The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-10-30


Significance Of the Ohio Election.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune gives the following interest
ing information connected with the recent
sweeping victory Of the Republicans in OHIO:
The Democrats are terribly disappear ted
over the result of the Ohio Election. They
really had given up all hopes of electing
Ewing, but confidently expected to secure
a majority in the legislature, on account OF
Senator Thurman, whose continuance in
public life was involved in the issue of yester-
DAVIS voting, but because the loss OF Ohio is
a notice to the Democrats that they cannot
dominate the United States Senate after
1881. The importance of a majority of the
Legislature of Ohio to either party at this
time will be seen by examination of the
list of United States Senators whose term
will expire March 4, 1881. On the Demo-
cratic side IA Senators will expire with the
present Congress, namely: Eaton. OF Con-
neticut; Bayard, Of Delaware; Jones, of Flor
ida; Mcdonald, of Indiana; Whyte OF Ma
ryland; Cockrel, OF Missouri; Randolph,
Of New Jersey; Herman, OF New York;
Thurman, of Ohio; Wallace. Pennsylvania;
Bailey, Of Tennessee; Maxey, of Texas;
Withers, of Virginia; and Hereford OF West
Virginia. On the Republican side the term of
II Senators will expire with the present Con-
gress, namely: Booth, of California; Hamlin,
OF Maine; Dawes, of Massachusetts; Chandler,
of Michigan; McMillin, of Minnesota; Bruce,
Mississippi; Paddock, Of Nebraska; Sharon,
of Nevada; Burnside, of Rhode Island; Ed
munds, of Vermont, and Cameron OF Wis
cousin, The Senate now stands: Democrats,
Al; Republicans, "a; Independent, /. The
relature strength of the two parties at the
close Of the Forty-sixth Congress. deducting
those Senators whose terms will expire in
1881, will be: Democrats. ~; Republic
cans, 20. To fill these vacancies the
Republicans are sure OF electing II Sena-
tors from the following states Califor-
mia, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin,
which would make the Republican strength
| in the next Senate 35, or one more than it now
is in the forty-sixt Congress. The Democrats
| will elect nine Senators FROM the following
States: Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Mis-.
sisslppi, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Virgin
ia. and West Virginia, which would make
their number Sc. This calculation leaves out
"A doubtful, Connecticut, INDIANA, New
Jersey, and Network. Should the Repub
! licans carry all four which is highly probable
they would have 80 Senators, which woule
| give them majority OF !, WITHOUT Davle
Davis, and with him. OF the four States
classified as doubtful the Democrats mus
carry three in order to maintain their supre-
macy in the Senate, whereas should thu
Republicans carry three OF them and it rea
sonably certain that thew will, the Democrats
would not have majority even with thu
vote of David Davis, because in that event
the Senate would stand IS Republicans, 81
Democrats, aud Independent. 1t was
knowledge of these facts and figures which
made the Democrats so anxious to carry thu
Ohio Legislature, and thus secure Demo
cratic successor to Senator Thurman. Th'
loss OF Ohio and of Connecticut. Indiana
New Jersey, and New York, involving,
such losses would, the control OF the mex
Senate, may cause the Democrats in tn
present Senate to vote soldly for declarins
the seat of Senator Kellogg vacant and or
dering another election to fill his place. l
has hitherto been argued in The lime
dispatches that such was the purpose OF tn
Democrats in institutihg proceedings agains
Kellogg, and now chat bis expulsion seem
| necessary to maintain Democratic MAORI
ty in 1881, it is quite probable that that eS
traordina:y and revolutionary course Will
carried out.