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Show TJ. S. Senate of 1903-'05. The United States senate has been for years past, and is now, so securely Republican that only a succession of national defeats could break that party's par-ty's power in the upper house of congress. con-gress. In the senate as constituted today, to-day, there are fifty-three Republicans, thirty-two Democrats, two members of doubtful political affiliation and three seats vacant. The term of thirty senators sen-ators end on March, 3, 1903. But in some states elections have already been held to fill vacancies thus occasioned, so that twenty-eigjit seats only remain to be contested for in this year's campaign. cam-paign. There is no probability that the Republican party's present hold on the senate can be shaken in the struggle to fill these twenty-eight seats. On the contrary, there is every prospect j that the present Republican majority of twenty-one will be maintained unbroken, un-broken, if indeed it is not slightly increased. in-creased. In the elections already held the minority has gained a trifling advantage. ad-vantage. From Kentucky Mr. Mc-Creary, Mc-Creary, Democrat, replaces Mr. Deboe, Republican, and from Maryland, Mr. Gorman, Democrat, replaces Mr. Wellington. Wel-lington. New York Times. |