Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-07-12

gress will be controlled by the oppO-
nents of that standard and the senate
will be uncomtortably close. 1t may
be so close that the casting vote of
vice pro o-.aalt elected on the Kansas
City platform will decide whether the
gold standard shall be maintained.
Among 'lo statos to elect United States
senators Who will take their seats at
the beginning of the Fifty-seyGnth
congress are the following:
Colorado-To succeed "olcCtt,
Republican.
Delaware succeed iEenney,
Democrat. and also to FIJI n vacancy
IdahO-T0 succeed Saoup. 10
publican.
Illinois-To succeed Cullom, Re
publican.
Kansas-To succeed Baker, Re-
publican.
Minnesota-To succeed Nelson,
Republican.
Montaua-To succeed Carter, Re-
publican, and Clark. Democrat.
Nehrasha-TO succeed ThurstOn,
Republican, and Allen, Democrat
Popuiist
North Ca:oIina-To succeed But
Ter, PopUlist
Pennsylvania-To succeed Quay,
Republican.
South nakOtG-TO succeed Petit
grew, Silver Republican.
West Virginia-TO succeed Ell
kin, Republican.
Wyoming-To succeed Warren,
Republican.
The representation of these states
at present consist of Is Republicans,
1 Democrat and POpulists and Silver
RepubIicans-th Nebraska vacancy
caused by the death of Hayward, Re-
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
reasonable probability that he VIII car
ry two of the others-Delaware and
West Virginia-and that the represen-
tation of the u states in the senate
will stand: Republicans, 8; opposi-
ton, 16, as follows:
Republicans-Illin 2; Minnesota,
2; North Carolina, l; South Dakota, 1;
West Virginia, /; Wyoming, l.
pposition-Colorado, 2; Delaware,
2; Idaho, 2; Kansas, 2; Montana, 2;
Nebraska. 2; North Carolina, l; South
Dakota, /; West Virginia, /; Wyom-
ing, l.
The representation of the 33 other
states in the senate in the Fifty-sev-
enth congress will stand as follows:
Republicans, SO; opposition, 2S. The
senate would then stand: Republi-
cans (for gold standard), 46; opposi-
ton, A. The reelection of a Silver
Republican senator in New Hampshire
or the loss of Republican senator in
Illinois (Which state sent a Democrat
to the senate nine years ago, as the
result of a fierce factional fghD 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-POpuliS
vice president, as the protective tariff
was overturned in 1916 by a Demo-
cratic vice president carried into Of
flee on the war cry of Polk, Dallas
and the tariff of 1872"
WHERE DEMOCRATS NIGHT 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, 1903, seems to be rea-
sOnably certain. Among the Republi-
can senators whose terms will expire
on March 8, 1908, 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 HarrisonJ was elected to
the United States senate between 1875
and 1897, and in that entire period of
p 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
1908.
From 1869 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 50 occupied. 1t has been
only since the beginning Of the present
administration that both have been oc-
cupied by Republicans since the recon
structiOn period.
From 1875 TO 1899 the Democrats
held one Of the New Jersey seots IN the
senate, and for four years both Of
them were so held For the first time
in a 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 for four years, and by one Re-
publican and one Democrat for the
rest Of the period If Bryan should be
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 all
probability would be Democrat.
The estate of the late Leander Nc
Cormick, of Chicago, amounts to $4.-
900.