The times., 1897-04-08

DenucFatiC gain. :. :, ..GE4,olO
A dozen cities and a change of quarter
of nillion In q hundle ed othef citles
from which returns have been leoeiFed the
portionatelynotabie.u uf"htef
New York has only to do very sInail
part of what any of these cities have done,
relatively, to give another overwhelming
Democratic victory this fail.
That big Democratic victory in Chicago
furnished food for discussion at the capi-
tai all day yesterday, and its ERECT ON
the future political situation VIII continue
To he talked about for many days. Even
Republican Congressman readily admitted
that one of the ultimate results would
presumably be the loss OF the Filt5-siSth
Congress to the Republicans. nearer
result is the effect upon the United states
Senate In the present close poliCcal
status OF that body, the election of a
Democrat TO succeed Hanna would place
the Senate safely in conttol of the op-
position The election Of Republican
Senator in Kentucky is To longer feared
by Democratic leaders They regard the
defeat Of Hunter as settled beyond gues-
tion ,.aHd believe the vacancy will be filled
hy the legislature to be chosen this fail
appeal to the people of the Blue Grass State
Will result in an easy victory for Senator
Joe Blackburn.
In the neishhoring State OF Maryland
there are also signs OF great Democratic
revival Senator Gurman's only comment
on the Chicago election yesterday was
the lLconic "0h, they promised so much
that they had no hope OF holding their
vote" He did not discuss the effect of
the spring elections on the fall campaign
i'll Maryland But Maryland Democrats
who were about the Capitol were conf
dent that the reaction would he as strong
in the East as IN the West. Ex-Congress-
man Talbot, OF the Eastern Shore, said
the news gave the Maryland people great
confidence in the result, and ex-senator
Gibson said to The Times: senator Cor
man win he reelected Senator as easily
as any time in his life
At stake in the elections OF this fall are
| the following Sonatorships:
Kentucky Vacancy
| Maryland ............... .Gorman, Dem.
! Ohio. o............a,. ............B Hanna, Rep.
Virginia T. Daniel. Dem.
Democratic Senators confidently assert
| that all four seats will be carried by the
| Democrats IL entucky and OHIO go Demo
! cratic, then, as soon as the legislatures
can cleo tSenators next January, the Senate
| will stand, Republicans, Al, opposition. 4S.
vacancy toregonl, 1. This will place the
| Republieansln anentireiy hopeless minority
| one queer result of the election Is the
| large apparent increase in the gold Demo
| cratic vote in Michigan. The vote appears
| TO have quadrupied over that cast for lai-
mer In Detroit city there was consider
! able Legitimate increase from gold Demo
Gratis who voted for Mckinley, but it is ex-
| planned that In other parts OF the State 1t
| is due to inistak es made by voters in mark
ing the official ballot. The gold ticket
was headed 'Deuiocratic' and had prece
dence on the ballot over the regular Demo
| cratic fusion ticket, which was headed
| "Democratio-P eople Union silver ticket
| Detroit's celebrated ex-Inayor is evident
| " badly broken up. He charges Secretary
| AIyer and Senator Mcmillan with helping
to defeat the ticket The Detroit Ncw'
| uuotes him as saying: "You couldn't eX
| pect apy different result There was tbs
| whole democratic party, with ali the cor
norations back of them, buying up the sa
| looms aud carrying Poles around in hacks
| and "A Republican supreme court listening
| to hired attorneys for the Democraticparty
The Young McMillans and Algers took th'
Poles from Belle Isle to the polls N thell
| carriages. with their coats-of-arnS, ant
| bol-iaiied horses, and their coachnen SIT
| ting un straight beside them They all hac
to do it. win Mcmillan, the Senator's son
had all his spare change up on the result =