Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-28
THE UNIrEDsrAF SENATE

In Jne Heterogeneous IOrty-tnlfu-"iu
be politically divided thus: Administration,
z6; Opposition, 2s. On the 4th of March
next, the terms OF thu following members
Of the present Senate will expire, viz: Cole,
Of California; Harlan, Of Iowa; Sherman,
Of Ohio; Corbest, Of Oregon; Hill, Of Geor-
gis; Osborn, Of Florida; Pool, Of North
Carolina; Sawyer, of South Carolina; Pat
terson, OF New Hampshire; Ferry, Of Con-
necticni; Oonkllng, of New York. Gamer
on, Of Pennsylvania; Spencer, of Alabama;
Kellogg, of louisiana; Flanagan, Of Texas;
Morton, of Indiana; Howe, Of Wisconsin;
Nye, of Nevada; Pomeroy, Of Kansas, and
Morrill,, Of Vermont, al Republicans; Trum-
bull, of Illinois, and Rice, Of Arkan
sas, Liberal; and Blair, Of Missouri;
Machin, of Kentucky, and Vickers, of Mary
land, Democrats. Of these, Orris s. Ferry,
OF Connecticut, John Sherman, Of Ohio,
Justin s. Morrill,, of Vermont, and o. P.
Morton, Of Indiana, have already been re-
elected by the Legislatures Of their respec-
tive States. In California, Aaron A. Sar-
gent, Republican, has been chosen to su-
persede Mr.. Cole. Mr.. Sargent is now a
member Of the House Of Representatives,,
and achieved considerable notoriety last
winter in connection with the project of
leasing Goat island to the Central Pacific
railroad company.
The Kentucky Legislature has selected
Thomas G. McCreery, Democrat TO
take the place of Garrett Davis, tenn
perariIy filed by the Gubernatorial
appointment of Mr.. Machin. Mr.. Nc
CIeery was formerly in the Senate. Iowa
has supplanted Mr.. Harlan by William B.
Allison, Republican, who served for many
years 10 the House. The Legislature Of
Maryland has chosen George r. Dennis,
Democrat, to take the seat of Mr.. Vickers.
Mr.. Dennis was a member of the Legisla-
ture which elected him. Oregon has cho-
sen John II. Mitchell, Republican, for Mr..
Corbett's seat. Mr.. Mitchell is unknown
to fame on this side Of the continent, but
is understood to be the confidential attor-
ney Of Ben. Holiday, the Pacific Railroad
man. New Hampshire has selected Balm
bridge Wadleigh, Republican, to take MIR.
Patterson's place. Mr.. Wadleigh was
member of the Legislature which elected
him. Georgia having chosen Democrat
Ic Legislature, the Democrats will gain
Senator in place of Mr.. Hill. As to Flori-
ds, the result Of the election is uncertain.
In North Carolina Democratic Legisla-
ture has been elected which will insure
Democratic Senator 10 the place of Mr..
Pool. Governor Vance was the nomi-
nee of the caucus of Democratic members,
but portion of the friends Of Gen. Merri-
mon withdrew before his nomination was
made. The ballot on tn 18th inst. showed
that be lacked seven votes of an election.
The Noses Republicans carried the South
Carolina L gislature, and there is an i'm
preston that Robert B. Elliott, one Of the
present negro members of the House of
Representatives from that State, will sue
coed Sawyer, though Gov. Scott aspires to
the position and as he has plenty of money,
It is thought he may buy off enough Of
Elliott's supporters to elect himself, In
Pennsylvania and New York, Messrs.
Cameron aud Coukling expsct to be again
returned. The Democrats have secured s
majority of the Legislature Of Alabama,
but the Radicals seeded and or
ganiEed 8 Legislature +" Of their
own, and they have SO far refused
to return to their seats in the regulkr Legis-
lature. BY the act Of Congress, the cleo
ton of Senator will take place on Tuesday,
the Sd of December. The efforts Of the
Radicals have been directed to prevent the
Democrats electing the Senator, and it is
TO be seen whether they can succeed. The
Louisiana Legislature having been carried
by the coalition, Henry c. Warmoth, Lib
eral, the present Governor, will probably be
Senator in place Of Mr.. Kellogg. Texas
has elected Democratic legislature, so
that after the foulth of March Mr.. Flana-
gan's rhodomontade will no longer rever-
berate in the capitol. Arkansas will prob
ably send full blooded administration or
Clayton Republican TO take Mr.. Rice's
place, while in Missouri the Democrats elect
Frank Blair his own success or or
some other Democrat. The Grant
men having triumphed in Illinois,
the srccessful candidate for Governor,
Richard J. Oglesby, will probably take Mr..
Trumbun's place. From Wisconsin Mr..
Howe will probably be returned, while the
advices from Nevada indicate that Nye will
be superseded by j. P. Jones (Republican),
who is Low superintendent of silver mines.
Kansas is expected to return S. G. Pome-
roy. In Massachusetts there is a lively
contest for the seat to be vacated by Henry
Wilson when he is sworn in as Vice Pres
ident on the 4th of March next, for 1t ap-
pears be is not going to resign until the
close of the present Congress. The Boston
Post says:
The game which Is being played tor the
Senatorial succession in Massachusetts has
reached such an interesting stage that the
Daily Advertiser, in the excitement of the
moment has shown its hand. The love
which it bears for Secretary Boutwell,, and
its great admiration for his administration of
the treasury department are expressed in an
emotional manner st considerable length;
and this tribute is found, on further peru
sal, to serve admirably as prelude for
still warmer endorsement of the Hon. Mr..
Hoar. The Daily is more than ever i'm
pressed with q sense of the peculiar advis
ability Of Secretary Boutwell's continuance
IL his present Office, seeing that such q
course would remove one of the chief OBJ
stacles rom The path OF Mr.. Hoar, whose
election 70 the senate it SO evidently pre-
fers. There is q discreet silence main
tsined, in the mean while, concerning Mr..
Butler, whose uneasy ghost troubles the
other prominent candidates for Mr.. Wilson's
seat; and no hint of opposition from The d.
rection of Essex is included in the Adver-
Users kind admoniiions to the secretary re-
garding the legion of "friends" of Mr.. Hosr
IN all parts of the State. From present ap-
pesrances, Massachusetts bids fair to be
even ''richer in candidates for the Senate"
than ii. n1sJ,, hi; oud II sQfa