Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-11-20
A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW,
Those "SubstantiaI Gains" Disappear
Like the Morning Mists.

ical Mark Tapleys in the Democratic
party are complacently announcing
that they are well satisfied and really
encouraged by the gains" which
they made in the late election.
Well, it is a good thing to be easily
satisfied. a very good thing, But II
may not be bad plan to really look
the field over. now chat the smoke oil
battle has cleared away. and see just
what has happened, and whether il
is the Democrats or the Republicans
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 If any Democrat can find any
gains" there, or any cause for hap
piness, he will be entitled to 70 to-I
silver medal. 1t is now apparent that
no less than seven of the thirty.four
Democrats in the Senate are morally
certain to be succeeded by Repnbli-
cans. Four of the Democratic Sena-
tors who will step down in March,
1900, are Roach. Of North Dakota,
Turpie, of Indiana. White, Of Califor-
mia, and Mitchell, If Wisconsin. AL
though States did not hold elections
which form the basis OF this conclu-
sion, the elections oil this month,
however, may be said to have signed
the death warrants of German, Of
Maryland, Smith, Of New Jersey, and
Murphy, OF New York. Mr.. Cor
mans successor will be elected this
coming winter, and is sure to be a
Republican. The other two, Edward
Murphy, it,, 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 legis-
latures OF their respective States, both
are doomed to be succeeded by Re-
publicans in 1890. Thus it viii be
seen that there are probably six Dem.
ocratic Senator'S who will give place
to Republicans at that time, three
certain, and as it only takes change
of two to give an easy control to the
Republicans, the favorable result to
that party is apparent. .zsy s .sa..a..s
The Senate to day stands 43lRepub-
leans, "a Democrats, silver Repub-
licans, Populists, ! Independent
Kyle. Of South Dakota), and va
cancy from Oregon.
OF the 80 Senators who will retire
March 3, 1899. II are Republicans, Is
Democrats, silver Republicans, and
Populists.
The III Republicans retiring are
Aldrich (R. ~, Burrows (Mich.)
Clark (Wyo). Davis (Minn.), Hale
(Me.). Hanna (Ohio), Hawley Conn. }
Lodge (Mass), Proctor (vt.), Quay
(Pa.), and Wilson (Wash.).
Ohio's election made certain the re
turn of Mr.. Hanna, and Of the re
naming ten all save Clark, Of Wyom
ing, and Wilson, Of Washington, and
there is good reason to believe thai
both Of these will also be re elected,
Fifteen DEMOCRATS go out in 1899
Bate, of Tennessee; Cockrell, OF Mis-
souri,; Daniel, of Virginia; Faulkner
OF West Virginia; German, Of Mary.
lard; Gray. OF Delaware; Mills, O.
Texas; Mitchell, of Wisconsin; Mon,
ey, Of Mississippi; Murphy, Of New
York; Pasco, OF Florida; Roach, oil
North Dakota; Smith, Of New Jersey
Turpie, of Indiana, and White, Of
California. Mr. Germans fate has
already been determined. A Repub-
lican will come from Maryland to the
Senate in his place, and last weeks
election in New Jersey indicates
clearly that Republican will succeed
Mr.. Smith. These two changes will
offset the possible Republican loss
already referred to- Tennessee. Mis-
souri,. Virginia. Texas. Mississippi,
aud Florida will continue to be repre-
scented by Democrats, reducing the
certain Democratic membership to
twenty. FIVE. That West Virginia,
Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Cali
fornia will send Republicans to the
next Senate no one VITO is in touch
with the trend of events doubts.
These. with the Republican gain IN
Maryland and New Jersey. will in
crease the Republican membership to
forty. seven. The belief here is that
Delaware will send a Republican TO