The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-29
"coNFEssloN no THn sourH."
THE NEXT SENATE.
Altogether Possible that Anti-Ad-
ministrn tionists May Control II.


Altogether Possible that Anti-Ad-
ministra tionists May Control 1t.
Washington, August 26.--Accoring to
the calculations of the democratic man
ayers at headquarters in Washington,
there is a strong and growing proba-
bility that the opposition to republican
Imperialism will control the United
States senate which comes in ON the 4th
of next March.
While Chairman Richardson and Secre-
tary Kerr of the congressional campaign
committee. VINO are in close communlca-
ton with every congressional district in
the country, from which they are rpceiv-
ing daily advices, are publishing 70 claims
with regard to the next senate, il is
known that their most conservative calcu-
ldtions give the opposition to the repub-
leans more than enough additional sena-
torships as result of the forthcoming
November elections to control !hat body.
The total membership of the senate at
tie present time should be ninety, but
vacancies from Pennsylvania, Delaware.
Utah and Montana reduce the number to
eighty-six, OF which the republicans have
ffty-two and the democrats and populists
There will be thirty-four newly elected
senators so take their seats on the 4th of
March, barring Deaths or contests of title.
OF this number the democrats count with
almost absolute certainty on sain of six.
with a doubtful column of seven, from
which the probability is very strong that
they win add the necessary three or four
senatorships 10 wrset the senate from
the republicans.
The States to return newly elected sena-
tors. some of whom have already been
chosen, are Alabama. Arkansas, Colorado.
Rhode Island. Georgia, Idaho Illinois.
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky Louisiana,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
sissipp North Carolina. Oregon, Penn
sylvania, South Carolina. South Dakota,
Tennessee. Texas, Utah. Vermont. West
Virginia, Virginia. Wyoming and Della
ware
The States from which the democrats
are assured gains to the senate are Colo
RADIO, Idaho. Montana ~, Nebraska. Utah
and Delaware.
The States placed In the doubtful coll
umn from which sufficient democratic
gains are expected TO be added to the
above are Illinois, Kansas. Minnesota,
West Virginia, Wyoming. New Jersey,
South Dakota.
In this class 1t is felt that Pennsylvania
should be included because In that Stats,
the republican factions are even farther
apart than last year, when they defeated
Quay. The democrats are working hard
for the legislature against the badly d.
vlded republicans, many Of whom will
this year vote with the democrats.
The combination recently effected by
Senator Heitfeld between the ropulists
and democrats lnsures the defeat Of Sena-
tor shoup Crepublican) in Idaho. Senator
Shoup was here today and admitted that
no had hard fight on his hands
THE opposition said he, has settled
upon former Senator Fred Dubois, who
left the republican party In 1896, for my
successor"
Senator shoup was on bis way 10 New
Yor-. II Is believed. to raise money for his
campaign in Idaho.
Advices from Senator Teller give the
assurance of the certain defeat CT Senator
Wolcott In Colorado. Either Governor
Thomas, Thomsa Patterson or Charles
Hughes will succeed Wolcott, 1t IS be-
lieved here.
Montana Il is claimed. will not only re.
turn u democrat TO succeed Senator Clark,
but will send enc also TO take the place OF
Senator Carter (republlcnn), thus giving
the democrats gain Df Two ear n
from Montana. II Is expected that Cow
ernor Hawser will succeed Carter, and
CLARK win succeed himself.
Nebraska 70 on the democratic headGuar-
ters slate as certain to send a democrat
In the place OF Senator Thurston frepub-
lican).
gain Of democratic senator from
Utah TO supply the existing vacancy from
that state Is considered certain Hon.
William II. King, whs succeeded Brigham