Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-11-17
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The Next Congress.
AsaIsGTox, Nov. 13.-On the
LII cf March, 1898, tHeuty five
seats il The United states Senate
'1ec,iu,. Yaca.ii. Control If these
Senatorial. oacancies was at stake
in the recent Presidential election
and it is now cy,aent that the
Democratic party has captured
..npugi. II tilc vacaTcics 70 cnsare
rs supremacy in 'he Senate. regard
;ess Of almost any possible combiuas
ton bct wocn Republicans and
Pnpulis's. Assuming that Mon
iaua, CsI:tefnis arl Wyoming Will
send Democratic Sun tors here. SIS
indicated b. the Associated Press
d;e?'a chee, tie Democrats at HE
beginning OF the 53,h C.,nz5e.s
should have rs many Senators a.
the R"rnbl;cArs and PnpuIis:s
com5iu*d, az il"n you'd BE- able
70 o'ean;zo the Senate by the cast
ing vote Of Ni"e-l resident elect
Stevensaa. It's reasonably certain,
however, that the Dam acrats can
rely upon the support Of so:ue Q!
the porulisb Senators in any Of
thcir pro i..cts fer removal OF th
present force OF Republican
cmpis.vas or revis en- Of the
tar # OF the twenty 7e seats
vacant en March 4th, 1898.
The Dunncra's wilt name the ec=
c1pans of thirtoon; the Repab j.
cans e n;a., and The PopI1iists Of
tl,7ce-or.o being Senator Stewart.
ot Nov2da, Who has ll>rped tron
the Renu ii3an party into he sii-
yer party. The Democratic ], sc
70 scat they now hold, ana gain
five fro1n the Ropubiicaus-ono
Gael, in California, Montana, New
York, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The Poruilsts gain Il Senator from
the Republicans IN Kansas and
Nebraska, besides Senator Stewart
in Nevada, who will succaed him
self. Some donbf Still surrounds
the com pisx;oH OF tie Legislature
in Californi;s. Montana, Wyoming
and Nebraska. Late returns all
say that the Democrats nave gained
the Legislatures in the frat three
named States, aud the Populists in
the last.
Elections just held will, also,
have an important bearing on the
control OF the Senate dasing the
last two years CT President elect
Ciece'and's 3 administration, Tor 2
number Of those persons elected
last Tuesday will hold over to vote
tor Senators two years hence. The
terms Of twenty seven Senators ex
pire March I, 1895. They come
from the States Of Alahama, Ar
kansas, Colorado, Dpiwarc, Geor-
gia, Idaho, llinois, Iowa, Ken
tucky, Louisiana. II 4ite, Massa.
chnsct'e, Michigan, Minnesota,
Montana, Nebras& a, New IanYs
shire. New jersey, North Carolina
Oregon, Rhode Island, South CAT
o|ina, Sonih Dakota, Tennessee
Texzs, West Virginia and Nyo'
ming The Democrats appear alse
to have the advantagH as respects
,heee vacancies as Disclosed By last
Tuesdays elections The States
OF Colorado, De!wsre, Illinois
Montana, Nebraska and Wyo
ming, at east, are douhtfai, and
any additions this Time to sht
doubtful list woald De Republican
| States All of tire six States named
as doubtful, are at present repre-
scnied by Republican Senators, &c
that all o: them must be retained
for Repu hiican 70 remain as strong
two years hence as now; providing
Of course, that the whifling oj
politics does not bring ahont
change in their favor that vii
knock to pieces all ordinary polit
ica ca culations.
Probably the first man to apply
for office because Of Democratic
success at the polls is resident o
Georgia, who appeared at th'
Treasury Department. this morning
ana showing Secretary Foster ;
letter Of recommendation from
Crisp, modestly said he would ljkt
j an office ii the Treasury Depart
ment. The Secretary treated hin
cordially and sad he would place
his application On fl g for the con
sideration OF his successor.
The policy OF the Administra'
ton in regard to Federal appoint
ments is only partially indicated
| BY the Presidents action in film.
the vacant consu!ship at Hamburg
That appointment simply mean
l that public business will not be al
lowed to suffer i'll any quarter, ane
that all necessary appointment
) will be made regardless of th
prospective change of administra
tion.