Evening star., 1898-11-07
THE VOTING TOMORROW
Results That Will Be Determined by the
Coming Elections.
CONTROL OF 10Th HOUSE and SENATE INVOLVED
States in Which the Legislatures Will Choose
Senator's
THE CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES

The elections in the several states tomor-
row will be of great impOrt ance. notwith-
standing the fact that this IS not presi-
Dental year. Not only are representatives
in Congress to be chosen in AL states ex-
cept three. Maine, Oregon and Vermont.
where they have already been selected. but
in many states the legislatures to be elect
ed November 5 will elect United States SEN
ators.
The control of the United States Senate
will he determined. very largely by the
result of the eiections tomorrow when
tweuty-three states eject legislatures which
will in turn elect senator's. The present
party strength in the Senate is as follows:
Republicans, ~; democrats II; popuIlsts, Is;
silver republicans, u. inns gives majority
to one party and it has proved fruit
ful 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 ana senators eIected, viz, AL
drIch of HhoGe Isaac, DanIei of Virginia
hCCOmas to succeed CIoTluan IN Maryland
Hanna of OHIO, Money OF Mlsslssippi Proc
Maine. which has been elected. but has not
yet chosen senator. in oregon, Also
Simon has been erecIed to NIL a vacancy.
These changes, already maue, give a net
gain of two IN the reDuDncan vote-Mc-
Ccmas of Maryland ana alnon of Oregon
The remaining twenty-three senators are
yet to be chosen hose VINO are about to
retire are, Alien, popuIist, OF Nebraska /;
Bate, democrat, of tennessee; Burrows, re-
publican, of MicnISan, LaAIlon, silver Ie
publican, OF Utan, CTarK, republican, of Wy
oming; COCkrrIl, OenOcra; OF Missouri ;
Davis, republican, OF MINNESOTA: Faulkner
democrat, of W est Virginia. tray, demo-
crat of Delaware; HawIey. republican, of
Connecticut; LOQge, repuDncdu. OF haSSa
Chusetts; Mantle, SILVER republican of Mon
tara; Mills, democrat, OF Texas; Mitchell
democrat. of " IscOBslB; Murphy, democrat,
OF New York; Pdsco. democrat, OF Florida !;
Quay, republican, Oi feuBSy .EaLla. Roacn,
democrat, OF North DAKOTA, omlIh, demo
crat, Of New Jersey; Stewart, sIlser repub-
Hcan. of Nevada; TurDIe. democrat, of In
diana: White, democrat, OF CaiiTornia, and
Wilson. republican, of Washington. IN sew
erai of these cases the e4ecuOn of the
tncumbents is expected, but in quite a
large number of them mucn doubt exists.
The republican managers are pacing re-
hance the fact that they Eeed only a
few votes to assure them clear majority.
while the democrats. populists and silver
republicans would have TO carry most all
of the doubtful legislatures in order to
prevent republican majority. The states
considered most in doubt are West Nir-
ginia. New York, Pennsylvania North Da-
kota. New Jersey, Indiana, California,
Washington and Nebraska, conflicting
claims being made in each case. Among
Senate officials the opinion prevails that
the anomalous condition now prevailing. of
q Senate without i majority, will end with
the coming election and that the iegis-
lot
majority rule IN the upper branch of Con-
Eress after March next.
Following is a statement of the candi-
dates for representatives in Congress and a
summary of conditions in some of the
states and districts where the situation is
most interesting: