while bryan lost the election, democrats picked up eight seats in the u.s. house of representatives, gained strength in most state legislatures, and won governorships in five states that taft carried that year. in addition to this, and despite bryan's loss, many of his proposed reforms from 1908 eventually become law, such as the direct election of senators (1913), a federal income tax (1913), and the government guarantee of bank deposits (1933).