The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-11-19
THE SENATE is DEMOCRATIC,
Republicans Lose CuntraI of the Tpper
House by Three Votes.

Republicans Lose Contra, of the Upper
House by Three Votes.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. l2.-The 18th
OF March, 1888, twenty-five seats in the
| nlted States Senate become vacant.
he control OF these senatorial vacan-
c!ss Was at stake n the recent presiden-
tIal election, and il is now evident tha,
Tie Democratic party has captured
enough OF these vacancies 10 ensure It's
Supremacy in the Senate regardless OF
almost any possible combinations be-
/ tween the Republicans and ropu-
lasts. Assuming that Montana, Cah-
lorna and Wyoming Will send Dem
ocrauc senators here, the Democrats at
the beginning Of the Fifty-thiri Con-
SresS would have as many senators as
the Republicans and ropuists COM
blned, and thus would be able to or
ganIZe the senate bv the casting vote of
Vice resideLt-clect Stevenson. 1t is
reasonably certain. however, that the
Democrats can rely on the support of
some of the H0puiist senators in any
other projects, whether Tor the re-
mOyal OF tie present force Of Repuh-
hean employees or the revision of the
tariff.
OF the twenty-five senatorial seats
vacant March /, 1898, the Democrats
will name the occupants Of thirteen,
the Republicans OF nine and the Popu-
lists OF three, one being Senator Stew e.
art. OF Nevada, " ho has gone from the
Republican parry. j be Democrats lost.
no seats they now hold and gam five
from the RepubiiCaus-on each IN Cal
lforn!a, Montana. New York, Wisconsin
and Wyoming. The populists gain sem
ators from the Republicans in Kansas
ana Nebraska, besides Senator Stewart,
OF Nevada, who vii! succeed himself.
Some doubt still surrounds the COM
pleXlcn OF the legislatures IL California.
Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska. bur
late returns al! say that the Democrats
have gained the legislatures in the first
three named states and the ropuliSts in
the last. The elections lust heid will
also nave an important bearing on the
control CT the Senate during the last
two wears Of President-ele Cleve-
lands administration, for Il number of
those persons elected last Tuesday Will
hold over to vote !or senators two wears
hence.
The terms OF twenty-seven senators
expire March +. 1850. They come from
the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colo
RADIO, Delaware. Georgia, idaho. Hi
nois, Iowa, Kentucky. louisiana,
Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, MIN
HtEotd, hollttl'., -NtbfaSka, New
Ham pshire, New Je sey, North Caro-
lima. Oregon, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.
The Democrats appear also TO have
the advantage as respects these vacan-
cles. As disclosed by last Tues-
days election, the states OF Colorado,
Delaware, Illinois. Montana, Nebraska
and Wyoming ~ least are doubtful, and
any additions AT this time To tie douht-
tul list would he Of Republican states.
All OF the SIX states named as doubtful
are at present represented by RepuD-
lICan senators, 50 that nj! of them must
be retained for the Republicans to re-
main rs strong two years hence as
now, providing, OF course. that the
wlirllsig Of politics does not bring
about change III thelr favor that Will
knock 10 pieces all ordinary politica!
calculations.
The following is table giving the po-
iitical composition of the Senate in the
next Congress: