The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-11-19
Washington Letter.
Special Correspondence:

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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. Is, 1897.
The political Mark Tapleys in the demo
cratic party are complacently announcing
that they are well satisfied and really en-
couraged by the "gains" which they made
In the late election.
Well, it is good thing to be easily salts
fed, 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 1t is the democrats or the repub.
licans who have made substantial gains.
One of the most important, in fact the
really important, results of the election was
its effect on the senate, and IL any demo-
crat can find any ''gains" there, or any
cause for happiness, he will be entitled to a
16 to one silver medal. 1t is now apparent
that no less than seven of the thirty four
democrats in the senate are morally GER
tain to be succeeded by republicans, and
| still anOther-Lindsay, of Kentucky-who
is equally certain to be laid on the shelf, his
place taken, however, by free silver dem
ocrat. Four of the democratic senators
who will step down In March. 1899, are
Roach, of North Dakota; Turpie, of Indiana;
White, of California, and Mitchell of Wis
consin. Although states did not hold cleo
tions which form the basis of this conclu-
| sion, the elections of this month. however,
may be said to have signed the death war
rants of German, of Maryland; Smith, of
New Jersey, and Murphy. of New York.
Mr.. Germans successor will be elected this
coming winter, and is sure to be a repub-
lican. The other two, Edward Murphy,
Jr., of New York, and James Smith, Jr., of
New Jersey, each has one more chance at
the bat; but judging from the results on
the legislatures of their respective states,
both are doomed to be succeeded by repub-
licans 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 it only takes a
change of two to give an easy control to the
republicans, the favorable result to that
party is apparent.
The senate today stands 43 republicans,
"a democrats, silver republicans, 6 pop
ulists, 1 Independent Kyle, of South Da-
kota), and 1 vacancy from Oregon.
OF the 80 senators who will retire March
s, 1899, IL are republicans, Is democrats,
2 silver republicans, and populists.
The II republicans retiring are Aldrich
(R. ~, Burrows (Mich), Clark (Wyo.h
Davis (Minn.), Hale (Me), Hanna (Ohio),
Hswley Comm, Lodge (Mass.), Proctor
(Vt), Quay (Pa.), md Wilson (Wash.).
Ohio's election made certain the return of
Mr.. Hanna, and of the remaining ten all
save Clark, of Wyoming, and Wilson, of
Washington, and there is good reason to
believe that both of these will also be re-
elected.
Fifteen democrats 90 out In 1899: Bate,
Of Tennessee; Cockrell, of Missouri: Daniel,
of Virginia; Faulkner, Of West Virginia;
German, of Maryland; Gray, 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, and White, of California. Mr..
Germans fate has already been determined.
A republican will come from Maryland to
the senate in his place, and last weeks
election In New Jersey indicates clearly
that a republican will succeed Mr.. Smith.
These two changes will Offset the posi-
BILE republican loss already referred to.
Tennessee, Missouri, Virginia, Texas, Mis-
sissippi, and Florida will continue to be rep
resented by democrats, reducing the GER
tain democratic membership to twenty-five.
That West Virginia, Wisconsin, North Da.
kota, and California will send republicans
to the next senate no one who is In touch
with the trend of events doubts.
These, with the republican gain In Mary
land and New Jersey, will increase the re-
publican membership to forty-seven. The
belief here is that Delaware will send re-
publican to succeed Gray IL the republic
cans in that little borough do not tangle
themselves up, as they did two years ago in
the AddIcks- Higgins fight. II present con-
ditions continue, Indiana republicans are
confident they will elect Turpie's successor.
Indiana Is an industrial state, and with the
improvement in her industries, due to a
republican administration, there should be
no question about the complexion OF the
legislature she will elect next year. In
New York 1t Is believed one year OF Tam
many will secure n republican legislature
and give Platt republican colleague la the
senate.
1t is thus perfectly apparent that the re-
suit Of the present democratic gains" was
to absolutely assure the control Of the SEN
ate to the republicans.