Sixty third congress IS
now practically assured to the demo-
Gratis. Conccding To the republicans the
legislatures of all states st,ll in doubt
the democrats will have vote Of
forty eight, or just one-half of the
entire membership of the senate, with
"a democratic vice president in the
chair TO east the deciding ballot in
case of tie. Six states are yet to be
heard from definitely. A senator from
one of these would give the democrats
Il clear majority, and ii is possible
that their strength will be increased
even more.
Kansas has been added to the dem
! ocratic column in the last tWenty-four
hours. The states in which the com
plexion of the legislatures is yet to be
decided are: Illinois, Michigan, New
Hampshire. oregon. Tennessee and
Wyoming. Ordinarily Tennessee could
be relied upon to help the democratic
party but the factional fight there
may prevent in this crisis. In Illinois
there are complications growing out
of the multiplicity OF parties render
ing II uncertain whether there Will he
a senatorial election In that state a
successor to the deposed senator Lor-
inner. should be chosen as well as 10
Senator Cullom, whose term expires
If there should be no election, the
effect would favor the democrats by
reducing the membership Of the SEN
ate to ninety-four. of which number
: the orty-cight already assured would
be working majority.
| In New Hampshire. the dispatches
| indicate Il possible com pination ~
democrats and republicans and in
that event predictions as to the course
of the man selected would be mere
guess work.
Three or four of the progressives are
almost as liberal in their tariff views,
and on other questions, as the demo-
Gratis themselves
Senators Clapp, LalNolette, Cum
Minis, Bristow and Poindexter are all
| avowed tariff reformers. They also
favor advanced legislation on other
subjects. Senator Works announced
his intention of voting for the dem
ocratic presidential candidate some
| time before the election This deter
mination was due. however, to IA PEE
culiar combination of circumstances,
and The California senator probably
would not wish to have it construed
as binding him to a democratic leg s.
lative policy. He is classed as pro-
tectionist.
OF the thirty-one hold over republi
cans, eight have been classed as pros
gressives in the past. They are Bris-
| tow, of Kansas Crawford, of South
b, Dakota: Cummins, of Iowa: Gronna
of North Dakota; Clapp, of Mime
sofa: La Toilette, of Wisconsin: Pon-
dexter of Washington and Works. OF
has been one of the leaders of the pro-
greSsiVe element in the house and
will continue to cooperate with that
element in the senate, as ii is expect
ed that Senator Kenyon, Of Iowa, will
and possibly Senator Boiah, of idaho,
in such measures as may appeal to
them.
Much interest is manifested in the
political affiiation of the progrcssivcs.
Heretofore they have been content tn
be known as progress We republicans.
Whether any number of them will
withdraw from the republican party is
problem. Senators Pristow. Crapp
and Poindexter IRE unds "7tood to
have supported Mr.. Roosevelt and if
they should decline to co-opera,7 with
the republicans of the senate The
change would materially weaken the
old party.