The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-13
CONTROL OF THE SENATE.
The Dem Pretty Certain to Be In
Power Next March.


Power Next March.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l2.-On March 4,
1898, twenty-five seats in the United States
Senate will become vacant. The control of
these senatorial vacancies was at stake In
the recent presidential election. and il is
now evident that the Democratic party has
captured enough OF the vacancies to insure
its supremacy In the Senate, Regardless OF
almost any possible combinations be.
tween the republicans and papu.
lists. Assuming that Montana, CGilfor-
MIA and Wyoming will send democratic
senators here, as indicated by the Associated
Press dispatches the democrats at the be-
ginning OF the Fifty-third congress would
have as many senators as the republicans
aud populistS combined, and thus would be
able TO organize the Senate by the casting
vote of Vice President-elect Stevenson. 1t
is reasonably certain, however, that the
democrats can rely on the support OF some
OF the populist senators In any OF their
projects, whether for the removal Of G q
present force Of republican employees or q
revision OF the iarltf.
THE DEMOCRATS ELECT 13.
OF the % senatorial seats vacant March T.
1898, the democrats VIII name the occupants
of IL, the repubicans OF 0 and the pupulists
oi ), one being Senator Stewart of Nevada,
who has iopped from tho Republican party
into the silver party. The democrats lose
no seat they now hold and gain from the
republicans, each in California, Montana,
New York, Wisconsin and Wyoming The
popultsts gain senators from the repub-
Leans In Kansas and Nebraska, besides Sem
ator Stewart In Nevada, who wfll succeed
himself
Some doubt still surrounds the complex
ION OF the legislatures in California, Mon
VI II Nrh- -. L.
returns all say that the democrats have
gained the legislatures In the first three
named states and the populists Ia the last.
The elections just held will also have an i'm
portant bearing on the control OF the Senate
during the last two years Of President-eIect
Cleveland's administration, for a number
Of those persons elected last Tuesday will
hold over to vote for senator's two years
hence. The terms OF twenty seven senators
expire March 4. 1895. The oomep from the
states OF Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado,
Delaware, Georgia. Idaho, Illinois, Iowa,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine. Massaohu-
setts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire. New
Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Da.
kota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and
Wyoming. The democrats appear also TO
have the advan tage as rsspe cts these va
caucies.
As disclosed by last Tuesday s election the
states of Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Mon
tana, Nebraska and Wyoming at least are
doubtful and any additions at this time to
the doubtful list would be republican states.
All of the six states named as doubtful are at
present represented by republican senators,
80 that all of them must be retained for the
republicans TO remain as strong two years
hence as now. providing, of couroe, that the
whirligig OF politics does not bring about a
change in their favor that win knock to
pieces all ordinary political calculations.
HOW THE STATES STAND.
Following is a table giving the political
composition OF the Senate in the next cou-
gress: