New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-12
PARTY STRENGTH IN THE SENATE.
A STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN MAJORITY OF SIX TO
BE COUNTED ON.

BE COUNTED ON.
Washington, March II tSpeciaD.-Ihc eiec'ion Vi
General John VI. Palmer United states SeEator hon
Illinois settles pretty definitely the question OF parry
strength in the "dclbcrave' branch OF congress lor
the next two years Three senators arc sun W w
chosen, one in Florida. ono in Maryland ana one III
California: but in each the party affiliations OF
the successful candidate can be safely prcdic'ed III
advance Caifsonia will send a Republican to sue
coed Mr. Hearst Maryland Will choose a Democrat
to fiji the uncxpircd Of Mr.. wilson, and in torina
1t looks ~ il Mr. Call will secure rc-eectloh' iho
Republican majority in the senate at the beginning OF
the List Congress eight by the sealing oi 'nc
two Senators from Montana last spring II was III
creased 10 ten and it was swollen still further TO
fourteen by the admission during the short session. vi
the senators from wyoming and Idaho. But the as
a,trons legislative elections Of last fall came near
y-ipinc ont this apparently safe and unasiallDlc
majority For awhile il looked rs II the senate miSh'
be Republican by an uncertain majority Of two but py
the return Of "A Republican instead Of Dcnocr" rom
New Hampshire. the control of the upper branch Oh
Congress was made certain, by n plpondcrahcc ol
four. to the party which had held the orgah'h''io" VI
this branch for dozen year.
The death Of senator Hearst. making way LOT t'o
election Of Republican. has within ten days Increased
the Republican majority I'm the Senate over all ere
mcnts in opposition, 10 SIX. The STATES III VIM"
Republican senators have been succeeded by ont anu
ont Democrat, are Now York, Wisconsin and ILLINOIS,
From Ncw-York Governor Hill replaces Ir. EVatla
Wisconsin has sent Mr. Villas to succeed Mr. spooher
In Illinois General Palmer has Just Won after lohe
lcgi lavc deadlock The accession # these threc mem
Der, increased the Democratic strength from uiirV-
seven to lJrty and diminished that OF the hepuoc"'
from lfty-onc to forty eight In Kansas ana Souil
Dnlota the regular Republican nominees were defcca
by Farmers Alliance and fusiOnist candidates. MeSsrS
PETER and XVII. Neither party can count upon con
scut ,upport from either Of these representatives ol
the new and startling venture in politics when upset -
many calculations at the polls last fail BON F'e'
senators arr likely 10 side however. with the oppGs
ton on financial and economic questions ana on all
Issues of This sort they can be safely added to the
regular Democratic column. The Republican stNl,Nti
IN these questions would then be further reuu.eu ~
fnrtysN while that the opposition Womb TIsc u,
f,rt, Two Int The change of senators III 'ahiorHI'
viU al ;nt A Democratic gain IN me f.a't am M
tbc number Of straghtoUt Republicans u lotN ''N.n
while reducing the total Of the opposition iOr,to ~
FORTY one 4 majority Of siX III the ofhdle. WIN
t,t,I membership Of eighty eight. is OF course Si
and Trustworthy for ordinary party purposes H
ti, failing OF i'm the Republican strength ir.m t,H,
wear is also likely to have the Eo01 ane't OF 'dusn
Rruullcau senators to get closer together Oh an
matter, Of general party policy.