The morning news., 1894-08-28
Kolb's Scheme.


It is announced that Kolb who, as the
populist and republican candidate for
governor in the recent election in Ala
bama, was defeated by majority of 26,-
900, has a scheme for having the ques-
tion of the fairness of the election inves-
tigated. The scheme is to have the Kolb
candidates for the legislature meet just
as if they had been elected, and choose a
United States senator who will
claim the seat in the Senate. There is
not much doubt that Senator Morgan will
be reelected. In that event the Kolbite
claimant will contest the right of Sena-
tor Morgan to represent Alabama in the
Senate.
The Kolbites seem to think that in the
next congress the republicans will have
control of the Senate, and that therefore
their man will stand good chance of be-
ing seated. If this is their view of the
matter it is not a complimentary one to
the republican senators, for it assumes
that if the republicans have the power
they will give the seat to the Kolbite,
whether he is entitled to it or not.
But there is not much probability that
the republicans will be in the majority in
the Senate of the next congress.
Next March the terms of 30 senators ex-
pire, the successors of five of whom have
already been chosen. If there were no
vacancies in the Senate there would now
be eighty-eight senator's. There are,
however, three vacancies, owing to the
failure of the legislatures of Washington,
Wyoming and Montana to fill vacant
places at their last sessions. There
are therefore IS senators in the Senate at
present. OF these A are democrats, 81
are republicans, and four are populists.
The five senators who have been elected
to take their seats on March 4 next do
not change the political complexion of the
Senate. The 25 to be elected may do so,
though the chances are they will not. Of
these 25 Is are republicans and 10 are
democrats. The republicans are Higgins
of Delaware, Wolcott of Colorado, Cul-
lom of Illinois, Shoup of Idaho, Hoar of
Massachusetts, Wilson Of Iowa,
Frye of Maine, Mcmillan Of Michi-
gan, Washburn of Minnesota, Power
of Montana, Manderson of
Nebraska, Chandler of New Hampshire,
Dolph of Oregon, Pettigrew of South
Dakota and Carey of Wyoming The
democrats are Morgan of Alabama, Cam
den of West Virginia, Coke of Texas,
Berry of Arkansas, Walsh of Georgia,
Harris of Tennessee, Butler of South
Carolina, Martin of Kansas, Mcpherson
of New Jersey and Ransom of North
Carolina.
OF the fifteen republicans all, it is be-
lieved, will either be reelected or sue
| ceeded by republicans except Hig-
gins of Delaware, Cullom of Hi
nois and Power of Montana. From
present indications democrats will sue
ceed Higgins and Cullom. AS to Power
there is so much doubt that the politi-
clans at Washington do not venture an
opinion.
OF the ten democrats it is quite certain
that all will succeed themselves or be sue
| ceeded by democrats except Martin Of
Kansas, Mcpherson oe New Jersey and
! Camden of West Virginia. In New Jersey
the republicans are making extraor-
dinary efforts TO elect ma.
| jority of the legislature. The demo-
Gratis say the efforts will not be success
full, 1t is a matter of doubt whether
they will or not. Martin of Kansas was
elected by a combination of democrats
and populists. The outlook is that he
will be succeeded by either republican
or populist. Camden may be defeated
| for reelection, but if he should be it is
! pretty safe to say that his successor will
! be democrat.
The indication is, therefore, that the
republicans will not control the Senate
after March 4, but that either the demo-
Gratis will have slight majority or that
the populists will hold the balance of
power. If the populists hold the balance
of power the probabilities are they will
act with the democrats. There does not.
therefore, seem to be anything to eucour-
! age Kolb and his followers in conveuing
bogus legislature of Kolbites for the
purpose Of choosing a senator
/
Gov Northen has appointed delegates
to the national irrigation convention
TO be held in Denver, Colo, next month.
Irrigation is not very important ques-
| tion In Georgia outside Of the rice-feld
districts The main purpose Of sending
delegates to Denver, therefore, may be 10
invite the convention to meet in Atlanta
in 1895 and help irrigate the finances of
the Atlanta exposition. There would be
no objection to any amount of silver the
delegates TO a convention in Georgia
might bring with them, whether they
were from Colorado or elsewhere.
Charles Wilfred Mowbray, the English
anarchist who came to this country a
month or two ago TO lead II into anarchy,
has gone home in the storage off steamer
and under an assumed name. lie found
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