Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-13
EXPECTS TO INCREASE
MAJORITY IN SENATE
Senator Salisbury Believes Demo.
Gratis VIII Gain at Least
-Four Seats.
GIVES VIEWS ON SUBJECT
'Ihirty.Four Members to Be Elected
This 1ear-Plans Have Been Made
for Active Campaigns in the Vari-
Gus States.

CHICAGO. August 12.-In a state
ment issued from the Western head
quarters of the Democratic National
Committee here to-day Senator Sa,,s
bury, chairman of the committee which
VIII direct the various senatorial cleo
tons In the different States EXPRESSED
the opinion that the Democrats will
not only retain their present majority
In the Senate. but may gain at least
four seats in the upper house of Con-
gross.
This year thirty-four United States
Senator's Will ne elected, two each in
Maine and lndaaa. and one each In
Arizona, Florida. New Mexico, West
Virginia. Minnesota. Wyoming. Texas
Delaware. Nebraska. Wisconsin. Ten
nessec. Maryland. Rhode Island Mas
sachusettS. North Dakota Connecticut
New Jersey, Montana. New York Penn
sElvania, Vermont, Nevada. Washing
ton. ohio Missouri. Utah. Virginia
michigan. Mississippi and California.
The Democratic senatorial campaigns
in the various states will be directed
from Chicago by committee COM
posed Of Senator Saulsbury Senator
Walsh. Of Montana. manager of the
Western democratic headquarters. and
Senator stone Of Missouri
Interest in the neht TO control the
next Congress promises to arouse pub
lie interest second to that of the cam
paign for President
DELAWARE SENATOR
DISCUSSES SITUATION
senator salisbury. in analyzing the
senatorial situation in the different
States. said:
The Democrats now have majority
or sixteen In the Senate, and the Re
pubiicans must gain nine Democratic
seats and lose none to have a majority
IN the next Senate. At the last cleo
ton. although the Republicans reduced
the Democratic majority in the House
the Democrats gained three additional
seats In the Senate and increased their
majority from ten to sixteen
"Thirty-four United States Senator's
arc 10 be elected. Eighteen vacancies
occur in Democratic seats and sixteen
in Republican seats. No intelligent oh
server would claim that Republican
landslide would cause the Democrats
TO lose more than ten of the senatorial
elections in tho States now representeN
by Democrats. Should they lose ten.
there are just about ten Republican
seats out OF the sixteen which tho
winning. My belief is that the Demo-
Gratis In the next Senate will number
from sixty 10 siXtyfour: that Is our
majority will be increased by from
four 10 eight.
IAN analysis OF tho conditions In the
ed. excluding such States as are GER
tainly Democratic or Republican. will
convince any one with knowledce ~
political history and facts. taken in
connection with present conditions.
that this estimate Is as fair as could
be made.
SAYS STATEMENTS OF
HUGHES ARE IDLE TALK
THE election is nearly three months
away. Congress is about TO adjourn
Conditions may shift in some way to
affect particular States. They are as
likely TO shift one way as another
III we have the same results as in the
last election, we undoubtedly will
gain one or two Senator'S. II condi-
lions in 1915 approximate those of a
normal political year, we will gain
not less than four seats in the Senate.
Under these circumstances the un-
qualified statements of the Republican
candidate. Mr.. Justice Hughes as ~