Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-13
SENATE DEMOCRATS
FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
MAY KEEP CONTROL OF UP
PER HOUSE IN 1916
ELECTIONS.
LEAD OVERCOME ONLY
BY REPUBLICAN LANDSLIDE
Thirty Two Members Of Senate to Be
Chosen in 1916, Aside From Va
cancies Which Death May Cause
Party Has Fighting Chance in Sew
eral Close States.
Especial correspondence


leaders who have been casting over
the situation In congress as II VIII be
after March 4. when TIE Sixty fourth
congress comes into office, profess not
to be discouraged over the increased
lead which the democrats have OBJ
tanned in the senate as the result OF
the recent elections.
The democrats as the result OF the
elections have a strength OF hfty-siN
in the senate OF the Sixty fourth con-
gress. This is seven more than enough
to control the upper house. The sem
ate mas ninety six members. 1t takes
forty nine TO make majority
If the democrats lose nine seats in
the 1916 elections, the control of the
senate Will pass to the opposition. "A
loss OF seven seats would leave the
democrats with forty mine members, OF
d bare ma iority "A loss OF eight seats
would leave the democrats and their
opponents evenly divided.
Democrats Comfortable.
The QeInocr undoubtedly arc p"'
in a fairly comfortable position ny the
recent elections, so far as the senate is
concerned. IL is no easy mater 10
wipe out such a lead as they nave. Inc
democrats predict that even Il the re-
publicans should elect a president IN
1916 they would find themselves minus
the control OF the upper house ana
thus would be unable to carry thru
program of legislation.
A great deal will be heard Of the
senate situation between now and 1910
campaign The hghi over contros oil
the senate will unQuestionably be a bag
feature Of that campaign. II Is worth
while considering under what cchdi-
tons with respect to senate control the
1916 fight will be waged.
Thirty Two to Be Elected.
Thirty-two members of the senate.
not considering vacancies which may
be caused in the meantime Will be
elected in 1916 The members whose
terms expire In March, 1917; are Ash
hurst, OF Arizona. Bryan, OF Florida;
Catron, OF New Mexico: Chiffon. OF
West Virginia: Clapp. OF Minnesota;
Clark, Of wyoming: Culberson. OF
Texas: Dupont OF Delaware: Kitten
cock, of Nebraska: Johnson. OF Name
Kern, Of Indiana: La Toilette, of Wis
consin; Lea, Of Tennessee; Lee. of
Maryland: Lippitt, OF Rhode Island;
Lodge OF Massachusetts; McCumber,
of North Dakota: Mclean. of Connec-
ticut; MARITIME, of New Jersey Myers.
of Montana. O'Gorman. Of New York:
Oliver. OF Pennsylvania; Page. of Yer
ne POindeY-
ter. of Washington: Pomerene of Ohio:
Reed. of Missouri: Sutherland OF
Utah; Swanson. of Virginia, Town
send. Of Michigan; Williams. of Mis-
siss!ssippi and Works, of California.
Seventeen of these are democrats. thir-
teen are republicans and two, Poin-
dexter and Ciapp. are bun moose.
However, in considering the question
whether the democrats keep control.
the republican and bull hoose may be
ground together. If the democrats are
TO lose control OF the senate in 1915,
the republicans will have TO capture
over half the senate elections Of that
year.
Landslide Necessary.
This is som ething which can not be
accom- piishcd unless the tidal wave to-
ward republicanism Is huge one. 1t
is possible for the republicans TO re-
gain the senate in 1916 if a landslide
favors them.
The republicans will have a fighting
chance 70 gain a senator IN Arizona.
West Virginia, Nebraska. Maine, In
diana, Maryland. New Jersey. Montana,
New York. Nevada. Ohio and Missouri.
twelve states. They can carry all OF
these or nine Of them II there is an
other big slump in their favor. Other
wise. they cannot. The chances are,
as politics go. that they Will not and
that, no matter what may happen as 10
the house and the presidency. the
democrats will still dominate the north
end OF the capitol. Just as the demo-
Gratis found 1t took longer time to
get control OF the senate than to get
control of the house. so the republicans
may find II takes more time to get 1t
back into their hands. In the elections
just closed the rather remarkable spec
tacle was presented OF the democrats
sustaining big losses In the house and