The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-16
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WASHINGTON, II. c., Nov. 1:th, 1871.
r, the Editor o. the Press.
COUNTING THE UNMATCHED CHICKENS.
II was amusing to notice couple OF days
since, the compacency which lot OF Demo-
cratic politicians and others displayed in ar
ranging the organization of the next House OF
Representatives, and incidentally of course,
proposed the organization of a new party, or
rather the revampins of the old, and provid-
al for the election Of the nezt President. = 1t
Is still more amusing to moo the fact that
thew are piping much smaller to-say I SUM-
pose that they have found out som4,,ing.
Now the little game they boosted of was 10
be effected by the revenue reio1meis who
| might be in the next Congress.
The fun of the thing is that Revenue he-
| form does not have SO much OF 1oolins II,
that Congress as in the present one vi "i
| the efforts that have been made, only Two so-
c,led triumnbs can be awarded them. one
is the reelection OF gFinkelburg in st. LOUIS
and the other issthe defeat OF Schenck IN
Ohio. neither amounted to much. In the hlst
the Germans would shave carried the Dis'ilc1
no matter who had been in nomination. III
the other Schenck fell off, but the Democrats
did not make any gains. In Chicago. I'M
doubleday Free Trade in tone, the tribune
candidate was beaten. Long John Went
would have been set up by the Democrats, as
the coalition candidate for Speaker, il he had
been elected. Donuelly, running on Free
Trade issues distinctively was defeated. 1t is
worth while, however, to see upon what they
| -, n atcl1 ,o nj
next House.
They claim the election of from 1O5 to lOo
Democratic members, including of course the
five States whose representatives are not yet
returned 1t requires fourteen to seventeen
: more votes to effect an organization. These
: they expect to get as follows: OF Indeuend
u emit members there are Dockery, N. u
W oHo--haen of Illinois, Flnkelburg OF Mo
Of ana possibly thAra NAV be another monde
=. cript. Then they hope to get from the Yves
IS and South some who are ambitious, and 9th
erS who aref dlSsistroI1ee- y~---a-...-A,--,,. IN
= the requisite 122 votes. A speaker-or rath
- the Democrats announce Themselves ready I,
e take John A. Logan, CoburD OF Indiana. o
II any man of the same stamp, around whom
they could hope to rally Republicans enougl
o to accomplish this purpose.
>. 1t is a very good scheme on paper, but un
a. fortunately it won't wash, the pattern vii
u run. Let us see
n HOW THE HOUSE WILL STAND.
10 The next House of Representatives wi
10 consist of245 members, Excluding Deleiates
ot as all the States will be represented. Their
IN Ne now 222 elected thereto; the vacant seat
ne beng from Georgia, Z; Texas 4; California
I'd 3; Connecticut,4; New Hampshire 3; in a
:; 81.
So far as returns are in, the result foots u
70 as follows: Republicans, elected before las
81 Tuesday, G.; this includes thu two MissssI
- pi members) Democrats, %. On Tuesda
~ last, Republicans, IA; Democrats, So; maxim
1876 Republicans elected; Democrats So; il
all 222 members. There fernai.- at -..Amher
~ to be elected, who will Stand ass1s as follows
ne 45cm OcratS:
. heetscut 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Co
a. gia 8 Republicans, Democrats: New Ham,
" shire Republicans; Texas Republican an
" Democrats; in all 10 Republicans and l
n democrats. The House will then stand IA
Republicans and 81 Democrats.
a Inns count does not take into consideration
n seats that will certainly be awarded to the Re
IS publican candidates,-as Morrelps, Cessna's
J. Armstrong; and Donleys in Pennsylvania
Of ocnencks In Ohio, if be co 1tests, and one il
,e kentucky. 1t is more than probable that on
in iui vote Will be $50, and that of the Democ
re ray %, giving US majority OF 81. But as W,
ct newsstand our majority will be So. 1t is nc
SO possHle foI the Democracy to set twenty-five
CHI anu ,ed them off where they will founder in
r. tue drery waste that Chase and others arc
n. ALREADY mixing in.
,h Aner little diminishing some policy for
e. tue 'utuip Unacceptable to the great mass of the
%. party VIII T. struck cut, and the lines will
close up firmr than eve. Sprcr.ron