The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-01
Sweeping Political Upheav'
at the November Election
Will Be Noticed at Begii
ming of 1918.
DEMOCRATS ARE TO
CONTROL CONGRES
In a Large Number of Stat
New Governors, Most
Democrats, Go into Offio
This Month.
tNationaI News Association


WASHINGTON. Jan. LIN a ply
cal sense the most remarkable politis
cal event that will take place in Amer
lean politics with the birth of the new
year will be the inauguration of gov
ernors in % states in the Union.
All but nine of these states execu-
tives are new men. Five of the nine
men who succeed themselves are Re
publicans and the remaining four are g
Democrats. OF the chief executives
in the remaining states. however, IL \
are in the Democratic column and 8
are Of Republican persuasion. This
gives the Democratic party slight
advantage in numbers in the entire IS
| states, their party having fifteen MEM
bers coming into ONCE against 1S al
lotted to the Republican ranks by the
voters on November.
Big PolIt,eal. 0k6nfps - -:
While not as
! litical change e
Presidential and
would seem to in(
the state legislatufoE Z H. - -
was sufficient to insure a United
States Senate with working major
ity of the Democratic persuasion. Un-
official. but nevertheless accurate fax
ures compiled by senatorial author@
| ties show that the Democrats VI
control the organization of that bo
at least by majority of two. eliu
mating all probable contingencf
There is good reason to believe Il
this majority may be increased
4 four. and possibility even that
may reach six. The possibility of
creased majority. over the two alre1
assured. lies chiefly in the outcome
the balloting in the Illinois legislas
where no party has a majority.
where there must be compronfis Sc
combination in order to elect any
ator.
There will be in the next senate
members of whom 49 viii be De
Gratis, while the best the Republic
can count upon is 45. and they ara
no means certain of that number.
cause of the doubt which exists es
the outcome in two or three states
The Present Senate.
There are in the present senate
Republicans, 43 Democrats and
seats are vacant. one from Color
and one from Illinois. As a result
the late election the Democrats
gain nine senators, eight of whom
succeed Republicans and one All q
Icancy from Colorado Those who win
succeed Republicans. or so-called Pro-
gressives who were elected as Repub-
iicans six years ago. will come from
Colorado. Nevada, Oregon. Montana.
Kansas, New Jersey, Delaware and
49,
number to So but for the fact that
they win lose three seats. one from
Idaho, one from Maine and one fror
West Virginia, so that their net
tive gain will be six and nx Their
sured number at 40.
| Should the Democrats elect
member from Illinois fhoir tool
be fifty and theff
should they win q
to succeed Senato1
fill the Lorimer
will be 81. and thelL .
the combined. Republican,. Progfs6
Democrat and nondescript strengf
The lineup of the Senate. inclul
those whose terms do not expire, Il
who have already been elected
their state legislatures, and those
whose election is indicated by primary
choice, on March 4, next will be as fol-
lows:
List Of Democrats.
Henry F. Ashurst, Arizona: A. ..
Bacon, Ga: John II. Bankhead. Ala
bama; Nathan p. Bryan, Florida.
George E. Chamberlain. Oregon: W
liam E. Chiffon. W. Virginia: James
Clarke. Arkansas; Charles A Cult
son, Texas; Duncan L. Fletcher, r
ida; Jeff Davis. Arkansas: Thomaa
Gore. Oklahoma; Galbert VI. Hid
cock, Nebraska; Ollie NJ. James.
lucky; Charles F. Johnson. Maines
lseph f. Johnston, Alabama; Join
Kern, Indiana; Harry Lane. Ore
lprimary choicel; Luke Lea. Ten
see: Thomas S. Martin. virgi
James E. MARITIME, " j.; Henry l..
ers, Montana; Francis G. NewIa
Nevada; James A O'Gorman, y.
Lee s. Oyerman. " C.: Robert L. q
en-, Okla. fprimary choicel: Key r
. man, Nevada (primary choiceD; Al
Pomerene, Ohio: Joseph r. Ransd
: louisiana: James a. Redd. No: ID
F. Shafroth (primary choice) Cold
! do; Morrs Da1pard, Texsss lurips
ohoiceS- B9hi&F Shfvet. sIn&in
F. VI. SfmmcnG. North 2r1sna
mary choice); Marcps A. SuAth.
ma; Hoke Smith. Ga; John w,
: Smith. MARYLAND; Ellison d. Smit
C.: wilHazez{~stone, Mo-: Claud