The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-11
THE NEXT SENATE.
Its utilities Wls 10 O.f asd Who Come ia
Now York SUM

Its utilities W1s 30 O.f a.d Who Com. In
Now York SUM
Which party Is to have a majority In TIA.
Senate on and after the eth II March next
The Democrats, Of course. Tn. Republi-
cans have had complete control ~ the
Senate since the Rebel exodus In the win
ter of ls6l- During this long period IA.
Senate. with the exception II the last three
years, has been the ruling branch 81 Con
gress. and n dominating factor IN the Gov
eminent. All through the Administrations
Of Lincoln, johnson, and Grant the Rc-
publican majority In the Senate exerte.i "A
commanding and nj times an irresistible
influence In the party. This majority,
which stood eight years ago at morn than
flv. Ia one. has fallen away almost Ia
nothing.
The senate contains seventy ak menu
bers. The terms 10 twenty-four cxpir.
with this Congress. OF the remaining,
fifty-two who hold over, twenty nine.
counting David Davis. arc Democrats. and
twenty three. including Booth and Chris
tiancy, are Republicans. The Democrats.
therefore. will have a majority ~ six ot
those who hold over.
OF the twenty -four Senators who Ga out
BarDum. 81 Connecticut: Dennis. ~ MARY
land; McCrecry, 81 Kentucky; voorhees.
Of Indiana; Armstrong. ~ Missouri: M.r-
rimon, Of North Carolina: Gordon. ~ Geor-
gia; and Eus,is, q. Louisiana. Their. Ia
no doubt that In six IL thes. States Demo-
Gratis viii De- elected. II II not quit. Ger
tain about IN. other two. Connecticut and
Louisiana.
Sixteen Republicans 90 out. W. Will
classify them under thr,. baa,is- tho,..l
cases where Democrats are sure tp h,
elected. those where Republicans are sur,
to be elected, and thoee which NAV Dc re-
gar,led a. doubtful.
Six will certainly 10 succc.,i.d by Dem
ocrais. viz: Spencer. ~ Alabama; Dor
sey, 81 Arkansas: Conoyer. ~ Florida:
Matthew'S, Of Ohio: Sargent. Of Califor-
MIA: and Mitchell. 81 Oregon. Six will
Just as surely BE- succeeded by Retulli-
cans, VIZ: Morrill,. 81 Vermont; wadleiph.
Of New Hampshire: Oai.sby. IL Iiiin.4s:
Howe. IL Wisconsin: Ingaiis. IL kaiasas:
and Jones. ~ Nevada.
So far The tally IA even In regard Ia new
Senators. II their l. a shall. 81 do:,s, NJ.
% the results we hav. predicted. tho
chances for unforeseen changes are ai.,ut
the same b. each party.
OF tho sixteen Republicans who go out.
four remain Ia b. considered. They ar"
Conklinp. 81 New f"rt: caDsrn. 20
Pennsylvania; Patterson. 81 South Caro-
Ina. and Chadee. ~ Colombo. Their. Is
n strong probability that Conkling viii b.
reelected. and In view - the trsa1.berJns
course Of ths Democratic State Conven-
ton of Pennsylvania and the refusal ~ The
Republican Convcntlon o. touch Hayes.
the way "a the SENATE seems o. \. re-
opened to Cameron. The so-calI.-d Dem
ocra,s ~ south Car,iins can hAr,iiy ssil To-
elect n Senator IL their peculiar tyne.
while Cbance viii probably 10 sI,enea.led
by a man who believes that Democracy
means the conformation rn.aer thar The
oondonafion 81 the errea; fraad ~ The Age.
n we are tight la tss-e estimates. hpw
viii the next senate stand a. between the
two parties, Twenty nine Democratic bod
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