The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-05
COLORADO AND THE NEXT SENATE.

Aside from showing the general drift of
political sentiment, the result of the Col
orado election has an Importance which
can hardly be overestimated. Whatever
may be the result of the election in Nc
vember, whether Hayes may be chosen as
president or not even if Tilden is elected
and the democracy secure maj ority ia the
house Of representatives, the senate will
remain republican during two years more
at least. SO that ii by any chance, which
s haa55dH assmS Ro sI hha dsmaGGAy
they cannot secure full power for two years
to come-that is, until after March 4, 1879,
if at ALL
The admission of Colorado gives us
thirty-eignt states, making full Senate
consist of seventy-six members-thirty-
nine being majority. However the cleo
ton may result this fail, the republicans
will have thirty-two Senators, as follows:
Two each from Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Rhode Island, California, Colo
RADIO, and Nevada; and one each from Ala
bama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New
York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South
CAROLINA and Wisconsin. This is only
seven less than a majority, and the follow
ing are among the states which are to elect ::
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wis
consin-every one of which is as certain to
elect republican as Vermont would be.
This estimate gives a republican MAORI
ty of two, and does not take into the &C
count any of the doubtful states. These
states may all be carried by the democrats,
which is by no means probable, and yet
for half of the term Of the next admins
tration there will be a republican senate
The democracy may have " solid south, -
as they boast, but yet the senate will be
against them.
We have said that the Importance of
this result Of the Colorado election could
hardly be overestimated, and this will be
seen, by glsncng at the democratic strength
actual and probable-in the next senate.
They now have thirty-one senators, as fol-
lows: Two each from Connecticut, Della
ware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mis-
souri,, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West
Virginia; and one each from Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oregon and Pennsylvania. In addition TO
these they are reasonably sure Of two from
Louisiana and one from North Carolina
giving them, If they succeed in these
states, thiIty-tour senators, or only two less
than one half of that body.
This leaves the next senate, with forty
republican and thirty-four democratic SEN
ators, with New Jersey and South Carolina
to elect. If Ohio and Indiana should be
carried by the democracy, what hope
would the republicans have in these states
Surprising they were carried against US
we have forty republican and thirty-slx
democratic senators. SO VIC see that Colo
RADIO has decided the political complexion
of the senate for the next congress, aud
that had the democracy succeeded there,
the probabilitie, would havo been strongly
in favor OF senate equally divided be-
tween the two parties, with every political
question to be determined by the casting
vote of the vice-president. A rather mar
row squeeze, but miss ia as good as a
mile.