The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-10-30
THE SENATE.
The Democrats May Lose 1t, But Can
the Republicans Win It1- The
Ponnlists.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 24-The
present Senate consists of forty. four
Democrats, thirty-seven Republicans,
and four Populists Or Silverites, there
being three vacancies-onei In Montana,
one In Washington, and one in Wyom
ing. These States havs elected, or will
this fall decide the election of Senators
for the next Congress: Virginia, Ar
Kan as, South Carolina, Wyoming,
New Hampshire, Texas, Georgia, Lii.
nois, Rhode Island, Oregon, Maine,
Louisiana, Tennessee, Delaware, Mas.
sachusetts, West Virginia, Michigan,
New Jersey, Nebraska, Alabama, South
Dakota, Kansas, Montana, North Caro-
lima, Idaho, Minnesota, Iowa and Col
orado.
In Virginia, Arkansas, South Caro-
lima, Kentucky, Texas, Georgia, Louisi-
ana, Tennessee, Alabama, and North
Carolina, ten States in all, the outgoing
Senators are Democrats, and their sue
cessors will be Democrats also. No
political change is expected in them.
In Wyoming, Nebraska, Illinois,
Rhode Island, Oregon, Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota and
Iowa, the outgoing Senators are Re.
publicans and their successors will be
Of the same party. Some of them,
notably In Iowa and Rhode Island,
have already been elected. No pOliti-
cal change there.
In three States the succeesorship of
three Democrats is in doubt. These
States are Kansas, West Virginia and
New Jersey. In Kansas a Republican
gain is probable. In West Virginia
the re election of a Democrat is most
likely. In New Jersey, Senator Nc
Pherson will, from present appear
ances, have a Republican successor
a Republican gain and a Democratic
loss of two.
Three States now represented by Re-
publicans in which the battle for suc-
cession is between the Republicans and
POpulists, rather than between the
Republicans and Democrats, are Colo
RADIO, Nebraska, and Idaho. In Colo
RADIO the result Of this years election,
which is for Governor, is ur certain,
but with q fair probability that the
Republicans will prevail. In Nebraska,
present advices point to the election of
William J. Bryan, Populist, to succeed
Senator Henderson, Republican In
Idaho, the outlook is favorable to the
Populists. These three States, now
represented by Republicans, are likely
to have two POpuljst and one Republi-
can Senator after the 4gh of March
next, a Republican loss and a Populist
gain of two
Three States now represented by Re
pubEicans in the United States Senate
are still Observation-Disclosures South
Dakota and Montana. The term of
Anthony Higgins, of Delaware, expires
this year, and the Republicans are
making strong efforts to carry the
State. Delaware. formerly a Demo
cratic stronghold, has been rapidly
veering toward the Republican column
of late years, especially since the de
velopment of Wilmington as a centre
for manufacturers. CIeveland's ma
jority in the State in 1892 was only 5O4
votes, and the Democratic Congress
sional candidate had a plurality at the
same election of only All. The result
will probably turn on the ability Of the
Republicans to get their cOlored voters
to the polls, a task which requires
more money than energy, for the pay
ment of a tax is condition of suffrage,
and few Delaware negroes are well to-
do. In South Dakota and Montana
the Republicans will probably be able
to retain Senators of their own party
in place of those whose terms expire on
the 3rd of March next.
The three States in which vacancies
exist not caused by the expiration of
the terms Of present Senators, but by
a conflict of authority owe the right
of a Governor to make an appointment
Of Senator after the adjournment Of
the legislature, are Montana. Washing
ton and Wyoming. In Montana and
Washington (Montana gave ], 200 ma
iority for the Harrison electoral ticket
in 1892, and Washington $500 for the
Harrison electoral ticket in the same
year, Republicans are likely in the
next Senate to hold the positions which
have been vacant through the determ-
nation of the Senate in August last
that the adjournment of q State legis-
lature without action on a Senatorial
election gives a Governor no summary
power of appointment. In Wyoming
the Senator appointed by the Governor
resigned his commission, so his case
was not passed upon. In the Presi-
Dental election of 1892 the Republicans
polled for their electoral ticket 8 800
votes in Wyoming, and the Populists
and Democrats combined 200, with q
reasonable likelihood, therefore, that
the Republicans would carry the State
at this years election, when a Cover
nor and other State officers are to be
chosen.
Thirty one Democratic Senators be-
longing to the last Congress are mem
bers of thenext Congress. Democratic
success in eleven States, as foretold
above, will make the Demec ratio mem
bership of the next Senate forty-two.
Twenty-one Republicans hold over,
and the addition of nineteen more gives
the Republicans a prospective repre-
sentation of forty. There are four
Populists at present, and likely to be
two more after March 4sh, giving them
a total of six, go that when Adlai Stew
enson calls the next Senate to order it
ia likely to be comuosed of forty two