Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1912 — VICE PRESIDENT MAY HAVE POWER [ARTICLE]

VICE PRESIDENT MAY HAVE POWER

Governor Marshall as Presiding Officer of Senate May Wield Deciding Strength. The new United States senate will have 49 democrats and 47 republicans. At present Senator Isador Rayner, of Maryland, is very sick and his death is not unlikely. Should he die the republican governor of Maryland will undoubtedly aypoint a republican to succeed him. 'That would make an even division in the senate and Vice-President-elect Marshall, as presiding officer, would have to cast the deciding vote on many important questions.