Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-16
THE NEXT SENATE.
How the MemDership Will Probably
be Divided Between the Two Parties.

On the Sd OF next March the terms OF twenty-six
United States Senators will expire. The retiring
Senators are equally divided between the two po-
ntical partes-thirteen republicans and thirteen
democrats. The republicans whose present terms
will then end are: Messrs. Bowen, OF colorado;
Cullom, OF Illinois; Wilson, of Iowa; Plumb. OF
Kansas; Frye, OF Maine; Hoar, of Massachusetts,;
Palmer, OF Michigan; Sabin, OF Minnesota; Man.
derson, OF Nebraska; Chandler, OF New Hampshire;
Doph, OF Oregon; Chace, OF Rhode Island, and
Riddleoerger, OF West Virginia OF these Mr. VIII
son has been reelected for another term OF six
years. and democrat (Mr. BarbouD has been
elected TO succeed Mr.. Riddleberger. The outgoing
democrats are: Messrs Morgan, OF Alabama; Ber-
OF Georgia; Beck, OF Kentucky, Gibson, OF Louisi-
ana; Walthall, or Mississippi; Kenna, OF West
NNrg6na; Nnly6 MSPherson Of New Jersey Ransom Of
rs, OF tennessee, and Coke, OF Texas. or these
MesSrs. Beck and Walthall have been reelected
ior new terms, beginning the 4th OF next March.
OF THR FIFTY SENATORS
VINO hold over twenty-six are republicans and
twenty-four are democrats. OF the eleven out
going republican Senators whose successors re-
main 70 be chosen, Wilson, OF Iowa, having been
re-eected and Rlddleberger's successor elected,
H onere Is, perhaps, but sepgle seat that can be
calie0 at all doubtful The democrats claim TO
nave q chance OF securing a senator In oregon.
They point to the split In the republican party,
when Mr. Mitcheli was finally elected by demo,
cratic votes and to the fact that the present gov
ernor Is democrat as encouraging evidence for
them.
OF THE ELEVEN RETIRING DEMOCRATS
whose seats remain to be filled, New Jersey ia
about the only doubtful state. Most OF the dem-
ocrats whose terms expire next year are from the
South, where democratic legislatures are almost
q certainty. Should the democrats hold the New
Jersey senator that would, with the senatorship
gained in Vlrg mia, make the Senate tie. II now
stands 80 republicans TO 81 democrats. As there
are 70 republicans holding over 10 "a democrats,
should the latter retain all their seats yet 10 be
nlled, that would give them II more, making their
number 3S and the 12 coming in for the republi-
cans would give them the same number. Then
the Vice-President to be chosen next November
would, with his casting vote, hold the balance OF
power. Should the democrats be able to capture
oregon and retain New Jersey that would just
reverse the present status OF the Senate,
making 1t stand 80 democrats to 81 re-
publicans. The states yet to elect Senators TO
seats now held by the democrats are: Alabama,
Arkansas Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, West vir-
glnla, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and New Jersey. Small hope for republicans
In any OF them except the last named, though
some republicans contend that they have q Tight
ing chance for the West Virginia legislature. They
would have TO work quite a revolution, however,
TO get a senator there. In Louisiana the legsla-
ture has already been chosen and 1t is overwhelm-
1ngly democratic. 1t Is quite plain that the next
Senate will be pretty nearly equally divided be-
tween the two narfieS