The sun., 1900-08-20
BrVanS Election Would Mean Also the EleC.
tiOn Of Silver Congress.
TIMELY WARNNGRoMRHPU HEADQUARTERS
Figures Showing How Close the
Margin is at Washington in
Favor of Honest Money.

The Republican National Commit
tee has Just issued a timely and i'm
portant warning against apathefic re-
lance upon n sound money Senate
reliance which nearly lost the House
of Representatives two years ago. Ihe
committee presents the following facts'
Among the States which are to eject
United States Senators who will take
their seats at the beginning of the
Fjfty-seventh Congress March 4, l90l,
are the following:
CoIorado-To succeed Wolcott, Re
publican.
Delaware-To succeed Kenney, Dem
ocrat. and also to fill Il vacancy.
Idaho-To succeed Shoup, Repub-
lican.
Illinois-To succeed Cullom, Repub-
licaD.
Kansas-To succeed Baker, Repub-
lican.
Minnesota-To succeed Nelson, Re
publican.
Montana-To succeed Carter, Repub-
iican. and Allen, DemoPopulist.
North Carolina-To succeed Butler,
populist.
South Dakota-To succeed Pettigrew,
Silver Republican and Populist.
West yirginia-To succeed Elkins,
Republican.
Wyoming-To succeed Warren, Re
publican.
The present representation of these
States in the United States Senate
consists of fifteen Republicans. one
Democrat and six Populists and Sill
yer Republicans. OF these twelve
States eight-Colorado, Idaho, Kan
sas. Montana, Nebraska, North Caro-
lima, South Dakota and Wyoming
were carried for Bryan four years ago.
If he is to be elected President this
year there is at least reasonable
possibility that he will carry two of
the others-Delawar and West Viz
ginia-and that the representatives of
fhe twelve States in the United States
Senate at the beginning of the Fifty.
seventh Congress will stand: Repub-
licans, eight; opposition, sixteen, as
follows:
Republicans :
Illinois .........2 South Dakota i
Minnesota .....2 West Virginia. ]
North Carolina. 1 Wyoming ~. i
Opposition
Colorado .......2 Nebraska ......a
Delaware .....2 North Carolina. j
Idaho ....2 South Dakota. j
Kansas s...2 West Virginia. Il
Montana ......2 Wyoming ......l
The representation of the other thif'
ty-three States in the Senate VIII
probably be the same in the neXl
Congress as in the present one-Re
Dublicans, 49, Opposition, 2S-and the
Senate would then stand: RepuDll
cans tfor gold standard) 46; Opposition
flor silver Standard, A. The loss o.
n Republican Senator in single one
of the other States would divide th'
Senate equally on March !, 1901, ant
the vote of Democratic Nice-Presl
dent would give the silver elemeh
control of that body and power Y
repeal the gold standard act at once
1t is reasonably certain that TN
election of Bryan as President I'M
year would be followed by silve
majority in the Senate in the FIT!
eighth Congress, which Will Degl
March 4, 1908. Among the Republl
can Senators whose terms will eXpn
ON March 3 of that year are the TO
lowing: Perkins of California, Ma
son of Illinois, Deboe of Kentuck!
Wellington of Maryland, Platt of Ne'
York, Hansbrough of North Dakot;
Pritchard of North Carolina, Forake
of Ohio and Kyle of South Dakot;
IL Bryan shall win this year, at lea'
three of these-Deboe, Wellington an
Pritchard-will probably be succeede
by silver Senators, and the seats
several of the others will be in ser
GUS danger.
In the last thirteen Congress ele
tions the Democrats have won elgl
times. If Bryan is elected this ye;
the Demo-Populists will surely carr
the House of Representatives ais
and almost as certain they will w
in the Congress elections of l902, 0
if not, the Republicans will have
narrow and uncertain a majority
they did in 1890, when the passa'
of the Senate free coinage bill by Il
House of Representatives was pl
vented with the greatest difficult
and then only by adoption of col
promise measure which pleased L
body, which aggravated the ev
flowing from an unstable system al
which was repealed only after b
ter fight which rent the Democrat
party in twain and drove the don
nant faction into the Populist cam
And even if the sound money m
should carry the House by decisi
majority in 1902 and the silver m
should obtain the ascendency in t
Senate, there would Immediately f
low recurrence of the agitation