Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-24
Possibilities OF the Federal Senate.

Of the twenty-five United States Sen
ators whose terms expire on the Sd of
next March, fourteen are Democrats
and eleven Republicans. The political
composition of the Senate now is: Re-
publicans, Al; Democrats, 36. But If
the Democrats can gain the Legislatures
of New York, Connecticut and Wiscon-
sin at the next election, the Senate,
which would confirm the nominations
of a Democratic President, would
stand: Democrats, So; Republicans, 3S,
with the deciding wste of the Vice-Presi-
dent.
For three of the Democratic Senators
who 60 out next year successors have
already been chosen in Blackburn for
Williams ef Kentucky, Eustis for Jonas
of Louisiana, and Payne for Pendleton
of Ohio. Slater of Oregon will have a
Republican successor from Legislature
already chosen. Pugh of Alabama,
Walker eff Arkansas, Call of Florida,
Brown of Georgia, Vest of Missouri,
Groome OF Maryland, Vance of North
Carolina and Hampton of South Caro-
lima will probably be reelected. Legis-
latures to be chosen this year will fill
the seats of VOORHEES, of Indians and
Farley of California. But both of these
States may be given to the Republicans.
On the ather hand, Illinois and Ne
vada, both of which are to return a
Senator rext year, in the places of Lo-
gan and Jones. offer the Democracy a
fighting ekance as an offset to the pos
sible loss ,af Indiana and California.
The other nine Republican Senator's
whose seats are to be filled in 1885 are
Allison of Iowa, Hillsof Colorado, Plat
rs
Blair of New Hampshire, Lapham of
New York; Cameron rof Pennsylvania,
Morrill, of Vermont ant Angus Gamer
on of Wisconsin. OF these Allison has
already beea chosen to succeed himself.
Ingalls,, Morrill, and Don Cameron can
probably GO back if they want to. and
though the sanity and shallow-paked
Blair has already been Eurned out ito
grass Dy his constituents, Republican
will certainly be sent FROM New Hamp-
shire, as we'll as Colorado.
Only through tie surprisingly ba&
management of the Democratic party
leaders has it been possible for the Re-
publicans in this State to quarrel over
the successor Of the senils Lapham.
Last year. when both branches of
The Legislature were Democratic,
there was the best reason for be-
liesing that Democrat would next
represent the State in the Federal Sem
ate. In spite of the blundezs of the
past, this is not yet impossible, and no
smaA share of the gork of this CAM
,paign should be directed to this end. In
where the last Legislature
was Democratic by majority of nine
on joint ballot, only series of unpre-
cedented mistakes will lose that body
to the Democrats this year. As for
Connecticut, the candidate who carries
the State for the Presidency win carry |
it for the Legislature at the same time
The importance of a Democratic Con- |
gress to Democratic Administration |
need not be enlarged upon and should |
have its due preponderance in the COM |
ing canvass. Without hard work all /
along the line it viii be easy for a |
Democratic President to be harrassed
and embarrassed by Senate which
contains fortv-three Republicans to thir.
ty three Democrats.-M r Star.