Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-22
THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

Democratic Chances of Getting
Control of that Body Senators
n Os FERNS expire During the
Next Two Years.
The refusal or neglect OF the Senate ia
act upon some of the pending nominations
at the recent special session, says the
Washington Star, has created in the minds
Of Democrats generally a suspicion that
the majority of that body is disposed to
use its power to keep Republican incum-
bents in office. In view of a possible con-
hict between the administration 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
Republicans who go out then are: Messrs.
Miller, of California; Hawley. Harrison,
Hale. Dawes, Conger, Mcmillan, Van
Wyck, Sewell, Miller Of New York; Sher.
man, Mitchell, Aldrich, Edmunds, Ma
hone and Sawyer.
The outgoing Democratic Senators two
years hence are Messrs. Gray, Jones OF
Florida, German, George, Cockrell, Fair,
Jackson, Maxey and Camden. There are
at present two vacancies in the Senate,
both on the Republican side. One of
these will be filled next Winter by appoint
ment of the Republican Governor of Ore
gon. The other vacancy, growing out of
the deadlock in Illinois, may be filed
either by Q Republican or Democrat. But,
assuming that Republicans are not sent
from both Illinois and Oregon, and count
ing Senator Riddleberger as q Republican,
the Senate will stand next Winter AZ Re.
publicans and "a Democrats.
In order TO get control of the Senate,
the Democrats would have to carry four
teen of the twenty-five seats to be filled by
the elections for 1887. That is, they would
have TO hold the nine seats which are to be
vacated by Democrats and gain five 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 Vir-
glnia, are almost sure to elect Democratic
Senators, and in political circles 1t is gen.
orally believed that Senator Fair has q very
sure thing on his reelection. The Demo-
Gratis are confident of electing successors
to Messrs. Malone and Harrison. Vir-
ginia is now Democratic, and the Demo.
Gratis have q big advantage in the number
OF their State Senators who hold over for
the Senatorial election In Indiana two
years hence. Besides they have redistricted
the State to their advantage. According
these two seats 10 the Democrats, they
would have to gain but three more, n
they would have fighting chances in Cali
fornia, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York
and Ohio. OF the outgoing Republicans
in 1887, the States of Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan. Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wis
consin are counted upon as safe to return
Republicans, but Democrats claim that
they will have good prospects OF q Senator
in Wisconsin.
By way of reoapitulation the situation
might be stated as follows: Deducting the
twenty-five retiring Senstors-sixteen Re-
publicans and nine Democrats-the re-
naming two-thirds of the body would
stand &c Republicans to Is Democrats.
AS SO is just a majority, the Republicans
would nave to get Is and the Democrats
would have to carry IA of the % senatorial
elections. Present political conditions in
dictate eleven OF the States in which cleo
tions will occur as quite surely Democratic,
and nine as Republican.
The Democrats calculate that the very
fact of their having the administration
with its influence and patronage will aid
them very materially to obtain control OF
the Senate. In addition to the estimates
OF chances above made the Democrats have
not abandoned hope of getting a Senator
from Illinois, and they hope to carry the
next legislature in Oregon. owing to the
Republican divisions there, which, because
OF the failure of the last Legislature to elect,
will choose a successor to Senator Slater.