Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-11-21
TIE SEN4TORSHlPS.

Although the next outgoing United States
Senators" says the Boston Journal, "retire
in 1875, yet the increasing number of the
States which hold biennial elections, or have
longer terms for their State Senators than for
the lower branch Of their Legislatures has
decided the political fate of several of the
Senatorships at the recent elections. In CAL
| ifornia, for instance, Senator Casserly, DEM
ocrat, is sure to be retired for an Anti Mono
polst This will be new character in the
United States Senate, and whether the man
who enacts it is 10 stand throughout his term
solitary and alone, or, like John p Hale in
| former years, 10 to be the pioneer Of a swell
ling majority, time only can tell AS to the
man himself, it will probably be Governor
Booth, who is very good Republican, should
the recent Anti Monopolist plating ever wear
off from him. California competitive squad
| bles, however, arc SO severe and uncertain
that Governor Booths friends had better not
| be too sure of his success.
| Ohio retains the Democrat Thurman, prob
ably the ablest man of his party in the Senate,
and aside from his partisan bases, as useful
a Senator as the Democracy anywhere are
likely to choose at this time. Maryland will
| return another Democrat to succeed William
T. Hamilton, and might easily do better,
whether she will or not. Virginia dismisses
John F. Lewis, Republican, and will put in
his place, it is now said, either Gov. Walker
or Gen. Withers. We had supposed that X.
NJ. T. Hunter, almost the only able represen-
tative left of the days when the Democracy
of Virginia exerted an almost controlling in
| fluence on the country, would be brought for
ward again. with his great scheme of cOmpen-
sation for the once shareholders of the South !;
but we do not see his name prominently men
toned. Either his time has gone by, or his
scheme is little too much for sensible South
ern men. Mississippi, having gone Republic
can, will either return Gen. Ames, now cho.
sen Governor, or put another good Republic
can in his place-probsbly the former. Texas
| the only other State whose election this year
decides Senatorshp, has not yet voted.
The probability is that it will go Democratic,
in which case J. w. Flanagan, Republican,
will be succeeded by Democrat. This will
make the Senatorial changes Of the year as
follows: Three Republicans and three Dem
Gratis, one Republican and one Anti Monopo-
list; Democratic gain of one.
The whole number of Senators going out in
1875 will be twenty five, of whom min e are anti
republicans, if Messrs. Sumner, Schurz, Tip
ton and Fenton can be properly included under
that head, which is doubtful, at least in the
case Of Two or more Of them. As to that mat
, er, the coming session of Congress will throw
conclusive light upon it land also, probably,
indicate how several of the remaining Sena-
} torial elections will go. For the present. the
only one that seems to attract the public inter-
est is that which may become necessary in New
York, in case Senator Conklng should be
promoted to the Supreme Bench. The last
few days have abounded in rumors on this
point both as to the appointment and the fill
ing of the Senatorial vacancy, but they do not
seem TO be of sufficiently solid substance
to justify any speculation at this time"