Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-15
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Though no
further caucus of the Republicans of the
Senate was called to-day as had been e1-
pected, the organization and control OF
the Senate continues to be the absorbing
question, discussed to the exclusion of all
other things political The Western Sena-
tors who want to succeed themselves,
FELTON,, in California; Perkins, in Kansas
Sanders, in Montana; Paddock, in Ne
braska, and Warren, in Wyoming, with
their colleagues have succeeded in spur
ring the Republicans of the Middle
and Eastern States to some show of energy,
but they have not been able to inspire them
with more than passing hope that they
or other Republicans can be elected to sue
ceed them.
The truth is, as 1 have repeatedly said
before, and as Republican Senators continue
to admit confdentially, there is no great
desire on the part of the Republicans to
acquire a partial control of the Senate
through the election of Third party Sena-
tors with Republican tendencies If they
cannot gain a clear majority of straight Re-
publicaus, they would prefer to have the
Senate in the control of q clear majority of
straight Democrats, or of Democrats and
Populists who are identified with the Dem
ocrats.
Depends on Doubtful States.
Up to this time not single correct list
of the composition of the undisputed men,
bership Of the next Senate has been given
10 the public. In every one of them
blunders have appeared due to either haste
or carelessness. As decision OF the whole
absorbing matter will have to be made i'm
mediately after the 4th of March, when the
Senate is called in extra session to confirm
nominations made by President Cleveland,
and as the news from the five questionable
States, Kansas, California, Nebraska,
Montana and Wyoming, will be watched
Tor daily with increasing interest, it lis i'm
portant to know exactly how the Senate
will stand exclusive of those five States in
respect to the membership which can now
be set down as absolutely certain.
The Democrats who will hold over, that
is, whose terms do not expire the Sd of
next March, or who have already been
elected for a new term beginning at that
date, are:
Pugh and Morgan, OF Alabama: Jones and
Berry, of Arkansas; Call, OF Florida; Col
quit and Gordon, of Georgia; Palmer, OF
Illinois: Voorhees,, of Indiana: Blackburn
aud Carlisle of Kentucky; Gibson and
White OF Louisiana: German and Gibson,
Of Maryland; GeOrge and Walthnn, of Mis-
sissippi: Vest, of Missouri; Mcpherson, of
New Jersey: Hill, of New York: Ransom and
Vance, of North Caroina; Brice, of Ohio;
Butler and Irhy, of South Carolina; Harris.
OF Tennessee: Cake, OF Texas; Daniel and
HunUon. OF Virginia; Kenna, of West Vir-
ginia; Villas, of Wisconsin: in all 81
Lucky Republican HoId-overs.
The Republicans who hold over, or who
have been already elected to succeed them
selves after the 3rd of March, are as follows:
Stanford. of California; Teller and VOL
colt, OF Colorado; Platt, OF Connecticut;
Higgins, OF Delaware; Shoup and Dubois, OF
Idaho: Cullom, OF Illinois; Allison and Will
son. Of Iowa; Frye, of Maine; Hoar, of
Massachusetts; Mcmillan, of Michigan;
Washburn, of Minresota; Power, of Mon
tana; MandersCn, of Nebraska; Jones, of
Nevada: Chandler and Gallinger, of New
Hampshire: HHnsbrough, of North Dakota;
sherman, of OHIO; Mitchell and Dalph, OF
oregon; Cameron, OF Pennsylvania; Dixon,
OF Rhode Island; Pettigrew, of South Da-
l1ota: Morrill,, of Vermont; Squire, of Wash
ingUun: Carey, OF Wyoming; in ali 29
The following Senators, whose terms will
expire the Sd of March, will be succeeded
by Democrats, ali of them now being DEM
ocrats, with the exception of Hiscock and
Sawyer:
Gray, of Delaware; Pasco, of Florida: Tur-
pie, of Indiana; Coclrell, Of Missouri;
Blodgett, or New Jersey; Hiscock, of New
York: Bates OF Tennessee; Mills OF Texas;
Faulkner. OF West Virginia; Sawyer, OF Wis
cCnsIn; in all TO-
The following Republican Senators, whose
terms expire the Sd of March, will be sue
ceeded bv themselves or other Republicans:
Hawiey, of Connecticut; Hale, of Maine;
Dawes, of Massachusetts; Stockbridge, of
Michigan: Davis, OF Minnesota; Stewart, OF
Nevada; Casey, of North Dakota; Quay, of
PennsyIvania: Aldrich, of Rhode Island;
Proctor, OF Vermont; Allen, OF Washington;
in all H.
From this it will be seen that with the 81
holdoyer Democrats and 10 Democrats GER
tain to be elected, the Democrats will have
Al Senators. and the Republicans, with the
% holdovers and IL certainties, will have
hut 40. all this exclusive of the Populists,
PETER. of Kansas, and Kyle, of South
Dakota who are expected to vote on organ
ization, KYLE Tor the Democrats and PETER
for the Republicans, which would make the
Senate stand AZ Democrats to Al Republi-
cans exclusive of the States about which
no definite statement can vet be made,
though telegrams were received by the
Senators from California to-day saying that
mat State will certainly elect straight
Republican Senator to succeed FELTON,.
stevenson Would Decide 1t.
II will be noted, however, that if the
Republicans Woulu WIN tHe OTSdulIatlon
and control of the Serate, they must elect
To,r of the Senators from the five States in
Question. as 45 votes are required for a
1lsioritv, With A votes the Senate would
he tie. and "I-am-a-Democ Stevenson
would give the deciding vote as President
OF the Senate.
Here again the question arises whether,
in the event of the Republicans winning
the four Senators from the i've doubtful
states necessary for majority, they will
be permitted to swear them in if there be
contests or If any shadow of doubt be
thrown upon the legality of their election.
] have spoken to-day. with num-
Der of Senators, both Democrats
and Republicans, on this subject
and they agree that it has been the prac-
tice. when the credentials were found to be
in perfect legal torn. to permit the persons
holding such credentials to take the oath,
though there we're contestants for the seats,