Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-29
CAV rae DEMOCRArIC PARTY
GET CONTROL or THE SEN.

GET w IhE SL@'
ATE?
The President on one occasion said 10
the writer Of this article that the most
gratifying thing that could befall his
ADMINISTRATION would be to have all
branches Of the Government in political
sccord-namely, to secure control OF
the Senate for the last half Of his term
The question is definitely settled for the
6rst two years. By the election Of
Logan, in Illinois, the Republicans have
q majority Of eight in the Senate. This
result in that State might have been
ayerted had the Administration possessed
more politics and less m~ugwumpery, il
we may be permitted to 50 express the
withholding Of the Federal patronage
from the Democrats in that long and
bsdly-managed contest. As already
stated, the Republicans have eight ma
iority in the Senate, while the Demo
Gratis have in the text House thirty-nine
majority. There can be no change in
this situation during the first two years
of the Democratic Administration. How
will it be in the last half Of President
Cleveland's term?
It is not at all likely that the control
Of the House will pass to the Republi-
cans in 1886. On the contrary, the
Democrats may be expected to hold it
by a largely increased majority. II the
Democrats can elect q majority Of thirty
nine in a Presidential year there ought
not to be any question about the result.
in an of year; and, as a matter Of fact,
there can be no question about il.
The outlook for securing the Senate is
not 80 fattering. A majority of eight is
not easily reversed at one election, al
though . gain Of five would effect the re-
suit. Indeed, we could get along quite
comfortably with four, as that would
make the Senate . tie and give Vice
President Hendricks the casting vote.
The terms Of nine Democrats and six
teen Republicans expire with the present
Congress. March 4, 1857. The States
represented by these nine Democrats are
Delaware, Florida. Maryland, Missis.
sippi, Missouri, Nevada, Tennessee,
Texas and West Virginia. Nevada and
West Virginia are the only close States
in the list, and still there can hardly be
q doubt that ell Of them will r~e-elecs
Democrats, which would leave the
column unbroken.
The sixteen States where Republican
Senatorial terms expire are California,
Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massa-
chusetts. Michigan, Minnesota. Ne
braska, New Jersey. New York, Rhode
Island. Vermont, Virginia and Wiscon-
sin. There are five States in this list
which gave their Electoral votes to Mr..
Cleveland, to-wis: Connecticut, Indiana,
New Jersey, New York and West Vir.
ginia. The Democrats can hardly fail to
get the three seats in New Jersey, Indi.
ana and Virginia. A gain Of one more
would tie the Senate, while a gain of two
would give them a clear working major.
ity. There is hope for Michigan and
Wisconsin, both of which have been
drifting toward the Democratic party of
late years. California, Connecticut, New
York and Ohio may also be regarded as
debatable ground in off-year Senatorial
elections. While it is by no means a
certainty. there is at least a good fight
ing chance for the Democrats to secure
the Senate two years hence. They have
only to gain four to tie, and five for a
majority, out of the nine doubtful States of
California, Connecticut, Indiana Mich.
gan, New Jersey, New York. Ohio, Vir-
ginia and Wisconsin. In all Of these
estimates Oregon has been credited to
the Republicans, but its Legislature
failed last Winter to elect a Senator,
owing to dissentions in the dominant
party. The Democrats also have there q
chance for q compromise or Mugwump
Senator. But it is, perhaps, just as well
not to paint the Democratic prospects
too bright. We stand a chance all the
while Of losing from our column, Nevada
and West Virginia, n or both. in which
event the chance for Democratic control
OF the Senate would most probably be
deferred to a date beyond the expira.
ton OF President Cleveland's term of
office.