New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-04

1t is true, also, that nine Democratic MEM
bers were elected TO the present House by
pluralities ranging from "a to 596, yet the cleo
items of 1898 would haye shown decided mi
nority vote for anv~7Demoeratic Presidential
candidate: and conceding the Kansas City
nominee the States necessary to give him
majority in the Electeral- College. a Democratic
control is assured in the House by margin of
at least thirty TO fifty votes.
But argue those who see special peril to
National honor in Democratic success, the Sen
ate is sure block any scheme to rehabilitate
silver and upset the established standard OF
value Let US see
THE STATUS IN THE SENATE.
There are now III the Senate hfty-two Republi
cens twenty-six Democrats and eight Populists
or Silverites-eightys in all. with four seats
eacant-from Delaware Montana, Pennsylvania
and Utah. On the money issue two Democrats
Mr. Lindsay, of Kentucky, and MIR. Caffery, OF
Iouisiana-have co-operated in this Congress
with the Republicans while Mr.. Chandler, Of
New Hamphire has voted with the opposition.
Fifty-thFee votes have. therefore been available
to defend the existing monetary system, and
thirty-three 10 assail it. Mr.. Lindsay and Mr.
Csffery will not sit in the Senate after March 4,
1901, their places being taken by Free Silver
Democrats. Should Mr.. Chandler be replaced
by a more orthodox Republican, his vote be
counted on for all party purposes in the next
Congress- the strength of the two elements mo
other changes occurring) would exactly coincide
with party lines-fifty-two votes, against
thirty-four. Assuming, however, that a Demo-
cratic President is to be elected this fall many
sweeping changes in The Senate will be inevita-
BILE To carry tire country Colonel Bryan would
have TO hold the States he had in 1896 and
capture Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia.
Delaware and Indiana If these five States are
credited him in addition TO the twenty-five
he won four years ago. enough seats in the
Senate will be incidentally regained by the silver
force TO make the control of that body after
March next extremely doubtful. Republican
Senators will be displaced in Colorado. Idaho
Kansas. Nebraska, Montana. Wyoming and
West Virginia, reducing the Republican mem
bership To forty live and increasing the opposi-
ton forces to fortg-0ne. Pennsylvania is Ger
tain TO elect a Republican TO fill the existing
vacancy. raising the Republican strength to
forty-six. But in Utah. Delaware and Montana
silver Senators would be chosen for the untitled
terms, and The Democratic total would be raised
TO forty-four.
OF course, Democratic nominee might win
the Presidency by carrying New-York which
elects no Senator till 1902. and losing Delaware
snd West Virginia. whose Legislatures are TO
elect three next winter. But II would be diff
feult 10 figure out any distribution of votes in
the Electoral College which would elect a Free
Silver candidate and yet leave even the smaller
house of Congress securely under Republican
control For ii must be remembered that in the
1907 elections the two seats now held by Repub-
licans frem Kentucky and North Carolina will in
eli probability be surrendered, while in Maryland
the choice of Republican to succeed Mr.. Wei
lington is now little more than distant hope.