Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-10
THE SITUATION IN THE SENATE
Democratic Chances of Getting Control
Of That BOdy-SenatOrs Whose Terms
Expire During the Next Two Years.

Inc refusal or neglect of the Senate to act
upon some of the pending nominations at the
| recent special session, has created in the minds
OF democrats generally a suspicion that the ma
1or1ty OF that body is disposed to use its power
10 Keep republican incuTnbents in Office. In
view OF possible conflict between the admin
istration and the Senate over appointments,
the question Of democratic control of that body
TWO years hence becomes very important to
the party. On the Sd of March, 1887, the terms
OF twenty-five Senators-sixteen republicans
and nine democrats-will expire. The republi-
| cans who go out then are: Messrs. Miller, of
California; Hawley, Harrison, Hale, Dawes,
Csonger Mcmillan, Van Wyck, Sewell, Miller,
mnnds, Mahone and Sawyer.
Inc outgoing democratic Senators two years
man, George, Cockreii, Fair, Jackson, Maxey
and Camden. There are at present two vacan-
cles In the Senate, both on the republican side.
polntment of the republican governor of Ore
g gead,oca nhe =, ofher vacancy growing out of the
republican or a democrat. But, assuming that
repup1cans are sent from both Illinois and
Oregon, and counting Senator Riddleberger
| as republican, the Senate will stand next
winter AZ republicans to "a democrats
IN order to get control of the Senate, the dem
ocrats would have to carry fourteen of the
Ior 1887. That is, they would have to hold
tne nine seats which are to be vacated by DEM
cCIats anu gain nVe from the other side. There
Is only one state on the democratic list which
Is doubtful. That is Nevada, the other eight,
VIZ: delaware, Florida Maryland, Mississippi,
MISSOURI, tennessee, Texas and West Virginia,
are almost sure to elect democratic Senators,
ana IN political circles it is generally believed
that senator Fair has a very sure thing on his
reelection. The democrats are confident of
eiectlng successors to Messrs. Malone and Har-
r1son. Virginia is now democratic, and the
democrats have a big advantage in the num-
Der OF their state senators who hold over for the
senatorial S election in Indiana two years hence.
Besides they have redistricted the state to their
advantage. According these two seats
to the democrats, they would have
10 gain but three more, and they would
necticut, New Jersey. New York, and Ohio.
VI the outgoing republicans in 1887, the states
OF Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota,
Neoraska, pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Yer
mont, ana Wisconsin are counted upon as safe
that they will have good prospects Of Senator
in Wisconsin.
By way Of capitulAtion the situation might
ee stated as follows: Deducting the twenty
nine democrats-the remaining two-thirds of
the BODY would stand 26 republicans to 25 DEM
Ocrats. AS 80 is just a majority, the republicans
would have to get 13 and the democrats would
nave TO carry IA of the 25 senatorial elections.
PRESENT political conditions indicate eleven of
the states in which elections will occur as quite
surely democratic, and nine as republican.
Inc democrats calculate that the very fact
or their having the administration with it's
influence and patronage will aid them very
addition to the estimates of chances above
made the democrats have not abandoned hope
OF getting Senator from Illinois, and they
hope to carry the next legislature in Oregon,
because of the failure of the last legislature to
elect, Will choose successor to Senator Slater.