Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-12
The Next senate.



With the close of the present session
of Congress there will be thirty-one va
cant seats i'm the United States Senate.
one of these seats is already vacant on
account of the failure Of the Delaware
Legislature, at its last regular session,
10 elect senator while the remaining
number will become vacant on the 4th
of March next, by reason of the eNplra-
ton of official terms.
Since the personnel Of the Senate con-
sists Of ninety members, there are only
fifty-nine senators whose terms do not
expire with the present session. or this
number twenty-eight are gold kepuDh-
cans. twenty-One free-silver Democrats,
four gold Democrats. three Popullsts. ana
three free-silver Republicans. OF the out
going senators ten are gold RepuDlcans'
ten free-silver Democrats. four gold Dem
Gratis. three Populists, and three free
silver Republicans. on a recapltulatlDn III
will be observed that the division or par
ties in the present Senate is as lolO"s'
Thirtv-eight gold Republicans, thlrty-one
free-silver Democrats, eight gold Demo
Gratis, six Populists, and six tree-siiVer
Republicans
In seven States-viz.. Vermont. Iowa,
Alabama. Louisiana. Georgia. Maryland,
and OhiO-the legislatures have already
selected senators for the next session.
Senators Morrill, and Allison gold Repup-
licans) have both been reelected, "nue
Senators Pugh Blanchard. ana Gordon
free-silver Democratsl are TO be succeed
Ell respectively by Messrs Pettus, NC
Emery. and Clay. who are likewise free
silver Democrats. In Maryland senator
&. II. Gibson 0ree-siver Democrau IS dls,
placed by SenatOr-elect Wellington tsoIu
Republican,. while I'm ONO Senator-elect
Foraker gold Republican, dispiaces Sena-
tor Brice Gree-silVer Democrat. Adulhs
these results TO the number OF moreover
members, the next Senate, up 70 Ihe
nresent time stands: Thirty-twO gold Re-
publicans. twenty-tour lrte-s.Ntr G I'm,
Gratis. four gold Democrats, three Popu-
iists and three free-silver Republicans,
leaving twenty-four vacancies yet to be
~ This number the New York Tribune
claims ten gold Republicans. from the
foiinwing states: California Connecticut,
Illinois Indiana. North Dakota, New
Hampsnire. New York, Oregon, Pennsyl-
vania. and Wisconsin. In four states the
election OF free-siVer Democrats is con-
coded. These states arc floriud, MI
souri, South Carolina. and Arkansas IN
eight of the remaining ten states II Is
likely that free-SlVer senator's VIII De
elected most of them free-silver RePuDll-
cans. These States are Colorado, peia-
ware Idaho Kansas, Nevada, south IA
kota Utah and Washington. In the re-
maining two States-Kentucky ana North
Carolina-the situation IS extremely
From the foregoing figures, it is evident
that the gold Republicans are reasonably
certain Of only forty-two members III we
next Senate with four gold DEMOCRATIC
members. however there will be small
majority of gold men on full vote, al
though IL was extravagantly predicted
some time ago that the next Senate would
he overwhelmingly Republican. Ignoring
the money question. there is likely 10 be
an even balance between Republicans and
Democrats. II will be two or three weeks
vet before the complexion Of the next
Senate is fully settled. but the general
result can be very safely predicted.