Evening journal., 1914-12-02
NEXT SENATE MAY
BE Democratic AGAIN
Republicans Have Almost
Impossible Task in Elect
ing a Majority
ELECTIONS TO BE HELD
IN - STATES
BY BURTON X. STANDISH,
Written for the United Press.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The spec
tacle of a political party gaining
strength in one House of Congress,
while losing sharply in the other, is
still causing comment here today
among politicians. In the last cleo
ton. the Democrats made decided
gains i'm the Senate. but their major
ity in the House was reduced by
more than one hundred. In short,
the Democrats lost more than 90
seats in the House, which were filled
by Republicans, while in the Senate
not a single Democrat who was up
for reelection was defeated, while
several Republicans we're replaced by
Democrats. notably in California,
where Phelan surprised the country
by winning, and in Wisconsin. where
the old time group of the Republ-
can party. after defeating La Fol-
lette's friends in a straightout pri-
mary fight. was unable to hold the
Democrats.
In Illinois. where the victory of
Roger c. Sullivan had been looked
for, the Democrats did not lose a
seat, though they lost a splendid
chance 10 gain one. The same cir
cumstances prevailed in Ohio. where
Burton. Republican, will be sue
ceeded by Harding. Republican. In
New York. where Roat, Republican,
will be succeeded by Wadsworth. Re-
publican. in Kansas, where Bristow.
Republican. will be succeeded by
Curtis, Republican, and in Connecti-
cut. where Brandegee was reelected.
All this brings up the question of
whether the Republicans can gain
control of the Senate in the presi-
dental election two years hence.
Cautious prognosticators do not be-
lieve IT possible, even in the event
of a Republican landslide. Should a
Republican house and president be
swept into Office, even on a perfect
tidal wave of republicanism. II is be-
lieved. II would almost be out of the
question to hope for a Republican
Senate until the incoming Republican
administration was two years old.
A glance over the list of Senators
whose terms expire two years hence
will show the convincing reasons be-
hind this line OF argument. The De-
UlOll ats do a ANouAA vi NAU NARNAA0iA
Just over, will have Sc Senators. the
Republicans &c. and the Progressives
one The terms of thirty-two of
these will expire in 1917, their sue
cessors being elected in the fall of
1916 at the presidential election. OF
these thirty-two, seventeen are De-
mocrats. fourteen Republicans. and
one Progressive.
The Democrats are: Ashurst, o.
| Arizona; BRYAN, of Florida; Chiffon
Of West Virginia; Culberson, of Tex
as; Hitchcock, of Nebraska; Johnson
Of Maine; Kern, Of Indiana; Lea. o
| Tennessee; Lee, of Maryland; Mar
tine, of New Jersey; Myers, Of Mon
tana; O'Gorman. of New York; Pitt
man, of Nevada: Pomerene, OF Ohio
Reed. of Missouri Swanson, Of Vir
! ginia; and Williams, of Mississippi.
The fourteen Republicans are:-
Catron. of New Mexico; Clapp, o
Minnesota; Clark. of Wyoming; Dl
Pont, of Delaware; La Toilette. o
Wisconsin; Lippitt. of Rhode Island
/ Lodge. of Massachusetts,; McCumber
of North Dakota Mclean, OF Conn.
Oliver, of Pennsylvania; Page, o
Vermont; Sutherland, OF Utah
/ Townsend, of Michigan; and Works
of California.
The Progressive is Poindexter, o
Washington.
To get control of the Senate a
the election two years hence 1t woul'
be necessary for the Republicans Il
reflect all the Republican Senator
in the list just given, counting il
Poindexter. or to elect Republican
in his place. and to elect Republican
in the place of at least seven of tn
Democrats. Disregarding the posi-
bility of the Democrats winning i
one Of the Republican states, the Re
publicans have an excellent chanc
of defeating the Democrats in Maine
Ohio, and Nebraska. but after tha
the chances become slim.
This leaves them with four state
to carry for senator now representa-
by Democrats and the following lis
of doubtful states: New York, Yves
Virginia. Indiana, New Jersey an
Montana, this year, so it would no
seem that the prospects we're goo
there. while Montana elected a De
mocratic Representative this year