The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-09-14
THE NEXT ELECTIONS
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VIEWS THE SITUATION.

Republicans Mus. Not De Too Confident,
but Should Work Hard = Thirty-three
United States Senators to BE Elected.
Harmony and Hard Work Essential.
All the members of the next congress
are to be elected ON Nov. g. Legisla-
lures are to be chosen in August, Sep
tember and November, which will have
the election of 33 United States sena-
tors. If either house becomes Republic
an, further bad legislation can be block
ed. In the event Of q strong Republican
verdict it is probable that even the pres
ent congress will not succeed in passing
anything very damaging during the
short session that will remain for it.
There is feeling that the Republic.
ans are going to sweep the country this
year, and they will if they try. But
here are few figures which show that
| twill not do TO be too confident. There
are $50 members in the present house,
Of whom only 1873 are Republicans 1t
| to overcome The Democrats expect to
hold nearly or quite all of their 1870
from the south. If they hold them all.
they will need to get only 90 more from
20 northern states to hold majority.
The Republicans must carry three to
one of the northern districts in order to
gain control.
But as large number of Democrats
in tho present house received only small
pluralities and as public opinion has I'M
dergone O revolution it is believed that
avery close district will go Republican
this year if proper attention is given to
| it. A Demscratic loss throughout the
north proportional to that sustained in
special elections in New York and Ohio
districts this year to fill vacancies will
make the next house strongly Republic
| an Besides we expect some gains IN
! the south.
The Populists, who have IA mem
bers Of the present house, expect to have
at least 40 in the next. This calcula-
| ton, however, is all in the air. Popu-
| lism is on the wane i'll the country dis
| tricts since the railroad strike, and our
advices from Kansas, Nebraska and the
! Dakotas are that the Republicans are
likely to gain two-thirds Of all that the
Populists lose. In the largo cities, how
ever, the Populists now seem likely ia
win the striking labor vote from the
Democrats. This may be contemplated
with serenity, because the change will
only be to another alias. 1t is only
when they win votes from the Republic
ans that the country is endangered
Should they have 40 members mostly
won from the Republicans, they would
have the balance of power in the next
house, and in case the presidential cleo
ton should be thrown into the house the
situation would be at least disquieting.
Those senators 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.; Gull
! lom Of Illinois, r.. Gear Of Iowa, r.;
Martin of Kansas, D.. Lindsay Of Ken.
lucky, D.; Caffery of Louisiana, D.;
Frye of Maine r.. Hoar Of Massachu.
sets, 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 Hamp-
shire, r. Mcpherson of New Jersey, D.;
Ransom Of North Carolina, D.; Dolph
| of Oregon, R.; Dixon of Rhode Island,
R.. Butler Of South Carolina, d. Petit
grew of South Dakota, r.; Harris Of
Tennessee, D.; Coke Of Texas, D.. Hun
ton of Virginia, D.; vacancy in Wash
ington; Camden of West Virginia, D.
Carey of Wyoming, r.; vacancy to 81
filled.
Here are ii Democrats and l6 Repub-
| licans with three vacancies in states
now partly represented by Republicans
Rhode Island has already elected q RI.
publican successor to MIR. Dixon, and
Oregon has chosen a legislature whici!
will re-eleot Mr.. Dolph. CHANGING over
the list, not seat now held by a Repub-
lican looks shaky, and on the contrary
there Is reason for believing that al
the vacancies will be filed by Republic.
ans and that protectionists, If not Re-
publicans, are likely to come from Ala
bama, New Jersey and West Virginia,
with the possibility of one from Ten.
nessee. But in any event the senate will
be close, and the Populists now there
| will continue to receive attention far
beyond their merits unless they improve
by experience.
The obvious lesson of the foregoing
facts for Republicans to observe is that
we must work to win 1t is important
to look after all the close districts, south
| as we'll as north 1t is a mistake to trea:
the south or even our large cities as for.
eign countries OF hopeless fields. Every
candidate who will not declare for ado
quate and impartial protection should lie
opposed, and if he is opposed vigorously
there will be good many surprises
Another important lesson of tho hour
is harmony. Men who are Republicans
| in the main should be wholly so this
year. 1t was third partyism and side
issues which gave the country TO the
Democracy in 1902, and what n fearful
| price the people have paid for it! Re