Evening star., 1896-11-04
Changes That May Take Place in
the Senate.
POPULISTS MAY HOLD THE BALANCE
Representatives Probably Now
Elected to the Lower House.
SOUND MONEY MAJORITY

Inc Senate at present consists of thirty
hlilc democrats. forty republicans and ten
popuilSts. This tabulation takes into ac-
count tie changes in party alignment
caused by the bolt of Senators Teller, Dl-
DO S, Pettisrew and Cannon from the re-
publican party last June, and also pro-
Woes for the vacancy now existing from
the Stale of Delaware. Returns from the
elections not sufficiently complete 10
forecast with accuracy the political COM
position of the upper house in the Fifty
hfth Congress. but enough is known TO
make possible some interesting speculations
along that line
The republicans have already gained
seats from the democrats in the cases of
Cfio and Maryland. 1t Is practically GER
tam that in New York. Illinois, Wisconsin
ahd Indiana republican legislatures have
been elected TO choose successors to dem
'cratic Senator's The chances seem TO be
lhht kentucky. Kansas, Missouri and
south Dakota have also chosen republican
legislatures that will add TO the republi
can strength in the Senate. On the basis
OF these facts and surmis.s the republ-
cans VIII make 4 gross gain of ten votes IN
me Senate, involving loss to the demo-
crats of the votes of blackburn. Brice,
Gibson. Hiil. Palmer, Vest. Villas and Voor-
hees aid TO The poDuiists of Kyle and
Pcffer
Some Possibilities.
On the other hand ii is possible that the
republicans have lost one seat from Utah
and one from North Carolina making a net
gain of eight votes through the medium Of
this election. 1t is probable that the demo
Gratis have carried the Legislature Of Della
ware, which would give them one seat, in
addition to those that seem now to be
saine'i from the republicans IN itah and
North Carolina This will bc net loss OF
five seats to n. democrats. The populists
whose six votes viii be augmented by the
accession Of the four boiling republicans,
will from this strength of ten suffer u loss
OF two seats. these of X yle and p".fer, thus
making the Senate stand. the basis OF
this calculation, forty-eight republicans
thirty-four democrats aud eight populsts.
of the states clas$ed above having
elected republican legislatures to choose
successors to other than republican Sera-
tors now sitting, three may he fairly class
81 IS dpubtful-South Dakota, Kansas and
Missouri Should these three states moi go
in thi, way the Senate would s:and-re-
publicans, forty-tive: democrats, thirty
seven: populists, eight; giving the repuhIi-
cans just half Of the entire Senate and
leaving the deciding vote, in case of the
union of the opposing parties. to the Vice
President. who il is now known will he a
republican.
on The other hand. North Carolina ami
Utah which are caSsei as taking from
the republican strength and adding to the
democratic, are not conceded % be GER
tain 10 give this result. Should anything
less than this measure Of success come to
the republicans the Senate VIII probably be
left as at present, with neither OF the great
parties in poSS, sSiCn Of an actual aJority.
hut with the populists holding the balance
Of power.
Hence it appears that the complexion of
the Senate next year depends upon the
composition of the legislatures in South
Dakota. Kansas, Missouri, Utah and North
Carolina.