The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-28
CHANGES IN THE sENArE.
Terms of Twenty-Nfne Members Ex-
pire March Next.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

l,Ittaueipflll Inquirer.
In the excitement over the presidential
election it has escaped general notice that
the elections this fall viii have an impor-
tant bearing on the political Composition
OF the Senate after March 4. There are
twenty-nine Senators whose terms expire
on that date. while vacancy from Della
are follows:
Allison. Ia. r.; Blackburn Ky. D.:
BIsi ta, La, D: Brice. o. D.; Brown.
Gibson. Md. d: Hensbrough. n. D.. r.:
Iiili, n. y, D.; lrby. s. c., D.. Jones. Ark.
D Jones. New. p: Kyle. S. D.. p: Mitcl.-
ell p q Pef1aI R. !, Morrill, VI, r. Palmer ~.
Plat e cenn k"f R. p Prit PSTEns Cal e. r.
Pugh Ala D.; Squire, Wash. r.: Teller.
T To p; Vest. Mo. D.; Villas. Wis. D.;
There are ten Republicans. thirteen Dem
-ocrats six Populists or Independents. in
cancy Already Foraker. Rep. has been
chosen to succeed Brice. Dem: wellington.
Rep, to succeed Gibson. Deb. Against sit
ting Republicans the only seeming good
chances for opposition success is in sue
cessors to Hansbrough and Pritchard. but
Il is believed that all viii be reelected. OF
Democratic Senators those likely TO he sue
ceeded by Republicans are: Blackburn
Hill. Palmer, Villas and quite. probably Vest
will be succeeded by a free-silverite. Du-
bois may be succeeded by Democrat or
publican. PETER by a Republican and Teller
by himself, and the vacancy in Delaware
Is lkely 10 De niled by q Democrat III Re-
publican differences are not healed.
The congressional directory gives the po-
ltical makeup of the Senate as follows:
Republicans. 49, Democrats. 80: Third
party. 4: vacancy. 1-90 But this is not
strictly correct OF the so-called Republic
ans, Jones. of Nevada: Dubois. Brown OF
otah; Teller. Mantle Stewart and Petit
grew are Bryan free-silver men and have
openly left the Republican party This
makes the Republican strength really 80.
10 the next Senate already two Repub-
means nave been elected, making al The
Republicans must hold their own and gain
I'VE more to control the Senate. There is;
little doubt that Republicans will win I'm
New York and WISCONSIN. Apparently the
chances are excellent in South Dakota Iili-
nois and in Kentucky. where there are va
cancies to be filled in the Legisa ture most
likely to make II Republican. In addition.
Republlcans hope TO carry Kansas Indiana
and Missouri. Republicans carried these
States at the last elections though the
HeVed the Sound-money Democrats will
more than offset Republican defections. IL
these States are all carried the Republicans
VIII have 40 and can afford to lose three i'm
other contests and still control the Senate
There are one or two other States where
the Republicans have chances to win
ihough not very promising ones 1t is
hoped that at least some of the disa affected
republicans from the far West will vote
Tor a new tariff bill or account of the wool
industry. Thus there is a fairly good
chance that straight-out Republicans will
control the next Senate. with the alterna-
1--WE oil an increased third party member
SNIP which will hold the balance of power