The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-05-23
THE NEXT SEN ATE.
now THE MEMBERSHIP WILL PsoBA-
BLY, BE DIVIDED BETWEEN THE
TWO PARTIEs.
washington star.


TWO PARTIEs.
Washington Star.
On the Bird Of next March the
terms Of tWentyssix United States
Senators will expire. The retiring
Senators are equally divided between
the two political parties thirteen
Republicans and thirteen Democrats
The Republicans whoe p esert erms
will then end are: Messrs. Bowen, OF
Colorado; Cullom, Of Illinois; Wilson,
Of lowe; Plumb. of Kansas; Frye, Of
Maine Hoar, of Massachusetts; Pal.
mer, Of Michigan; Chandler. ofNew
Hampshire; Dolph, Of Oregon; chace,
Of Rhode Island, and Riddleherger
of Virginia. OF these Mr.. Wilson
has been re elected for another term
of six years, aud Democrat (Mr.
Barbour has been elected to succeed
Mr.. Riddleberger. The outgoing
Democrats are: Messrs. Morgan, Of
Alabama; Berry, Of Arkansas; Sauls-
bury. Of Delawar Colquitt, Of Geor
gia: Beck, II Kentucky; Gibson Of
| Louisiana; Walthall, Of Mississippi;
| Kenna, Of West v irginia, McPher
son, Of New Jersey; Ransom, of
North Carolina; Butler, Of South Car
DINA; Harris, Of Tennessee; and
Coke, Of Texas. OF these Messrs.
Beck aid Walthall have been re.
elected for new terms, beginning the
| 4th Of next March.
OF THE FIFTY SENATORS
| who hold ever twenty six are Repub-
lIeans and twsnty-four are Demo-
Gratis OF the eleven outgoing Re
publican Senators whose successors
remain Ia be chosn. Wilson Of Iowa
| having been reelected and Riddle.
herger's successor elected, there j.
perhaps. but single seat that car
be called doubtful The Democrats
claim to have a chance Of securing 8
Senator in Oregon. They point to
the split in the Republican party
/ which occurred at the last senatorial
election, when Mr.. Mitchell was d
nally elected bv Democratic vo es
j aud to the fact that the present G "
ernor is Democrat as encouragin:
evidence for them.
OF. THE ELEVEN RETIRING DEMOCRAT
whose se<ts remain to be filled, New
Jersey is about the only doubtful
State. Most ofthe Democrats who's
terms expire next year are from tn
South, where Democratic legislature
are almost a certainty, Should thl
Democrats hold the New Jersey Sen
ator that would, with the senatorshi
gained in Virginia, make the Seugt
a tie. Itnow stands thirty nine Re
publicaas to thirty seven Demo rats
As there are twenty six Republican
holding over TO tweBty.four Demo
Icrats, should the litter retain all thei
seats yet TO be filled, that woul
= give them fjurten more. maxim
their number thirty.eight, and ih
twelve coming in for the Repuhli
I cans would give them the same nun
J Der. Thea the Vice Pre.ident TO b
2 chosen next November would. wit
his casting vote. hold the balance {
. power. Should the Democrats b
able TO capture Oregon and retail
New jersey that would just reyers
: the present status Of the Senat
making it stand thirty.nine Dem
Gratis TO thirty.seven Republican
!. The States yet to elect Senators
!. seats now held by the Democrats ar
D Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Geo
: gia. Louisiana, West Virginia. Mort
. Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
. Texas and New Jersey. Small hoI
y for Republicans in any Of them e.
e cept the lat named, though sen
!. Republicans contend that they ha'
0 a fighting chance for the West vi
y gina legislature. They would ha'
a 10 work quite a reyo'uli,n, howeve
10 get a Senator there. In Louis
ana the legislature has already be,
= chosen, and il i Overwhelming
!. Democratic. II is quite plain III
J, the next Senate viii DC pretty near
y equally divided bttweenthe two pS
: ties.