| Show struggling FOR CONTROL the political status of the next united states senate is a matter that is attracting a great deal of attention and causing considerable comment nowadays and the internist inter Inte cut in the subject increases as the uncertainty becomes more pronounced it is a sub subject I 1 act of much more importance than some people would ascribe to it the more mere matter of political supremacy being the smallest part of it it seems seem among samong other things that if the republicans retain control of the upper house for the next two or four years the responsibility lity for all legislation which the republicans conceded with something mounting amounting to glee to the democrats and nd which the latter were willi ag to assume would not exist and furthermore that the policy endorsed so strongly by the people in the late election could not be carried out under any circumstances the republicans could accomplish nothing of their own nor could the democrats it would be a continuous seesaw see saw with nothing accomplished complis hed but a string of compromises whereby both and neither would be accountable this is hardly what those who did the voting expected and not exactly what they ought to have if there is any meaning at all in the voice of the ballot itle ills that the republican policy was disapproved and that of ef the democrats was to be given a trial on the face of the returns it seemed as though this had been fully accomplished there never was such an abalan he in time of peace as am that which bore mr cleveland upon its creseto cres tto victory at the same time his bis party was given more than a two thirds majority in the house of representatives and it seemed as if with the aid of the fusion movement enough legislatures of states which have republican He publican senators whose terms expire next march had been captured to change the upper house from its present political bearings these were now new york wisconsin Calli california ornia kansas nebraska montana north dakota and wyoming the first two are secure enough and the third is reasonably so but these are not enough making the senate stand republicans 44 democrats counting kyle 8 D 43 and peopled people a 1 in this count stewart of nevada jig is classed with the republicans it was not expected that democrats would be elected in the remaining states exo excepting eptIng montana and wyoming either one of which would give them complete control with the aid of the cioe presidents president le outing vote but it if they were were all taken from the republicans and given to the populists lists it would at lea least place the former lu in the minority without giving the democrats the ascendancy in other words the opposition to republicanism would rule all along the line as the people undoubtedly intended without as was also expected making the democrats democrate exclusively responsible all at once the republicans seem to have concluded that a slice off the loaf to is better than no bread at all and to that end are preparing to avail themselves of the chance seemingly held bold out US to them of electing the senators in the bhe four doubtful states and great is ia the indignation in democratic circles thereat A council of the clans was held recently and doubtless the law will be called upon and exhausted tu to avert the republican plan and all the methods of the politician will be brought to bear as well in I 1 n wyoming the republicans have patterned after the democrats iu in muntana montana by throwing out votes where to do so is to change the apparent complexion of the legislature in kansas the control hung upon the issue in one legislative district where the vote was a tie this the republican canvassers proposed to settle by lot but the opposition would have none of it and tile the board wont went ahead an i A alone the result being naturally as the other people would say that the republican candidate was declared chosen all these cases will certainly result in contests whichever way they may go and as the senate is the sole judge of the election and qualification of its members it is easily understood that the party which has au control oz oi the fourth of march next will i i ave absolute control the thereafter reater for two years at lout least this is the way the situation stands at present in alti montana and wyoming the canvassing has been deferred pending legal proceedings the object of the interruption in either case being to compel the canvassers to count and certify up the vote as cast this it done in both oases cases will make the next senate democratic that party gaining a senator from wyoming and the republicans holding on to the one they already have in montana there is no telling however what the outcome may be if the democrats can prove all they claim to be able to in montana they would seem to have a good enough case there but the loss joas of both montana and wyoming would settle the matter against them so far as separate control of the senate cenate is concerned |
