The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-13
TIE NEXT CONGRESS.
It Will Be Democratic in Both
Branches.
SENATE WILL BE PROGRAMMED.
1t VIII Stand Foriy-fOur Democrats, Forty
Republicans, -Four Fusion-A Majority
with the gicePresident's Vote.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-On the 4th OF
March, 1893. twenty-five seats in the
United States Senate will become vacant.
The control OF these senatorial vacancies
was at stake in the recent presidential cleo
ton, and it is now evident that the Demo-
cratic party has captured enough OF the
vacancies to insure supremacy il the SEN
ate regardless of almost any possible COM
binations between Repu hlicans and Popu-
lists. Assuming that Montana, California
and Wyoming win send Democratic sena-
tors, the Democrats at the beginning OF the
F'ifty-third Congress would have as many
senators as the Repu blicans snd Populists
combined. ead thus viii be able to organize
the senate by the casting vote OF VICE
president elect Stevenson. 1t Is reason
ably certain, however, that the Democrats
can rely on the support of some Populist
senators in any of their projects, whether
for the removal OF the present fore OF he
publican employees or q revision OF the
tariff.
OF the twenty-five senatorial seats
vacant on March 4, 1893, the Democrats
will name The occupants of thirteen, the
Repn bhcans nine the Populists three, one
being Senator Stewart of Nevada, who has
gone from the Republican party Inc
Democrats lose no seats they now hold, ana
gain five from the Republicans, one each IN
California. Montana, New York, Wiscon-
sin, and Wyoming. the Populsts gain
senators from the Republicans in Kansas
and Nebraska, besides Senator Stewart OF
Nevada, VINO will succeed 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
legislatures in the first three named states
and the Populists IL the last
The election just held will also have az
important bearing on the control OF the
Senate during the last two years OF Presi-
dent-elect Cleveiand's administration, Tor
number OF those elected last Tuesday
viii hold over to vote for senators two
years hence. The terms of twenty-sens-
tors expire March 4 1885, They come
from the states of Alabama, Arkansas,
Colorado, Delaware. Georgia, Idaho lii
nOis, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Missesots, Mon
tana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and
Wyoming The Democrats appear. also,
to have an advantage as respects these
vacancies.
AS disclosed by last Tuesdays election
the states Of Colorado, Delaware, Illinois,
Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming are at
least doubtful, and any addition at this
time to the doubtful list would be of Re-
publican states. ALI of the six states
named as doubtful are at present repre-
sented by Republican Senators, 50 that all
of them must be retained for Republicans
to remain as strong two years hence as
now, providing, Of course, that the whirii-
gig Of politics does not bring about 4
change in their favor that will knock to
pieces all ordinary political calculations.
The Senate March next viii consist Of
forty-four Democrats. forty Republicans
and four Populists.