Show FIGHT FOR SEATS IN U. U S1 S. SENATE Democrats Hope to Increase Their Narrow Majority inComing in inComing inComing Coming Elections Washington Jan 7 Efforts to strengthen the narrow Democratic Democratic maJority majority ma ma- In the next Senate are holding the close attention of ot Democratic leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers In Washington and forming tho the basis for tor many many conferences s now going on bet between Cn members of or the Senate Senate and an President-elect President Wilson Senators Hoke Smith of ot Georgia Georgis Geora and Gore of at Oklahoma who havo have been In Invited invited in- in to Trenton for tor a conference with wih the President elect tomorrow will elot wil go primed with wih details of tho the fight tIght being beng waged to capture additional Democratic Demo Demo- cratic in Maine Maino New New- Hampshire Illinois and South Dakota where the balance of power is 1 held b by bythe bythe the te Progressives Results of ot a a talk y yesterday between Governor Wilson Wison and Senator Johnson of Maine were were reported to Democratic leaders here hero today and strong hopes are ae entertained that the Democrats may capture seats in Maine and and New Hp- Hp Hamp Hamp- shire Control of the Senate after ater March Marc 4 apparently is In the hands of ot lh the tho Democrats by a margin of ot only two votes nine forty to forty seven seven countIng counting count- count Ing the and Progressives cs together as a a single force This estimate estimate esti esti- est est- mate mato takes Into the safe sate Democratic column Tennessee a fight tIght has ba developed eloped since the primary primar Indorsement Indorse ment of ot former Governor Patterson The lines are so closely drawn in the te Senate that that It Is admitted the vote ote of ot Vice President-elect President Marshall Marshal m may y be necessary in tight places to Democratic control i H M t M t M 4 t M t t Z t M t t it M t 44 |