The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-12-27

Trimes-DeInocrat.1


A month ago the chances that the
Democrats have of capturing the Uni
ted States Senate at Sn early date were
reviewed in these columns from the
standpoint Of the result of the elections
on Nov. 4, aud the probabilities seemed
to point to 1895 as the earliest date at
which the Democratic party could ex-
pect, with anything approaching to
reasonable confidence, to obtain pos
session of all the branches of the gov
ernment'
But since the date when we institu-
ted that review, things have changed
to considerable extent and, although
in two States the prospects are not as
rosoate as they were then, over the en-
tire field the chances for the Dcmocra-
cy have distinctly improved Tho two
States we refer to or Kansas and New
Hampshire. Now Hampshire may be
regarded as practically lost to the
Democrats this term through the un-
scrupulous Vaccinations OF "Billy"
Chandler; and as consequence a Re-
publican Senator will be elected two
months hence In succession to Henry
w. Blair In Kansas, moreover, al
though II is likely that ingalls, will not
be reelected, II is not by any means
certain that Senator will be elected
to succeed him who will affiliate or
act with the Democratic party. In
calculating the chances, therefore, 1t
Will be safer TO count the Senator to
be elected in Kansas as being Repub-
lican.
Now, let us SEQ where we stand. AT
present the United States Senate con-
sists of eighty-six members, and Idaho
has just added two TO that number.
The Senate, therefore, will consist of
eighty-eight members, distributed in
the shape of ilfty-one Republicans and
thirty-seven Democrats OF the twon-
ty-eight senatorial seats that will be-
come vacant on Merch 8, 1891, not one
will go Republican that is now Demo-
cratic. On the other hand, two which
are at present held by Republicans, in
Wisconsin and Illinois, to-wit, have
already declared against their Repub-
lican ncumbonts, Spooner and Farwell;
and as the Legislatures of those States
are Democratic, Messrs. Spooner and
Farwell will DO succeeded by Demo-
Gratis.
On March 3, 1891, therefore, the
numbers in the Senate will stand (even
giving Kansas to the Republicans)-
Republicans 40, Democrats 80. IL will
thus be seen that, in order to alter
those numbers in 1913 to tie of "A, IL
will be necessary for the Democrats to
carry five Legislatures among the 20
States that will have seats in the Sem
ate expiring in March 1913. These are
Messrs. Aldrich of Rhode Island, Allen
of Washington, Bate Of Tennessee,
Blodgett of New Jersey, Casey of
North Dakota, Cockrell of Missouri,
Daniel of Virginia, Davis of Minnesota,
Dawes of Massachusetts,, Edmunds of
Vermont, Faulkner of West Virginia,
George of Mississippi, German of
Maryland, Gray of Delaware, Halo of
Maiue, Hawley of Connecticut, Hearst
of California, lliscock, of New York,
Paddock of Nebraska, Pasco of Florida,
Quay Of Pennsylvania, Reagan of Tex
as, Sanders of Montana, Sawyer Of
Wisconsin, Sherman of Ohio, Stewart
of Nevada, Stockbridge of Michigan,
Turpie of Indiana, aud Warren Of
Wyoming.
Now of these 20 Senators il Is de-
clared by the cognoscenti TO be an easy
task for the Democrats, while holding
every seat of their own, to carry the
seats of Messrs. Aldrich, Davis, His
cock, Sawyer and Stockbridge. The
Democrats carried both Congressman
in Rhode Island at last election, and
the tide of Democracy is still in food
in the little State. If the Minnesotans
can repeat the Democratic victory
which they won six weeks ago, of
which there appears TO be no doubt,
Mr.. Davis will of course be succeeded |
by Democrat. New York's Legisla-
ture is Democratic now, and there is |
no reason why II should not be so in |
'93, and IIiscock's scat will, in that
case. fall, as Eyarts' now, to a Demo-
crat. The only thing that prevents
Michigan from returning Democratic
Senator is that neither of Michigan's
senatorial seats Is vacant now. The |
Legislature of Michigan Is Democratic,
and it will in all probability continue
to be so two years hence, when Sena-
tor Stockbridge will yield to a Demo-
crat. Mr.. Sawyer of Wisconsin will,
to a certainty, 90 into private life in
the fall of 'S2, unless greater change
takes place in the complexion of parties