The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-15
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The Rrpubheans WA Have a Plurality
a1a PROBABLY Clear Majority.
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The R-pubnean. WA Have a Plurality
aoa Probably Clear Majority.
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On the day after the recent elections
there seemed reason to believe that the
Republicans would have control Of the
senate Of the new Congress The latest
figures give the Republicans a plurality
Of the senate, but not a majority. Sen.
a.ors will be chosen this winter in
twenty states. Twelve OF these states
now have Republican senators-Colo-
RADIO, Delaware, Illinois. Idaho, Massa'
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Non.
tana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Wash.
ington and Wyoming. Republicans
will be elected next January in all Of the
twelve, the Legislatures OF Michigan,
Montana. and Wyoming each elec,ing
two Senators. The states having Demo.
cratic senators whose SUCCESSORS are TO
DO chosen the coming winter arc Kan
sas, Kentucky. New Jersey, North CAT
DINA (2), South Carolina. Tennessee,
Texas and West Virginia. The Repub.
licans will gain 4 senator in Kansas,
New Jersey and West Virginia and
probably one il not both OF the North
Carolina senators, where the legislature
il controlled by Fusionists-Rspubli.
cans and Popullsts combined.
The present United States senate ls
composed OF forty-three Democrats,
thirty.seven Republicans and five Pop
ulists, Montana, Washington and Wyo.
ming having each ono vacant seat. II
Stewart, OF Nevada, be still counted IS
a Republican, the Republicans have
thfrty.eight and Popqlists four In tho
new senate the Republicans would
have, II Stewart and the two North
Carolina senators could DO included in
the list, forty.aix members, the Demo-
Gratis thIrty.seven aud the Populists five.
The new Populist member is Tillman,
OF South Carolina, succeeding Senator
Butler. This division would give the Re-
publicans majority Of four over Dem
ocrats and Popuists. But unfortunate.
~ Stewart, OF Nevada, is no longer safe
ly Republican on any question. Much
uncertainty exists as to the outcome OF
the senatorial election in the North Car
olina legislature. Republicans may not
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that the Tennessee legislature is Demo.
cratic aud will therefore elect Demo-
cratic successor to Senator Harris. the
senate would then stand Republican
forty.iour, Democrats thirty-seven and
Populists seven. Should the final 70.
turns show that the Republicans have
gained the Tennessee legislature, this
would assure clear Republican major
ity in the United States senate. But
the chances now are that the Demo-
Gratis will hold the legislature, although
they concede the goveruorship to the
Republicans.
Constituting one.halt OF the senate
no doubt the Republicans will be able
to run things to suit themselves, for
they can conciliate. the support OF some
OF the PopuIsts on nearly all questions
arising between the two main divisions.
Even a Republican tariff bill might DO
pushed through the senate. inasmuCh
as :wo or more Of the Poputist MEM
bers are protectionists; but the Repub-
lican leaders may look upon such All
effort as waste Of time, with doc!rin.
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