Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1903 — NO CHANGE IN THE SENATE. [ARTICLE]

NO CHANGE IN THE SENATE.

Terms of Thirty Members Kxpir -, but balance of Power Remains fame, The terms of thirty members of the United States Senate expired on the 3d of March, says a Washington correspondent, but ’ curiously enough the political balance of power will remain the same. This is very seldom the case. Never, before have co’large a number of changfes occurred without affecting the political complexion of the body. Sixteen of the thirty outgoing Senators have been reelected, of whom the .foljowiqg are: .Republicans: Alger. “ ' Hanslfiough. ! Platt of Connecticut. Dillingham. , t Galllhger. Platt of Sew York. * Penrose. Allison. Perkins of California. Foraker. Fairbanks, Spooner., The following Democrats are" re elected: > ' >.J Pettus. Teller. McEnery of Louisiana Clay of Georgia. Mr. Mqllory of Floridq has. not been re-elected, but will be when the Legislature of his State meets in July. He was* unanimously indorsed by the Democratic State convention. The following Democrats are succeed-* ed by democrats: Jones by Clark of Arkansas. McLaurin by Latimer of South Carolina. Vest by Stone of Missouri. The following Republicans are succeeded by Republicans: Mason by TTd'pVl‘Ks'‘6f Illinois; Simons by Fulton of Oregon. The following Republicans . are succeeded by Democrats: Jones by Newlands of Nevada. Wellington by Gorman of Maryland. Deboe by McCreary of Kentucky. Pritchard by Overman of North Carolina. The following Democrats are succeeded by Republicans: Hcltfleld of Heyburn of Idaho. Rnwllns by Smoot of Utah-. Harris by Long, of Kansas. Turner by Ankeny of Washington. Tljere is a net gain of-one for the Republicans in an emergency vote, because all of the incoming Republicans are strict party men and can be depended upon to vote straight, whf|| Wellington and Mason, who have gone out, have frequently bolted the Republican caucus. On the other hand, Mr. McLaurin of South Carolina hag been in the habit of voting with the Republicans when they needed- him, and has not attended the Democratic caucus for several years. He is succeeded by a strict party man. Pritchard of North Carolina is the last Republican Senator from the South. The next Congress will not have a single Republican either in the Senate or the Housejof Representatives from the South Atlantic or gulf-States or from any of the States that were in the Southern confederacy, except two Representatives from East Tennessee. This is the first time such, a .situation Jias occurred, tince the war.