The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-01
in CASE QUAY WINS
GOVERNORS OF DELAWARE AND
UTAH WILL MAKE APPOINTMENTS.
Then the Senate VIII Again BE With
out a vacancy-Speculatio on
Future Membership.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-If Senator
Quay is seated-and 1t now appears certain
that he will be-the Democratic Governor
of Delaware and the Republican Governor
of Utah will make appointments and the
upper branch of Congress will again be
without a vacancy. The political COM
plexion of the Senate will then be: Re-
publicans, 3d. Democrats, q; Populists. 4;
silver. s. silver Republican, i: fusion, 1;
Independent, /; total, 80. Not since the
end of reconstruction in the Southern
States has there been such a small Demo-
cratic representation. Up to the free-silver
movement in the Democratic party in 1896
it was rare that the States of New York,
New Jersey Ohio and Indiana were with
out Democratic representation in the SEN
ate. Illinois and Wisconsin had Demo-
cratic representation and were beginning
to be regarded as Democratic States.
Maryland. West Virginia and North Caro-
lima were accounted as rockribbed. perma
nent Democratic States. The defeat of the
free-silver movement in 1896 and the fusion
movement in North Carolina removed all
the Democratic senators of these States
from public life with the result stated
that of giving the Democracy the smallest
representation in the Senate that II has
had in nearly thirty years.
1t Is hardly probable the Republicans
can long maintain their present numerical
superiority in the Senate, although IL is
not likely that the Democrats can regain
control for six years unless the Republic
ans go down under a tidal wave, which no
one at this time has any reason to expect.
Nevertheless some of the Democrats are
lions by 1865, and they are basing their
claims ~ this respect on expectations
which are by no means impossible OF reali-
zation.
The terms Of one-third of the members
of the Senate expire on the Sd of March,
1901. and besides these thirty legislatures
TO be elected this year will choose sue
cessors TO the gubernatorial appointees of
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Nebraska and
Utah OF the twelve Democrats in this
list Democratic successors have already
been chosen from Mississippi. Virginia and
Kentucky. Democratic successors are GER
tain from Georgia, Arkansas. louisiana
Texas, Alabama, South Carolina and Ten
nessce, leaving the two Delaware senator's
in the doubtful list or the seventeen Re-
publicans, Republican successors are con-
sidered certain from the States of New
Hampshire, Maine, Iowa, massachusetts,
Oregon. Michigan and Rhode Island. leav-
ginia, Minnesota, New Jersey. Idaho, Ne
braska, Wyoming and Colorado a list
of Democratic and fusion chances. The
Populist senator from North Carolina and
the silverite from South Dakota must also
go in the doubtful list.
The opposition feel certain of electing a
successor 10 Butler, of North Carolina.
Thurston, of Nebraska, Elkins. OF West
Virginia, Wolcott, of Colorado. and they
are equally sure they will elect a successor
TO the Republican appointee who will come
from Utah, as well as holding the two
senator's from Delaware. They confidently
expect Mr.. Bryan TO pull them through in
Kansas, Montana. South Dakota, Idaho
and Wyoming. II these States are lost IL
will be through fusion with the Populists.
and experience has shown that where such
fusion succeeds the Populists generally de-
mand the offices. The Democratic claim.
however. that the Populists in the West
will this year become permanently allied
with the Democracy may be well founded.
In any event, IL seems probable the Re-
publicans have reached their maximum
strength in the Senate and that changes
for several years TO come may. as rule,
inure TO the benefit of the Democrats.