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Show SENATORIAL PROSPECTS. An Eastern exchange has been viewing the political landscape o'er with especial reference to the United States Senate, and the conclusions it has reached are interesting enough to warrant their reproduction repro-duction in these columns for the benefit of all who may be interested in acquiring acquir-ing some knowledge of the future party complexion of that body : On the 4th of March, 1887, the terms of twenty-four Senators expire. These are Hawley of Connecticut, Harrison of Indiana, Indi-ana, Hale of Maine, Dawes of Massachusetts, Conger of Michigan, McMillan of Minnesota, Minne-sota, Van Wyck of Nebraska, Sewell of New Jersey, Miller of New York, Sherman of Ohio, Mitchell of Pennsylvania, Aldrich of Rhode Island, Edmunds of Vermont, Mahone of Virginia, and Sawyer of Wisconsin, Republicans; Gray of Delaware, Jones of Florida, Gorman of Maryland, George of Mississippi, Cockrell of Missouri, .Fair of Nevada, Jackson of Tennessee, Maxey of Texas, and Camden of West Vir ginia, uemocrats. Uf these Sherman, Gorman Gor-man and George are re-elected one Republican Repub-lican and two Democrats. Mr. Daniels is elected to sucoeed Mr. Mahone, a Democratic Demo-cratic gain. The Democrats will make desperate efforts to gain Senators in the States of California, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Indiana and New York. In Nebraska, Van Wyck will probably succeed himself, but he will hardly be classed as a Republican, as he will be elected, if at all, by a union of labor and anti-monopoly granger interests. Aldrich, Hawley, Hale, Dawes, Sawyer, Gray, Cockrell, Fair and Jackson, will in all likelihood be their own successors. It is doubtful if Conger cares for another term. McMillan will encounter en-counter opposition in Minnesota and Sewell in New Jersey. Mitchell will not have a walk-away in Pennsylvania, and I Edmunds, it is prophesied, will have a lively time in Vermont. It is said that the Blaine men are determined that Edmunds shall be retired, because of his lukewarmness in the last Presidential election. Jones of Florida might have stood a good chance of re-election if he hadn't spent so much I time of late electioneering in detroit, but this has probably settled his aspirations. There are several statesmen in Texas, also, who would be pleased to relieve Mr. Maxey of his onerous duties as Senator, and Governor Gov-ernor Wilson of West Virginia aspires to take Senator Camden's State troubles upon his shoulders. There is also some talk of bringing out Conkling for Miller's seat from New York. |