Omaha daily bee., 1884-11-18
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Senatorial Probabilities for the Com
ing Vacancies.
The Roll of Possibly Successful
Aspirants.
Present Terms Expiring in Eight
cen States
Arthur and Grant Both Men
toned from New York.
Interesting Struggles in Illinois
Colorado and California.
With Ten ana Nine Recruits Respect.
lively, the Republicans Lead the
Democrats II to 30.
YAE NEWT 10


WASHINGTON, November l7.-Now that the
legislatures of the various states are chosen
and the political complexion of the new mem
bers Of the senate determined, there is much
gossip as t. the makeup of that body. Twen-
ty-tive of the members are to be newly elected
and are to hold their seats until 1891. OF
these, six have already been chosen; Black
burn in Kentucky, Eustis in Louisiana, Ali
son in Iowa, Wilson in Maryland, Merrill in
Vermont and Payne in Ohio. Of the remain
ing nineteen to be selected, all will be chosen
this winter, excs pit a senator from New Hamp.
shire, in which state the legislature does not
meet until June, so that the state will have
but one member in the senate next March,
as it, of course, will be after the inau-
guration of the new president. 1t is
a popularity of the state constitution of
New Hampshire that its legislature
always meets in summer instead of winter.
OF the nineteen new members to be chosen, ten
are to be republicans and nine democrats, and
when in their seats they will make the senate
stand forty.one republicans and thirty.five
democrats, counting the Virginia readjusters
as republicans. The states in which the new
members are to be elected are Alabama. Ar.
kansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Mis-: ouri,
Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North
Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Caro-
lima and Wisconsin.
FROM ALABAMA M ARKANSAS.
Considering the states in their alphabetical
order, the indications are that Alabama and
Arkansas will be again represented by the
present occupants, Pugh and Walker. Sena-
tor Pugh has had a good deal of legislative eX.
perienCe. He served in the house, then in the
Confederate senate, and then in thu United
States senate, having been there since 1882.
Senator Walker, who is just completing
his six-year term, was an officer
in tbs confederate army, but had never been
in congress before his election to the senate to
succeed Dorsey in 20.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
This indications are that Senator Sargent,
who filled the seat six years ago, may be sent
back. 1t is understood that hs would like re-
election as q vindication from the tacit ais
grace which his transfer to Russia was under
stood to imply. 1t is un ierstood, however,
that Page, of that state, who bulldozed the
Chinese bill through the 18th congress for
political capital AM failed of reelection inn
mediately thereafter, will be a candid ate
Page is a big, burly ex-stage driver, VIII
drove tho republicans of thu 47th congress to
vote for the Chinese bill az he would a four
in-hsnd team, falling them that they would
lose the Pacific congressman In 1882 and tho
presidency in 1884 If they didn't vote for it.
The result of this "~policy" was that every
ganuiae republican congressman in the state
was displaced by a democrat in 1882. 1t is
not probable, on the whole, that the republi-
cans will care to have Page again in a position
to crack his whip over their most trust ed po-
litical leaders.
IN OLoRADO
there will probably be a pretty warm fight.
Secretary Teller is understood to have "A lead
in the race at present, but what some of the
of the millionaires may accomplish between
this and the meeting of the legislature is hard
to say. Tabor would probably not be averse
to coming back rs n sort Of vindication in the
face of the unstinted abuse that he was sub.
jected to on all hands Will here. Then, too,
the talented Bedford, whose grip on his house
sea. has atlast failed. would be CAD to trans.
Ter his beacon light to the senate. He is very
active and tolerably shrewd aud it would
not be at all surprising t. zee him make 1T
lively for Teller before the tight is over,
especially if there should happel to be a long
bate and any need for a sort of compromise
candidate. OF course the present senator,
Hill, will have a hand in the Sight and in case
of d fight between Hill and Teller, no one
would be surprised to SEQ tho "Red headed
Ranger Of the X ckies. (Belf ord, get away
with the confectionery.
IN CONNECTICUT, FLORIDA AND GEORGIA
it is understood that the present occupants of
seats ara likely TO be returned. These are
Platt, of Connecticut, Call of ykrida and
Brown in Georgia.
~ ILIIEOIS
t. 10 fight for Senator Iei ans seat Will be a
no t one. Half a dozen democrats ara named
as likely to enter for the race. II David
Davi had not made the mistake Of getting
down on the wrong side of the fence, be would
be pr 'tty likely candidate. Lyman Trumbull,
Carter ! |Iarrisoa and Governor Palmer Az
tine most talked OF for the fight. Morrison
will endea yNr to inject SONS fgee trade doe
trines into "a 2 senatorial canyass altogether
the fight in I llinois seem. likely to be a lively
one.
fR0M lSDiAHA,
it seems that voorhees, is likely to he returned
without opposition
The same nlay be said of Kansas, Missouri,
and Nevada, aud it seems probable that pres
ent members frola these ta.es, Messls. To-.
gals, Vest and jones, viii come back Tor an
other term ea2h,
In New Haup,illfe IL il understood that
''Eag!e E7ed' Chandler hes ropes well laid
and thas ho Will hay t..ls opposition, except
from the present. senator, Blair,
IL new foBh,
there is great uncertainty. There are a dozen
who would Ike tAo place. Among the names