The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-07

and Twenty-three are Yet to Be Elected
Reasonably Certain That Present
| Dead Lock WillsBe Broken.
| Washington, November 6.-The control
of the United States Senate will be de-
termined very largely by the result of the
elections next Tuesday when % states
elect legislatures which will in turn Sc
lect senators. The present party strength
| in the Senate is as follows: Republi.
cans, 49,; Democrats, "a; Populists, 6;
Silver Republicans, 6. This gives ma
jority to no one party and it is proved a
fruitful source of doubt in Legislation
influence by party lines.
The terms of 80 of the present senators
are about TO expire and in most of these
cases the legislatures chosen next Tues
day will elect successors. In seven cases,
however, Legislatures already have been
chosen and senators elected, viz: Aldrich
of Rhode Island. Daniel of Virginia. Nc
Comas to succeed GorJnan in Mary land,
Hanna Of Ohio, Money of Mississippi,
Proctor of Vermont, and the legislature
of Maine, which has been elected, but has
n OF yet chosen senator.
In Dragon also, Simon has been elect
ed to fill vacancy. These changes al
ready made, give net gain of two in the
Republican vote; McComas and Simon.
The remaining 23 Senators are yet to be
chosen. Those who are about to retire
are: Allen, Populist, Nebraska; Bate,
Democrat, Tennessee; Burrows, Repub-
lican, Michigan; Cannon, Silver Repub-
lican, Utah; Clarke, Republican. Wyom-
ing; Cockrell Democrat, Missouri; Davis,
Republican, Minnesota; Faulkner. Demo-
crat. West Virginia; Gray, Democrat,
Delaware; Hawley, Republican. Connec-
ticut; Lodge, Republican, Massachusetts;
Mantle, Silver Republican. Montana; /;
Mills, Democrat Texas; Mitchell, Demo.
crat. Wisconsin; Murphy. Democrat, New
York; Pascoe, Democrat Florida; Quay,
Republican, Pennsylvania; Roche, Demo.
crat, North Dakota; Smith. Democrat,
New Jersey; Stewart, Silver Republican,
Nevada; Turpie. Democrat, Indiana;
White, Democrat, California; and Wilson,
RepuDllcan, washington.
In several of these cases the election of
the present incum bents is expected, but
in quite large number of them much
doubt exists.
The Republic an managers are placing
reliance on the fact that they need only
few votes to assure them clear ma
lority while the Democrats, Populists and
Silver Republicans, would have to carry
most all of the doubtful legislatures in
order to prevent Republican majori-
ty.
The states considered most. in doubt
are West Virginia, New York, Pennsyl
vania, North Dakota, New Jersey, Indi-
ana, California, Washington and Nebras-
ka, conflicting claims being made in each
state Among Senate officials the opin-
ion prevails that the anomalous condi-
tions now prevailing of a Senate without
a majority. will end with the coming
election and that the Legislatures then
chosen will give assurance of majority
rule in. the upper branch of Congress after
March 4, next. 49,
PROSPECT IN OHIO.
Cincinnati, November Especial in
terest is taken in the election in Ohio be-
cause of the public utterances that the
Presidents native state should show a
strong endorsement of the administration
at this time by returning Republican con-
gressmen. This is what issknown as the
soff year.
The dominant party has heretofore lost
in Ohio in the Congressional elections
following Presidential election and if
the Republicans hold their own on Tues
day, it will be marked exception to
the rule. The present apportionment of
the Ohio congressional districts was
made while Mckinley was governor in
1899. Under this apportionment the Re
publicans in 1894 elected 10 and the
Democrats onlys two members of Con-
gress During the administration :. OF
President Cleveland in 1894. there was a
tidal wavo in favor of the Republicans
At the Presidential election in 1896, the
elected Is and and Demo-
Gratis of the Ohio congressman. As
this is the historical ''off year." the
Democrats declare that they will make
several congressional gains and the
claim they will hold their
own at 10 to and possibly make it 16
to 5. During the present canvass. the only
issue in the Presidents state has been
the support of his administration.
WEATHER ON ELECTION DAY.
Washington, November 6.-The follow
ing special forecast covering election day
weather east of the Rocky Mountains,
has been issued by the Chief of the wealth
er bureau:
Rain is indicated for the Middle Allan.
tic and New England States and upper
Ohio valley and the eastern lake region.
In the state of the middle and upper
Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys and
western lake region, rain Monday night
in southern, and rain or snow in north
ern parts of the districts named will be
followed Tuesday by clearing, colder
weather. Fair weather is indicated for