The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-16
Democrats May Confidently Antici-
pate Securing Control of That
Body Next March.
Those Who Hold Over and Whose
Seats Will Not Bo Dis
puted.
Wiii Have Minority and VIII Soc
Justice Done.

WAsHNaTos. Dec 15.--Will the demo-
crats or republicans organize the next SEN
nte? is mn interesting and important ques-
tion just now. A week after the election II
was almost unanimously conceded that tho
democrats would organize the senate with +,
ont the aid OF the populieta, having forty
four straight democratic votes. which, with
the casting vote OF the y!ce-president, would
give them the regulate majority. The
leading republicans themselves admitted
this claim. but it now appears that they
had a method in their admissions; ID was
to throw the democratic off their guard and
to gain time 30 they could steal the leRisla-
lures Of Montana, California and WYom-
ing, and how well they are succeeding 10
in dicated by the dispatches from theae dis
puted states.
The rich Stanford in California wires
here that a republican will succeed FELTON,.
This means that Stanford proposes to buy
the seat for a republican colleague, no mat
ter what it will cost. Tom Carter got to-
gether all the cash left over in tho national
republican treasury and rushed off TO Mon
tana to steal tho legislature OF that state
by repeating the same outrages and c,r-
rupt tactics of 1885, by which the people of
the state were robbed of their choice Tor
senators. In Wyoming the same villainous
and unbushing frauds upon the ballot box
and the voice of the people are being
practiced.
1t ia now evident nothing but the exercise
of the utmost vigilance upon the part of
| the democratic managers will defeat the
schemes Of these political assassins to de-
feat the expressed will Of the people.
| Much has been written of the organization
| of the next senate beginning March A, 1888.
and yet very material and important
point has been overlooked. After the
| states get through with making their sena-
tors, it is then for the senate 70 say Who r,
have the right to seats in that body. The
senate 10 Judge of its members, as well as
the house and while many cong essmen-
elect come to the house with legal certifi-
Gates of election and take their seats as
members. contests for their seata frequent
ly arise and they are compelled by vote OF
the house to vacate them. The same con-
ditions exist in the senate.
In order to arrive at an intelligent under
standing Of tho senatorial situation IL 10
we'll to be informed ~ to tho exact political
complexion Of the senate on March next,
before any OF the senators whose terms
commence with date present themselves to
be sworn in. for upon this point much may
depend.
The following are the hold demo-
cratic senate s: Berry, Butler, Carlisle,
Coke. Colauitt. Gibson (Md.), Gibson
tLa.). Harris, Hunton, Kenna, Mcpherson.
Morgan, Ransom, Walthall, Blackburn,
Brice. Call, Gordon. Hill. Irby, Jones,
Palmer, Pugh, Vance, Vest, Villas, Voor-
hees and White; total-2s.
The following are the nolo-over repubii-
oan senators: Carey, Chandler. Cullom,
, | irb
Million. Manderson, PettiRrew, Power,
Shoup. Washburn, Wilson. Wolcott, Alli-
son, Cameron. Dubois, GalLinger. Hans
btough, Jones, Mitchell, Morrill,, Platt.
Squire, Stanford and Teller-total, 2o.
The two Farmers' alliance senator's
KYLE, of south Dakota. and PETER. of Kan
. sas-both hold over, and, as will ba seen,
they hold the balance of powet. 1t can be
stated from the authority of Senator KYLE
himself thnt he will vote hereafter with the
! democrats on all important questions, 80
this insures his vote TO the democrats on
the organization, which gives the demo-
, Gratis twenty-nine and the republicans
twenty-eight. aud, with PETER. of kansas.
, twenty-nine. Now, If the republican
schemers count out the Farmers alliance
men in the legislature of either Kansas or
Nebraska, Senator PETER will vote with the
democrats. There is not the shadow of q
{ doubt that he intends to pursue that ooutse.
. The Importance of this cannot be over
estimated. for upon this fact may depend
the political complexion of the next senate.
I. If the republicans steal the next Legislatures
of the disputed states. and by the oommis-
sion of their crime send fraudulent sen
ators here to Washington, 1t wlll be IN tht
power of the democrats OF the senate TO @
fuse them their seats until the mode 81
their election is investigated, Even Senator
u Sherman or Senator A!dr!ch can not be
e sworn for their new term If objection Ii
Q made and sustained by the SENATE, as eht
| vice president administers the oath OF OF
. fee. The democrats, however, will not b'
= forced to that extreme. Of the thlEty SEN
: ators. counting Perkins, OF Kansas. who's,
' terms of service expire with this session o.
: ! the senate thefe nrs nineteen republican,
and eleven democrats. The following are
the nineteen aatRtes represented IN the sen
ate by republicans: Rhode Island, Wash
:, ingtoE, North Dakotn, Minnesota, Massa'
. : ohusstts, California, Maine, Connecticut
. . New York, Nebraska. Kansas, Vermont
= Pennsy lvania. Montana, Wisconsin. Ohio
! Nevada. Michigan and Wyoming. Th
eleven states reptesoned ed by democrats are
!, New Jersey, Missouri, Virginia. West Vir
ginia. Delaware Marftaads FLORIDA, Texas
Tennessee and Miss sai pi.
In the nineteen states heretofore clssse'
y republican that party loses without any dis
!, pute New York and Wisconsin. The demo
a cyats retain all their eleven states and gain
two, New York and Wisconsin. This give
the TepuDiICuuh beNSutecu Alu tuo ooiHo
Gratis thitteen. But to take from the repub
licans the five states in dispute. viz, Cali
q forn,a, Montana, Kansas, Nebraska AM
: Wyoming, but twelve of their men can b
;, seated in the next senate until their loga
y rights are established, while the democrat
i will seat thirtaen senators, there being n
Q dispute aa to their right to their seats. Ad
these thirteen new democratic senators &
Il the twenty -eight hold-over democrats, an
: it gives tho democrats forty-one to the 10
o publicans' forty. Mr.. Kyle's vote will Civ
:, the democrats folty-two. If Mr. Peife
u votes with the republicans they will sti
y have but forty-one.
10 This ia the way the senate will stan
l. when the controversy commences owe
the disputed seats in the tive couteate
: states Of Wyoming, Montana, Californi'
10 Nebraska and Kansas. The democrats
x in spite of Stanford's money are nlmot
10 suro to Qet the senator from California
n In Kansas aud Montana and Wyominl
il is moss probable that dual Legislature
will be organized, and each legislature vii
elect q senator. Ii will be the duty OF III
i. United States senate as constituted aboy
= to decide what senators have been legal,
ss elected by the state assemblies. ln th
10 meantime the democrats will have organ
10 izsd the senate without the aid OF the q,
Ii contesting states. and the organization oi
j. legislative body, like possession, is nil