The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-22
WILL GET A
MAJORITY IN
THE SENATE
Republicans Sure, to
Control.
THIRTY TERMS EXPIRE IN '99
SOUND MONEY MEN CERTAIN TO
BE IN THE LEAD.
THIRTY TERMS EXPIRE IN '99
Result Of Selections by the Legisla-
lures Next Year Are in Doubt
in Washington and
Wyoming.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

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financial question, as we'll as Of the
necessity that the Republican party
have a Congress in accord with the ad-
ministration on other questions and
especially the war problem, the politi-
cal complexion of the next Senate Is a
matter which is now being considered
with great interest.
The terms Of thirty Senators expire
on March 8, 1899. These are Aldrich of
Rhode Island, Burrows of Michigan,
Clark of Wyoming, Davis Of Minnesota,
Hale of Maine, Hanna of Ohio, Hawley
of Connecticut, Lodge of Massachu-
sets, Proctor of Vermont, Quay Of
Pennsylvania and Wilson of Washing
ton, Republicans; Bate of Tennessee,
Cockrell of Missouri, Daniel of Vir-
GINA, Faulkner of West Virginia, Cor
man of Maryland, Gray Of Delaware,
Mills Of Texas, Mitchell of Wisconsin,
Money of Mississippi, Murphy of New
York, Pasco of Florida, Roach of North
Dakota, Smith of New Jersey, Turpie
Democrats; Allen of Nebraska and
Stewart Of Nevada, Populists, and
Cannon of Utah and Mantle of Mon
tana, Silver RepuDllCanS.
Senators llama of Ohio, Daniel Of
Virginia, Aldrich of Rhode Island and
Money of Mississippi have already been
elected to the long term beginning on
March 4. 1899. Judge L. e. McComas
has been chosen in Maryland to sue
coed Senator German and Joseph ST.
mon was recently chosen to occupy the
vacant seat in Oregon, so that there
to be elected. OF these retiring nine
are Republicans, twelve Democrats,
two Populists and two Silver Repub-
licanS.
OF the nine Republicans whose terms
expire, seven will surely have Repub-
lican successors. but there may be a
doubt as to Clark of Wyoming and
Wilson of Washington. bryan carried
Wyoming by $50 votes, but the Repub-
licans had the Legislature by fitteen
majority. The great Improvement in
business, especially in the wool trade,
which is very important in that State,
leads Wyoming Republicans to believe
that they will carry the State this fall.
In Washington the outlook is not so
encouraging. Bryan had l2,493 plural
ity over Mckinley and the Legislature
stood eighty-f1ve fusion to twenty-six
Republicans. Senator Wilson believes
that the State Will go Republican this
fall but there is room for doubt in the
matter.
Four of the twelve Democrats, Bate
of Tennessee, Cockreu of Missouri,
Mills of Texas and Pasco Of Florida,
will be succeeded by Democrats. Those
from West Virginia, Delaware, Wiscon-
sin, New York, North Dakota, New
Jersey, Indiana and California will in
all probability be succeeded y Repub
lican-T the only doubtful cases being
Delaware and Indiana. In the first
named the present Legislature is large
ly Democratic, but with harmony in
the Republican ranks there is but little
doubt that in the next the latter will
have a good working majority. Indi-
ana is always a doubtful State for Re
publicans but in 1896 Mckinley had
1881 plurality over Bryan and the
Legislature was Republican by twenty
majority In West Virginia the Re-
publicans had twenty-one majority, in
New Jersey twenty-one, in North Da-
kota forty-two and in California four
teen. In New York, where the strong
est fight may be expected, the Repuo.
licans last fall, after a most disastrous
campaign, won the Legislature by
thirty-four majority, and with a Gov
ernor to elect this fall. together with "a
full State and Legislative ticket, they
may be safely counted on to send
republican
Mr. Murphy.
1t is safe to say that Senator Stewart
will, if he desires, be his own successor
from Nevada, and in any event that
State will send a free silver Populist In
his place Nor is the outlook at all IA
vorable in Nebraska. The present Leg
islation stands as follows: Fusionists
81, Independents 30, Democrats Z. and
Republicans 80. This gives an anti
Republican majority of So. While the
complete disproval of all free silver
predictions as to the results of the Re-
publican victory in 1896 tends to
strengthen the Republican cause, the
heavy defalcations of two Republican
State officials have had very bad ef-
feet on the party and the further fact
that Nebraska is Mr.. Bryan's State will
lead the opposition to put forth every
effort to win. In view of all this, it
will not be at all surprising or dis
couraging If the Republicans lose the
state this fall. In that case 1t is prob
able that Senator Allen will be re-
elected.
In Montana the Free Silver Repub-
Hcans will likely control the Legisla-
ture. while in Utah the contest will lie
between the Free Silver Republicans
and the Democrats. with the chances
favoring the latter. The present Leg
islature is composed of sixty Democrats
and three Republicans. However, Sen
ator Cannon, Free Silver Republican,
is a candidate for reelection, and as
his father, George @. Cannon, the prac-
teal head of the Mormon church, is a
power with the voters of that faith, the
election may be thrown to the Silver
Republicans.
In Montana the present Legislature
stands fifty-three Democrats, nineteen
Populists and nineteen Republicans
but this result being brought about by
a general fusion of all the free silver
forces cannot be regarded as showing
that the Free Silver Republicans proper
may not be strong enough to re-elect
Senator Mantle.
On the basis figured out above the
thirty-one Senators who will take their
seats on March 4, 1899, will be divided
politically as follows: Republicans,
nineteen. a gain of seven; democrats,
six, loss of six; Populists, two; Free
Silver Republicans, two. This leaves
two in doubt-Wyoming and Washing
ton.
The nineteen Republicans will all be
for sound money. and should the Re-
publicans succeed in carrying Wyom-
ing and Washington there would be
two more, as the Senator'S from these
States voted against the Teller reso-