Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1875-08-19
A Political Forecast. t.

From the Chicago Inter-Occan.
The general impression las been that til,
Democrats possessed an overwhelming ma
jority in the Forty-fourth Congress, and sc
they do numerically speaking; but when the
States come 70 be counted the vote is exceed
ingly close. The Constitution provides that
in choosing the President by the House, ''the
votes shall be taken by States. the rcprcsen-
tation from each State having one vote; q
quorum for this purpose shall consist of a
member or members from tWO-thirds of the
States, and a majority Of all the States shall
bc necessary to a chOicc.' ...... IL.
The following States have 4 clear Demo-
cratic representation: Alabama, Arkansas,
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana,
Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey, Aorth Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas. Virginia
and West Virginia-le.
The following hsves e clear Republican ma
jority: Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ne
vada, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Vermont and Wisconsin---14.
California and Mississippi have yet TO clecs,
but will probably return Il Republican dele
CATION. This would increase the Republican
states to sixteen, to which may be added
Massachusetts, which has a delegation con-
sisting of four Republicans, four Democrats,
snd three Independents, two of the latter of
whom can be counted with the Republicans.
Illinois, which has eight Republicans, eight
of whom, with perhaps one exception, may
also be counted with the Republicans. This
increases the Republican States to eighteen,
the number possessed by the Democrats. In
addition to these, we have New York, with
sixteen Republicans and sixteen Democrats.
member to till vacancy is to be elected in
the Chautauqua and Cattaraugus district,
which will decide the question of the
position OF New Yori: in the House.
The district, however, is Republican, and
VIII doubtless return a Representative ac-
cordingly, which would make the number of
Republican States nineteen to eighteen for
the opposition. Colorado will also be repre-
sented, in all probability, in the second ses-
sion of the Forty-fourth Congress, and the
result OF the election there may quite likely be
to tie the House or give a clear majority for
the Republicans In case Of tie and no
election by the House, Il constitutional pro-
vision exists whereby the Vice President, if
one has been chosen by the electoral votes,
becomes President. II not 50 chosen, the
Senate proceeds to select from the two can
didates having the largest number of votes q
NASC ICSluCut, VIII SlidlI ACT rs IEcSluC0t
for the term prescribed. The latter contin-
sency would give the country Republican
Chief Magistrate, as the Senate is and must
continue for some time Republican.
1t will he seen from the above that an cleo
ton 10y the House is by no means certain to
result so favorably as has been anticipated by
the Democratic gentlemen who have hoped
TO place it there II this fact serves to keep
turbulent House in proper subjection to the
spirit of the laws, it will be esteemed most
favorable and lucky incident.