Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-05
General Review of the Situation in
Some States.
LOOKING OUT FOR new SENATORS
A Battle Royal Is Now on ir
Wyoming.
BRY An IN NEBR A S X A

Inc importance or the House or Repre-
sentatives in this election has minimized to
a great extent the interest in the result of
these elections on the Senate; and yet there
are phases Of the elections for members Of
the upper body that are very interesting
The states in which the election for the
legislature has already been held and Sem
ators have either been chosen or are to be
chosen in the near future are Arkansas
Louisiana. Virginia, Mississippi. Kentucky
and Georgia. which have given democratic
majorities, and Maine. Oregon and Iowa.
which have gone republican. OF those re-
manning to be elected eight can be relied
upon as almost surely republican for the
reason that the democrats are not making
any claims upon them. These are Washing
ton, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, South Dakota and Mon
tana (Which will elect two) Those admitted
to be safely democratic Chat is, with Till
man of South Carolina classed as a demo-
crat, which he claims to be- are Texas, Ten
nesSee, Alabama, North Carolina and South
Carolina. The doubtful list includes one
vacancy in Wyoming, three democratic seats
Chose of Martin of Kansas, Camden of West
Virginia and Mcpherson of New Jersey and
eight republican seats-now held from Wy
oming, Illinois, Delaware. Nebraska. Cali
fornia, Idaho, Minnesota and Colorado.
The Democrats and the Senate.
Under these circumstances 1t seems as
though the democrats have very good op-
portunity to make more certain their hold
on the Senate by providing a safe majority
that will withstand the inroads presumably
to be made in 1896, when several of the
states that went democratic In the tidal
wave of 1890 are likely to return to their old
allegiance. The doubtful democratic states
this year are SO situated that they can very
we'll ha tn civ nr,1 n los of fuyf
democrats. as Camden of West Virginia is
regarded as being safe. Kansas, however, will
certainly be lost, and 1t Is only a question
whether II will go to the republican or the
populists. New Jersey is considered de-
batable ground. with the chances in favor of
the republicans
In the fight in Nebraska, Wyoming Ida
no, Colorado, California and Minnesota an
issue enters into the campaign that has
been heretofore unrecogniZed, but is none
the less important In the campaign of two
years ago the democrats claimed that the
Union Pacific, Santa Fe and Northern Pa
cifc railway systems were used for the re-
publicanS in these states. Since then, how
ever. these railways have passed into the
hands of democratic receivers, and the con-
gresSional committee was too sharp from
the necessities of the case to overlook the
advantage that was given them In the
democratic composition of those boards of
receivers. How far the influence thus put
Into their hands will be used to further the
interests of the party cannot be told until
the thing Is done, but there can be little
doubt that it will be used to some extent.
A recent press report from Wyoming says
that candidate on the populst ticket was
told he must either withdraw from 1t or be
discharged, and other reports Of a similar
nature come in from other parts Of the re-
gion. The Union Pacific system has great
influence in Idaho and Wyoming, which
have small voting populations that are
made up to a great extent of the railroad
men. They have three Senators to elect
two In Wyoming and one In Idaho-and
therefore are valuable. In Nebraska and
Colorado the Santa Fe and Union Pacific
are still more powerful, as they have
greatly vaster interests.
Bryan In Nebraska.
In addition to the influence Of the rail-
way in Nebraska, Bryan has other power
ful factors working in his interest. The re-
volt Of the Omaha Bee from the guberna-
torlal nomination of Majors by the repub
licans has been underestmated. The Bee is
q powerful factor in the politics of the
state. Notwithstanding Rosewater, the edi-
tor has not been regarded as too magnetic
q man. Its opposition to the head of the
ticket cannot help but hurt 1t as whole.
Then Bryan represents the anti-corporation
sentiment, that is very strong in the state,
and accordS as well with the ideas of the
farmers on the silver question. Nebraska
has not suffered from pOpulist govern
ment, as has Kansas, and therefore there
Is not the reaction against the doctrines of
the third party that there is in the sister
state. The opposition of the Morton dem
ocratS is not as harmful as 1t Is supposed
because it has tended to soidify the popu-
list sentiment in favor Of Bryan. In addi-
ton to this, Bryan Is magnificent cam
paigner, and has made brilliant record
In his fights for the seat in the lower House.
However he has strong odds to overcome,
and can be regarded as having not much
more than a fighting chance.
Colorado. which in the beginning of the
campaign threatened to give landslide in
favor Of the republicans, again looks very
doubtful, and 1t is more than probable that
the populists will succeed in controlling the
LEGISLATURE If the election had been held
several weeks ago when there was the most
intense enthusiasm on the part of those
who oppose populists there could have been
little doubt Of their victory. But since that
time the populists have been working en- the
silver sentiment Of the state and have been
gaining ground daily. The republicans still
have the best chances, but they are far
from being safe.
Battle Royal In Wyoming.
Wyoming, with two Senator's to elect, is
the ground Of q battle royal Money has
been sent in there in profusion by both par
ties, and the campaign feeling is intense.
The desertion Of the Cheyenne Leader, the
foremost democratic organ Of the state. to
Carey early in the campaign threw the
democrats into state OF Seml-cOnfuS1On;
but they came back with a charge that the
paper had been bought up, and Immediately
attacked it as a>gs&i-bug paper. They have
also attacked Carey on his record on the
silver question, and the republicans general
ly on their action in the cattle outrages.
Both parties are claiming the state.
Idaho presents the interesting spectacle of
a republican house divided against itself,
for four candidates are in the field. and
each is suspected of knitting the other in the
back. Mormon politics are supreme and
Senator Dubois and the democrats recently
had a spirited contest as to which should
be the first to secure a meeting house right
after a Mormon conference. The influence
of the religious VOTE with the republican
dissention, the railroad, the wavering of
the republicans as to whether their parry
will favor silver, their party feuds and the
notoriously extravagant administration of
Mcconnell are likely to give the legislature
either to the democrats or to a fusion
against the republicans. the latter being
most likely.
Illinois Gerrymander.
Illinois is likely to present the spectacle
strictly American since the introduction IN
to our politics of the artistic gerrymander-
Of state giving a majority for the republi-