Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-01-20
COMING SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.
Twenty states to EIect semi ors.
NnM York inns

twenty states 10 EIecT Sent GFS-
New York Times
0fthe many State Legislatures whose
sessions begin this month twenty are 10
elect United States Senators for the
term beginning on the 4th Of March.
] The terms OF twenty-five Senators ex
] pire at that time, but in five cases
their successors have been already
chosen. The biennial session of the
Maryland Legislature was held a wear
. ago, and \. I. German was elected to
succeed Senator Whyte. In Mississippi
and Virginia also the biennial sessions
occurred last Winter. In the former
State General George, an ex-Confeder-
ate Democrat, was chosen to succeed
Mr.. Bruce, colored Republican.
and in the latter General Malone was
selected as the successor of Withers.
Rhode Island made General Burnside
his own successor at the Nav session of
last year. and Vermont did the same
by Mr.. Edmunds at the session lately
closed. In the States that are to elect
Senators in the next few weeks Repub-
lcans will be chosen to succeed the
following Democrats: Eaton. of Con-
necticut; Mcdonald, Of Indiana; Ran
dolph, of New jersey; Herman, of New
York; Thurman, of Ohio; Wallace, of
Pennsylvania, and probably Baily, Of
Tennessee. In Nevada q man of I'M
certain politics is understood to have a
mortgage on the choice of the Demo
cratic majority for a successor to Mr..
Sharon, Republican. n the remaining
twelve States the following Republican
Senators will be succeeded by Repub-
licans: Booth, of California; HamIin.
of Maine; Dawes, of Massachusetts,;
Baldwin, of Michigan, who was appoin-
ted to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Chandler; Mcmillan, of Min
nesOta; Paddock; Of Nebraska. and
Cameron, of Wisconsin; and the fol
lowing Democrats will be succeeded
by men of the same political faith:
Bayard, of Delaware; Jones, of Florida
Cockrell, of Missouri; Maxey, Of Texas,
and Hereford, of West Virginia Of
these, it will be noticed, seven are Re
pubhcans and five Democrats.
Thirty-nine constitutes the majority III
the Senate and at present it contains
thirty-three Republicans, forty-two
Democrats, and Mr. Davis, of Illinois.
Ranking Colonel Fair, the probable
Senator from Neveda, General Nah
one, of Virginia, and Mr.. Davis AS
Democrats, remembering the Demo
cratic successor of Bruce, Of Missis-
sippi, and assuming that a Republican
will be chosen in Tennessee, we have a
net Republican gain Of five, producing
a tie on a full vote, which may be brok-
en- by the action Of the Independents
or by the casting vote Of the Vice
President when it is available.
Of the Senatorial canvass some of
the States little is definitely known.
General Miller is supposed TO lead in
the race in California, General HaWley
in Connecticut, and Harrison in Indi-
ana, while Dawes, of Massachusetts,
and Paddock, of Nebraska. Will prOba-
| bly, be their own successors. These are
all republicans. On the other side,
Bayard, of Delaware, will doubtless be
reelected, and the chances seem to be
III favor Of the same, result with Cock
rel, of Missouri, and perhaps, Maxey,
! of Texas. In Maine. Messrs.
Hale and Frye are the leading contest
ants, with Ex-Governor Chamberlain,
and possibly Senator Hamlin himsef,
IN the background. In Minnesota,
Mr.. Mcmillan was supposed to have
fair prospect Of reelection until it was
announced that secretary and ex-Sena-
tor Ramsey would be in the field
This seems to have interferred serious
ly with previous calculations. In Ohio
1t seems to be assumed that Governor
Fosters withdraw will give the race to
Secretary Sherman, as it was intended
to do. In New York, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania there are several candi-
dates of supposed strength, but none
with a decided lead, and their number
/ increases the uncertainty. As to
Florida, Michigan, West Virginia and
Wisconsin, information in regard to the
canvass, mot sufficiently definite or
complete to Justify conjectures.