New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
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directly interested and thirty-hve seats are in
volved in elections for the Senate which are to
be completed before March next This is a
greater number OF Senate seats than has been
filed before at any two years interval in the
history OF the Senate. The Constitution con-
templates change OF one-third Of the Senate
membership with every Congress- The reason
the usual proportion is exceeded in the present
case is that death in two instances has removed
Senators and in three other instances State
Legislatures have been unable TO elect
These States are Pennsylvania. Delaware and;
Utah. By reason Of the fact that Senator Ken
ney's term expires with the LVIth Congress. the
Delaware Legislature has two vacancies to fill
this winter Nebraska also VIII elect two new
Senators. One Of these Nebraska vacancies was
caused by the death Of Senator-elect Hayward
who died before the oath OF Office was admin
istered 10 him, and the place TO which he was
elected by the Republicans OF Bryan's State has
since been hel5 by ". V Allen by appointment
Of the Populist Governor Poynter. In Utah two
years ago Democratic Legislature got into a
deadlock. and failed TO elect a Senator This
winter Republican Legislature viii meet at
Salt Lake City and send a Republican to sit
with Senator Rawlins. Democrat. in the Senate.
The Pennsylvania Legislature ike that of Utah
and Delaware. also got into a deadlock when
last IL met. Then Governor Stone appointed ex-
Senator Quay to I'll the vacancy. The Senate
last spring refused TO admit Mr Quay on the
Governors appointment.
There viii be two Senators to elect also in
Minnesota and Montana One Of the Minnesota
vacancies is due 10 the recent death of Senator
Cushrnan K Davis and the other TO the ex-
piration Of Senator Knute Nelson's term. The
double vacancy in Montana is due TO the resig-
nation OF the multi-millionaire William A Clark
and 10 the expiration Of Senator Thomas H. Car
ter's term. The States in which vacancies soon
VIII exist or where Senators recently were
elected are Alabama, Arkansas. Colorado. Del
aware, Georgia Idako. Illinois. Kansas, Ken
tucky. Louisiana. Maine, Massachusetts. Mich
igan Minnesota Mississippi Montana. Ne
braska, New-Hampshire New-Jersey, North
Carolina. Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina. South Dakota. Tennessee,
Texas. Utah. Virginia. West Virginia and wyo-
ming.
SEVEN SEATS ALREADY FILLED.
The Legislatures Of Alabama. Georgia, Ken
tucky. Louisiana Mississippi Rhode Island and
Virginia already have elected their Senators.
Alabama returns the veteran John T Morgan,
Georgia sends back Senator Bacon, Kentucky
sends back Joe Blackburn, after retiremtnt
for six years TO succeed Senator Lindsay Ex-
Governor Foster supersedes Senator Caffery
from Louisiana, and Ex-Governor McLaurin
takes the place Of Senator Sullivan from Missls-
sippL Senator George Peabody wetmore was
reelected last June by the Rhode Island Legis-
larure. The Virginia Legislature returned Sen
ator Thomas s. Martin more than year ago.
The Legislatures Of the other States named will
meet within the next few weeks and among
the first business 10 be transacted viii be bal
Iottng for Senators.
These results are practically assured in the
following States. where there is either no oppo-
sfrsoa 70 the candidates mentioned or the con
tests are so onesidea that there can be no doubt
of the outcome:
A-kansas-JAALEs H. BERRY. succeed himself
ColorsdO-aovernor cE5ARI-Es h THOMAS. Democrat,
Isaho-FREDERIcK DUBOIS. Fusionist, to succeed
George L ShoUp. Republican.
Mains-wuLLAM P. FRYE. 10 succeed himself
s1sssachusetts-GEORGE F HoAR, succeed himself.
MichiEan-JA8IEs MAdILL-AN. succeed himself.
o5ev--Jersey-wILLLAM J. sEwELL succeed himself.
North carolina-J. T. SIMMONS Democrat 10 succeed
oregon-GD0RGE ". MBRIDE. 10 succeed himself.
south carolina-BENJAMIN R. TILLMAN, succeed
himself.
1ennessee-E ". cARMAcK. to succeed Thomas B.
West virgiuia-sTEPHEN B. ELKINs. 70 succeed him
wyoming-FRANCIs z. WARREN. TO succeed himself
BIG FIGHT ON oUAY's HANDS.
There will be contests Of greater or less in
terest in the Legislatures % Delaware Illinois.
Kansas. Minnesota Montana, Nebraska New
Hampshire Pennsylvania South Dakota and
Utah. Great interest al Washington already is
aroused especially IN the approaching struggles
IN Pennsylvania Illinois. Montana, Kansas and
Hampshire The really great fights are ex-
pected 70 occur IN Pennsylvania, Illinois and
Montana In al OF these States the lines Of
battle are already drawn. Factionalism is the
inspiring cause OF bitterness in each of the con-
tests Ex-senator Quay has the fight OF his life
ahead OF him al Harrisburg John Wanamaker,
Of Philadelphia, and Christopher Magee, Of Pitts
burg, are the leaders Of the opposition and II is
not known definitely on whom they eventually
viii decide 10 combine their forces against Quay.
In this city the partisans Of both the Quay and
Wsnamaker-Magee factions are confidently pre-
dieting victory. The Quay eople are insisting
on the customary party caucus Of the members
q both houses. and the Wanamaker-M -Magee men
are opposed 70 the caucus idea The outlook al
present appears 10 be that unless Quay can
the Republican caucus he viii be defeated
The names most frequently mentioned here as
the most probable compromise between the war
ring factions are P. A 3. Widener Of Phnadel-
phia the street railway magnate. Henry Oliver
q. Pittsburg. ana Representative William Con
nell Of Scranton
THE CANDIDATES IN ILLINOIS
The fight in Illinois is the field against Shelby
u Cullom. who is now nearing the end Of his
third term in the Senate after having been
elected 10 the House two three times, once
70 The Governorship OF his State, and being
mentioned more than once for the Republican
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