The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-05
senatorial Contests.

The congressional committees of both par
lies, especially of the Republican party, are
preparing to give considerable attention in tho
coming campaign to the election of legisla-
lures which are to choose senator's. Already
the field has been thoroughly looked over and
the situation pretty carefully diagnosed
eleven Republicans and fourteen Democrats
complete their terms of Office on the 4th of
March next The Republicans who go out are
Cameron of Pennsylvania, Cameron Of Wis
consin, Morrill, ST Vermont, Lapham of New
York, Blair Of New Hampshire, Jones of Me-
yada, Ingalls, of Kansas, Allison of Iowa,
Logan of Illinois, Plat Of Connecticut
and Hill of Colorado. 1t is pretty
well understood here that Cameron Of Penn
s~ylyania, will desire q reelection, and that
such a desire on his part is equivalent to an
election. Senator Morrill, Of Vermont will, OF
course, return. Senator Blair OF New Hamp-
shire would like to come back, but to do this
he viii have to be up pretty early in the morn
ing. for Secretary Chandler is looking to that
position. Senator Ingalls, of Kansas will doubt
less come back, as will Allison Of Iowa. The
name OF the Hon. Andrew Shuman, chief editor
Of the Chicago Journal, who has had q good
deaf Of political experience, is being mentioned
for Ingan'e place. Ex=Gcngressnsan Earrseli,
who was in the Forty Sixth and Forty Seventh
congresses, and WHO'S q man of wealth and ex-
perience as a legislator, might prove . candi-
date.
Of the fourteen Democrats, whose terms ex-
pire, five have already been attended to by the
election of successors to Williams, of Kentucky;
jonas, OF Louisiana; Gsoessie, Of Maryland and
pendleton, of Ohio. In Missouri it is expected
that Senator Vest will be returned. In Indiana
there is likely to be q pretty hot light over the
legislature. Congressman Calklns. the present
AI- 80 ~~r~~ - 4l.a&m&o%m hon mn ava
on tho senatorship, and should he succeed In
carrying the state and legislature for the Re-
publicans. hi will be likely to be elected as
Voorhees, successor. In California the Re-
publicans believe that they will elect q legis-
lature and a Republican successor TO Senator
Farley. On the other hand, the Democrats
claim to be confident of carrying New York
and Nevada. so as to send Democratic success
sors for the Republicans now representing
those states in the senate. From Georgia and
florida it Is expected thai TIE present occu-
pants will be returned In North Carolina
fhere ID 10 DO a strong effort to carry the legis-
lature and elect q Republican senator in place
Of Senator Vance. 1t Is pretty certain that
eight Of the Republicans will be succeeded by
Republicans and that OF the fourteen retiring
Democratic, eleven will be succeeded by
Democrats leaving three Republicans and
three Democrats doubtful The senate
. now Il, staP psmoeg sair'y ssa Two Ess ssSiasssps
who vote with the Republicans. The Republic
cans practically have forty members. The
eleven who are TO retire next March will re-
duce the number TO twenty nine. Ado 70 these
the eight certain Republican successors Of re-
firing members, and the number would be
thirty-seven. Tho gain that has been made in
Oregon Increases the number to thirty-eight,
or Just half the senate, So that II even the
Democrats were to carry tho legislatures of all
the doubtful states there would be tic, Should
they do this and the Democratic president and
vice president be elected, the vice presidents
vote on d tie would make the senate Dem
ocraiic. The probabilities are, Of course, that
elect Democratic legislatures, and the chances
are that the sonate win be Republican By about
tho present majority.