The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-11-07
sENAToRIAL sITuAT1oH.
The Nearing Of the Coming EIectIOns Q"
tIlo United states senate.


The Bearing Of the Coming E!ectlOnA o"
tIls United states senate.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. 6.-The
control of the United States senate win
be determined very largely BY the re-
suit of the elections next Tuesday, when
twenty-three states elect legislatures
which win In turn elect senator's. The
present party strength In the senate Is
as follows: Republicans, 4s; Democrats
"a; Populists, G; Silver Republicans, Q.
This gives a majority tono one party
and 1t has proved a fruitful source OF
doubt in legislation influenced by party
lines
The terms Of thirty of the present
senator's ore about to expire, and IN
most Of these cases, the legislatures
chosen next Tuesday will elect success
ors. IN seven cases, the legislatures
chosen next Tuesday viii elect success
ors. In seven cases, however, legislators
already have been chosen and senators
elected. viz: Aldrich. OF Rhode Islandi
Daniel. of Virginia; McComas to succeed
German In Maryland; Hanna, of Ohio;
Money, Of Mississippi; Proctor, OF Ver-
mont, and the legislature Of Maine.
which has been elected, but has not vet
chosen a senator. In Oregon also, ST.
mon has been elected to I'LL q vacancy,
These changes, already made, give
net gain OF two In the Republican vote,
McComas, OF Maryland, and Simon, OF
Oregon. The remaining twenty-three
senator's are yet TO be chosen. Those
who are about TO retire are: Allen, Pop
uIfst, OF Nebraska; Bate. Democrat, OF
Tennessee: Burrows. Republican, OF
Michigan; Cannon. Silver Republican,
Of Utah; Clark, Republican, Of Wyom-
ing: Cockrell, Democrat. OF Missouri;
Davis. Republican, OF Minnesota
Faulkner Democrat, Of West Virginia;
GRAY, Democrat, OF Delaware; Hawley,
Republican, OF Connecticut; Lodge.
Republican, Of Massachusetts,; Mantle.
Silver Republican. OF Montana; Mills,
Democrat OF Texas. Mitchell, Democrat,
Of Wisconsin; Murphy, Democrat, OF
New York; Pasco, Democrat of Flori-
da; Quay, Republican, of Pennsylvania,
Roach, Democrat, OF North Dakota;
Smith. Democrat, of New Jersey; Stew
art, Silver Republican, Of Nevada; Tur-
pie, Democrat, of Indiana; White.
Democrat. OF California, and Wilson,
Republican, OF Washington.
III SENEIhi VI tAlESN NtAGGS VIZ NANN~'@l
Of the present incumbents is expected,
but In quite a large number of them
much doubt exists. The Republican
managers are pllclng reliance on the
fact that they need only few votes to
assure them a clear majority, while-the
Democrats, Populists and Silver Repub-
Leans would have to carry most all OF
the doubtful legislatures in order to
prevent a Republican majority. The
states considered most in doubt arc
West Virginia, New York, Pennsylva-
mia, North Dakota, New Jersey. Indl-
apo, California. Washington and Nee
braska, conflicting claims being made in
each case. Among senate officials the
opinion prevails that the anomalous
condition now prevailing OF senate
without a majority will end with the
coming election and that the leglsla-
tures then chosen viii give assurance Of
majority rule in the upper branch OF
Congress after March 4 next.