The Washington times., 1905-01-22
SENATE CHANGES
NEAR At HAND
Twenty-six Vacancies Are
Filled, With Four Contests.
TAHGLE In DElAW ARE
Successor to Bail Not Likely to Be
Manufactured Still Has Chance
in Missouri.

Changes in the membership Of the
Senate, which are booked to occur at
the end OF every two years, when one
of the three classes into which Sena-
tors are divided goes out OF Office, are
now soon to be recorded. Forty-one
days hence six Republicans and one
Democrat will retire, according to the
records SO far made by various State
added between now and March f.
There are thirty Senator's in each of
the three classes into which the mem
bership is divided As Senator Fair
banks becomes Vice President. his sue
cessor, Representative Hen.enway will
be an extra number" for the unexpired
portion of Fairbanks term.
OF the thirty Senators whose terms
expire. twenty-six of the vacancies have
already been filed. In the remaining
four States no choice has yet been
made. These are:
Several Tangles.
In Delaware the Legislature is in
deadlock. rand the outlook is that no
Senator viii be ELECTED to succeed DR..
Ball. In that eegnt the number OF Re
publicans in the Senate will be reduced
by one.
In Wisconsin no election has been had
but the outlook is favorable to the
election of Governor La Toilette
In Washington State. the successor to
Senator Foster remains to be chosen,
but it is not probable that the deadlock
viii long continue
In Missouri there IS the unprecedented
situation of Republican members of the
Legislature, after voting for the party
caucus nominee when the house and
senate met in separate session. boiling
in joint convention and forcing dead
lock which threatens 10 prevent the
election of any Senator or the re-elec-
ton OF Senator Cockrell, a Democrat;
10 a sixth term. While Republicans
generally condemn the treason of the
boiling Missouri Republicans. there will
be no member of the Senate who will re-
greet IL the difficult complication results
in the return of Mr.. CockrelI, who Is
respected and admired by every one of
his colleagues.
Those Reelected.
Fourteen Republicans have been re-
elected. and so have five Democrats.
The reelected Republicans are Aid
rich of Rhode Island, TO fifth term;
Beverage Of Indiana. to Il second; Bur
rows, Michigan, TO a third; Ciapp, Min
nesota, TO second; Clark. Wyoming, TO
a third; Depew, New York, TO a second;
Dick, Ohio. to a full term, after sue
ceeding the late NJ a Hanna for the
brief unexpired part of the latters
term; Hale OF Maine to a fifth; kean Of
New Jersey to a second; Knox Of Penn
sylVania to q full term. after succeeding
the late NJ S. Quay for the brief part
of his anexpired term: Lodge OF Massa-
chusetts to third term; McCumber OF
North Dakota TO a second; Proctor
Vermont, to a third. and Scott, West
Virginia, to a second
The reelected Democrats are Bate,
Tennessee, TO a fourth; Culberson, Tex
as. to a second; Daniel. Virginia, to q
fourth; Money. Mississippi. to second,
and raliafe'ro. Florida, TO a second
Other Elections.
The Republican Senators who failed
of reelection are Bard of California,
who was defeated after one useful term
by Flint, Republican; Dietrich. OF Ne
braska who did not seek reelection
and is succeeded by Representative
Burkett. Republican; Hawley Of Con-
necticut. who. after four fun terms was
not u candidate for reelection, and who
is succeeded by Ex-Governor Buckley;
Kearns, Utah, who is succeeded by eX-
Representative Sutherland. Republican;
McComas, Maryland, who is succeeded
by Representative Rayner, Demo-
crat: Stewart. Nevada. Republican. who
was reelected in 1863 and retired In 1879
only 20 be returned in 1887 and continue
in the Senate ever since Mr.. Stewart
is 10 be succeeded by Mr.. Nixon, Re
publican, and was not candidate for
recollection.
The Democrats who failed of re-elec-
ton are Gibson of Montana. Democrat
who is to be succeeded by ex-senator
Thomas II. Carter, Republican, and
Francis NJ. Cockrell. Missouri. who may
Yet be reelected. though his State Leg
isIature is Republican.
If Missouri elects Republican to sue
coed Cockrell. there will be fifty-eight
Republicans and thirty-two Democrats
in the rev Senate unless Delaware. as
is proba BILE. fails to elect. If Delaware
elects and CockreH is not reelected
from Missouri. the Republican majority
will be two greater than in the present
Senate.
A BALLADE OF THE FOURTEENTH.