Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-15


All the members of the next Congress
are to be elected next November. The
Legislatures to be elected this fall will
also have to elect thirty-three United
States senators. The present outlook is
that the Republicans will elect the next
House of Representatives. Out of the
356 members of the present House only
rs are Republican. In order TO secure
majority in the House the Republicans
must gain more than 30 new members.
The Home Market Bulletin. in taking
a survey of the situation, says:
But as q large number of Democrats
in the present House received only small
pluralities, and as public opinion has I'M
dergOne 4 revolution, it is believed that
every close district will go Republican
this year it proper attention is given to
it. A Democratic loss throughout the
special elections in New York and Ohio
districts this year to fill vacancies will
make the next House strongly Repub-
lican Besides, we expect some gains in
the South. If Alabama. goes against
congressman may be chosen in November.
The Populists, who have Il members
of the present House. expect to have at
least 40 in the next. This calculation,
however, is all in the air. PopuIism is
on the wane in the country districts
since the railroad strike, and our advices
from Kansas, Nebraska and the Dako-
tas are that the Republicans are likely
to gain twO-thirds of all that the Popu-
lists lose. In the large cities, however,
the POpulistS now seem likely to win the
striking labor vote from the Democrats.
This may be contemplated with serenity.
because the change will only be to anoth-
er alias 1t is only when they win votes
from the Republicans that the country is
endangered Should they have 40 mem
bers, mostly won from the Republicans.
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the next House, and in case the presi-
Dental election should be thrown into
the House the situation would be at least
disquieting.
Those senator's whose terms expire
with the present Congress are as follows:
morgan of Alabama. D.
BERRY of Arkansas D.
''WolCott of Colorado, R.
''Higgins of Delaware, r.
''COlquitt of Georgia d.
''Shoup of Idaho r.
''Cullom of Illinois, r.
Gear of Iowa. r.
''Aartin of Kansas D.
Lindsay of Kentucky D.
"Catfrey of louisiana D.
''Frye Of Maine, r.
'Aoar of Massachusetts, r.
Mcmillan of Michigan R.
''Washburn of Minnesota r.
''Walthall of Mississippi D.
''POwer of Montana. R.
Vacancy to be filed
Henderson of Nebraska, r.
Chandler of New Hampshire R
''McPhersOn of New Jersey d
HANSON of North Carolina, D.
''DOlph of Oregon. r.
''DiXOn of Rhode Island r.
"Butler of South Carolina R.
'PettigreW of South Dakota R.
Harris of Tennessee, D.
Coke of Texas, d.
''Hunton of Virginia, D.
Vacancy in Washington
Camden of West Virginia, D.
'Carey Of Wyoming. r.
Vacancy to be filled
Here are fourteen Democrats and six
teen Republicans, with three vacancies in
states now partly represented by Repub-
icans. Rhode Island has already elected
a Republican successor to Mr. Dixon and
Oregon has chosen a Legislature which
will re-elect Mr.. Doiph. CHANGING over
the list not a seat now held by 4 Repub-
ican looks shaky, and on the contrary
there is reason for believing that all the
vacancies will be filled by Republicans.
and that Protectionists, Il not Repub-
Hcans. are likely to come from Alabama.
New Jersey and West Virginia, with the
possibility Of one from Tennessee. But
the POpulists now there will continue to
receive attention far beyond their merits
unless they improve by experience.
Another important lesson of the hour
is harmony Men who are Republicans
in the main should be wholly so this
year. 1t was the third-partyism and side
issues which gave the country TO the
Democracy in 1892 and what a fearful
price the people have paid for it. Re
publicans will never join any other party
SO long as the country or the prosperity
of the people are in danger Therefore
the few who have undertaken to smash