The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-11-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.

announcing that tHeY are well Aall9Ht"
and really encouraged by the gains
which they made in the late election.
Well, it is good thing TO be easily
satisfied, very good thing But it
may not be bad plan TO really look
the field over, now that the smoke of
battle has cleared away, and see Just
what has happened, and whether it is
Democrats or the Republicans who
have made substantial gains.
One of the most important, III fact the
reall y important, results of the election
was its effect on the Senate, and if any
Democrat can find any gain" there,
or any cause for happiness, he will be
entitled to a 1G-to-l silver medal. 1t
is now apparent that no less than seven
of the thirty-four Democrats in the
Senate are morally certain to be sue-
eeeded by Republicans, and still anoth-
er- Lindsay, of kentucky-ls equally
certain to be laid on the self, his place
taken, however, by a free-sllyer Dem
ocrat Four of the Democratic Sena-
tors who Will stepdown in March, 1899,
are Roach, of North Dakota, Turpie,
of Indiana White, of California, and
Mitchell, of Wisconsin. Although
States did not hold elections which
form the basis of this conclusion, the
elections of this month, however, may
be said to hive signed the death war
rants Of German, of Maryland, Smith,
of New Jersey, and Murphy, OF New
York Mr. German s successor will
he elected this coming winter, and IL
sure to be n Republican The other
two, Edward Murphy, Jr., of New
York and James Smith, II, of New
Jersey, each has one more chance ut
the bat but Judging from the results
OH the legislatures of their respective
States, both are doomed to be succeed
ed by Republicans IN 1899. Thus it
will be seen that there are probably
SIX Democratic Senators who will give
place to Republicans at that time, three
certain, and as IL only takes n change
of two to give an easy control to the
Republicans, the favorable result to
that party il apparent
The Senate to-day stands AZ Republi
cans, 81 Democrats, 5 silver Republl-
cans, Populists, 1 Independent
Kyle, of South Dakota, and va
cancy from Oregon.
OF the 30 Senators who will retire
March 3, 1899, II are Republicans, Il
Democrats, silver Republicans, and
Populists
The II Republicans retiring are
Aldrieh (R -, Burrows Mich. J, Clark
(Wyo), Davis tMinn.) Hale Me. J.
Hanna ohio, Hawley Conn. J, Lodge
Mass. J, Proctor tNt), Quay Pa. }, and
Wilson Wash !,
Ohio's election made certain the re
turn of Mr.. Hanna, and of the remain
ing ten all save Clark, of Wyoming,
and Wilson, of Washington, and there
is good reason to believe TINT both of
these will also be reelected.
Fifteen Democrats go ont IN 1899 :
Bate, of Tennessee; Cockrell, of Mis-
souri,; Daniel, of Virginia; Faulkner,
of West Virginia; German, of Mary
land; Grny, of Delaware; Mills, OF
Texas. Mitchell, of Wisconsin; Money,
of Mississippi; Murphy, of New York
Pasco, of Florida; Roach, of North
Dakota; Smith. of New Jersey Turpie,
of Indiana, mud White of California.
Mr. Gorman's fate has already been
determined. \ Republican will come
from Maryland to the Senate IN his
place, and the recent election III New
Jersey indicates clearly that II Repub-
| lican will succeed Mr.. Smith These
two changes will offset the possible
Republican loss already referred to
! Tennessee, Missouri, Virginia, Texas,
! Mississippi, and Florida will continue
to be represented by Democrats, re
ducing the certain Democratic member
ship to twenty That West Virgil
mia, Wisconsin, North Dakota, an,
California will send Republicans t.
the next Senate no one who is in toucl
with the trend of events doubts.
These, with the Republican gain il
Maryland and New Jersey, will in
crease the Republican membership tt
forty seven The belief here is thu
Delaware will send II Republican to sue
ceed Cray if the Republicans in tina
little borough do not tangle themselves
mp, as they did two years ago in tho
Addicks Higgins fight. If present con
ditions continue, Indiana Republicans
are confident they will elect Turpie''
successor. Indiana is an industrial
State, and with the Improvement il
her industries, due to n Republican
administration, there should be IL,
question about the complexion of tn,
Legislature she will elect next year. II
New York it is believed one year o
Tammany will secure Republican
legislature and give Plntt n Republican
colleague in the Senate
1t is thus perfectly apparent that TIL,
result of the recent "Demoeratic gains
WAS to absolutely assure the control o
the Senate to the Republicans