The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.

and Iowa, Tor portions ol the leR's"-
lures which are TO be chosen in Iowa
and New Jersey are To participate Ia the
election OF senators.
While all senatorial elections are sub
jects OF especial interest here, those this
fall especially in Ohio and Maryland,
are particularly SO, because the control
OF the senate from March a, 1899, To
1901 may be determined by them. On
the Ohio election viii depend the com
plexion Of the senate between this and
1899. provided Republican IL seated
from Oregon.
So Ohio is the first to attract atten-
ton, because she may determine the
control OF the senate for the next two
years, while she may, with the other
states above named, control it for two
years more 1t is not surprising, then,
that every politician from Ohio is eager
~ questioned on his arrival here, and
TINT those from other states arc also
the subject Of attention when they put
in an appearances On the states above
named may depend the control Of the
senate during all OF President McKin-
lcy's term.
There are now % Republicans in the
senate, 81 silver Democrats, > silver Re
publicans, so-called. . Populsts, and 3
sound-money Democrats The death OF
Senator George and the absence Of n
senator from Oregon lenves the total
number but SS. With II Republican,
seated from Oregon, and one elected in
Ohio. that party would, with the coop
Grafton of one Populists, control the
senate. Even II Democrat were APP
pointed TO succeed senator George, il is
considered probable that at leust one OF
the Populists would cooperate with the
Republicans, thus leaving that party in
control Of the senate with the aid OF the
vice presidents vote.
Thirty-one seats in the senate are TO
be filed between now and March 4 (,
1899 Eleven Of these are now filed by
Republicans, fifteen by silver Democrats,
two by Populists, two by silver Repub-
Leans. and one by sound.money Dem.
ocrat. 1t is conceded that the Repubi.
cans will elect senators from Maine,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut Pennsy lvnnia, Iowa, Mich
igan, and Minnesota; the Democrats in
Virginia, Florida, South Carolina, Tex
as, and probably Missouri and Tcnnes-
see; and the siveritrs in Nevada, Mon.
tann, and Utah With the Ohio Repub-
Leans successful this fall, the Republican
party is practically sure OF = l votes in
the senate in the last hall of Mckinley =
term, and the silver Democrats %.
There IL reason To believe that the
Republicans may be successful in sending
members OF their pnrty from Maryland,
West Virginia, Indiana, Wisconsin,
North Dakota, California, New York,
and New Jersey to succeed Democrats
now holding seats from these states.
Should this happen it would give the
party an easy control Of the senate
Should they only win IN half these
states they would he able 10 control the
senate with the vote OF the vice pres.
idrnt
II will he seen, then, that there is good
reason for the intense interest with
which the Ohio election OF this fall is bc.
ing watched Upon 1t alone may depend
the control Of the senate between this
time and March lth, lS99, while upon
Ohio, Maryland. and a few other close
states will depend the control after
March 9TH, 500, to the end u President
Mex nlcy's term.
Therefore all eyes are ON Ohio ~ TO
her possible control Of the senate during
the next eighteen months aud on Ohio,
Maryland, and n lew other close states
as 10 the control OF that body during
tho remainder Of President Mex inley' =
term.
Happily, the reports from all Of these
states are very encouraging To the Re-
publcans. In Ohio there now remains
no doubt Of success, provided the mem
bcrs Of the party in that state do not