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Democrats Will Control in the
Next Congress.
VOTE NOW HALF AND HALF
Vice President Marshall Could Break
All Ties Arising.
TENNESSEE CHOOSES SHIELDS
Believed That Party Majority Will
Deadlocks Are Broken.

With the election of John X. Shields as
United States senator from tennessee,
the democrats are assured of forty-eight
votes or absolutely One-half of the total
votes in the Senate. after March 4. With
the vote of Vice President Marshall to
break ties, the democrats are now abso-
luteiy sure of control of the next Sen
ate.
Deadlocks in state legislatures that will
prevent the election of United States
senators probably will fix the margin of
democratic control in the next Senate
Each deadlocked legislature insures one
increase in majority for the democrats.
now that they are assured of one-half
of the complete membership.
Eight Seats Undecided.
AS the result of elections or primaries
which have determined the result of
senatorial races, the democrats are as
sured OF forty-eight seats and the repub
licans of forty. This leaves eight un-
decided as the result of deadlocked leg
islatures.
The eight senatorships in doubt are two
from Illinois and one each from Della
ware. luanO. New hampshire. new MeXl-
co. West Virginia and Wyoming. Unless
every one of these deadlocks is broken
by the election of republicans the repub-
lcan strength in the Senate will be less
than the democratic and they will be in
the minority Deadlocks in two or three
of the legislatures will give the democrats
q good margin Of control in the upper
house of Congress for the two years
after March 4.
Majority in Delaware.
The republicans. however, are not likely
to capture all of the eight seats still to
be decided. The democrats are in the
majority in the Delaware legislature. and
the party leaders are hopeful that dem
ocratic senator will be chosen. This
would give the democrats forty mine votes
in the senate--an absolute majority and a
margin Of two votes at least over the
republicans.
The republicans. according to reports
coming to Washington. have the best
chance in Idaho, West Virginia and Wy
Oming, where the legislatures are in the
hands of republican majorities. Election
of republicans In those three states would
increase the republican strength to forty
.three-six less than a majority.
In Illinois. New Hampshire and New
Mexicco the result is hard to predict.
In Illinois and New Hampshire neither
the republicans nor the democrats have
an absolute majority Of the legislatures.
and any election must be the result Of
compromise. In New Mexico the situa-
ton is complicated by a fight between
the supporters and enemies of Senator
Fall.
Membership of Senate.
The membership of the Senate after
March 4. as indicated by latest reports.
will be as follows:
Alabama-Johnston. democrat. hold
over; Bankhead, democrat. reelected.
Arizona-Ashurst and Mark inith dem
ocrats. are both hold-overs.
Arkansas-Clarke. democrat. hOld-over;
A. n. Heiskell, democrat, appointed to
succeed the late jeff Davis.
California-Perkins and Works, repub
licans ard both holding over.
COlorado-Shafrock, democrat, to sue
ceed Guggenheim, and Thomas, democrat
to fill out Hughes unexpired term.
Observation-Disclosures and Mclean, re-
publicans, and both holding over.
Delaware-Du POnt, republican, hold
over; democratic legislature deadlocked
over election of successor to Richardson,
republican.
Florida-Fletcher and Bryan. democrats.
and both holding over.
GeOrgia-Hoke Smith. democrat, hold
over; Bacon, democrat. reelected.
Idaho-Borah. republican. reelected :;
republican legislature to C,ect successor
to late w. B. Hepburn, republican.
Illinois-In doubt.
Indiana-Shively and Kern. democrats
and both holding over.
IOwa-Cummins. republican. hOldover
Kenyon, republican, reelected.
Change in Kansas.
Kansas-Bristow, republican. holdover
Thompson. democrat, succeeding Curtis
republican.
Kentucky-Bradley. republican, hold
over: James, democrat, succeeding Payn-
ter. democrat.
Louisiana-Thornton, democrat, hold
over: Ransdell,. democrat, succeeding
Foster democrat.
Maine-Johnson, democrat, holdover;
Burleigh, republican, to succeed Gardner,
democrat.
Maryland-Smith. democrat, holdover;
Jackson, republican. hold over until
Maryland legislature meets next January
Observation-Disclosures. republican, hold
over: J. w. Weeks. republican. to sue
ceed Crane. republican.
Michigan-Townsend. republican. hold
over; Smith, republican. reelected
Minnesota-Clapp. republican progress
sive, hOldover; Nelson, republican, re-
elected.
mississippi Williams. democrat, hold
over; Vardaman. democrat. succeeding
Percy, democrat.
Missouri-Stone and Reed. both demo-
Gratis, and both holding over.
Walsh Succeeds Dixon.
Montana-Myers. democrat, holdover:
Thomas ]. Walsh. democrat, in place of