Show THE NI XI SENATE so bo sanguine were the republicans of the st louis convention that they would sweep the country with mckinley that they seemed to forget the currency plank in the platform meant the loss loes of the senate to that party except on terms of compromise wyica the silver men could die dic late the silver men however did not overlook the iwo that without their vote the promises of f the republican platform as to protective tariff clid clauges are impossible of fulfil fulfill ments ment and the country must continue oon tinne under existing laws unless the republican legislators arant franl important con to the very men who bolted at st louis and to others who depre sent liver diver states in figuring the be matter out the chicago record cn 0 includes cachides that unquestionably tion ably the hope of controlling the senate is 18 lost to the republicans tor for some time to come it points out that during trie lost last session there were la in that body forty four thirty nine democrats and six lists with one delaware seat vacant toy the bolt at tit st louill by which four united states senators left the party reduced the number of republicans in the senate to forty only one more than the democratic vote and six aix short of a majority but the discouraging ng thing for the reau republicans is not that bat they will be short of a senatorial majority la in the next session odthe of abe fifty fourou CoD congress gress but that they are likely to bertili be still short of that majority in the fifty fifth congress when they bore boce to have full control of the other departments of government there are seventeen republican senators abose terms expire in 1901 and twelve whose terms expire in ID 1899 making twenty nine in all of the states to elect senators to succeed those whose terms expire in 1897 seven are practically certain to chose or have chosen republicans Republic ansas as follows connecticut n echi 0 ut iowa maryland new hampshire onto pennsylvania vermont these then added to the twenty nine hold bold avers will make thirty six republican senators certain for the airty alith congress in addition the republicans claim to have a 8 chance to secure senators from the following states california delaware illinois in kentucky missouri now new york north caroline carolina north dakota oregon south dakota washington ing tolo wisconsin if the republicans can secure ten senators from those these fourteen states they wai have a majority in the senate but the prospect of their deang so eo is not the record in its figures to make any re arence to the ulah whose terms will expire to in 1897 and 1899 respectively and whose votes in the fifty firth session may be counted as in favor of silver in this respect the assurance of high tariff legislation following the election of mckinley Mo Kinley is made still lose less bright without the support of the silver sons sena tors tore for the reason that the party will not have have a majority except by their cooperation one further suggestion to is made by the record and way may have some force it to ie that the prospect of no change in tariff legislation will induce voters who do not like the mckiniry Mj KiDley tariff views to vote for him because ot of the republican money plank |