, 1877-01-05

imaginary. j,
Th!. Is one reeu7t, then, Of tho investigation,
may not br possible to pr0yo that the TT ,0nO
incrcasc of Dct,oeratc votes was largely \
dishnnfs. lni insFcasc; vt TIC people generally
w believe that to be the truth. Again, It mar
not DC possible to prove that .raTty WAS su'd in
this city; but tbs leading Republicans hero
would not be apt to suggest Mr. Davenport for.
any influential place.
SUPREME POWERTI1EI PRIZE.
REPUBLICANS COUNTING roo CONFIDENTLY on
THE NEXT EENATB-lf TfLpEN Il 1NAp-
0UnATEp HE WILL 0AtH EgERrTHiAB.
Cbrsespond<ncs Kt.o FORK 7rieka+.
WAsltN1Tos, D. C., Jan. lin tho newtpa~
pee discussion of The Presidential ltsputo It has
generally been taken for granted tlat whatever
tho Issue may be tho Republicans Will control
the Senate for ut least two ycass afser the 4th
Of next March. It Inns therefore been as.umel
that II the Democrats should succeed IN placinc
sr. Ttlden in the While Ilquac, his Adsntut.tga-
tion wou1d bs POLITICALLY crippled and his
party placed In the disatlsaptageous
poa'tion Of being responsible fur.
tho management OF the Government without
having fult control over It. The assumption
docs not rest upon very solid foundation. Tho
Republicans arc sure Of a nominal majority Ia
the ncw Senate: but they lave season To appEe-
bend Tint It will pruYc too small to be trust
worthy. II New Jersey sends Democrat In
p!nce Of als. Fscltnghussan and Illinois ons IN
place Of Mt. Logan. and II Iii. Corbln Is seated
fr"m South Carolina, and tho kellogg
LcgtalatuFe succeeds in filling the two
.yaeancies from Louisiana, the CON plex-
Ion ot thu body will be--Repub!tvans,
~; Democrats, 81. A majority Of eight Is
tho utmost that can 10 counted upon. But tho
Inauguration IT Goy. Tlldcn wouh1 la iney,txhlv
foijowsi Gy t1,t: oycrttirow IT t1r pscts ri Eny.
arnneni ia Lnulsiana ani Of thc Chamheriain
Gove1amsnt II south ., C.ro,'ns, ana thc Senate
la utlf.scI ronslstcntly To eeat thrnr Dcnocrntic
Senatu1s from tistr Status. I11.fr oxn strcn,sth
would thus bc reduced 10 thirty.nInc eni tl.cIr
On this narruw ma,oritY OF two votes Il wonid
lIe i,1.tn.sc to hnIia s1.i sns,sin rnv nniicx ~
onnosstion Ia tnu new AdmjuistrutIun. sub a
n'ajor.y would ss4rcely 1rsist tic pressure Of =
W. n1ay an we'll rrcoupfze thu fart that tho
stake fur wiri narties sTc sytn9. ID tl,. ,,,n,-
ninte ront r,,i of thu National i;oyrrn,nrut. If
iority in the next Iiousc viii not be available
for ti,r nurnnsc tf tnrryinr thrn,tch INV mcas-
ures Intended to eHbarrass iii XdminlstsasE,n.
Tur lis prrsitisnt vii hayo tIlo anvts,rt uf lila il,s,
inusc In Iii rasc. wf,crr s,ci s,,rh Enn,nrt ,xiji
H. ft,nnrt am IN thc ntl,.r f,snI u 1:ov Iii
,ien ID inanguratc.i, We We nay oxrcet a. Xdmtnis-
trnttnn n,ainr,tr In thr 5tnstn in ia III.
i.ea N ,,oa, sr"o IN ~ay c 's1giG , 10 s.n.,s as
fic1s .n,i i,St axIser, .f,,,nt % ro tsx c9n
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r. witI, t;"'i han1. 4 tl.c rrrrStivr rhStr m.
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s.nt ~ his cnnmt.sI Ia il M m,n,c ,'r,,,,ahIc
shas nt ,xa,., .n"c''I,v t,n., ~ '.v"rtinso
snme ~ th"s,, ..5r.tnir, inin Fric1!1sf A rh,n"s
~ 1ye ~ xn.". ~ M. n~t.Hc ,xn.,,H br Iii INV
e u.n,,'s Inc, ~ cHn,s nnI ,crh.ns II, ',.~n
~ .i.ra ,xa,.l1 j.. =" ssi.nt ' Xnst.d. ~ III
fsmiiisr vii, thr " cinrartcrs nmt..eic,,s. and
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3v,ut anJ ~ i.,.s ny IL siny.o HcaH,,'ic,"o
snhuo1 ~" a. less T., ia s ,.;,. ar
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,,. nnw ~ snc s,a!os , "a ~ "tn aMu VIZ
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to serve tIcjr t 1 rsousI % iutsrsts. 1t,e eoaai-
sIun he will reach will bo that It Ia folly for tho
Republican lenders 10 hase a,y rlans fnr tno t.:.
tute ulon tan ttsSnsy tnat tMGf san n1,a tno