Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-09-29
SEATS IN SENATE.
Importance of Next State Legisla.
tive Elections.
Fate OF Thirty United states SENATOR
doubtful - some Democratic
Losses Po-.ibi~-NeNt Hatch
of Statement.

al Stutc~men.
Al this years elections Legislators are
TO he chosen in many OF the states who
will participate in the choice OF United
States senators to fill the vacancies aris-
ing on March 4, 1899. There will be
30 vacancies. Thirty senators go out OF
office on that day, 30 go out of office
on March 4. 1901. and 30 on March 4.
1903, the total number OF states now
being as, and the total number of SEN
ators. with a fun complement, being 90
OF the 30 senator's who will go out OF
Office in what has sometimes been called
1.-The next batch" IL are democrats, II
are republicans, three are silver repub-
Leans and one is a populist. The loss
TO the democratic side probably will he
more serious than to the republicans,
not merely in numbers. but in respect
of the men who go out. Among the
democrats whose terms expire are Ar
thur 4. German. OF Maryland: Charles
j. Faulkner. of West Virginia: John l..
Mitchell. of Wisconsin. and David Tur-
pie, of Indiana. Turpie has already an
nounced himself as IA candidate for re-
election two years hence. but he. like
Faulkner. German and Mitchell is by
no means sure of reelection. for the
three states from which these senators
come were carried by the republicans
by large majorities in November last.
West Virginia gave 10000 republican
majority and has now a republican gov
ernor In office. The present legislature
has republican majority of 81 on
joint ballot. Maryland was carried for
Mckinley by majority OF more than
10000. II also has republican gov
ernor, and the present legislature is
republican by more than two to one.
Wisconsin was carried for Mckinney bv
/ n majority OF more than 1000 \ re-
publican governor was elected by near
! ~ 100000. and the republicans control
the legislature nearly five to one. What
ever chance of democratic success there
may bc in Indiana. there i less i'm the
other three state+ named. Senator Cor
man has been in the senate since 1881.
Senator Faulkner became a United
States senator In 1887.
The terms of some of'the bcst-known
republicans, active and influential as
leaders OF the senate. expire on March
!. 1899. but these senators happen To
hail from the states i'm which the SUI
premacy OF the republicans is 50 well
established that the possibility OF demo
cratic success j. hardly 10 be considered
| In the list of these senators are Nelson
w. Aldrich, of Rhode Island; Matthew
=. Quay, of PennsN lVania. now more
than ever republican state; Henry
Cabot Lodge. of Massachusetts,: Cush-
Ia nF
Hale. of Maine aud Redficld Proctor. of
| Vermont. In no one of these six over
whclmingly republican states is there
any prospect of democratic success.
New England is now without demo-
cratic senator. The four middle states
| New York, New Jersey. PENNSYLVANIA
and Delaware, have three democrats
all OF whose terms end with the next
change in the senate. One of those
whose terms expire is Edward Murphy.
of New York; another is james smith
Jr., of New Jersey; the third is George
Gray. of Delaware In the south and
! southwest there are several democratic
senators whose terms expire on March
! 4. 1899. and who have. at least. some.
| prospect OF return to Washington. or
| of being succeeded by democrats Of
similar political notions. These are
Roger Q. Mills, OF Texas; John w.
Daniel. of Virginia. Senator Pasco. of
Florida. and Senator Bate. of Tennessee
There will be one democratic vacancy i'm
California and another in North Dnltota.
The term of Senator HawleN. reDub-
! ican. in Connecticut, expires on the
! same day.
The three silver republicans whose
terms expire in 1890 are Cannon. of
Utah; Mantle. OF Montana. and Stewart.
OF Nevada, three representatives, OF
states Of minor political importance.
Senator Stewart however. though the
stmiwart representative Of state no
iitically insignificant il n notable figure
in Washington. He was elected 10 the
senate away back IN 1864. in advance of
any 81 his colleagues and before even the
venerable Morrill,. OF Vermont. who took
his seat three years later. Senator
Stewart has not been - senator consccu-
lively since 1864. but he has been long
enough in Washington to know what e.
going on and occasionally 10 have some
thing 10 say about il. Cannon and Man
tie are generally listeners The popu-
list senator whose term expires il VIII
liam Y. Allen. Of Nebraska. IN addition
10 being populisi from the Bryan state.
Mr.. Allen is an Ohio man. and II hc has
the prOverbinl luck Of Ohio men in
American polite be may continue 10
represent Nebraska populism at Wash
inRton. privilege which would not
have been his solely n Thurstou hadn't
beaten William y. Bryar for senator ~
January. 1906.
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business b. improving. prosperity f..
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bank oIs1riugs Tor thr 'nitc1 States for
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