The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-05
CONTROL OF THE SENATE.
The Probabilities as Calculated al
Washington.

The Democrats Likely to Continue in
Power - Senator HiIrs Candidacy
Rears on the situation-Neyy Senators
From New States.
Washington, Oct. 3.-The control of the
Senate after March q, 1885, is more in
volved in the coming elections than would
appear at first indication. The present
congress will see the terms of thirty seRa-
tors expire, Of whom fourteen are demo
Gratis. Those whose terms viii expire are
IS follows
Democrats: Berry Of Arkansas, Butler
Of South Carolina, Cafrey of Louisiana,
Camden Of West Virginia, Coke Of Texas.
Walsh of Georgia, Harris of Tennessee
Hunton of Virginia, Lindsay of Kentucky.
Martin of Kansas, McLauren of Nissis-
sippi, Mcpherson Of New Jersey, Morgan
OF Alabama and Ransom,of Nortn Caro-
lima
Republicans Carey of Wyoming, Chand-
Ter Of New Hampshire, Cullom of Illinois
Dixon Of Rhode Island, Dolph OF OREGON.
Frye OF Maine, Higgins of Delaware Hoar
OF Massachusetts, Henderson OF Nebraska,
Mcmillan OF Michigan. Pettigrew Of South
Dakota Power of Montana, ShOuD of
Idaho, Wash burn of Minnesota, Wilson of
Iowa and Walcottof Colorado.
Senator's Lindsay, Caffrey and MORGAN
have already been elec tea to succeed them
selves. A democratic successor has been
chosen for Mr.. Hunton and republican to
succeed Mr.. Wilson of Iowa.
There is no concern felt by either party
except in the states OF Delaware. New
Jersey, Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska
Senator Butler, If he does not succeed him
SELF viii be defeated by Gov Tillman. who
may vote VITA the democrats. The repub-
Ecans are making every effort to elect a
successor to Martin of Kansas and
Mcpherson of New Jersey. There is a
possibility that they will succeed in both
states, but the probabilities are that they
will succeed in neither.
The democrats are hopeful of filing the
seats now held by Cullom of Illinois and
Higgins of Delaware with men of their
own party, and it begins to look reasonably
certain that Bryan, the boy orator OF the
Platte, viii succeed Mandersonin Nebraska
Colorado can possibly be placed in the
doubtful column, for it begins to Took as # a
populst might be elected to succeed Wal
colt. lnasmuch as Walcott is q epublican,
and 1t will take afusion OF democrats and
popuists to defeat him, itcan be peasGnablv
expected that his successor will vote with
the democrats on party measures.
There are now eighty-dye seua tors, with
vacancies existing in the states of Mon
tana, Wyoming ana Washington The
present complexion of the Senate is 43 dem
OcratS, 81 republicans and populists Dur
ing the coming session the three vacancies
Will, IN all proba bility, be filed by repub-
hcans, in which event the republican
strength will number forty Now if the
republicans should lose CullOn anu Hig-
gins and gain Martin and Mcpherson.
which IS doubtful, The democrats would
still have majority, but the balance of
power would largely be in the hands Of the
populists, Allen, Jones Of Nevada, KYLE,
PETER and Stewart In the meantime
New Mexico and Utah are likely to send
senators to the tifty-fourth congress. but
the indications are that democrats will be
sent from these two new states, This
would give the democrats forty-seven. and
place them IN control of a quOrunl. as forty
hYeconstltute a majority. The addition of
Tour new senators viii make the mem ber-
snip pnety-twO in which case forty seven
would. be necessary for the control And
SaouId the democrats gaia these new
states 1t would give them the required
number
Then comes a problematical election of
senator Hill as governor of New York
democrats are counting strongly on this,
bat are very doubtful If they viii have con
GEol OF the general assembly. IN case of
Huns election he win undoubtedly appoint
democratic successor to himself in the
senate Immediately after his inaugura tion,
OUT at the next Sessionof the assembly, iii
should be republican, il, will choosea repub-
mean senator. 1t must not BIO overlooked
IN the anxiety about the House that the
domination of the democrats in the Senate
is seriously threatened. The populists, if
Jney should combine, would practically be
atIe to dictate terms in the matter of or
gapRation and formation of committees
but at present a careful forecast gives the
democrats the upper body.
The republicans have never shown their
rover of mendaeity to such an extent as at
the present time. The reports they send
out from Washington are Incorrect, and
are calculated TO make it appear that there
Is great friction between the democratic
campaign committee and the President
One statement which has been sent broad
cast Is that the Presidents letters have
been cut out of the campaign books. An
other is thatSenator Faulkner is proligate
IN the expenditure of money, and in the
New York Tribune deyotes a column to
what it terms the disorganized condition of
the democratic headquarters. This is 10
be credited least of ali. Nothing that
Senator Faulkner has luscharge could be
disorganized. He is an able executive and
his work is far more systematic than that
Of his rival, Chairman Babcock, at the
head Of the republican committee,