Evening star., 1898-11-09
S EkATE REPUBLICAN
No Question a. to the Control After
March 4.
For the First Time Since 1898 Re-
publicans VIII Then Have
= Majority.

The election returns establish with GER
tainty that the United States Senate will
have q republican majority after March 4
next. The present party division of the
Senate is: Republicans. 43; democrats "a;
popuiists. G: silver republicans, G. This
was changed prior to yesterdays vote by
republican gain of two viz. McComas of
Maryland, who will succeed German and
Simon of Oregon, who is elected to I'LL
vacancy. OF the present republican total
OF forty-hve, the terms of seven senators
expire March next, leaving thirty-eight
holdover republicans. To this number the
elections of yesterday add ten republican
senators surely elected. and three probably
elected. making a total of ifty-one. or five
more than majority over democrats pop
ulists and silver republicans. There are
twenty-one democratic holdover senators,
and to this number yesterdays elections
add four with certainty and one probable
giving total of Twenty-Five votes The
populist and silver republican holdover
number eight, and this was increased yes
terday by one, practically sure. Five state
legislatures appear to be much in doubt
viz, Nebraska, West Virginia, Montana,
Indiana and Washington. and are not in
cluded In figuring totals.
Sure Gains.
p The states to elect senators in which re-
publican legislatures appear to be assured
are Michigan, Minnesota, Delaware, Con-
-necticut, Massachuse etts, Wisconsin, New
York, Pennsylvania New Jersey and Cali
fornia-- Five of these states are now rep
resented by democrats, who will give way
to republicans. namely Gray of Delawara
Mitchell of Wisconsin, Murphy of New
York, Smith Of New Jersey and White of
California. The other five states are now
represented by republicans, viz: Burrows
of Michigan. Davis of Minn.sota Hawley
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and Quay of Pennsylvania.
- BESIDES the foregoing, the reports indi-
cate probability of republican legislatures
IN Wyoming and North Dakota. This would
Senator Roach of North Dakota and thu re-
election OF Clark of Wyoming, or some
other republican.
Democratic Seats.
The states electing democratic legsla-
tCres, according to present reports, are
Tennessee, Missouri, Texas and Florida.
These are already represented by demo-
Gratis, so that no political change Is ef-
fected. The present democratic incumbents
are Bate Of Tennessee. CockreH of Mis-
sourf, Mills of Texas and Pasco of Florida.
The reports state that Utah, also, is likely
to have democratic legislature. Mr.. Can
non, of Utah, who will return. is a silver
republican. Nevada reports indicate q leg
islature which will re-elecet Stewart silver
republican
The legislatures which continue to be In
doubt are Nebraska, West Virginia, In
dana, Montana and Washington. The re-
publican chairman claims Nebraska and
the retirement of Allen, populist, for re-
publican. Indiana also seems to be safely
republican in the legislature. In West Vir-
gInia, now represented by Faulkner, demo-
crat, both state chairmen claim the legis-
lature. From Montana, now represented by
Mantle, silver republican, there are no re-
ports on legislature from which definite
conclusions can be drawn. In Washington
the reports give the legislature as pain
fully close" The state is now represented
by Wilson. republican