The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-02
SENATORIAL GOSSIP,
How the Senate is Likely to
Stand After March a,
REMAIN REPUBLICAN
by u Small but Safe MNorl'y-NIr.
Keaua, OF west Virginia, WIN
Have tho Hardest Time 10 Get
Bacs-His Chances,


has the following special from Washing
ton; The present week will be aR event
full one, particularly SO far as the fates o.
several United States Senator'S are con
cerned, and hero in Washington all eyes
are turned to those States whose l.egis
laturcs are about to make Senatorial
nominations. Tho Senate will re,
main Republican after the 4th oil
March, although tho majority will be
small, Had tho fight between the
Salisbury and Bayard clans in Della,
ware been less fierce and determined,
Ell Salisbury might have been sue
ceeded by himself or some other Demo,
crat, and the Republicans would have
been practically in u minority,
On tho i h Of March the terms OF the
following Senators will expire; Messrs
Morgan, OF Alabama; Berry, Arkansas;
Bowen, Colorado; salisbury, Delaware;
Colquitt, Georgia; Cullom, Illinois;
Wilson, Iowa; Plumb, Kansas Gibson,
Louisiana; Frye, NIainei Hoar, MIassa.
Chusetts; Palmer, Mlchiganj Sabin,
Minnesota; Mand0rsOn, Nebraska;
Chandler, New Hampshire; Mcpherson,
New jersey Ransom, North Carolina;
Dolph, Oregon; Chace, Rhode Islandi
Butler, South Caroiina; Harris, Ten.
nessUg; Coke, Texas; Riddleberger, Wiz.
ginia, and Kenna, West Virginia.
ONLY SEVEN ARE soILD.
ofthisnumber, AIessrs. Morgan, Berry,
colqultt, Gibson, Chace, Butler and
Coke have been reelected, John $,
Barbour has been elected to succeed Mr..
Riddleborger 0fthe remaining sixteen
Senators, Nj. Palmer, OF Michigan, Is
not candidate for reelection, but has
voluntarily determined to retire to prl.
Yate life. Mr.. Saulsbury'ssuccessor will
be u Republican, aud Messrs. Cullum,
Wilson, Plumb, Frye, HOar, Munderson,
Dolph and Hurris arc sure OF getting
another term.
The others are not ut all certain that
they will be so fortunate, but only wish
they were. Bowen is probably already
beaten. The crowd Of candidates anxi.
Gus TO represent the Centennial State in
the Senate has been too mich for him,
and he will retire with the honors OF a
single term. Mr.. Sabin has half II dozen
strong antagonists, the most difficult one
to beat being Ex-Governor and ex.Con-
grcssman W. D. Washburn. They are
having bitter fight and tho result is
uncertain, although the chances seem 10
he about two to one in favor OF WASH
burn.
Chandlers chief opponent is DR.. Gall
niger, d member OF the present House.
His friends claim that they will kill
Chandler, even II they can't put their
man in. William Il. Chandler, however,
knows moro about the inside workings
OF politics than all OF his opponents put
together, and is confident that ho will
win. MCPHERSON wishes he could read
his title clear, but he cannot do so just
yet.
ENOUGH TO MAKE nIM NERVOUS.
Matt Ransom is very popular in North
Carolina, but he has had thrce terms,
and ex. Minister to Brazil Jarvis is look
ing over tho field in his own interest.
Ransom is nervous, but not badly fright
ened; as he hopes to pull through for
fourth time.
Kenna, Of West Virginia, the young.
est man in the Senate, is having the
hardest time Of all. The Democrats have
but one majority in the Legislature, and
it is a big task to hold them all together
for ono man. The Republicans are on
hand also, interfering with all plans,
hoping to slip one OF their own men In
by means OF an erring sister or two
among tho Democrats. Between his
Democratic rivals and his Republican
enemies Kenna is kept very busy.
Most OF the nominations will be made
this week, and the contests thus praCti-
cally settled. The Senate to-day stands
81 Democrats, 3S Republicans and one
so.called Independent, Mr.. Riddleber.
ger. After March A II will probably
stand 81 Democrats and 80 Republicans,
with Vice President Morton, who can
only vote when the Senate would other
wise stand tie. Should II Republican
defeat Mr. Kenna in West Virginia,
there would be but 80 Democrats In the
Senate and 40 Republicans.