Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-26
The Next House.

IL is quite evident that the republicans can't
afford TO lose any points, If they mean 70 hold
the House of Representatives. Ii will not be
safe for them TO account for the democratic
victories in Ohio and Indiana ss triumphs of
western imitation ideas, and expect easy victory
In the East through being backed up by financial
and business interests opposed TO imitation and
reputation. Doubtless the repugnance felt by
the ''soIid" men of the East to the Ohio and Indi-
ana financial plank in the democratic platform
will be OF service to the republicans, but it will
not Of Itself enable them to pull through. They
must close mp their ranks more effectually than
they have thus far been able to DO; and certain
lythey must close up the gaps in the half dozen
Congressional districts where they have two or
more candidates in the field. The Richmond
(Vs) district seems likely to be lost through a
wrangle OF this kind, and the sams fs the Gaze
in the 9Th Pennsylvania district, through the
candidacy OF Myers against Harmer, the
regular nominee. But the party dlsinte-
grafton does not only show itself in the
way OF wrsngliug republican candidates,
but iu the disaffectOn from the nomina-
tiOn OF weak or Objectionable candidates
II late reports from Massachusetts, are to be re-
lied upon. the democrats have a fair chance of
gaining two or three members in that state
and in districts heavily republican, in conss-
quence OF the d" Of year disposition to bolt
unsatisfactory nominees manifested by New
England republicans. Dr. Aver. the pill man
Is 50 unpaiatable to the republicans of the 7th
district that TarbOx, the democratic can
didste, stands a very COED chance of election,
it is thought. We see II stated by an
impartial Massachusetts, paper that in some of
the strong republican town OF the district,
Concord Tor example, Aver will not get ten
votes, while TsrbOx will run nifty or one hun
cred ahead OF his ticket. This paper says that
probably third part OF the republicans
who 60 to the polls will scratch Ayers
name, and q quarter part will vote directly
for TsTbOX." So much tor nominating
a man who seriously thought OF undertaking
to buy a seat in the United States
Senate from the legislature of Florida,
In the Fifth district the dis3fectiOn to GOoch
the republican nominee, is giving General
Banks considerable hopes OF success. aud in
the Springfield district Henry Alexander, the
republican candidate, (tO succeed Mr.. Dawes
who decliaes,l Il so Objectionable as a mere
caucus manipulation, that according to the
Springfield RsVEblic1a, the democratic nomi-
nee, e. W. Chaplin, Is quite likely to be elected
Speaker Blaine evidently appreciates the
dangers ahead, and il IL announced that he il
TO take hand at once in the campaign ia Mas
sachusstts. Ii any man in the country can
restore party discipline, courage and tone, he is
the man; and yet, though he effected wonders
in his own state, and even increased the repub-
hcan majority there, he couldn't elect Dick
Parsons IN Ohio. But probably Dicks was
hopeless case, and he may do better in his own
New England stamping ground. Anyhow,
Blaine or somebody else must DO some pretty
effective republican campaign work in Mass4-
ChUsetts and "all along shore" during the
coming fortnight.