Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-07
SENATE CONTROL
STILL IS IN DOUBT
Returns From Thirty-TWo
States in Which Elections Are
Held Not Conclusive.
G. O. p. NEEDS BIG GAIN

The political control of the Senate is
still in doubt, according to the latest
returns from the thirty-two states in
which senatorial elections were waged
today.
As constituted in the present Con-
gress, the Senate is made up of fifty
six democrats and thirty-nine repub-
licans, with one vacancy. The vacancy
has been filled by a republican. B. NJ.
Fernald, elected in Maine in September
to take the place of the late Senator
Burleigh, who was also a republican
cember. At the same election the re-
publicans elected Frederick Hale to
succeed Senator Johnson, democrat.
This made it necessary for the repub-
licans to retain all the seats now held
by them and to take away from the
democrats at least seven seats in order
to be able to control the Senate, pro-
vided a republican Vice President were
elected to preside over the Senate and
cast a deciding vote in case of tie
vote in that body With a democratic
eight more seats to control.
Swanson Unopposed.
- Senator Swanson. democrat. was re-
elected in Virginia. His reelection was
a foregone conclusion for he was un-
opposed.
In Florida, p NJ. Trammel, democrat,
was successful over his republican op-
ponent, W. R. O'NeaL.
Senator c. S. Page, republican, was
reelected in Vermont, defeating o. c.
Miller. democrat.
Senator Charles w. Culberson of
Texas. democrat. was reelected. de-
feating DR.. A. W. Atkinson. republican.
Philander C. Knox. republican, for
mer senator and Secretary of State, was
elected to the Senate to succeed Sena-
tor oliver. republican.
In Arkansas the democrats elected
W. F. Kirby to the Senate. He will sue
coed the late Senator Clarke, who was
president pro tempore of the Senate
when he died. a few weeks ago.
John Sharp Williams was reelected
to the Senate in Mississippi He was
unopposed.
In Tennessee the democrats elected
K. D. Mcclellan to the Senate, defeat
ing Gov. B. W. Hooper. republican
SENATE CANDIDATES.
The candidates. democratic. republican
and progressive. who were voted for to-
day. and also the two republican sena-
tors elect from Maine. are as follows:
ARIZONA.
Henry r. Ashurst, DEM
j. H. Kibbey. rep.
ARKANSAS.
W. F. Kirby, dem.
CALIFORNIA.
G. S. Patton. dem.
H. W. Johnson, rep.
H. w. Johnson. prog.
CONNECTICUT.
C. P. Mclean. rep
H. S. Cummings, dem.
DELAWARE.
J. o. Wolcott. dem.
H. A. du Pont, rep
FLORIDA.
p. n. Trammel, dem.
INDIANA.
John W. Kern. dem.', long term.
II. IS. New, rep. long term.
j. N Dyer, prog, long term.
Thomas Taggart, dem.', short term.
J. f. Watson, rep, short term.
]. F. Clifford. prog, short term.
MAINE detected in september).
Frederick Hale. rep, full term.
b. NJ Fernald, rep, short term.
MARYLAND.
D. ]. Lewis. dem.
J. l. France. rep.
MASSACHUSETTS.
J. F. Fitzgerald, dem.
Henry c. Lodge, rep
MICHIGAN.
Lawrence Price. dem.
&. E. Townsend, rep
Henry Ford. prog.
MINNESOTA.
ID. W. I-awler. dem.
+. 3. Kellogg, rep.
W. c. Claderwood. prog.
MISSISSIPPI.
John Sharp Williams. dems
MISSOURI.
James A. Reed. DEM
w. s. Dickey, rep
MONTANA.
Henry L. Myers. DEM
c. y. Pray. rep
NEBRASKA.
G. ". Hitchcock, DEM
j. L. Kennedy. rep.
NEVADA.
Key Pitman, DEM
Samuel Plat, rep.
NEW JERSEY.
J. E. MARITIME. dem"
j. 8. Frelinghuysen. rep.
NEW MEXICO.
A. A. Jones. dem.
+. A. Hubbell, rep.
NEW YORK.
W. F. McCombs dem.
w. NJ. Calder, rep.
b. Colby. prog.
NORTH DAKOTA.
James Burke. dem
+. J. McCumber. rep"
OHIO.
Atlee Pomerene. DEM
Myron 7. Herrick rep.
PENNSYLVANIA.
+. c. Knox. rep.
RHODE ISLAND.
p. G. Gerry. dem.
Henry +. Lippitt, rep
TENNESSEE.
K. ID. Mcclellan, dem.
TEXAS
e. w. Culberson, dem