Show TH THE SENATE Republicans Have lave a Clear majority of Three Over All AU Other Parties Washington Nov 11 The 11 The Senate will be Republican after March 4 next by at least a clear of three of-three three and this concedes all the doubtful states to the Democrats The present party division of the Senate is Republicans 43 Democrats 34 Populists 6 Silver Republicans 6 This was changed prior to yesterdays yesterday's vote by a Republican gain of two viz McComas of Maryland who will succeed Gorman and Simon of Oregon who is elected to fill a vacancy Of the present Republican total of forty-five forty the terms of seven senators expire March Marchi next leaving thirty- thirty eight hold over Republicans To this add the eleven elected making forty- forty six a majority of three The following Demo Democrats rats have been defeated for re-election re and will be succeeded by Republicans Turpie of Indiana Gray of Delaware Mitchell of Wisconsin Murphy of New York Smith of New Jersey and White of Cal Cal- The Tire Republicans carried five states which they previously held making the eleven f senators viz Michigan Minnesota Massachusetts Connecticut and Pennsylvania There are four foul doubtful states N Nebraska braska North Dakota Washington and West Virginia Of these North Dakota and West Virginia are represented by Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- Washington by a Republican and Nebraska by a Populist Giving I all these to the Democrats the Republicans Republicans will still have a majority of three The Republicans however claim at least two of these states 1 |