Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-05

The republican majority in the United
States Senate in the Fiftyeight Congress
will probably be sixteen instead Of twenty
as in the present Congress.
The present Senate contains fifty-four
republicans and thirty-four democrats in
total of ninety seats. there being two va
cancies from Delaware, where the republi-
can legislature failed to elect. The terms
of thirty senators expire with the present
Congress. There is also vacancy from
Michigan, caused by the death of Senator
Mcmillan. OF these thirty-one seats to be
filled, not including the two from Delaware,
but including the Mcmillan vacancy, nine
teen are now republican and twelve are
democratic, Wellington of Maryland being
classified a republican and Harris of
Kansas. McLaurin of South Carolina and
Teller of Colorado as democrats.
Seven states already have elected senators
to take their seats March 4, 1903. Mary
land has chosen German. a democrat, to
succeed Wellington, a republican,. Ken
lucky, McCreary, a democrat, to succeed
Deboe. republican; Iowa has reelected AL
lison q republican; Ohio has reelected For
aker, a republican: Louisiana has reelected
McEnery, democrat; Vermont has re-
elected Dillingham;. a republican, and Geor-
gia today reelected Clay democrat. Four
democrats and three republicans therefore
already are elected, leaving sixteen repub-
lican and eight democratic seats to be filled.
The legislature in Oregon, which will choose
a successor to Simon, has been elected and
is republican.
Legislatures Elected Yesterday
Including Delaware therefore, twenty-five
senators will be elected by the legislatures
chosen yesterday. Those legislatures were
elected by the following states:
Indiana. Delaware two seats), New
Hampshire. North Dakota. Nevada, South
Dakota, Illinois, Pennsylvania, California,
Connecticut, New York, North Carolina,
Wisconsin. Kansas. Michigan, Idaho, Ar
kansas South Carolina. Florida. Alabama,
Utah, Colorado, Washington and Missouri.
OF these the republicans have surely car
ried thirteen. namely: Indiana, New Hamp-
shire. North Dakota, South Dakota, ILL.,
nois. Pennsylvania, California, Connecticut,
New York. Michigan, Kansas, Wisconsin
and Washington. and the democrats seven,
namely: North Carolina, Delaware (proba-
bly). Arkansas: South Carolina, Florida,
Alabama and Missouri. This insures fifty
two republicans and thirty-four democrats
in the next Senate.
The result of the contests is still in doubt
in Nevada, Idaho. Utah and Colorado with
the chances favoring the election of demo-
cratic legislatures in Colorado, Idaho and
Nevada and republican legislature in
Utah. If these probabilities should be real
lied the Senate will stand fifty-three re-
publican and thirty-seven democrats, a loss
Of four majority for the republicans COM
pared with the present political division. If
the present republican legislature in Della
ware should be called in extra session and
should be able to get together and elect two
republican senators before the new legis-
lature convenes the republican strength in
the Senate would be increased two, giving
the dominant party majority of twenty
or exactly what they have in the present
Senate.