The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-09-06
THE NEXT SENATE,

HOW 1T WILL LIKELY STAND.
Those Whose Terms Expire Next
rIarch-- Some Will Succeed Them.
selves, Others Will Not--A Swap
Around of Democrats and RepubIi-
cans the Probable Result.
Baltimore sun.
/ The composition of the next Senate,
which convenes in March, 1895, may
be regarded as doubtful, with j
probability, perhaps, that, with the
help of the Populis,s, the Democrats
will be able to retain control. As at
present constituted the Senate numbers
81 Republicans, 4 Populists and As
Democrats, with three seats vacant.
The terms of 80 Senators expire next
March. The Democrats whose terms
then expire are Berry, Butler, Caffery,
Camden, Coke, Harris, Hunton,
Jarvis, Lindsay, Martin, of Kansas,
Mcpherson, Morgan, Ransom and
Walsh. All that hail from the South
will, it is believed, be succeeded by
Democrats. Senator Berry, of Arkansas,
will almost certainly succeed himself.
1t is uncertain whether Senator Butler,
of South Carolina, will be succeeded
by himself or by Governor Tillman,
who though generally considered some
thing of populist, declares himself to
be true-blue Democrat. Caffery, of
Louisiana, if his attitude toward the
tariff bill is approved by his people,
will probably be returned to the
Senate.
The fate of Camden, of West Vir-
ginia, is in the balance by reason of his
supposed relations to the compromisers.
Coke, of Texas, Harris, of Tennessee,
Lindsay, of Kentucky, Morgan, of
Alabama, Jarvis and Ransom, of North
Carolina, and Walsh, of Georgia, if we
may judge from present indications,
are not unlikely to be returned TO the
Senate, though it is to be observed that
both the North Carolina Senators are
threatened with serious opposition.
The successor of Hunton, of Virginia,
has already been found in the person
of Martin, recently elected. Martin,
of Kansas, chosen by a union Of
Democrats and Populists to serve out
the remainder of Senator Plumb term,
may be expected to have Populist or
Republican successor. The succession
to Mcpherson, of New Jersey, is some
what in doubt. The Republicans
have recently had some large of-year
successes in Democratic strongholds.
Yet New Jersey is undoubtedly Demo
cratic at heart, and the balance Of
probability is that on clear-cut national
issues Legislature could be elected to
choose Democrat to succeed Senator
Mcpherson. Upon the whole it
appears likely that one or two seats in
the Senate will be lost to the Demo
Gratis, but it is not by any means
certain that the whole Democratic
loss will be Republican gain. The
two Senators from Utah, when chosen,
may prove to be Democrats. On the
other hand, the three seats now vacant,
when filled, will probably contain two
Republicans to one Democrat, or
Populist,
The Republican Senators whose
terms expire are Higgins, Chandler,
Cullom, Carey, Dixon, Dolph, Frye,
Hoar, Manderson, Mcmillan, Patton,
Pettigrew, Power, Shoup, Walcott and
Washburn. Of these Higgins, of
Delaware, will very possibly be sue
ceeded by Democrat. Manderson,
of Nebraska, and Carey, of Wyoming,
hold seats that will be closely contested.
The present Legislatures in these States
are not decidedly favorable to Repub-
lican hopes, but may become SO should
the November elections exhibit
revival of protectionist sentiment in
the Northwest. Election returns must
be awaited also to obtain a certainty
that Cullom, OF Illinois, and Walcott,
of Colorado, will succeed themselves.
Gear has already been chosen in Iowa
to succeed Wilson, and in Rhode
Island Wetnore has been chosen to
succeed Dixon. Little doubt can be
entertained that Chandler, of New
Hampshire, Dolph, of Oregon, Frye,
of Maine, Hoar, of Massachusetts,
Mcmillan and Patton, of Michigan,
Pettigrew, of South Dakota, Power, of
Montana, Shoup, of Idaho, and Wash
burn, OF Minnesota, will be succeeded
by Republicans.
The grand old party is at present
very confident that it will retain its
present strength in the United States
and even increase it. The popular
discomfort at the failure of the Demo
Gratis to secure more desirable tariff
reform will show itself in the belief Of
Republican victories throughout the
North and West this fall-victories
that will give them control OF State
Legislatures and of the choice of
Senators. To those who think protec
ton an evil this will seem like jumping
out Of the frying pan into the FIRE. We
shall have to wait TIL November to
see how far Republican hopes are TO
be realized.
No other living thing can go so
| slow as a boy on an errand.