Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-14
A GREAT CONTEST
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WILL
BE HOTLY CONTESTED.
A Good Fighting Chance for the Presidency
and Control Of the Senate. Some Inter.
sstins Political Figuring by Philadelphia
Writer.

OF course the contest during every
presidential year is important, but the
contest Of 1904 will be Of extraordinary
Importance owing to the fact that it will
be possible in that year for one party or
the other to elect not only the president,
but also TO control the senate and the
house OF representatives.
writer in the Philadelphia Public
Ledger directs attention in an interesting
way to the inn ortance of the 1904 con.
test This writer points out that the re-
pnblieans must have forty-six northern
senators in order to retain control Of the
senate and that the democrats need but
seyent' en-. In the fifty.third congress,
in 1893, there were in the senate thirty.
eight rel ublicans and forty -four demo.
Gratis. In the fifty-fifth congress, in 1897,
the senate membership comprised forty.
six republicans and thirty four democrats.
In the fifty-seventh congress, in 1901, the
senate Ii embership comprised ffty.six
republicans and thirty-two democrats.
In the fifty eighth congress, in 1903, the
senate memb rship comprised ffty.seven
republicans and thirty three democrats.
1t is pointed out by the Public Ledger
writer that the legislatures elected on
November last in Ohio and Maryland
will chOOse successors to Hanna Of Ohio
and McComas Of Maryland. Hanna wi
he reelected in Ohio and democrat is
to succeed McComas in Maryland.
The legislatures to be elected in 1904
are to choose successors to the following
United States senators whose terms ex-
pire March 3, 1906: Aldrich of Rhode
Island, Ball of Delaware, Bard of Cali.
fornia, Bate OF Tennessee, Beveridge OF
Indiana, Burrows OF Michig an, Clapp of
Minnesota, Clarke Of Wyoming, Cockrell
Of Missouri, Culberson of Texas, Daniel
CT Virginia, Depew Of New York, D etri h
of Nebraska, Foster Of Washington, Glib.
son Of Montana, Hale OF Maine, Hawley
OF Connecticut, Kean OF New Jersey,
Kearns Of Utah, Lodge Of Massachusetts,
McCumber of N,rth Dakota, Money Of
Mississippi. Proctor of Vermont, Quarles
OF Wisconsin, Quay of Pennsylvania,
Scott OF West Virginia, Stewart of Me-
vada, and Taliaierro Of Florida.
The Public Ledger writer s,ys tn.
"the political complexion OF the United
States senate that will begin it's sessions
with 'tso new president March 4, 1905, is
attracting the attention of the thinking
men of the republican party"
1t is important that those who are OPP
posed to government by the trusts begin
to pay serious attention to the oncoming
contest. Ii the democratic party remains
true to its principles, it might be possible
for that party not only to elect the presi-
dent, but to obtain control Of the senate
and house. Democrats need not be dis.
couraged by the failures Of the past.
They should not be misled by the pleas
of those who seek to make it appear that
fidelity of party to it's principles is a
fault, and that the party may be strength.
ened by abandoning its principles and
adopting platform and nominating can.
didates to suit those who seek special
favors at the hands Of the government.