The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-11-19
THE SENATE AFTER MARCH 4
Vice President Stevenson's Vote
May Give the Democrats Control.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-On the 4th Of
March, 1898, twenty-five seats IN the United
States Senate become vacant The control
of these senatorial vacancies was at stake in
the recent presidential election and it is now
evident that the Democratic party has cap
tured enough Of the vacancies to insure It's
supremacy in the Senate, regardless of almost
any possible combinations between the Re
publicans and Pogulists. Assuming that
Montana, California and Wyoming will send
Democratic Senators here. as indicated by
the Associated Press dispatches, the Demo
Gratis at the beginning of the kiity-third Con
gress would have as many Senators as the
Republicans and Populsts combined, and
thus would be able to organize the Senate by
the casting vote of Vice President elect Stew
enson. 1t is reasonably certain, however,
that the Democrats can rely on the support
of some of the Populists Senators in any Of
their projects, whether for the removal otthe
present force of Republican employees or the
revision of the tariff.
Of the twenty five senatorial seats vacant
March 4, 1898, the Democrats will name the
occupants of thirteen, the Republicans Of
nine and the POpulists of three, one being
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, who had Hoped
from the Republican party. The Democrats
lose no seat they now hold and gain five from
the Repub icans-one each IN California,
Montana New York, Wisconsin and Wyo-
ming. The Populists gain Senators from the
Republicans in Kansas and Nebraska, be-
sides Senator Stewart in Nevada, who will sue
coed himself.
Some doubt still surrounds the complexion
of the Legislatures in California, Montana,
Wyoming and Nebraska, but late returns all
say that the Democrats have gained the Leg
isatures in the first three named States and
the Populsts in the last
The elections Just held win also have an
important bearing on the control of the Sen
ate during the last two years Of President
elect Cleveand's administration. for a mum.
Der of those persons elected last Tuesday viii
hold over to vote for Senators two years
hence
The terms of y Senators expire March ].
1895. They come from the States of Ala.
bama, Arkansas, Colorado. Delaware. Geor-
gia. Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisi-
ana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mime
sofa, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, North Carolina Oregon, Rhode
Island. South Carolina, South Dakota, Ten
nessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.
The Democrats appear also to have TIE ad-
vantage as respects these vacancies. As dis
closed by last Tuesdays election the States
of Colorado, Delaware, Illinois. Montana,
Nebraska and Wyoming at least are. doubt
full, and any additions at this time to the
doubtful list would be of Republican States.
All of the six States named as doubtful are at
present represented by Republican Senators,
so that all of them must be retained for the
Republicans to remain as strong two years
hence as now, providing, Of course, that the
whrligg of politics does not bring about
change in their favor that will knock % pieces
all ordinary political calculations.
The following is table giving the political
composition of the Senate in the next Con
greSs: