Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-11-19

/ puCllcanS VINO VIII make themselves
felt on the floor in the changed position
which the party will occupy. The
South returns few men to either party
who, at the outset, can command posi-
ton.
These, then, are the chief men who
are to shape Republican policy and Re-
publican contests in the FOrty-fourth
Congress. There are many new men
who may succeed in making place for
themselves. But this will be still more
difficult during the first term with a
party in the minority than it has been
when it had full control. For the first
session of that Congress, which is the
one during which the battle for regain
ing the lost Republican position must
be fought out, the men whose names
are given above include nearly all of
those " no will rank as leaders. 1t will
be a stroug minority. These are skill
ed pariiamentarians, shrewd managers
on the floor, able speakers, ready and
effective debaters, and men whose pri-
vate characters and political records
cannot be successfully assailed. Acting
in earnest, they will present a formi-
dable opposition.
THE LEADERS OF THE MAJORITY.
Although the Democracy has come
into power on the floor Of the House, it
has fewer .nen who will Immediately
| be prominent than are left to the Re-
| publicans.
New Enel land does not contribute a
| Single~man of note, Notwithstanding
| the party victories in that quarter.
Banks is not a Democrat, and will not
| ha hx, hn
party, which will feel itself strong
enough to put none but Democrats ON
guard. Thompson, who defeated But
Ter, declares he does not expect to fol-
low the party lead, except when it
ple aSeS him to do so.
New York has only Fernando Wood
and Cox among the old members, and
Schell among the new, who can take
first position on the floor. .........
Pennsylvania has but two-Randall
and Clymer.
In Ohio, Payne and Saylor will be
the sole men who can claim standing
en- the floor at the start.
Indiana gives the Democracy two of
its most valuable men-Kerr and Hol-
man. .-. g.. ..
The northwest and Southwest send
no Representatives who can claim no.
table rank at the outset, unless Farms
worth should turn out to be elected.
And he cannot be depended upon to
act often with the Democrats. .
The South adds no special strength
to this opening session, only negative
voting force, except in the case Of Rea-
gan, of Texas, and Walker, of Virginia.
So it will be readily seen that though
the Democracy has the majority on the
floor, as tetwt en- those on either side
into whose hands the leadership must
fall, the Republicans are at least as
strong as their adversaries.
MISSING CONGREssMEN.
A goodly number ofstrong men will
be missed from the next House who
were not candidates at the last election.
The most prominent are Judge Hoar
and Dawes, OF Massachusetts; Willard,
of Vermont; TerIpaine and Hale, of
New York; Scofield, of Penns lvania;
Orth, Wilson and Tyner, of Indiana,
and Hawley, of Illinois, among R6pub-
licans; and Beck, Jewett, Marshall,
Niblack, and Potter among the Demo-
Gratis. ..f 7t -..----e-. --E -a1.
There is another class of missing
Congressman, whose defeat has brought
strength to the Republican organiZa-
ton, and the list properly belongs just
here. They are, so far as heard from,
Butler and bis namsake from Tennes-
see, Poland, of Vermont, Williams and
Hooper, OF Massachusetts, Negley, of
Pennsylvania, Parsons, of Ohio, Bar
bour Lewis, of Tennessee, and Sypher,
of Louisiana. OF the strong and hon
est men defeated in the late elections,
their cases are too fresh in the minds
of all to need mention here.
1t is believed that the above brief re-
view sets forth with considerable accu-
racy the character of the available for
ces on each side in the Forty-fourth
Congress. ..e. - H. V. b..