The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-13

democrats Will Have Half the Members
and Can Count on Four Populists.
WASHINGTON CRY, Nov. 12-On the 4th
OF March, 1893, twenty-five seats in the
United States senate become vacant. The
control Of these senatorial vacancies was
at stake IN the recent presidential cleo
tons, and it Is now evident that the
Democratic party has captured enough of
the vacancies to insure supremacy in the
senate regardless Of almost any possible
combinations between Republicans and
Populists. Assuming that Montana, Cal.
ifornia and Wyoming will send Democra-
tic senator's. the Democrats at the begin
ming of the Fifty-third congress would
have as many senators as the Republicans
and Populists combined, and thus be able
to organize the senate by the casting vote
OF Observation-Disclosures Stevenson. It 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 the present force Of Republic
can employees or revision of the
tariff. OF twenty-five senatorial
seats vacant on March 4. 1898. The Dem.
ocrats will name the occupants Of thirteen,
the Republicans of nine and the Populists
of three. one being Senator Stewart, of
Nevada, who has gone from the Republic
can party. The Democrats lose no seats
they now hold, and gain FIVE from the Re-
publicans, one each in California, Mon
tana, New York. Wisconsin and Wvo-
ming. The Populists gain senators from
the Republicans In Kansas and Ne
braska, besides Senator Stewart. of Ne
vada, who will succeed himself. Some
doubt still surrounds the complexion of
the legislatures of California, Montana.
Wyoming and Nebraska, but late returns
all say the Democrats have gained the
legislature of the first three of the named
states and the Populists in the last.
The elections Just held will also have an
important bearing on the control oS the
senate during the last two years of Presi-
dent-elect Cleveland's administration, for
a number of those elected last Tuesday
will hold over TO vote for senators two
years hence. The terms of twenty-seven
senators expire on March 4, 1885. They
come from the states of Alabama. ArAan-
sas. Colorado, Delaware. Georgia. Idaho.
Illinois, Iowa. Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mime
sofa. Montana, Nebraska. New Hamp-
shire. New Jersey, North Carolina, Ore.
con, Rhode Island. South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas. West Virginia
and Wyoming.
The Democrats appear also 10 have an
advantage as respects these vacancies. AS
disclosed by last Tuesdays election, the
states of Colorado, Delaware, Illinois.
Montana. Nebraska and Wyoming are at
least doubtful. and any addition at this
time 10 the doubtful list would be Of Re-
publican stat >. All o. the six states
named as doubtful are AT present rente-
scented By Republican senator's. 50 that all
of them must be retained for the Republl-
cans TO remain rs strong two years hence
as now, providing, of course. that the
whirligig of politics does not bring about a
change in their favor that will knock to
pieces all ordinary political calculations.
The senate on March next will CONSIST of
forty-four Democrats. forty Republicans
ana four Populists.