The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1893-03-03


ed 20 ill vacancy, and his successor
Ia about 10 be elected for the remainder
of the term ending In 1895. OF the
present senators a are republicans, 80
democrats, and 2, PETER, OF Kansas,
and Kyle, OF South Dakota, represent
the peoples party. OF the 30 who 60
out Of Office with the present session IL
are republicans and III arc 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
and West Virginia German, of Mary
land; George, of Mississippi, and Dan
III.
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 number of republican sena-
tors 70 As and increase the number OF
democratic senators TO Al. Besides,
Senator Stewart who is 70 be re-
elected in Nevada, can no longer be
counted as 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 go republicans and IS demo-
Gratis In the assembly, or lower
house, there are Al democrats, 81 re-
publicans, and s populists. This
leaves the democrats short of n ma
jority on the joint ballot but they are
no longer divided as 70 their candidate,
three of the populists are regarded as
favorable to their side in the contest.
The populists may stand together for
n time in support of candidate of
their own, but there is every proba-
bility that democrat will be ultimate
~ chosen TO succeed Mr. FELTON, in the
United States senate This will bring
the republicans to "A minority, with 43
members, and give the democrats AZ
senators. In the Kansas legisla-
ture the popullsts control the
senate by majority of
10, but the republicans have 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 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 for
the republicans In the house 26 re.
publicans, go democrats and populists
hold certificates of election, but the Of
feet Of the decision OF the supreme
court of the state is that one of the
democrats is not entitled 20 his certih-
cate and that his republican opponent
was legally elected. The upshot seems
likely TO be serious difficulty in or
ganizing the house, and possibly the
setting up of rival houses, neither OF
which will have majority of the
members without the help of the popu-
lists, II 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 republican
county clerk threw out the returns of
n 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 cauvassers. 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 n
contest between the populists and re-
publicans for the control of the legisla-
ture, the outcome of which Is not cer-
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