Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-04-10
The SENATE.
Chances That It Will Become Dem
ocratic.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-The print
cd list of the names of the members
of the Senate, as it now stands, has
been prepared by the officials Of
that body. giving, incidentally, the
date at which each man became Il
member of that body and the date at
which their terms expire. 1t shows
that the terms Of nc less than % eX-
pire on the 18th of March, 1887, and
that the struggle over the elections OF
their Successors must hegin in many
cases at least, in the election Cf this
fall. AT least the next Legislature
chosen in twenty-five States must
elect new Senators. OF the twenty
five whose terms expire in the next
two years sixteen are Republicans
and nine Democrats, counting Ma
hone Republican, as he, of course.
is to all practita. purposes. The
nine Democrats are Camden, of West
Virginia; Cockrcll, of Missouri;
George, of Mississippi; German, OF
Maryland; Gray, of Delaware; Jack
son, of Tennessee; Jones, of Florida :;
MaXry, of Texas, and Srwall, Of New
Jersey. The sixteen Republicans are
Adrich, of Rhode Island Congrr. OF
Michigan; Dawes, of Massachusetts {;
Edmunds, Of Vermont; Fair, of New
ada; Hale, Of Maine: Harrison, OF
Indiana; llawlev, Of Connecticut :
Mcmillan, of Minnesota; Malone oi
Virginia: Miller, of California; Mill
er, of New York /; Mitchell, of Penn
Sylvania; Sawyer, of Wisconsin
Sherman, of Ohio; Van Wick, Of
Nebraska. Among the nine D"mrc-
rats whose term expire. there seems
no prospect that any will be succeed
al by Repnbli, ans. while on the other
hand there are a half dozen States
now Represented by Republicans
whose legislatures are liable to he
come Democratic at the next election,
Under the st mulus which Democratic
postmaster aud other officials may
bring, Senator Harrison. of Indiana ;
Senator Malone, of Virginia; Senator
Sherman, of Ohio; Senator Miller.
of New York; Senator Miller, of Cal
irornia, and Senator llawley, of Con
n"cticut, any or all of them stand Il
very good show of being succeeded
by Democratic gentlemen. Virginia.
Connecticut, New York and Indiana
were Democratic in the last Election
while Ohio has already Democrats
Legislature and California has N
majority to make any certainty OF
Republican success at the next elec-
ton. The effect of judicious distri
button of Federal offices in thes'
States will be very material, and il
will be a matter Of great surprise il
it does not result in sufficient increase
of Democratic strength to insure
Democratic Senators in several cases
Now, as to the present standi ~ anc
the effect Of many changes, there ar
forty Republicans and thirty-foul
Democrats as the Senate now stands.
with two "Dack counties" Oregon
and Illinois, yet to hear from. Ore
gon will, of course, be represented
by Republican either by appOin'
ment or election when the Legisa-
ture is called together for that pur,
pose, as is believed it NAV be. IllinOi:
is uncertain, the chances being
about evenly divided; even suppos-
ing that it gets Republican Senator
in, this will leave the Republican
majority in the Senate eight. A
change of four members from r
publican TO Democratic would tn !
make the Senate tie, and, giving
the Democratic Vice President til,
deciding vote, it would mrke it 1
Democratic bulo. 1t is easy to see
by the unprecedented epe, that thu
chances of Democratic success in
four States now represented by Re-
publican Senators are at least even
for four of them went Democrtic "a
the last election, while another has
Democratic Legislature now, ant
seems quiet likely to have another
with the aid of Democratic Fedora
office-hold who are TO appointed il
due course of time.
Incidentally this list shows a gooj
many other interesting things. Fol-
instance, it shows that thirteen Sen
ators have served more than u ocean
each in that body, and that the com
bined years of service b
these thirteen amounts to 10 year
while the total length of service il
the Senate by all of its present mem
bers is just 400 years many of then
of course, have served in the Hous'
SO that their total service in Congress
amounted to SIS years. There ar
eleven new ones in this Senaie-B Al
ny, Of Arkansas Blackburn, of Ken
lucky: Chace, Of Rhode Island
EvartS, of New York Gary, Of Della
ware Jones, of Arkansas; Payne, q
Ohio; Spooner, of Wisconsin; Stan
ford, of California; Walthall, of Mis-
sissippi; and Wilson, of Maryland
There will be one more when til
new member from Oregon is selected
perhaps another when Illinois is req
resented. OF the eleven new men
bers five or six have experience i
the House.