Senate Control Assured

For the benefit of tliose who may bein doubt about what will be the politieal complexión of the next United iStates, figures have been prepared by The Ameritan Peotectivb Tarbipf League showing tbat Republiean majority in the Up per House of the Fifty-fifth Congress i assured. This the Press all along ha maintained. Tliere are four states wher Republiean Senators to sucoeed Demo cratic members seem certain of election In two státes Republicans haye been already elected to the Fifth-fith Congress - Foraker in Ohio to succeed Brice, anc Wellington in Maryland to succeed Gib son. The other four counted on as sure are in New York, where Senator Ilill's successor is to be chosen ; in Wisconsin to succeed Vilas -in Indiana, to succeed Voorheeand Illinois, to succeed Palmer. Then there are Kansas, South Dakota & Missouri, where Republiean senators to succeed Peffer, Kyle and Vest are not improbable. Counting the four States first memtioned as certain to be repre. sented by Republiean Senators in the next Congress, and letting the vacancies in Kentucky and Delaware balance each other, the new Senate would stand : Republicans, 47 ; combined opposition, 43. That is a conservative view. Should Kansas, Missouri and South Dakota also elect Republiean Senators, as seems possible, the result would be : Republiean 50; combined opposition, 40. This com. putation takes no account of the silver Senators whose successors are to be elected, they being classed with the opposition. One loss may be sustained in Utah, which State Authur Brown how represents. Senator Brown refused to bolt the St. Louis convention, but his term does not expire until March 4, 1899. So a Tariff bilí can be passed before his successor, who may be a free silver adherent, can be elected. All of which goes to show that the Republicans are assure practieally of four majority against the combined opposition in the next Senate, and possibly a majority of ten. The figures are as follows : Flfthfourth Congress. Fifth-ftftb. Congress. -? 5 2 . ga 'C 2 -. í Mi Republiean 41 40 47 5o Combined opposition 44 4S 43 40 Vacancies 2 2 0 0