Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-01-19
SENATE CHANGES.
The Legitimate Returns Give the Demo
Gratis n Substantial Majority.


Gratis n Substantial Majority.
OF the IS members of the present
Omitted States senate the terms of %
expire on the 4th of March, and one
other. Perkins, of Kansas, was appoint
ed to fill vacancy, and his successor
is about to be elected for the remainder
of the term ending in 1895. OF the
present senators A are repu blicans. 50
democrats, and 2, PETER, of Kansas,
and Kyle, OF South Dakota, represent
the peoples party. OF the so who go
out of Office with the present session 10
are republicans and IL are democrats.
In six states the elections have already
been held, and the others are TO come
during the present month. Republic
ans will succeed republicans in the fol-
lowing states: Connecticut. Maine,
Massachusetts,, Michigan. Minnesota,
North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
| Rhode Island. Vermont and Washing
ton. In Ohio, Senator Sherman has al
ready been reelected, in Rhode Island
Senator Aldrich, and in Vermont SEN
ator Proctor. Democrats will succeed
democrats in the following eleven
states: Delaware, Florida. Indiana,
Maryland. Mississippi. Missouri. New
jersey, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
land; George, of Mississippi, and Dan
iel, of Virginia, are already reelected.
There has been no question at any time
since the November election that
democrats would succeed republicans
in New York and Wisconsin. This
would leave six states unaccounted for,
reduce the mum Der of republican seDa-
tors to 45 and increase the number of
democratic senators to A. Besides,
Senator Stewart, who is to be re-
elected in Nevada, can no longer be
counted republican, his supporters
being of the peoples party.
The five states which have been re-
garded as uncertain are California
Kansas, Montana. Nebraska and
Wyoming. The California senate con-
sists of % republicans and IS demo-
Gratis In the assembly, or lower
house, there are II democrats, 81 re-
publicans, and 8 populists. This
leaves the democrats short of a ma
jority on the joint ballot, but they are
no longer divided as to their candidate,
who is Mr.. Stephen NJ. White, and
three of the populists are regarded as
favorable to their side in the contest.
The populists may stand together for
a time in support of a candidate of
their own, but there is every proba-
biIity that democrat will be ultimate
" chosen to succeed Mr.. FELTON, in the
United States senate. This will bring
the republicans to minority, with 43
mem bers, and give the democrats ~
ture the popullsts control the
senate by majority of
10, but the republicans have a slender
control of the house, which they
threaten 10 increase by deciding con-
/ tests in their favor. According to the
! face of the returns the populists have
| on joint ballot So votes. the republic
| ans 90 and the democrats 8 This gives
| the small democratic contingent the
| balance of power. and there is likely
to be a very warm contest The
chances are wholly against republican
success and in favor of the election of
another peoples party senator from
Kansas. The uncertainty in Montana
cont inues, and there is likely to be a
lively fight. The democrats control
the senate, having 10 members to for
the republicans. In the house 20 re-
publicans. 20 democrats and 3 populists
hold certificates of election, but the eff
feet of the decision of the supreme
court of the state is that one of the
oeIQOcrdlS Is not enI1IleQ 20 his cerC1n-
cate and that his republican opponent
was legally elected. The upshot seems
likely to be a serious difficulty in or
ganizing the house, and possibly the
setting up of rival houses. neither of
which will have a majority of the
mem bers without the help of the popu-
lists 1t is not improbable that there
may be two claimants for the seat in
| the United States senate, with the
| chance that the democrat will get it
The republicans have been trying
hard to steal the legislatures of both
! Montana and Wyoming. In the former
state one precinct was thrown out by
the democrats on account of fraud, and
the court decided that its vote should
be counted In Wyoming a republican
county clerk threw out the returns of
a precinct to reflect himself and send
two republicans to the legislature. in
| spite of the protests of his two asso-
ciateS on the board of canvassers. The
supreme court of the state has upset
his work, and the result will be the
control of the legislature and the cleo
ton of the senator by the democrats
In Nebraska, IS in Kansas. there is a
contest between the populists and re-
publicans for the control of the legisla-
ture, the outcome OF which is not GER
tain, but the populists are plainly enti-
tied to the victory
| The legitimate result of the latest
elections of state legislatures would be
in the next United States senate a
democrats, SO republicans, and popu-
lists, placing Stewart, of Nevada, in
the latter category. That is likely to
be the actual result, and it will give
the democrats control through the
cakting vote of the vice president The
populists are pretty sure to vote with
/ the democrats on questions of tariff
| reform. and there are believed to be
several republicans who will not vote
I against them on such questions Con-
sidering that fact, it seems hardly
worth while to keep up the effort to
steal senators in the hope of maintain
ng barrier for the protection of the
beneficiaries of McKinleyism The
] odium and scandal will be incurred
without the compensation for which
| the risk is tzken.-N. Y. Times
COMING CHANGES.
| lniouities That VIII Cease with a Rotteo