The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-07
sENATE'S CONTROL AT STAKE.
TERMS OF THIRTY UNITED STATES
SENATOR'S ABOUT TO EXPIRE.

Result of Tuesdays Election Likely
to Give "a Majority 10 One Party.
TVventy-three Senator's Are Yet TO
BE ChOSen-Republican Need Only
Few Votes to Assure Them Con-
troll, While other Parties Must
Carry All Doubtful States.
Washington, Nov. 6.-The control of the
United States Senate will be determined
very largely by the result of the cleo
tons next Tuesday, when twenty-three
states elect legislatures which will in turn
elect the senators.
The present party strength in the SEN
ale is as follows: Republicans 4S; Demo-
Gratis, "a; Populists, c; silver Republicans,
g. This gives a majority TO no one party,
and ii has proved a fruitful source OF doubt
in legislation influenced by party lines.
The terms of thirty of the present SEN
ators are about to expire and in most
OF these cases the legislatures chosen next
Tuesday will elect successors. In seven
cases, however, legislatures already have
been chosen and senator's elected.
viz Mr. Aldrich of Rhode Is
land, Mr.. Daniel of Virginia,
Mr.. McComas to succeed German
in Maryland, Mr.. Hanna of Ohio, Mr..
Money of Mississippi. Mr.. Proctor of Ver-
mont, and the legislature of Maine which
has been elected but has not yet chosen
a senator. In Oregon, also, Mr.. Simon
has been elected to fill a vacancy. These
changes, already made give a net gain
of two in the Republican vote-Mr. Nc
Comas of Maryland and Simon of Oregon.
The remaining twenty-three senator's are
yet to be chosen. Those who are about to
retire: Mr. Allen, Populist, of Nebraska;
Mr. Bate, Democrat, of Tennessee; Bur-
rows, Republican, of Michigan; Mr.. Can
non, Silver Republican, Of Utah; Mr.
Clark, Republican, of Wyoming; Mr.
Cockrell, Democrat, of Missouri; Mr.. Da-
Wis, Republican, of Minnesota; Mr.. Faux
ner, Democrat, of West Virginia; Mr..
Gray, Democrat, of Delaware; Mr.. Haw-
ley, Republican, of Connecticut; Mr..
Lodge, Republican, of Massachusetts,; Mr..
Mantle, Silver Republican, of Montana;
Mr.. Mills, Democrat of Texas; Mr. Mitch
ell, Democrat, of Wisconsin,; Mr.. Murphy,
Democrat, of New York; Mr. Pasco Dem
ocrat, of Florida Mr.. Quay, Republican,
of Pennsylvania; Mr.. Roach, Democrat,
of North Dakota; Mr.. Smith. Democrat,
| Of New Jersey; Mr. Stewart, Silver Re-
publican, of Nevada; Mr.. Turpie, Demo-
/ crat, of Indianai Mr.. White. Democrat,
of California, and Mr.. Wilson, Republi-
can, of Washington.
In several of these cases the election of
the present incumbents is expected but
in quite large number of them much
doubt exists. The Republican managers
are placing reliance on the fact that they
need only a few votes to assure them a
clear majority, while the Democrats, Pop
ulists and Silver Republicans would have
to carry most all of the doubtful legis-
latures in order to prevent a Republican
majority. The states considered most in
doubt are West Virginia, New York, Penn
sylvania, North Dakota, New Jersey, In
diana, California. Washington and Ne
braska, conflicting claims being made in
each case.
Among Senate officials the opinion pre-
walls that the anomalous condition now
prevailing, of a Senate without a major
ity. will end with the coming election, and
that the legislatures. when chosen will
give assurance of majority rule in the
upper branch of Congress after March
4 next.