Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-01-28
The New Senators.

The exact political status OF the Na'lon
al Senate will not be known until tne nnai
adjustment of the difficulties which exis:
in Kentucky and Delaware. and until ail
the vacancies are filed. There are dead
ocks in several of the States. From pres
emit appearances, instead OF two or at most
three groups of members, the next Senate
viii have five namely, the Republicans, the
silver Democrats, the Populists, the hon.
est-money Democrats, and tie silver
Republicans. In twelve states Senators
were chosen last week. In six OF these
the present lnc1muenrs were re-eie cts az
follows: Orville II. Platt, Republican, IN
Connecticut; George W. Vest, Democrat, IN
Missouri; J. II. Gallinger, Republican, ID
New Hampshire; James X. Jones Demo
crat, in Arkansas; Henry N. Teller, silver
Pooulist, in Colorado; and Henry Z. Hans
brough, Republican, in North Dakota.
In New York David B. Hill, the Demo-
cratic leader until the wild wave OF Pop
ulism struck and enguifed the Democracy,
has been succeeded by Thomas G. Platt,
Republican. In Indianapolis Charles W.
Fairbanks, who was the temporary Chair
man OF the Republican National Conven-
ton which met in st. Louis on tnne 10,
and nominated Mckinley and Hobart, has
been elected to sncceed Daniel W. Voor-
hees. In Pennsylvania Boiso Penrose,
Ousy's "me too will succeed Don Came-
ron. In Illinois William e. Mason, a ma
tive of York stats from which likewise
Senator-elect Plat and Senator Teller
hail. was chosen with unexpected unamlty
to succeed John NJ. Palmer, the candidate
fthe National Democracy fors the Presi-
dency. Mr.. Mason lives in the city OF
Chicago; thus in Illinois as also in Indiana
and Pennsylvania, the disposition TO look
to the large cities for Senator candidates,
instead of to the minor towns, is notice
able. In North Carolina Jeter Pritcbard,
a silver Republican, has been Reelected,
and in Kansas the remarkable William
Alfred PETER, who had no previous expe-
rience in Congress when elected to the
Senate by the Populists in 1891, has been
"turned down. in favor of another Popa-
list from the Sunfower State, namely,
William A. Harris, who was elected Con-
gresham in 1892 by the Democrats ana
Populists in opposition to the Republican
candidate. PETER the present Senator,
and Harris who succeeds him, have each
war second. PETER was on the the Union
side in the Eighty third Illinois Infantry:
Harris was on the Confederate side in the
army Of North Virginia. Peffsr is law
yer by profession; Harris who succeeds
him. is civil engineer. PETER has had
nothing to do with the Union Pacific Rail-
road except to denounce that corporation;
Harris aided in 1.-The construction OF the
Kansas division as an engineer. Peifer is
ten years older than his successor and 10
said to know very much less. Both are
unconditional silverites, and the political
divisions in the Senate are not altered in
any respects by the substitution of one
for the other.
From Delaware there are three claimants
for the seat of Senator. Col. Du Pont a
Republican, Mr.. Addicks, an Addicks Re-
pvblican, and Richard X. Kennedy, a
Democrat silverite whose election Is de-
clared irregular by part OF the Rspubli-
cans of Dover. while other Republican
members declare there is no vacancy in
the delegation from Delaware, Col Du
Pont, heretofore elected being entitled to
the seat. Kentucky has but one Senator
William Lindsay. and the post Of his for
mer colleague, Senator Blackburn, re-
rnains racant, tho division of thu t~" Po-
litical parties in this former Democratic
stronghold being now very close, and IN,
der the biennial system, there being no
Legislature in session in Frankfort this
winter unless convoked by the Republican
Governor, Bradley, 1t is said tnat Brad
ley himself has Senatorial aspirations. The
date fixed for the next session Of the Ken
tucky Legislature is Jan. 3, 1898.