The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-04
A Democratic Senate.
IPhiladelphia Record

The inevitable change in the political com.
plexion OF the senate after the 4th OF March
next, which has been so long foreseen and
talked about, is now an assured fact. In the
present senate the republicans have a bare
majority, ranging from nothing to three, &C
cording as Patterson and C0n0ver have voted
with the republicans or democrats Sharon
would have made another, but Sharon never
counts On the 4th OF March next the terms
OF 25 senators expire. In nine states cleo
lions to fill these vacancies have already been
held, and the result is gain ct four demo-
Gratis, and of course, corresponding loss OF
four republicans, as follows. George s..
Alabama; James I. Farley (dem. }
succeeds Sargent (rep.) from California;
George II. Pendleton (dem.) succeeds STAN
ley Matthews rep from Ohio, and John II.
Slater (dem.) succeeds Mitchell (rep.) from
Oregon. Democrats succeed democrats as
follows: General ]. b. Gordon succeeds
himself from Georgia; General John 5. Will
liams succeeds McCreery from Kentucky,
and Governor James b. Groome succeeds
Dennis from Maryland. Radicals succeed
radicals as follows: William A. Allison sue
ceeds himself from Iowa, and Justin S. Nor
rll succeeds himself from Vermont. Elec.
tons are yet to be held in IL states. South
Carolina will elect within a week and Will
send demOcrat-probably Governor Hamp-
The only prospect for a republican gain is
in Connecticut. The republicans hold the
legislature, and so Senator Barnum will most
likely have to retire. The leading candi-
dates for bis place are General Hawley, ex-
Governor Jewell and Henry B. Harrison, of
New Haven, all republicans. In Florida the
democrats control the legislature, and will
gain one more senator in place of Conover.
Ex-Governor Walker, Congressman Finley
and Wilkinson Call are the principal aspi-
rants. Indiana will most likely return Voor-
hees as his own successor, and Louisiana
will send back Eustis. Arkansas and Mis-
souri, will also elect democrats and there
will be a democratic gain of one in the
former state. Ex-Governor Baxter and III.
w. Johnson are the principal contestants in
Arkansas, and George Vert and Thomas
Allen in Missouri. In Norti Carolina the
present struggle is between Senator Merri-
mon and Governor Vance, with quite
possibility of dark horse running in, but
democrat will be elected in any event
On the republican side Corgling, from New
York; Cameron, from Pennsylvania; Jones,
from Nevada, and Chaffee, from Colorado,
will undoubtedly succeed themselves. In
Kansas Senator Ingalls, is hard pressed by
Governor Anthony, and in New Hampshire
Congressman Blair is trying to wrest the
prize from Senator Wadleigh. In Wisconsin
Howe will probably have to step down and
out, and ex-senator Carpenter, Congress
man Williams and ex-chairman OF the re-
publican organization, Reyes, are all trying
to step up and in. In Illinois Logan rs
making hard fight for Oglesby's place. OF
the sixteen s.ates which have yet to elect,
therefore, democrats will in all human
probability be returned from seven, to-wit:
Arkansas Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mis-
souri,, North and South Corolina, and repub-
licans will be returned from nine, to-wit: