Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-19
SENATE CHANGES.

VI Llc % "SuUCTS Oh Inc pISSCAs
United States senate the terms of %
expire on the 4th of March, and one
other. Perkins, of Kansas. was appoint
ed to ill a vacancy, and his successor
is about to be elected for the remainder
of the term ending in 1895. OF the
present senators ~ are republicans, 50
democrats, and 9. PETER, of Kansas.
and Kyle, of South Dakota, represent
the peoples party. OF the 80 who go
ont 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
ready been reelected. in Rhode Island
Senator Aldrich, and in Vermont Sem
ator Proctor. Democrats will succeed
democrats in the following eleven
states: Delaware, Florida. Indiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri. New
Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
and West Virginia German, of Mary
land; George. of Mississippi, and Dam
iel, of Virginia, are already reelected.
There has been no question at any time
since me November election that
democrats would succeed republicans
in New York and Wisconsin This
would leave six states unaccouhted for,
reduce the number of republican sena-
tors to IS and increase the number of
democratic senators to II. Besides,
elected in Nevada, can no longer be
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-
sfsts of % republicans and IS demo-
Gratis In the assembly, or lower
house, there are II democrats, 81 re-
publicans, and popuiists. 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 candidate of
their own. but there is every proba-
bility that a democrat will be ultimate
~ chosen to succeed Mr.. FELTON, in the
United States senate. This will bring
the epublicans to a minority, with 43
members, and give the democrats ~
senators. In the Kansas 1egisla-
tnre the popul'sts control the
senate by majority OF
10. but the republicans have a slender
control of the house, which they
threaten to 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 20 and the democrats 8. This gives
the small democratic contingent the
balance of power, and there is likely
to be 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
lively fight. The democrats control
the senate. having 10 members to 6 for
publicans. 26 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
democrats is not entitled 20 his certif-
cate and that his republican opponent
was legally elected. The upsnot seems
likely to be serious difficulty in or
ganizing the house, and possibly the
setting up of rival houses. neither of
which will have a majority of the
members without the help of the popu-.
lists It 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 ont 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
q 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, rs in Kansas, there is a
contest between the populists and re-
publicans for the control of the 1egisla-
ture, the outcome of which is not GER
tain. but the populists are plainly emit
tied to the victory.
The legitimate result OF the latest
in the next United States senate ~
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
casting vote of the vice president The
populists are pretty sure to vote with
the democrats on questions of tariff
and there are believed to be
several republicans who will not vote
against them on such questions. Con-
that fact, it seems hardly
worth while to keep up the effort to
steal senators in the hope of maintain
ing a barrier for the protection of the
benefciaries of McKinleyism. The
odinm and scandal will be incurred
without the compensation for which
the risk is taken.-N. Y. Times
COMING CHANGES.
iniquftfes That VIII Cease With . Rotten
Administration.
A large growth of humbug states
mansh ip will be summarily cut down