Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-11-12

| The exact situation in the senate. &C
cording to an editorial in the Evening
Star, is this: 1t begins to look as if the
! United States Senate next March will be
so evenly divided as to render its poll
tical complexion matter of some doubt.
On March next the terms of sixteen
republican senators and nine democrats
will expire. The republicans whose
terms will then expire are: Williams ire
Gently elected), of California: Hawley. of
Connecticut; Harrison, of Indiana; Hale,
of Maine; Dawes, of Massachusetts,: Con-
ger, of Michigan; Mcmillan, of Minneso-
| TIA; Van Wyck, of Nebraska: Sewen, of
New Jersey; Miller of New York: Sher-
man of Ohio; Mitchell, of Penrsy sylvania
Aldrich of Rhode Island: Edmunds. of
Vermont; Malone, of Virginia; and Saw
yer, of Wisconsin. On the democratic
side the terms of Gray, of Delaware:
Jones, of Florida; German, of Maryland;
| George. of Mississippi; Cockrell of Miss
ourl; Fair, of Nevada; Whitethorne, of
Tennessee: Maxey, of Texas: and Cam
| den of West NirgInia will end, OF the
sixteen republicans who will retire,
twelve will be succeeded by men OF the
same party. Sherman, Aldrich and Ed
mundS have been reelected, and the Leg
lslatures of Connecticut. Maine, Massachu-
setts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska,
New York, Pennsylvania aud Wisconsin
are republican. The democrats lose one
of the nine whose terms expire-Fair of
Nevada-and are secure of the remainder.
| SO that if the legislatures of California,
Indiana and New Jersey prove to be dem
ocratic the result Will be a net loss of
three to the republicans, democrat hav-
ing been chosen to succeed Malone from
Virginia. The present senate stands
forty-one republicans thirty-four dem
ocrats and one Readjuster, (Riddleberg-
err. But Van Wyck comes back from
Nebraska as peoples representative.
He made his fight before the whole peo ole
and won on an issue of opposition to
corporations. During his present term
he has not hesitated on occasions to an
tagonize his party and under the CON
dltlOns of his reelection he NAV be more
independent still. Leaving Van Wyck
and Riddleberger out of the count, the
next senate will stand-provided the dem
ocrats secure the three doubtful states
mentIoned-37 republicans, 81 democrats
Thus Van Wyck and Riddleberger would
hold the balance of power. In cOnnec-
ton with this probable situation it is a
tact worth mentioning that both Van
Wyck and Riddleberger have given evi-
dence of kindly feeling for the admin
istration. In the event of any conflict
between the executive and the senate
these two votes would determine the issue
Van Wyck and Riddleberger would have
1t in their power by cooperating with
the democrats to organize the senate or
should Van Wyck vote with the republi-
cans and Riddleberg with the democrats
on the question of organization, there
would be tie, and there is no vice presi
dent to throw the deciding vote"
Political Parties in the House
The following table shows at a glance
the political complexion of the present
house, that of the next house as closely as
1t can be determined, and the party
gains by states. From this showing the
next house will be composed of 1G9 dem
ocrats, l53 republicans, and two labor
men, with one district in Rhode Island
still to elect: