Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-10-27
Democrtic p Possibillities.

Democrtic p Possibilities.
If the democratic party is success
full in the election of Mr.. Cleveland
| in November, and The Constitution
| is confdentit it will be, it is by no
means improbable that we shall
have complete control of the
government.
There is no doubt about another
democratic house. The senate is
now composed of forty-seven
republicans, thirty-nine democrats
and two Farmers Alliancemen.
The latter are Kyle, of South
Dakota, and PETER, of Kansas. On
questions of tariff and finance they
vote with the democrats and Oh all
questions are more strongly in
fclined toward democratic than
republicans ideas,
Thus the republicans have six
majority. Should the democrats
hold the senators they now have
and elect three additional, the
senate will be equally divided and
the vice president will have the
decisive vote. In the event of
Adiai Stevenson's election that
would give the democrats the
senate. But it is not by any means
improbable that the democrats
will gain four senatos, which
make the senate democratic by two
majority.
Twenty-nine senator's are to by
chosen by the legislatures elected
on the 9th of November. Of these
eleven are now democrats and
eighteen republicans. There is no
probability of the democrats losing
any, while it is practically certain
they will gain three, and perhaps
from four to six. The three, that
would seem certain are from New
York, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
In New York Senator Hiscock's
term expires on the 4th of March.
The last legislature was democratic
and all the indications are now
decidedly favorble to the next
being democratic. In Michigan
successor to Senator Stockbridge
is to be chosen by the next
legislature elected on the 9Th of
Of November. The present legisla-
ture Of Michigan on joint ballot
has democratic majorityof thirty
[snd the prospect for an equally
large majority next time are good.
In Wisconsin successor to Senator
Sawyer is to be elected. The
present legislature of that state is
democratic by thirty-fve majority.
The majority in the next should be
equally as large. So much for
these that seem certain These
three would make the senate a tie.
Montana elects a senator, whose
term commences on the 4th of
March, to succeed Senator Sanders.
The Legislature of Montana on joint
ballot has but one republican ma
jority, with the indications favor
able to democratic majority in
that to be elected on the 9th Of
November.
The democrats also have
excellent chances of success in
Minnesota and Washington. On
joint ballot the democrats now
have an equal number of votes in
the Minnesota legislature with the
republicans. The alliance men,
bers hold the balance of power.
On joint ballot it stands, dema-
cratic GO, republicans 68,. alliance
81. By combination it isproba-
BILE that the democrots will name
tho successor of Senator Davis:
In Washington the democrats are
claiming the state aud it is not
improbable they will get the
legislature.
Tins, twill be seen, that the
chances of democrats controlling
both houses of congress and
electing president are decidedly
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