The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-18

The following was clipped from the
columns Of the Philadelphia Star. II is
from the pen OF it's Washington cores.
pondent on the mako up OF the next Con.
gress.
The Republican leaders are beginning
to show signs of nervousness over the
failure OF the three States OF Delaware.
Idaho and Oregon, where their party reo-
pie are III control, to elect Senators to I'LL
Senatorial vacancies that will occur on
the 4th OF March next, In two of these
States, Oregon and Idaho, the danger be-
comes imminent dnlly. as tho laws In
those States fix a limit to the life OF the
Legislatures. In Idaho the Legislature
begins Its sessions In January and con
tinues for sixty days. In Oregon tho sss-
sion is begun also in January, but con.
tinues only for forty days. So the con-
tests In these States are drawing to Il
close without any prospect. as far as can
10 seen here, of result being reached.
In Delaware the situation ls somewhat
different, as there. although there Is no
immediate prospect that the deadlock Will
be broken, the sessions OF the Leg islnturo
have no legal limit and continue indeh.
nitely.
Should the Legislatures of the three
States mentioned fall to choose Senators
at their present sessions, there is no possl-
blllty OF their being represented In the
Senate here for two years to coma os the
decision OF the Senate liz the cases OF
Mantle. Beck with and Alien, who were
prevented in 1898 from taking their seats.
Will probably deter the Governors of Del
aware, Idaho and oregon from attempt
ing to fill the vHncancies by appointment.
In this event the Republicans will be con-
5iderably handicapped In their Efforts to
bring about Ireorganization OF the
Senate. The arrival here OF senator
| Wilson, of WASHINGTON. gives the Senate.
/ for the first time /. two years, Its
| full quota of elghty'eight memhers. or
these the Democrats w!li have forty three,
| the Republicans forty aud the POpullSt6
/ five. n majority being fOTty-tiy6.
| Should all Of the three States that are
| now deRdloeked succeed In electing Sana-
tors, tic Senateiafter the 4th of Narch:will
! still contain eighty eight members OF
which the Republicans will have forty
/ three, the Democrats thrty.nine and the
| Popuiists six. II however these States
should fail to elect the condition OF
things two years ago will BIS repeated.
| anu the Senate will have but eiEhty-ilve
members majority being forty.t!rac.
| The Republicans will have forty, the DEM
ocrats thirty.nine and the fopulists six.
Although the margin between the RepuU-
leans mud a mnj rty WILL be increased by
this event the Iepuhlcuus viii be in the
plurality by ono vote. tic Popullsts re.
tanning their balance OF power.
The lights in Idaho and Delaware ara
three .Curuered-iu each case third man
ho q ng The balance Of power anu rcfustng
to yield II to et' Ter Of tho two leading OPP
punenta. This especially is true In ldeho,
where Clagelt the thil Il man III tho race,
has enough votes to elect one or the other
OF the two lsa1lers. Sweet or SAoup, In
Delaware this is also true. though not mp.
parent on the fuce OF the returns. The
votes that are baiug cast Tor Msaaey. four
IN number would not eieet Ad iicks. bur
would elect Higgins. IL IS understood
however that Addicks can be elartel II lie
can get Masaeys four votes for then. II il
said, he VIII be Il Ie To draw enough
strength from Higgins to give him u ma
iurity over Mi.
luis result is looked for any day by
those who Eass followed Tho fight iron
the beginning. hut the opinion Ia gaining
ground that there will be no election II
DelnwaIe or Idaho or In Oregon lllg
gins frieuGa made III tho bagiHntug VIVA
was considered a very unwise Hight vi
AldjCks. 1bey started in not only to ora
him for the ssaHtur-AJp. but 10 ruin hit
character. I'll course lac ISeis hat ns ut
mercy WIS SHOWN to him hs has no favor
to grant.