Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-11-19
Special Correspondence

Q0nCldl 010CIlOA VI INC SSeSA
already passed into history. Inc re-
suit, | think, caused but little surprise
among the intelligent observers OF the
campaign. There has been no ma
tional contest in 40 years that was so
easily forecasted as this, especially
as to the result in the electoral col
lege. The increase in the republican
majority in the house of representa-
tives is greater than was generally ex-
pected. That majority will not be
far from so, whereas the most sangulne
republican scarcely hoped for a ma
jority exceeding Is as the maximum
limit. A gain of five members II
New York and of eight in Pennsyl-
vania, net gain of Ii, exceeded the
candid estimate of the republican man
ayers by at least seven members. The
failure of the democrats to make ex-
pected gains in the west was as graft
flying to the republicans as it was
disappointing and disheartening to the
democrats.
The political complexion of the SEN
ate of the 57th congress will not diff
fer greatly from what it is now. In
the present senate, with four vacan-
cies, the republicans have a majority
of 10, giving Kyle and Stewart to the
republicans and Wellington to the
democrats.
1t is now pretty. definitely settled
! ~. n01a
republican legislatures; and the only
states in doubt are Nebraska and
Idaho. If the republicans carry the
legislatures of both states that party
will have a majority of % in the
senate If the republicans lose both
cheese states their majority will be 16.
If they carry Nebraska and lose Idaho
their majority will be 20; if they
carry Idaho and lose Nebraska their
majority will be 18.
The terms of one-third of the pres
ent senate-30 senators expire by
law at noon on March 4th, 1901. The
outgoing senators are Bacon, Baker
Berry, Butler, Cafery, Carter, Chand-
Ter, Chiffon, Cullom, Elkins, Gear
(Gead), Hoar, Kenney, Lindsay, Nc
Bride, Mcmillan, Martin, Morgan, Mel
son, Pettigrew, Ross, Sewell, Shoup,
Sullivan, Thurston, Tillman, Turley
Warren, Wetmore and Wolcott. Be
sides these vacancies are to be filled
by the legislatures of the following
| states: Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Utah
| Delaware and Montana. Of the terms
expiring in March, the following have
already been filled or the legislatures
committed by primary elections
Bacon, reelected, Simmons to sue
coed Butler. Foster to succeed CAT
ferry, Bailey to succeed Chiffon
Blackburn to succeed Lindsay, Mar
tin, reelected, Morgan reelected, Dill
ingham to succeed Ross, McLaurin
to succeed Sullivan, Tillman re
elected, Carmack to succeed Turiey
Thus IL seats have already been filed
Of the remaining 10 of the 80 whose
terms expire in March, the following
senators will probably be returned:
Berry, Cullom, Elkins, Dolliver in
place of Gear, deceased, Hoar, Nc
MILAN, Nelson, Sewell, Warren and
! Wetmore-in all 10. The return OF
three others is less probable. They
are Baker of Kansas, Chandler of New
Hampshire and Mcbride of Oregon
| Those whose defeat is certain but
whose legislatures have not yet acted
are Carter of Montana, Kenney OF
Delaware, Pettigrew of South Dakota
Shoup of Idaho. Thurston of Nebraska
who declined, and Wolcott.
AS before stated the legislatures OF
| Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Utah, Della
ware. and Montana are expected to fill
vacancies existing in the representa-
ton of those states. Allen of Nebraska
holds by appointment until the legis.
lature fills the unexpired term. He
will be succeeded by republican il
it shall finally turn out that the state
has been lost by the fusionists
George D. Meiklejohn, assistant secre,
! tary of war, is favorably mentioned as
his probable successor. If the fu-
sionists carry the legislature Allen
will be returned and Gilbert Hitch
cock, editor of the Omaha World
Herald, is likely to succeed Thurs
ton.
At this writing it looks as if Quay
might be returned to fill the Penn
sylvania vacancy. though there are
grave doubts of it.
Utah will probably send to the SEN
ate George @. Cannon, high function
airy in the Mormon church and some
time democratic delegate from Utah.
Addicks and former Senator Higgins
will come as senators from Delaware,
though some doubt now exists as to
whether Addicks can command suf-