The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04
THE NEXT SENATE.
The. Candidates for the United states
. senate In the Various states.
Washington rnst.l

The terms OF twenty-five United States
i Senators expire with the present Congress
i Fihstlons % iill the vacancies have. 80 far
been held In nine Of the States,-- waving seven
teen in which a choice is yet t1<a made. Gov
| George 5. Houston. Democrat, succeeds Sppn
| Ger. !Radical. from Alabama James /. Ear
i Eey,s Democrat, takes tho place Or Sargent
| :tadlcal, from California; Gen j. Il. Gordon
| peslocfat, is his own successor in Georgia ms
| IS William A. Allison. Radical in Iowa. Gen
| John y. Williams, Democrat, succeeds to the
| seat OF McGfeary, Democrat If Kentucky
sioy. james i. Groome. Democrat, Is the duly
elected successor Of Senator Dennis Demo
srat, .of Maryland; George II. PendIe-
tnnf I(Jpcrat. takes the place Of Stan
!,eyE Mathews Republican. from Ohio:
; 11hn M T. Slater es',, Democrat sue
and Justin $. Morrill,. radical. succeeds him
SELF IN Vermont. OF those which have yet 70
s'hoose; the elections in the States Of Arkan-
:as:s Colorado, Connecticut Florida. Illinois
Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana. Missouri. Ncva-
ia. New York, North Carolina, PENNSYLVANIA
and Wisconsin will take place in January
There is some dispute rs to the time of tho
election in New Hampshire, but the general
opn.lon Is that next June Is the legal month
south Carolina will elect during the coming
syeek. Although the choice of the people has
notyet been ratified by the LegislatiIrp the
election Of Hon. Daniel w Voorhees, can be-
set down rs assured in advance in Indiana.
There is but little doubt. also. but what Sena-
tois i!uStiS ol lJDulSlaha, Jones, OF Nevada,
Conlsling, Of New York, and Cameron. Of
pennsylvania, will be made their own sue
.essors. The senatorship i'm South Carolina
Is at the disposal of Wade Hampton and
he will probably conclude to take It. In the
other States, lights more are less lively are
u progress. and predictions cannot be made
tts to the results. bitter fight is going on in
North Carolina between Gov. Vance and Sen
atof. III errimon, which may result I'm sending
q dark horse 10 the Senate. Vance, however.
1s In The lead at present. and is quite likely to
VIM The principal candidates in Connecticut.
where the Radicals have been unexpectedly
endowed with the privilege Of electing Sena-
Henry Ii. Harrison. OF New Haven The fight
|? hot, and the outcome doubtful. John A. |
logan, Senator Oglesby and the omnipresent
~ X Washhurn are principal factors I'm the |
i:linois contest, with strong probabilities |
thatt neither will win Logan, however |
stands the best chance Of the three |
t.x-ttov Walker. Congressman Finley and |
Hon.. Wilkinson Call, are tie principal as
p.rants for the Democratic Endorsement in |
iort1a, where that party controls the Jepis- |
ature. Hon. T. ". johnson and ex-Gov.
Elisha Baxter are seeking the Senatorial |
prizes In Democratic Arkansas with about
aGuaf chances. In Republican Kansas the |
light appears to be between Senator ingalls,
ma Coy. Anthony In the adjoining State Of |
Missouri Col. George G. Vest and Hon. Thos.
AsleH are the leading candidates before the
Democratic Legislature, the former being
somewhat ahead. Senator Chaffee can be re-
turned from Colorado il he wants to 10 and
'lkires Is close. with Senator Wadlegh and |
Congressman Blair the leading candidates
Ion. HIATT II Carpenter, Senator Howe. Boss
heyes and Congressman Williams are in the
ield In Wisconsin, with the Legislature being
'aid It's money at liberty to take its choice.