Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-01

nave creature OF MS own succeed
BLAIR. In Illinois, Kansas and South
Dakota the Republicans have lost
the Legislatures, aud the Farmers
Alliance either controls o. holds the
balance of power. Having broken
away from the Republican party il is
exceeding unlikely that they will elect
Republican Senators, unless some very
slick political work is done. Two Of
these States can be positively claimed
for the Democrats. This will reduce
the Republican majority at the coming
session to Ska loss Of eight Senators
in one short year. In fact. without
the new States aud the Montana steal,
there would be no Republican majority
at ALL
On March 3, 1893, the terms of one
third Of the members expire.
They are Senators HEARST, Califor-
mia; IIAwLEY, Connecticut; GRAY, Del
aware; PASco, Florida; TURTLE, Indl-
ana: HALE, Maine; GOEHAN, Maryland:
DAWES, Massachusetts; SrocKBRIDGE,
Michigan; DAVIS, Minnesota; GEORGE,
Mississippi; CoCHEELL, Missouri; SAN
DEEs. Montana; PADDOCK, Nebrabra;
STEWART, Nevada; BLODGErr, New
Jersey; HISCocK, New York; CASEY,
North Dakotah; SHERMAN, Ohio: QUAY,
Pennsylvania; ALDRICH, Rhode Island
BATES, Tennessee; REAGAN, Texas;
EDMUNDs. Vermont; DANIEL, Virginia;
ALLEN, Washington; FAULKNER, West
Virginia; SAWYER. Wisconsin; McCoN-
NELL, Idaho, and WARREN, Wyoming.
OF these thirty eighteen are Republic
cans and twelve Democrats.
\ Washington letter TO the New York
HerUld SAYS:
The Democrats from the States Of Flor
ida. Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas and
Virginia are sure TO be succeeded by men
Of their own political faith. There can be
no question about the seven Southern
the districting is IN the interest of the
Democrats and their majority Of hold-ovcr
State Senators practically assures them
control of the Legislatures, which will
elect SUCCESSORS 10 Senators rurpie and
Bl0dgett
The Herald omits West Virginia
which is also surely Democratic. Cali
fornia and Delaware remain Ia the
former state the Republicans have the
Legislature. which was bought outright
by Millionaire LELAND STAMFORD, who
wants TO succeed himself. The Demo
Gratis always control the Calliorgia Leg
stature, except when STAMFORD wants
TO be- reelected. II HEARST wants to go
back, he. too, can probably 6x the mat
ter up. The Democrats have regained
their lost ground in Delaware, and Sen
ator GRAY is morally certain to succeed
himself Thus, OF the twelve Democratic
seats in the Senate which Will become
vacant on March 3, 1893, the Democrats
are sure Of holding eleven. But how Is
it with the opposition? The Herald
correspondent says:
New Senators are 10 come In from Con-
necticut. Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Montana, Nevada,
New York. North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsyl-
yania. Rhode Island, Vermont NashlnS
ton. Idaho. Wyoming and Wisconsin. Tue
Republicans are morally sure oil senators
from Maine, Massachusetts, NeVdud'
North Dakota. PENNSYLVANIA, Vermont,
Idaho Washington and Wyoming-nine
States. ..,
In niue States, judging by the expert
ence OF recent events, they have got 70
NIGHT desperately 10 hold their own, and Ia
f0ur of these nine the chances are clearly
ae,ainst them. They are Michigan. Mon
tgna Rhode Island and Wisconsin In
Michigan the Democrats have Just carried
both branches of the Legislature OE soou
maiorities Montana naturally Demo,
cratic. has Just demonstrated IL Deyonu
question Rhode Island elected Demo
cratic Legislature last Spriag, ana mas lusl
given that party aplurahty IN oo'h COns. ~,
sional districts. Wisconsin mas gwen tue
Democrats large majority on the state
Ncket and a majority Of twenty-five or
thirty in the Legislature. Inc issue
which led 10 this astonishing result IN tae
HBadger'' State will scarcely down III the
short period Of two years
In Connecticut the Democrats naNe i l.hl
enormous gains and control the state sen
ate In New York their prospects are very
fair for electing a successor 70 senator HIS MS
cock In Minnesota and Nebraska Tue IS
sue depends on the course pursued oy the
Farmers' Alliance IL has been clearly 1ein-
onstrated that, united, the Alliance ana tne
democrats have the Republicans AT tnelt
mercy. The Nebraska Legislature lust
chosen is anti-Repu0lican, but there Is no
Senator 10 be chosen this session.
The Ohio Legislature has always oeen c an
uncertain quantity. The State has not ior
wears lad two Senators of the same p0lt,
iral creed. John Sherman has always htu
a Democratic colleague. Some claim this
condition is not entirely due 70 accident
But whenever Mr. Sherman has Been "a can
didate for reelection the Republicans nave
invariably captured the Legislature, II
renaixs 10 be seen whether history VIII re
neat itself next November.
Thus il will be seen that while the
Democrats stand to lose only one Sena-
tor. the Republicans will probably drop
half dozen, giving the Democrats con
troll of the United States Senate after
March 4, 1898.