Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-14
THE UPPER HOUSE.
THE REPUBLICANS MAY NOT DESIRE TO
ORGANIZE THs SENATE
Tho Responsibility Night Outweigh the Advantage
as Long as Cleveland is Prssiisnt-Rspsb-
ioans Nay Prefer Waiting a Year Rather
Than Compromise With The Poplliss.

WASHINGTON, November 13.-The
declarations OF Senators Stewart and
PETER render it somewhat uncertain
whether the Populist Senators or any
of their number will unite with she Re-
publicans for the purpose of securing
control Of the Senate after the 4th OF
March. Without this assistance IL will,
according 10 present appearances, be
impossible for the Republicans 70 regain
control before 1897, or after the next
election. Giving them one Of the Sena-
tors to be elected ia the places OF Sena-
tors Ransom a0d Jarvis, or North Caro-
lima, and not counting Senator Jones, or
Nevada, as a Republican, they cannot
hope for more thao 43 Republicans IN
the Senate, and this is two less than
will be required for either organization
or for the transaction Of business.
The question has also been raised as
TO whether the Republican Senators
will really desire 90 organize, and some
of the older and more experienced poll
ticians about Washington contend that
they will not so desire when they come
com to look the ground over ADD weigh
the various considerations involved.
nc kAA4LANaA Aaeha0A Ava WIS '.@'
She belief that the older and more eX-
perienced Republican members will oe
aVerse to assuming a responsibility Ia
the absence of real power 20 transact
business, which they would, Of course,
not have unless there were ma
j0rity Of Senators pledged TO
act with them on questions OF
party policy as we'll as upon
organization. They lcall attention 10
the fact that the House will be com
posed in large measure OF untried mem
bsrs, and that 10 is possible that many
" these new men may be disposed 90
commit the party 20 q legislative policy
which might prove 90 be unWise on the
eve OF a presidential election, or II not
unwise, 81 least unavailiug in the face
OF the fact that the presidential chair
will still be 40 the hands Of the Demo-
Gratis "What thee, they ask, sis the
sense OF Republicans assuming the re-
sponsi0ility Of power without being able
TO exercise it?'
To do this, they continue, they must
necessarily make some concessions 70
the PopulistS which are liable 70 prove
embarrassing Continuing the argu-
meut in this line, they say that the fact
that the Republicans have not the Sen
ate will prove a check upOu the House
IN case one is needed and enable the
cooler members Of that body 90 mold the
more radical in by simply holding uD
the impOssibility Of accomplishing any
thing in that body and pointing out the
unwisd0m of fruitless effort. On the
other hand, the organization Of the
Senate would give the Republicans no
advantage except that 10 be derived
from the acquisition OF the offices and
the control OF committee action.
II Utah elects Republican Senators
and the Senatorial elections In other
States 90 as the returns from the late
election indicate they will, this will
give the Republican party an absolute
majority and thus definitely settle the
question: Or, II either New Mexico or
Arizona should elect Republican Sena-
tors. assuming that there will be no
change OF program me on the part Of the
Democrats as TO the policy OF their ad-
mission as States at the short session,
the effect will be the same. The two
Senators from either OF these proposed
States would be sufficient 10 give the
Senate to the Republicans, whereas if
the Democrats should secure the Sena-
tors from all OF them they would still be
one short Of majority.