St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-28
THE NEXT SENATE.
The Next Inaugural Day will Sec
But Few Changes in That August
Body,

The Next Inaugural Day will Sec
But Few Changes in That August
Body.
There will be very much smaller in
fusion of what is called new blood iuto
the senate on next inaugural day than
is usual, says the Courier-Journai CORE
spOndent, There will be twenty-five
senators sworn in then, and of that
number it is as certain as anything can
be in this life that eighteen are now
members of the senate. They are Nor
gan, Alabama; Berry, Arkansas; Sauis-
bury. New Jersey; C0lquitt, Georgia;
CulIOm, Illinois; Wilson, Iowa; Plumb,
Kansas; Beck, Kentucky: Gibson, Lou
isiana: HOar, Massachusetts,; Frye,
Maine; Walthall, Mississippi; Mander-
son, Nebraska; Ransom, North Caro-
lima; Dolph. Oregon; Chace. Rhode
Island; Butler. South Carolina. and
Coke, Texas. OF these Wilson. of Iowa;
Walthall, of Mississippi, and Gibson, of
Louisiana, have already been reelected.
TO the others no opposition has devel-
oped, nor is any probable.
To this list of certaintieS might be
added with all propriety another MEM
Der of the senate. Mr.. McKenna, of West
Virginia. He will be reelected if Rep
resentative Cot. of that state, who is
working night and day to that end. does
not succeed in securing the return of
Republican legislature for West Vir-
| ginia in November next. His chances
of success are, however, very slim in
deed.
OF but two of the present members of
the senate can it be positively said that
they will not be with us after the 4th
of next March. They are Palmer, of
Michigan, who has declined to be a
candidate for reelection, and Riddle
berger, of Virginia. The latter'S sue
ceSSor will be eX-RepreSentative John
S. Barbour, who has already been
elected. The successor of the former
will. without much doubt, be James
McNIillin, of Detroit, banker and rail-
| road owner. He is one of those typical
Doodle Republicans for which Michigan
! is famous.
This leaves but four senators whose
terms expire next March uncOnsidered,
and they are the only ones who have
any fight against them in their own
| party. They are Bowen, of Cali
| fornia; Mcpherson. OF New Jersey :;
| Harris. of Tennessee; And Chand-
Ter. of New Hampshire. Mr.. At
| kins, eX-cOmmiSSiOner of Indian at
| fairs, Is opposing MI. Harris, but no.
body mere thinks he will win the fight.
No doubt of Mr.. Harris reelection is
entertained in Washington. Senator
Bowen will not come back. That is
practically settled, although he will be
in the fight. Ex-senator Hill is work
! ing for his defeat, and so are other in
fluential Colorado Republicans. There
are several elements in the fight thus
generated. They have not precipitated
sufficiently TO point to Mr.. B0wen'S
| probable successor.
In New Jersey there is also considera-
BILE of party fight, which renders it
very doubtful if mir. McPhersan will be
able to come back again. OF William L.
Chandler, the welcome information is
| given by New England men that the
chances are about nine TO ten against
| his reelection. Even his own people
seem to be tired of him. The fight
| against him is already very hot indeed.
1t is thought Jacob Fl. Gallinger. mem
Der of the house from New Hampshire,
will be his successor.