The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 63rd Congress of the United States, 1913-1915

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	Republican	other	vacancies	Democrat	Republican	other
Wilson	Democrat	63rd 1913-1915	52^CP	44
63RD CONGRESS- SENATE The Class 1 Senate seat from MARYLAND (term ending 3 March 1917) was vacated by the death of Senator Isidor Rayner on 25 November 1912, during the preceding Congress; the Governor of the State had appointed William P. Jackson, a Republican, to fill the vacancy until a successor could be elected and Senator Jackson was still serving in the Senate on the basis of this appointment when the term of the 63rd Congress began on 4 March 1913, as the General Assembly of the State had not yet been in session to choose a successor. The General Assembly had still not elected a successor when, on 31 May 1913, the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution- mandating the election of United States Senators by the People of the several States, rather than by State Legislatures as heretofore- was declared as having been ratified through certification by Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan; accordingly, a Special Election was held on 4 November 1913 in which Democrat Blair Lee was elected to the Senate by the People within the State of Maryland (this, by the way, being the first ever election of a U.S. Senator by popular vote). Even though Senator Lee was elected through a Special Election, he is counted among the 52 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 63rd Congress, while Senator Jackson is NOT counted among the 44 Republicans elected to the Senate of that Congress; in the opinion of TheGreenPapers.com, the popular election of a Democrat- as opposed to the temporary appointment of a Republican- better reflects the political will of the State of MARYLAND as to which Party the People of that State wished to have represent them in this particular seat in the United States Senate of the 63rd Congress and the table reflects this accordingly.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Republican

other

vacancies

Democrat

Republican

other

Wilson

Democrat

63rd 1913-1915

52^CP

63RD CONGRESS- SENATE

The Class 1 Senate seat from MARYLAND (term ending 3 March 1917) was vacated by the death of Senator Isidor Rayner on 25 November 1912, during the preceding Congress; the Governor of the State had appointed William P. Jackson, a Republican, to fill the vacancy until a successor could be elected and Senator Jackson was still serving in the Senate on the basis of this appointment when the term of the 63rd Congress began on 4 March 1913, as the General Assembly of the State had not yet been in session to choose a successor. The General Assembly had still not elected a successor when, on 31 May 1913, the 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution- mandating the election of United States Senators by the People of the several States, rather than by State Legislatures as heretofore- was declared as having been ratified through certification by Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan; accordingly, a Special Election was held on 4 November 1913 in which Democrat Blair Lee was elected to the Senate by the People within the State of Maryland (this, by the way, being the first ever election of a U.S. Senator by popular vote). Even though Senator Lee was elected through a Special Election, he is counted among the 52 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 63rd Congress, while Senator Jackson is NOT counted among the 44 Republicans elected to the Senate of that Congress; in the opinion of TheGreenPapers.com, the popular election of a Democrat- as opposed to the temporary appointment of a Republican- better reflects the political will of the State of MARYLAND as to which Party the People of that State wished to have represent them in this particular seat in the United States Senate of the 63rd Congress and the table reflects this accordingly.

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