The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-01-09
vice President Stevenson Will Cast
the Deciding Vote After
March 4.
An sEsti,natc Of the Strength OF
Rtrstase In the Next
hnate.
The Upper Branch sf Consts6e Isl ii no in
Touch with the InssI2ts
Chief Executive.


msmbers Of the present United States som
ate the terms Of twenty-nin expire ON tha
4th Of March. and ono other, Perkins OF
Kansas, was appointed to hlla vacancy.
and his SUCCESSOR il about 10 bs elected
for the remainder OF the tstrn ending ii,
1896. OF the present senators forty seven
are republicans. thirty-nins democrats,
and two, PETER Of Kansas and Kyle Of
South Dakota, represent the peoples party.
OF the thirty who 10 out Of Office With the
present session nineteen are re-
publicans and eleven are demo
ctats. In four states the elections
have already beon held, and the others are
to como during the present month. Re
publicans will succoed republicans in the
following eleven states: Connecticut, Maine
MASSACHUSETTS,, Michigan. Minnesota North
Dakota. Ohio. Pennsylvania. Rhode Island.
Vermont and Washington. In Ohio. Sem
atos Sherman has already been rs-slsoted.
Dsmocrats:will succeed democrats in the
following slsven states: Delaware, Florida,
Indiana. Maryland, Mississippi. Missouri,
New jersey. Tennessee. Texas, Virginia and
West Virginia. German, of Maryland,
George, of Mississippi. and Daniel, Of Vir-
ginia. are already re-sleoted. There has
been no question at any time since the No
vsmber election that democrats would sue
coed republicans in New York ;and Wisoon-
sin. This would leave six states unao.
counted for. reduce the number OF republi-
can senators to forty-6ve and increate the
number Of democratic senators to forty4
ono. Besides, Senator Stewart, who il to
be reelected in Nevada, can NO longer be
counted az republican, his supporters be-
ing of the peoples party.
The tive states which are regarded as un-
certain are California, Kansas, Montana.
Nebraska and Wyoming. Tho California
senate consists Of twenty-five republicans
and eighteen democrats. In the assembly,
or lower house, there are forty one demo-
Gratis, 81 republicans. and eight populists.
This leaves the democrats short OF q maio1.
ltv on the joint ballot. but they are no lon-
ger divided as to their candidate, who ie
stephen M. Whits. and three Of the popu-
lists are regarded as favorable to their side
in the contest. The populists may stand
toRather for a time in support of q candi-
date of their own, but there is every proba-
bility tha: democrat will be ultimately
chosen to succeed FELTON, in the
United States senate. This will bring
the republicans to a minority, with forty
three members. and give the democrats
forty-twO senators. In the Kansas leQisla.
ture the populists control the senate by q
majority of ten, but the republicans have q
slender control of the house. which they
threaten to incrense by deciding contests in
their favor. According to the face of the
returns. the popnlists have on joint ballot
elRhty-t three votes, tho republicans seventy
nine and the democrats three This gives
the small democratic contingent the bal
anee of power, and thee ia likely to be q
very warm contest. The chances are wholly
against republican success and in favor Of
the election of another peoples
lively fight. The democrats control
the senate, having nine members to seven
for the republicans. In the house twenty
five republicnns, twenty-seven democrats,
and three populists hold certificates OF cleo
supreme court of the state is that one of the
democrats Is not entitled to his certificate,
and that his republican opponent was legal
ly elected. \ he republicans have been try
ing hara to steal the legisi atures of both
Montann and Wyoming. In the fol NOR
state one piecinct was thrown out by the
demccrnts on account of fraud, and the
court decided that its vote should be count.
cd. In Wyoming republican county clerk
threw out the returns OF a precinct to re-
elect himself and send two republicans 10
the legislature, in spite OF the protests OF
lls two associates on the board of canvass.
ers. The supreme court OF the state has
upset his work, and the result will
be the control OF the legislature and
tho election OF the senator by
the democrats. In Nebraska, as in Kansas,
thele is u contest between the populists
and republicans for tue control Of the leg
islature, the outcome of which ia not certain,
but the populists are plainly entitled to
the victory.
The legitimate result of the latest cleo
tions of state legislatures would be in the
next United States senate, forty four demo-
Gratis. thirtv-nine republicans. and five
popuIists. 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 tho democrats on ques-
tions of tariff reform, and there are believ-
ed to be several republicans who will not
vote against them on suoh questions. Con-
siderinG that fact. it seems hardly worth
while to keep up the effort to steal senators q
in the hope OF maintaining barrier for
the protection of the beneficiaries of Mo-
Kinleyism. The odium and scandal will
be incurred without this compensation for
which the risk is taken.
THE WOOING OF PEFFER,