The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-19

fornia and Nevada to draw from. Mon
tana and Idaho are the only states now
represented by republicans California has
a majority Of democrats. New Mexico,
Arizona and Utah are represented by
democratic delegates and WyOmings only
representative in congress IS a democrat.
Colorado is solid populist. Kansas and
Nebraska are controlled by populists, and
Minnesota IS tied, each Of the three par
ties having two representatives.
But even IL the republicans do not carry
a majority Of the state delegations, but
elect majority Of the house, 1t Will not
be long before they get both Tom Reed
would not hesitate TO do this by unseat-
ing democrats in the states with dele-
cations nearly equally divided.
Pops" Hope for the senate.
It looks very much now as If the SEN
ate from next March would be con-
trolled by the populists-through balance
of power.
The republicans give up all hopes of
gaining control of the senate. Before
Jones left the party they expected to
come near controlling it. With Jones the
populists have four votes now to the re-
publicans thirty-seven, the democrats
forty-four, with three vacancies. The
republicans will have to hold all they
now have and gain seven more seats to
control the senate.
OF the thirty senators whose terms ex-
pire next March, sixteen are republicans
and fourteen are democrats. The out
going republicans are: Carey. Wyoming;
Chandler, New Hampshire; CullOm, Illi-
nois; Dixon, Rhode Island; Dolph, Ore
gon; Frye, Maine; Higgins, Delaware;
Hoar. Massachusetts,; Manderson, Ne
br3ska Mcmillan, Michigan; Pettigrew,
South Dakota; Power. Montana; Shoup,
Idaho; Washburn, Minnesota; Wilson,
Iowa, and Walcott, Colorado.
Dixon and Wilson's successors have al
ready been elected. Legislatures favorable
TO Dolph and Frye have been elected. 1t
is beyond question that successors TO
Chandler, Holr, Mcmillan and Washburn
will be republicans.
Wyoming is doubtful. and beside Car
ey's seat there is a vacancy to be filled
and combination between the democrats
and p7pulists will be made. The same
condition exists in Montana. There are
strong probabilities that Bryan, the free
silver democrat, viii defeat Henderson
WalcOtt is threatened with a pOpullst
Idaho viii probably elect a populist, as it
Is understood that Jones Of Nevada will
look after ShOup's successor. In Illinois
Cullom has not an even chance.
There are two republicans who ho.d
their seats through appointment of gov
ernOrS and who viii Vacate them as soon
as the legislature at their states meet next
winter-tney are Perkins of California and
Patton of Michigan. A republican is GER
| tain to come in the place of Patton, but
1t is not a all certain that Perkins or
another republican viii be returned from
California. Of the three vacancies to be
filed by the legislatures of Montana,
Wyoming and Washington. the republic
ans are certain 10 win the one in Wash
| ington.
Little Hope for the Republicans.
OF the fourteen outgoing democrats
| Caffery of Louisiana and Lindsay of Ken
| lucky have already been chosen to be
| their own successors. Democratic sue
| cessors to Hutton Of Virginia and Nc
| Laurin of Mississippi have also been
elected. Berry of Arkansas, Butler of
| South Carolina, Camden of West Vir-
ginia. Coke of Texas. Harris of Tennes-
see Morgan of Alabama, Ransom of
! North Carolina. Walsh of Georgia are
| certain to be succeeded by democrats.
| Martin of Kansas and Mcpherson are the
| only two democrats who will not be sue
| ceeded by democrats Martin will prob
| ably be succeeded by populist and Nc
| Pherson by a republican. The latter S
| tariff record will cost him his reelection
| as New Jersey democrats prefer to be
| represented by a republican protectionist
| than by a democratic prOtectionist. But
! the democrats will make up the Jersey
| loss by a gain in Delaware. Higgins,
who got in by accident in 'SS, will make
way for a democrat next March. Be-
| sides Illinois, Montana, Wyoming and
| Nebraska to recruit from they will have
| a chance at six new seats from Utah.
| Arizona and New Mexico. New MeXicu
| and Arizona are conceded to the demo-
| Gratis, but the republicans viii
| probably get the two Utah
| senator's az the old mormons
are nearly all republicans. John Q. Can
| non. whom Harrison pardoned out OF
| penitentiary, where he had been confined
for supporting dozen wives, is no doubt
! the most influential mormon. Through
| the church he expects TO send his son tc
| the senate. Young Cannon was a dele
| gate TO the Minneapolis convention and
! voted for Harrison out of gratitude fOI
| getting his father out of Jail, perhaps
| He is now the republican nominee fol
| delegate to congress. The democratic
! party of Utah is principally made up OF
| genIiles and apostate. mormOns and the
| church influence will no doubt turn the
| new state over to the republicans.
| While it is possible for the democrats
| to hold the senate, it is not possible fol
| the republicans to do so.