The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-05
SENATE REPUBLrcAN.
At Least 16 Majority Against Pre-
sent Majority Of 20.

At Least 16 Majority Against Pre-
sent Majority Of 20.
Washington. Nov. 1.-The next unitsd
States Senate will be Republican BY at
least sixteen majority, against the pres~
ent majority of twenty.
The present Senate contains "a Repub4
licans and "a Democrats in total OF 90
seats, there being two vacancies from
Delaware, where the Republican Legis~
lature failed to elect. The terms Of thir-
ty Senators expire with the present Cons
gress. There is also q vacancy from
Michigan. caused by the death OF Sem
ator Mcmillan.
OF these 81 seats to be filled, not in-
Guiding the two from Delaware. but In
cludAng the Mcmillan vacancy, 10 are now
Republican and II are Democrats, Wei
lington Of Maryland, being classified a.
a Republican and Harris of Kansas. Mo-
Laurin Of South Carolina, and Teller OF
Colorado as Democrats. Seven States
have already elected Senators to take
their. seats March 4, 1903. Maryland has
chosen German, a Democrat, TO succeed
Wellington. a Republican,: Iowa has re-
elected Allison, Republican,; Ohio has
reelected Foraker, q Republican,; Lou
| isiana has reelected McEnery. DEM
| ocrat, Vermont has reelected Dilling-
| ham, Republican. and Georgia today re-
elected Clay, Democrat Four Demo-
| Gratis and three Republicans. therefore,
| are elected. leaving sixteen Republicans
and eight Democratic seats to be filed.
The Legislature of Oregon, which will
| chose a successor to Simon, has been
| elected and is Republican.
Including Delaware, therefore, twenty
five Senators will be elected by the Leg
isIatures chosen today. Those Legisla-
lures were elected by the following States:
Indiana. Delaware 0wo seats). New
Hampshire, North Dakota, Nevada,
South Dakota, Illinois, Pennsylvania,
California, Connecticut. New York, North
Carolina, Wisconsin, Kansas. Michigan.
Idaho, Arkansas, South Carolina, Flor
ida Alabama Utah, Colorado, Washing-
ton and Missouri. OF these the Republi-
cans have surely carried thirteen, viz.t
Indiana, New Hampshire. North Dakota,
South Dakota, Illinois. Pennsylvania. Cali
ifornia. Connecticut, New York, Michi-
gan, Kansas, Wisconsin and Washington.
and the Democrats seven, viz: North
Carolina, Delaware (probably). Arkansas.
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama and
Missouri. This insures fifty-two Republic
cans and thirty-fonr Democrats in the
next Senate.
The result of the contests, owing to the
meagre returns received at this hour. Is
still in doubt in Nevada, Idaho, Utah and
Colorado with the chances favoring the
election of Democratic Legislatures In
Colorado. idaho and Nevada and Re-
publican Legislature in Utah. If these
probabilities should be realized. the Sem
ate will stand ffty-three Republicans and
thirty-seven Democrats with loss Of
four majority to the Republicans COM
par ed with the present political DIVISION
II the present Republican Legislature in
Delaware should be called In extra ses-
IL ahn I.A nh fN naoH 4NoA hes
and elect two Republican Senators before
the sext Legislature convenes. the Re-
publican strength in the Senate would Be
Increased two, giving the dominant party
a majority of twenty, exactly what they
have In the present Senate.