Daily Republican., 1882-06-10
saTCRDAY. JUNE 10, 1852
POIfttcsI Complexion Of the Ne~'
Senate.

poutttcaI Complexion OF the NeN'
senate.
Though the Legislature of Oregon is
close politically on the partisan Issue
between Republicans and Democrats
It is safely Republican and insures the
return of Republican United States
Senator to succeed Mr.. Grover, Demo
crat, who usually spends a part Il
his summer vacation at the Hygiene
Home in this city. This simple gain
of one member insures a Republican
Senate when the next President takes
his seat in 1885, and no matter now
close the House may be or In the HANDS
of which party it may fall, the Senate
promises to be Republican by a SAFE
majority, The terms of 26 Senators ex-
pire next March, of which II are ke-
publicans, IA are Democrats and ono
David Davis, of Illinois. is an lnde-
pendent. The Senate now is very
equally divided, standing 81 Demo-
Gratis, 81 Republicans, one Independent
and one Readjuster. A Second Read
iuster, Riddlebergsr, has been chosen
from Virginia, and Democrat has
been chosen to succeed Kellogg from
Louisiana, the latter being the only
loss the Republicans are likely to sus-
tain. With the changes made t date
and counting tie gain of Senator from
Oregon, and that of the Republican who
is sure to succeed Judge Davis, from
Illinois, the new Senate will stand 80
Republicans, 36 Democrats and two Re-
adjusters. The future of the s..
ters has not yet been disclosed, but
" hatever their future course will be, it
is pretty certain they will not vote with
the Democrats
The States at present represented by
Democrats, whose terms expire March
4th, 1883, are Alabama, Arkansas,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New
Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
and West Virginia. OF these the Demo
Gratis have already lost Oregon and
Virginia, and they stand a good chance
for losing New Jersey, North Carolina,
Ten nessee and Delaware. New Jersey
has had Republi ,an Legislature for
the past four years and is likely to have
one next year, in which case Senator
Mcpherson will give way to a Republi-
can, who can hardly fail to be an
abler man. North Carolina and Ten
nessee are both very "shaky' in the
Dam ocratic faith, and it is not at all i'm
probable that they may both choose
Republican or at least Legislatures op-
posed to the Bourbon Democracy.
There is more hope now that Delaware
will elect a Republican Legislature
than at any time for twenty years past
at least. The Democrats have ouly
been able to held the State by the most
outrageous prostitution of the assess.
ments and tax collectors, which as ad.
ministered by Democrats have disfrsn.
chised thousands of Republicans. BY
persistent work and ths more cOnserva- |
tive spirit that PREVAILS the Republi.
cans have been enabled to secure
pretty full and fair assessment, and the
recent change in the administration of
Wilmington, which gives the Republi-
cans control of the City of Wilmington
through Mayor and police, insures
from 800 to 1000 votes to the Republi.
can party, which will be enough to car
ry New Castle County and the State
ticket safely through. Sussex County
generally always close promises fairly
to be decidedly Republican next fall.
This with New Castle will give the Re.
publicans the Legislature by decisive
majority and will insure the election of
. Republican United States Senator to
succeed Senator Salisbury.
The other States in which Senators
arc to be elected to succeed Republi.
cAns are Colorado, Kansas, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota
Nebraska, New Hampshire and Rhode
Island, none of which can be consid-
cred doubtful. By holding all these
and by gaining Senator in each of the |
States of Oregon, Illinois and New Jer'
sey, two of which are already assured |
the new Senate would stand 80 Republi.
cans, 35 Democrats and two Read JUS.
tors. Should Dakota be admitted as
the thirty ninth State of the Union, two
more Senators will be added to the Re
pub)ican column. This Is very likely
to te the way the Senate will stand
March 4th, 1885. The terms of 25 Sena-
tors will expire on that date, but ex-
oept through death or resignation, there
will be no vacancies to be filed in the
meantime. The Democrats may be
able to keep the Republican majority
down to a very close one, bat from the
presont lookout there is no possibility
of their securing a majority for them.
selves.
THEKE rs NO nse Disgusting the fact
that thore is a slackness in building
SEPARATIONS not existing last year. 1t is
ssmsthing unusual at this season Of the
year to SEQ carpenters and plasterers
going around hunting jobs or picking