The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-13

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -(SpeciaD-
On tho 4th of, March 1893, twenty. five
seats in the United States Senate bo
come vacant. The control of these sen.
atorial vacancies was al stake in tho re-
cent Presidential election and it is now
evident that the Democratic party has
captured enough of the vacancies to in
sure it's supremacy in tho Senate re-
gardless OF almost any possible comb.
nations between the Republicans and
Populists.
Assuming that Montana, California
and Wyoming will send Democratic Sen.
ators here, as indicated by the Associ.
ated Press dispatches, the Democrats at
the beginning or the Fifty-thir Con-
gross would have as n any Senators as
the Republicans and Populists com
bined, and thus would be ablo to ,rpan-
iZo the Senate by casting tho vote of
Vice Presiuent-olcct Stevenson. II ia
reasonably certain, however, that tho
Democrats can rely on the support of
some of tho Populist Senators in anv of
their projects, whether for tho removal
OF the present force of Republican ON
III.
or tho twenty-five Senatorial seats
vacant March i, 1929, the Democrats
Will name the occupants of thirteon.
Republicans of nine and Populists OF
three, ono being Senator Stewart. of
Nevada, who mas Topped from the Re-
publican party into the silver party
The Democrats lose no seat they now
hold and gain five from the Republicans
one each in California, Montana, New
York, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Tho
Populists gain Senators from tho Ropub.
licans i'll Kansas and Nebraska, besides
Senator Stewart, in Nevada, who will
succeed himself.
Some doubt still surrounds the com.
pleXion of tho legislatures in California,
Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska. bur
late returns all say that tho Democrats
have gained the legislatures in the first
three named States and the Populists in
the last.
Tho elections just held will also have
an important bearing on tho control of
the Senate during the last two wears of
Mr.. Cleveland's administration, for q
number Of those persons elected last
Tuesday will hold over to vots for Sen
ators two years hence.
The terms of twenty.seven Senators
expire March 4, 1898. They arc from
inc States oil Alabama, Arkansas, Colo
RADIO, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois,
Iowa, kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Montana. Nebraska, New Hampshire,
New Jersey. North Carolina, Oregon,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Viz.
ginia ard Wyoming.
The Democrats appear also to have
the advantage as respects these va
cancies. AS disclosed by last TUESDAYS
election the States of Colorado, Della
ware, Illinois, Montana. Nebraska and
Wyoming at least arc doubtful, and any
additions at this time to tho doubtful
list would be Republican States. All
of tho six States named rs doubtful arc
at present represented by Republican
Senators, SO that all of them must DO
retained for the Republicans to remain
"a strong two years hence as now, pro-
viding, 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 following is a table giving tho
political composition of tho Senate in
next Congress-: