Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-04-16
me uai1sd states senate.

The United States Senate at present
consists of Fifty members, no Senators
from the late sO-callsd Confederate States
of Vireinia. North and South Carolinn
Georgia FloridA, Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Texas, ArkAnsas and Ten
nessos being recognized as entitled to
seats. The political complexion Of the
body Ia Is follows: Republicans SO, Dem
ocrats 10, and one vscsncy-the seat
recently occupied by Mr.. Stockton of New
Jersey. The terms of seventeen of these
Senators expire on the fourth of March,
1867. OF these, three, Messrs. MeDou-
gall Of CaliforniA, Davis of Kentucky,
and Nesnith Of Oregon, are Democrats !;
and fourteeny MessrA Poster of Kentucky,
Trumbun of Illinois, Lane of Indiana,
Kirkwood Of Iowa, Pomeroy of Kansas,
sCreswen Of Mirylahd, Brown of Mis-
souri,, Clark of New Hampshire Harris of
New York, Sherman Of Ohio, Cowan of
Pennsylvania, Poland and Edwards of
Vermont, and Howe of Wisconsin are Re
pubIicanl. OF the Democrats, Nh. Davis
win either be reelected or succeeded by a
msn Of the same stripe, but there is. every
chance that q good Republican may take
the seat Of Mr.. Nesmith, end Mr.. Cole,
Republican, has already been chosen to
the seat Of Mr.. McDougall. of the
Republicans Mr.. Sherman has been re-
elected, and Mr.. Harlan has been chosen
AZ Mr.. Krkwood's successor. The pro
liabilities are that al the others whose
tsrms expire on the 4th of March next
will be replaced by Republicans. In
Connecticut Kr. Foster hopes TO BE- re-
elected, but has several active and ener-
eetic Republican competitors. Judge
Trumbun OF Illinois onght to be re-
elected End we trust will be, though men
Ike General Logan, Governor oglesbyr
and General Palmer viii contest the
party nomination with him. Mr.. Lane of
4, indians Is not a candidate for reelection.
If 9 Republican legislature is chosen in
October his successor viii be Schuyler
Colfax or Governor Norton ia DEM
ocratic It will be Mcdonald or Dan.
voorhees,. Ma. PomeroyOfK Kansas willPro-
baby retir . and be succeeded by 8 radical
Senator Creswsll viii be elected if the
Maryland test oath is still in force; fnot,
the Democrats will get the ascendancy.
In Missouri, the contest will be between
Senator Brown, whose reelection will be
advocated BY the Radicals, and General
Frank Blair, who, in his character as a
johnson man, viii call for the support Of
-Ciaybanks, C~opperheads and Conserve
lives. Senator Clark, of New Hampshire,
viii probably succeed himself. In New
York II Is understood that Nj. Harris will
not seek q second election, and the scfam-
BILE for the place is lively. Among the
active aspirsnts are Fentsn, Raymond and
Greeley. In Pennsylvania, the renegade
CowAn viii be succeeded by a man of the
right stGmp-perhaps FOrney, possibly
Edwin II. Stanton. The Vermont Leg
islature on assembling will have to choose
successors to both its present Senators, IS
they were appointed during the recess,
and only hold their seats until their sue
Osssors are elected. weare glad to know
thss Nj. Howe, Of Wisconsin, viii be
elected for q second term. he is one of
the sblest and best men in the Senate:
The place of Nh. Stockton will probably
be filed By Q Democrat or johnson oOn-
sentative.
From this review Of the field, we judge
Ihat the Senate Of the next Congress will
Itand: Union 40, Democrats 10. The
johnson Republicans viii be reduced from
Ix to i've by the expiration Of M
CoEan's term, and on all questions when
Congress is arrayed againstthe Executive,
The vets would be; Union IS, johnson 10.
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