The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-11-07
JUST BEFORE The FIGHT
Claims and Estimates from
Leaders Of the Hosts
About to Join Issue.
SPECULATION REGARDING THE NEXT
UNITED STATES SENATE.

Farmers Alliance Hope to Hold the Bal
anoe of Power-Tederal Ohcers and
What They Are to DO at the Polls
Democrats aud Republicans Msnifestinp
the Greatest Confidence Both In Regard
to the General Result aud the Outcom,
in Doubtful states.
NEW YORK, Nov. THE Legislatures
of twenty-five States, whose members
will be chosen tomorrow, will have the
selection of successors to fourteen Repub.
lican and eight Democratic United
States Senators, whose terms expire on
March g. 1898.
The Republican Senators whose terms
expire then are; FELTON,, Cal; Hawley,
Conn; Dawes, Mass; Stockbridge, Mich.
Davis, Mimi; Sanders Mont. Paddock
Neb.; Stewart, New; Hiscock, N. Y;
Casey, N. D.; Quay, Pa. Allen, Wash.
Sawyer, Wis; Warren, Wyo
The Democrats are; Gray, Del; Pasco,
Fla. Turpie, Ind Cockrell, Mo-; Blod
Rett, n. j.; Bate, Tenn; Faulkner, w.
Va; Mills, Texas
OF the Republican Senators whose term.
expire, Hawley, Stock bridge, Paddock
Stewart, Hiscock, Allen, and Sawyer
represent States which are claimed by botl
sides.
OF the Democratic Senators, Gray
Turpie and Faulkner are from States
similarly situated.
The expectations of the Farmers Ali
ance, if they are well founded, place the
seats of several other Senators in jeopardy y
and the complexion of the next Senate
may undergo u considerable change as a
result Of to-morrow's election. The Re-
publicans look to retaining the Senate,
whatever the presidential result may be-
The Democrats are planning to increase
their representation in the upper House;
and the Farmers Alliance are scheming
to secure the balance of power.
The Democrats claim that they will
elect Legislatures which will return Demo
Gratis in place of all Democratic Senators
whose terms expire and also in in place
OF the Republican incumbent in New
York, Connecticut, Michigan and Wis
consin, and the Farmers Alliance expect
to capture Senatorships in Nevada, Ne.
braska and Washington.
This would mean a loss to the Repub-
licans of seven United States Senators
and would make the upper House stand
Democrats, 43; Republicans, 40; Farmers
| Alliance, 5.
This would practically give the Farm
ers' Alliance the balance of power in the
Senate, as they could by voting with the
| Democrats, give them a working major
ity, or, by working with the Republicans,
| give them a majority of one.
The Republican leaders, however, dc
not conoede the loss of any of the sever
Senatorships. They admit that these
States will be close, 80 far as the legis
lative vote is concerned, but claim thai
| their chance of winning in these States
| is better than that OF the Democrats
They are confident Of the result in Con
necticut, Nebraska, Michigan and Wis
consln, and they are reaching out il
other States after the Democratic Senator
ships.
This is particularly true of Delawar
and West Virginia. In the former Stat
Senator Higgins is confident of tn
election of Republican colleague il
place of Senator Gray.
In West Virginia Stephen B. Elkin
has made personal CANVASS, upon which
he predicts the election of Republican
Legislature, as well AS of the Harrison
electors. This would result in Repub
lican stepping into the shoes of Senate
Faulkner. The Republicans! are ais
confident of gaining Senatorship il
Indiana.
The Republicans admit that the Farm
ers' Alliance will gain the Nevada Sen
atorsnip, but say they are chasing rain
bows when they claim Nebraska, Wash
ington, Wyoming and Montana.
Taken altogether, there will be som
lively figuring on the status of the thre
parties IN the Senate when the votes ar