Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-11-09
A BARREN VICTORY.

The able Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun under date of Tuesday
night, takes the following view of the stu
alton:
"At midnight to night it is conceded that
the Fifty fourth Congress will be Repub
lican While this concession is made by
the Democrats, the Republicans are claim
ing majority ranging from ten TO fifty
Their claims change with each hour. 1t is
useless, however, to dispute their claim that
they will rule the next House That is
fact Which must be seriously faced, although
Chairman Faulkner still has hopes of Dem
ecratc success. Still it is only question
of the size of their majority. That it will
be sufficiently large to enable them to or
ganize the next House will not be an un
mixed evil They will not be driven, as
they were six years ago, to the disgraceful
proceeding of unseating Demonstration
estly and honorably eected-in order to
increase their slender majority. Their ma
jority will be sufficiently large in the lower
house to enable them to carry through their
legislation according to their own sweet
will
The result of to days election also proba-
bly, carries with it Republican Senate to
assume charge on March 4 next 1t is prob.
able that there will be an increase in the
number o: Populistic members, but this will
prove but poor solace to the Democrats.
Senator Hill, although defeated for Cover
nor of New York, will retain his seat in the
Senate until March, 1897. The terms of
thirty Senators will expire on March 4th
next
OF these the Democrats are Messrs.
Berry, Butler, Caffery, Camden, Coke,
Walsh, Harris, Hunton, Lindsay, Martin,
MCPHERSON, Morgan, Ransom and Walthall
Republicans; Messrs. Carey, Chandler. Cul
lon, Dixon, Dolph, Frye, Higgins, Hoar,
Henderson, Mcmillan, Pettigrew, Power,
Shoup, Washburn, Wilson and Wolcott.
or the Democratic members Messrs. Caffrey
and Walthall have already been re elected,
while Georgia has elected Democratic
Senator and Virginia has elected Mr.. Mar
tin, Democrat, for the term beginning March
4. Arkansas will either re-elect Mr.. Berry
or will, at least, send Democrat to the
Senate. South Carolina will elect Governor
Tillman to succeed Mr.. Butler, and while
Mr. Tllman may have populistic tenden.
cies, he may be relied upon to have close
affiliations with the Democrats. Mr.. Coke's
successor from Texas will be Democrat.
Mr.. Harriss will be his own successor from
Tennessee, as will Mr.. Lindsay, from Ken.
lucky and Mr.. Morgan, from Alabama The
successor of Mr.. Ransom, from North Caro-.
lima, if not himself, will be Democrat OF
the Republican Senators there is hardly one
whose seat is in doubt as far as politics is
concerned. or the Democrats, however,
there are in doubt Senators from West Va,
Kansas and New Jersey, total OF three
AS the Senate now stands there are forty
four Democrats, thirty eight Republicans,
two Populsts and three vancancies The
vacancies are all from States admittedly Re.
publican. 1t seems, therefore, that the Dem.
ocrats may lose control of the Senate. The
only ray Of hope would lie in the election
in Utah, which, unfortunately, (for it is re.
garded as Democratic,) does not elect its
Senators this year. Surprising that the three
doubtful Democratic Senators Should be lost
there would be forty-one Democrats and
forty one Republicans. The Populists would
bold the balance of power.
Figure as one may, however, the fact
must be conceded that the Fifty fourth Con
gress will be in the hands OF the Republi.
cans, as Senator PETER also votes on parti
san questions with that party; but what will
that control avail Cleveland's term will not
expire until March 4, 1897, the same day
upon which the Republican House as elect
ed to-day will expire. The Republicans
will, therefore, be poweriess TO carry to sue
cessful issue a change in the tariff or force
Any such measures would, OF course,
ID by the President, and the RePub-