The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-03
THE RESULT TODAY

. For some weeks past many Ntpuoli-
cans have not felt that this was assur.
ed, II was feared that the strength Of
the silver craze, especially in the mining
states of the Vast, would be strong
; enough to secure the election Of sem
ate which would place silver before ev-
erything else. This has changed, Pres
: ent indications are that Mckinley win
, overwhelmingly sweep the country,
and Republican leaders are confident
that when he is inaugurated president
he viii not only find house OF repre-
: sentatives in thorough sympathy with
him, but the other branch % congress
will also be in favor OF protection and
honest money. The fear was that,
: while majority Of the senate would
be Republican. the majority would not
be large enough to overcome the op-
position OF the silver Republicans, who
might attempt to amend the bill. as
was done in the last senate, 50 as TO
provide for the free coinage Of silver,
and thus either kill the bill outright,
or send Major Mckinley tariff bin
which he could not sign and be con-
sistent with his former record.
1t is now regarded as certain that a
majority OF the next senate will CON
sist OF simon-pure Republicans. who
believe that protection is better REM
edy for the existing commercial de-
pression than would be the free coinage
of silver. As at present constituted the
senate consists Of eighty-nine members.
There is one vacancy from Delaware,
caused by the failure Of the legislature
to elect successor to Senator Higgins.
the fun membership OF the senate be-
ing ninety
Politically the senate is divided as
follows according to the Congressional
Record: Republicans 4s; Democrats.
SO; Populists, 8; Independent, l. Among
the Republicans are included Stewart
and Jones, Of Nevada, Dubois. Of Ida
no, Teller. OF Colorado Brown. OF Utah.
and Mantle, OF Montana. These men
are no longer members Of the Republi- |
can party, and being supporters Of !
Bryan during the present campaign, |
they should be classed as Democrats or
Popocrats. Deducting these six from
the Republican strength. and adding
them to the Democratic, there are: Re
publicans, 40: Democrats. As; Populists.
5; Independent, /. The Independent is
Kyle, of South Dakota, who is really a
Populist.
Senators are elected for term OF six
years. and it is arranged that the terms
OF some expire every odd numbered |
year. Forty-nine of the present mem
bership OF the senate will continue to |
hold office after the Inauguration Of |
Mckinley. and the term Of thirty sena-
tors will expire March 4th, next year. |
In each case the election OF their sue
cessOrs will be determined by the posi-
ton of the legislatures on the currency
question.
Twenty-eight OF the hold-over Repub-
lican senators will be trustworthy Re
publicans. Mantle, Pettigrew. Cannon
and Stewart have left the party. max
ing loss Of four to the Republicans.
Carter and Shoup aided in the blocking
of the tariff in the last congress, but
are now loyal Republicans. and have
been before their constituents this cam
paign establishing a record on which |
they cannot very well go back. They |
have repeatedly I'D them that the tar
iff is more important than the silver |
question. and have tried to hold them |
in line with that argument.
In addition to these twenty-eight who |
will work earnestly for tariff revision,
the Republicans must have seventeen |
additional voters to give them a tie,
which would enable them to win. as
Vice-President Hobart would have the |
casting vote. They are reasonably sure |
Of eighteen-which is one more than
they need. These will come from the |
following states: Iowa, Kentucky,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire,
Maryland, North Dakota, New York,
DN01AA 1dhbAdf OlNkOAAf NElllOuAf lill-
nois, Kansas, California, Connecticut,
Washington, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
They can afford to lose one of these
states and still have the forty-fve,
which with the vice-president would
give a majority. There are also three
doubtful states which the Republicans
may capture, il the Mckinley tidal |,
wave is as strong as many people ex-
pect it will be. These doubtful states
are Idaho, where Dubois is now SEN
ator; Missouri, now represented by
Vest, and Florida, where Senator Call
will either be succeeded by an honest
money Democrat or a Republican. Con-
ceding the Democrats all Of the doubtful
states, and one Of those which are GER
tainly Republican, and the protecionist
honest-money men will be in a majority
with the assistance Of the vice presl-
dent.
There is also renewed hope Of Repub-
lican success in several of the Southern
states. Whether this hope is justified
by success or not, the Republicans and
Democrats are fully de-
to make fight today wher-
ever a fair fight can be had. States
with such strong leanings towards
sound money and protection as Vlr-
ginia, Louisiana and Texas, will not be
neglected simply because the odds are
80 fearfully against fair play in the de-
Of the result. In some Of
them it is known that there is major
ty against Organism, and a strong at
-empt will be made TO give it expression
N votes today. A fight will also be
made in tvery district for sound-money
candidates for congress, and whether J
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