Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-03-01
CONTROL OF THE SENATE
Certain Indications That 1t VIII Re
main with the Republicans
Till 1908.

The present United States senate is
composed of 80 straight-out republic
ans. five silver republicans, 20 demo-
Gratis and five populists, and there are
four vacancies owing TO the failure
of the legislatures in four states to
elect United States senators. The total
mem nbership of the senate is 90, and
until some new state is admitted into
the union, a prospect now remote, IN
view of the fact that there remain
practically only three territories, New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona, i'll the
southwestern group, 45 votes Will be
sufficient to control the operations of
the senate as of the five silver repub-
lican senators, three, Kyle, of South
Dakota. and Stewart and Jones, of Ne
vada. are in accord with the republic
an party on all questions apart from
the silver coinage. The terms of 30
senators, II republicans, II democrats,
one silver republican and one popullst,
will expire cOincidentally with the be-
ginning of the term of the next pres
ident and from present indications
the silver republican will be succeeded
by straight-out republican in South
Dakota. the populist will be succeeded
| by a straight-out democrat in North
Carolina and the republicans will lose
| two senators in Colorado and Mon
tana, and will gain one in Delaware,
the effect of which would be to make
| the next senate stand so republicans,
! 2S democrats, four populists and four
silver republicans, irrespective of the
vacancies in Pennsylvania, California,
Delaware and Utah.
| Pennsylvania is a stanchly repub-
lican state; California is usually re-
publican; Delaware and Utah are
| doubtful, but with both of the latter
democratic and all existing vacancies
| filed the republicans would have a
membership of SO in the senate during
| the first two years of the next repub-
| lican administration, as against 30
democrats, four populists and four sill
yer republicans. On March 4, 1908, the
| terms of 80 senators will expire, 1G re-
| publicanS eight democrats. three pop
ulists and three silver republicans. In
Iowa, New Hampshire, North Dakota,
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Oregon and Wisconsin the reelection
of republicans is practically assured.
In Georgia. Arkansas. Louisiana, South
Carolina, Florida. Alabama and Mis-
souri, the reelection of democrats is
most probab while two of the silver
republicans, Kyle, of South Dakota,
and Jones, of Nevada, or their sue
| cessOrS are likely TO be in the reDub-
lican column now, and the democrats
are likely to make gains in Maryland,
Kentucky, North Carolina and perhaps
California. If the populists reflect
their three members and silver repub-
licans retain Teller, their leader, in Of
flee, as seems probable, this would be
the division of the senate meeting on
March 4. 1903: Republicans, 46; dem
ocrats, SO; silver republicans. 4; pop
ulists, 4, and New York, Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin un-
certain. All five of these states are
important. and any forecast of their
probable action in the election of sem
ators three years hence would be af-
fected by too many contingencies to
be of much present account. Without
counting any of these states, however,
the republicans would have 46 mem
bers, a clear majority, until 1905, the
year succeeding the next presidential
election. so that republican control for
the next five years in the senate is
about as thoroughly secure as any
thing may be in American politics.
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