The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-02-08
THE NEXT U. S. SENATE.
IT'S PERSONNEL WILL BE MATE
RALLY CHANGED.

iorttT, and re in a Position to Dictate
Legislation. They secure go New
Members and the Demo-
The following estimate of the com.
nlexion of the next United States senate
is made by the. New Orleans States, and
makes interesting reading:
Elections for United States senators
have progressed sufficiently to show con-
clusively that the personnel OF the next
senate VIII be materially changed. The
republicans will have a large majority
and be in position to dictate legislation
on ali party questions. SO far the fol-
lowing senators-elect have been chosen
an-Connecticut, Joseph r.
Hawley; Indiana, A. j. severidge
Maine, Eugene Hale; Maryland, Lewis
McCOmas; Massachusetts, Henry Cabot
Lodge; Michigan, Julius G. Burrows:
Minnesota, CuShman K. Davis; New
Jersey, John Kean; New York, Chaun-
cey Depew; North Dakota, Porter j .
MCCumber; Ohio, Mark A. Hanna;
Rhode Island, Nelson W. Aldrich; Yer
mont, Redfeld Proctor; West Virginia,
n, B. Scott; Wyoming, Clarence A.
Clarke. TOtal-15.
Democrats-Missippi, Ii. d. Money;
Missouri, Francis B. 3ockrell; Tennes>
see, W. B. Bate; Texas, Charles A.
CulOerson; Virginia, John w. Daniel.
Total.
Silverite-Nevada, w. NJ. Stewart,
DeadIocks with respect to the United
States senatorship continue in the legis>
latures of eight states. OF these states
California, Nebraska, Pennsylvania,
Washington and Wisconsin, five in all.
will elect lepublicans; Montana and
Utah:will elect democrats, and Dela~
ware is doubtful, although the legisla.
tuTe is strongly republican, the candi-
dacy OF j. Edward Addicks contributing
TO the uncertainty. Florida will elect
democrat upon the assembling of its
legislature.
4hAS ot the thirty senator's whose
terms begin n March next, the lepubli>
cans viii secure 20 the democrats 8. the
SllVen'eS l, leaving Delaware in the
doubtful column.
Of the holding over senator's, go in all,
'nere are 80 republicans, 10 democrats.
1Popu'S's' silver republicans, sill
'snte and independent. The addition
% these Of The new scnators>elect in
c'eaSeS the republicans 70 As, the demo-
VIa'S t' "A anC the silvelites to 2. AS
S1n'ng tAat Of the elections vet to be
lV'o the republicans VIII secure ) and
'ne democrats s, the classification of the
u71' senate vii. be as fellows: Reput>
D''nS %; dom cats, p; porulists, 4;
s",'i Ie2'21e2AS, ?; silverites, ?. and
independent /, with one seat from Della
n''' uuenumerated. The popuIists are
i''0'S' Butler of North Carolina, Har>
..' u Kansas, Heitfield of Idaho. and
10'ner OF Washington. The silverites
"'e MeSSrS. Jones and Stewart of Ne
'aua' and the independent is Mr.. KYLE
" South Dakota.
AS The full senate is COMPOSED of 90
. I'nOers, should the republicans muster
'Hey Will have eight more than an
=, W. ~ u"ii OF the chamber, and majority
~ ever the opposition. In the event
VIZ introduction of free silver meaw>
~ a y, -FOUR republicans, Messrs. Pgitchard
o.. .,Y''D Carolina; Shoup, of Idaho;
~ '0'' OF Montana, and Wolcott. of
N.Y. 1,'aoo' would be ,likely to support it.
hor '7'ectlon in the republican rarksa
H. '''er' would be partly supplied by
rin' O'eS of Two democrats, Messrs
ron '''y OF kentuckey and Caffery of
eys o'na' Should the dead locks now
bros IN eight legislatures not be
RAM. W. before the next sessi on of the
t,in ~" the republicans would still main
>''y control of that body.
BARN BURNED