The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-11-26
The OPENING FIGHT
FOR SENATE CONTROL
DEMOCRATS LOSE IN FIRST CON-
TEST WHEN SENATOR MOSES
is FORMALLY SEATED.
MEMBERS OF BOTH PARTIES
MUST FIGHT TO RETAIN SEATS

!
Reorganization - La Toilette Is
Sure to Be Observation-Disclosures to
Fill Unexpired Term of James.
| WASHINGTIN.-Republicans to-
day carried the fight against demo-
Gratis on the contests for control of
the senate and of the reconstruction
program. Senator Moses, of New
Hampshire, elected to succeed the
late Senator Gallinger, was seated
when the senate convened, despite
strong efforts of the democrats to
prevent him taking his seat until the
senate committee on privileges and
elections has disposed of protests that
have been filed with it by friends of
John B. Jameson, democratic candi-
date for the long term, who was de-
teated by Moses on the face of the
returns.
Senator Pomerene told the senate
his committee had received numerous
| protests against seating the new SEN
ator and said that he had called a
meeting of the committee for Thurs
day to consider the charges of al
legged fraud in the election that have
| been filed with the committee. The
committee, he said, has been request
/ ed to ask for a recount of the vote
| Senator Lodge said that the laws
| OF New Hampshire do not permit of
/ a recount after the certificate of cleo
ton has been issued. Senator Moses
was formally sworn in today after
senators on the democratic side arose
to his defense end it thus became al
most certainty that no more will
be heard of any contest on the re-
suits of the New Hampshire elections.
Will Exonerate La Toilette
When the elections committee
meets on Thursday it is expected that
Senator La Toilette, of Wisconsin.
Will be exonerated of the charges of
making disloyal utterances that have
been pending against him for more
than year. The republicans will
vote to eXonerate him, as they would
be throwing him into the democratic
ranks if they voted him guilty. The
committee also will take up the pro-
tests that have been filed by the dem
ocratic national committee against
seating Senator-elect Newberry, of
Michigan, and the contest to Dust
Senator Sutherland, of West Vir-
ginia.
The right of Senator Martin, of
| Kentucky, democrat, to his seat in
the senate was challenged today by
Senator Curtis, of Kansas, republi-
can whip, when the wartime prohibi-
ton bill was called up, but passage of
the bill without a roll call prevented
! the question from coming to an issue
Senator Martin was appointed by
I Governor Stanley few months ago
to fill the uneXpired term of the late
Senator James, ending March 8, un-
der a state statute allowing such ad
interim appointments. The republi-
cans contend that the constitutional
amendment for popular election of
senators is mandatory in requiring
| election to senate vacancy in the
next general election.
Later Senator Curtis said if reports
that democrats and republicans in
Kentucky agreed to let Senator Mar
tin remain in the senate until March
were verified no further objection
to him probably would be made.
The republicans Of the senate will
confer tomorrow in the Office of
Senator Lodge to discuss the reor-
ganization Of the senate and decide
upon plan of campaign to keep con-
troll of reconstruction in the hands
of congress.
A bitter fight is expected over the
reorganization. 1t is directed partic-
ularly against the selection of Sena-
tor Penrose as chairman of the pow
erful finance committee of the senate.