New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-10
TIE SENATE on I905-07.

Some inveterate rainbow chaSers in the Demo
cratic camp have been talking about electing
this fail Democratic President and a Demo
cratic House Of Representative. So far the
most sanguine Of these pad and pencil fore
casters have not undertaken 20 recapture the
Senate. Even Senator Culbcrson. IN his burst
OF prophecy just before the session OF Congress
ended, admitted that whatever else might hap
pen between now and March next. the upper
house OF Congress would remain Republican.
Mr.. Culberson's moderation does him credit
In the Senate OF l903-OJ there are hftv-seven
Republicans and thirty-three Democrats. To
forfeit control i'm the Senate Of 1905-O7 the Re
pubiicans would have 10 lose thirteen seats, or
twelve seats and the Tiee-Presldency But
such q loss is wisely conceded by Democratic
critics 10 be beyond the range OF reasonable
probability.
Thirty seats in the Senate are to become va
cant on March 4, 1905. OF the Senators whose
terms expire seven are Democrats and twenty
three are Republicans. Two Of the seven Demo
Gratis have already been chosen TO succeed them
selves-Hernando de Soto Money in Mississippi
and John W. Daniel in Virginia. Charles Dick
has been elected in Ohio as Marcus A. Hanna's
successor for the unezpred term ending March
g. 1905. and for the full term ending March 8
1911. In Maryland Louis T. McComaS, Repub-
hcan, is 10 be replaced by lsidor Rayner, Demo
GRAFT. Twenty-six States have still 10 elect Sen
Htors. IN Tennessee Texas, Florida and Mis-
souri, Democratic Senators viii he reelected or
will be succeeded by Democrats The opDosi-
ton can, therefore, count with reasonable cer-
tainty on retaining its present strength in the
upper house.
Can II increase that strength. There can be
no doubt OF the election OF Republican Senators
in these fourteen States from which vacancies
occur: Maine. Vermont Massachusetts, Connect
tcut. Rhode Island. Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia. Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota, California. Washington and wyoming
II seems almost equally certain that Republi-
err Senators will he elected in New-York
New,Jersey. Indiana and Nebraska. IN In
diana, New-Jersey and Newly ork-States on
which the chief efforts Of the Democratic cam
pnign managers VIII be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
latve appointments give the Republicans n
decided advantage In any one Of these com
monwealths IL would be much easier FOR the
opposition 10 capture the electors than 10 capt
ure the legislature. -Four other States remain
which may be classed as doubtful They are
Utah. Montana. Delaware and Nevada Utah
has at present two Republican Senators. and is
normally Republican. But Mormon and anti
Mormon nntagonisms may lead az any time 10
schisms resulting In Republican defeat In Del
aware. too. fractional warfare still RACES. and
the feud between the Addicks and anti-Addicls
organizations may either prevent an election or
throw a Senatorship once more TO the Demo-
Gratis Montana has been a Democratic State
for some years past. IL is now represented In
she Senate by two Democrats one OF them.
Park Gibson. retires on March next. and
Aemocratic control OF the next legislature viii