The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-07-11

Among the states to elect United States
senators who will take their seats at
the beginning of the Fifty-seventh
congress are the following:
Colorado-To succeed Wolcott,
Republican.
Delaware-To succeed Kenney,
Democrat, and also to fill vacancy
Idaho-To succeed Shoup, Re-
publican.
Illinois-To succeed Cullom, Re-
publican.
Kansas-To succeed Baker, Re-
publican.
Minnesota-To succeed Nelson,
Republican.
Montana-To succeed Carter, Re-
publican, and Clark, Democrat.
Nebraska-To succeed Thurston,
Republican, and Allen, Democrat
Populist.
North Carollna-To succeed But
Ter, Populist.
Pennsylvania-To succeed Quay,
Republican
South DakotG-To succeed Petit
grew, Silver Republican.
West Virginia-To succeed FL
kin, Republican.
Wyoming-To succeed Warren.
Republican.
The representation of these states
at present consist of Is Republicans,
Democrat and Popullsts and Silver
Republicans-th Nebraska vacancy
l>xyN hn IF I'd
publican, having been temporarily
filled by the appointment of Allen,
Populist. OF the IL states mentioned
S-Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana,
Nebraska, North Carolina, South Da-
kota and Wyoming-were carried by
Bryan four years ago. If he is elected
president this year there Is at least a
reasonable probability that he will car
ry two of the others-Delaware and
West Virginia-and that the represen-
tation of the IL states in the senate
will stand: Republicans, s; opposi-
tion, 16, as follows:
Republicans-Illinois, q Minnesota,
2; North Carolina, l; South Dakota, /;
West Virginia, 1; Wyoming, l.
Opposition-Colorado, 2; Delaware,
2; Idaho, 2; Kansas, 2; Montana, q;
Nebraska, 2; North Carolina, /; South
Dakota, / West Virginia, 1; Wyom-
ing, l.
The representation Of the 33 other
states in the senate in the Fifty-sev-
enth congress will stand as follows
Republicans, 9S; opposition, 2S. The
senate would then stand: Republic
cans (for gold standard), 46; opposi-
tion, A. The reelection of a Silver
Republican senator in New Hampshire
or the loss of a Republican senator in
Illinois (Which state sent Democrat
to the senate nine years ago, as the
result of fierce factional fight) would
divide the senate equally on the money
question, and the existing financial
policy and legislation might be over
turned and reversed next year by the
casting vote of a Democratic-Popu
vice president, as the protective tariff
was overturned in 1916 by a Demo-
cratic vice president carried into Of
fee on the war cry of Polk, Dallas
and the tariff of 1872"
WHERE DEMOCRATS MIGHT WIN.
That the election of Bryan to the
presidency this year would result in
a silver majority in the senate in the
Fifty-eighth congress, which will come
in on March 4, 1908, seems to be rea-
sonably certain. Among the Republi-
can senators whose terms will expire
on March 3, 1903, are the following: Per-
kins of California, Mason of Illinois,
Fairbanks of Indiana, Deboe of Ken
lucky, Wellington of Maryland, Platt
OF New York, Pritchard of North Caro-
lima, Hansbrough Of North Dakota,
Foraker of Ohio and Kyle of South
Dakota. At least three of these-De-
Doe, Wellington and Pritchard-will be
succeeded by silver senators, in all
probability, in case Bryan wins this
year, and the seats of several of the
others will be in serious danger
In Indiana only one Republican
(Benjamin Harrison) was elected to
the United States senate between 1875
and 1897, and in that entire period OF
% years both senatorships were held
by Democrats for 20 years, with only
one break of two years duration. 1t
has been only since March 4, 1899, that
both seats have been occupied by Re-
publicans, since Joseph e. Mcdonald
was elected to succeed Daniel Pratt in
1875. The election of Bryan to the
presidency in 1900 would indicate a
probability of the election of a Demo-
crat to succeed Senator Fairbanks in
1903.
From 1863 to 1897, a period of 2S
years, one of the Ohio seats in the
United States senate was occupied by
a Democrat, and from 1879 to 1881 both
OF them were so occupied. 1t has been
only since the beginning of the present
administration that both have been oc-
eupied by Republicans since the recon-
struction period
From 1875 to 1899 the Democrats
held one of the New Jersey seats IN the
senate, and for four years both OF
them were so held. For the first time
In quarter Of century Republicans
now hold both of the senatorships
from that state.
From 1891 to 1899 New York was
represented in the senate by two Dem
ocrats fer four years, and by one Re-
publican and one Democrat for the
rest of the period. II Bryan should b,
elected president this year, and especi
ally If New York should contribute
her electoral vote to that result, Sena
tor Platt's successor in 1903 in al
probability would be a Democrat.