Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-07
The Next House Of Representatives.
sUPP0sING IT HAS THE ELECTION OF PREsI-
DENT, THEN WHAT?

The Next House of Representatives.
sUPPOsING 1T HAS THE ELECTION OF A PREsI-
DENT, THEN WHAT?
The political complexion Of the delegations
by states in the Forty y-siXth Congress is still
somewhat in doubt. If Florida has elected
republican Congressman, as late dispatches in
dicate, 1t will take one away from the demo-
cratic side and leave that party with majority
in the delegations OF only II states, with the re-
puOllcanS still holding 10. II, however, Nevada
is democratic In the Congressional contest which
is also indicated by telegraphic dispatches, then
the republicans will have but is votes By states
and the democrats IS, with Florida 'Stand
of" and Indiana also evenly divided. Thus, if
an election for President If these calculations
hold good was thrown into the House Of Rep
resentatlves of the Forty-sixth Congress- it
would be impossible fer that body to elect
President. The Constitution provides that in
electing President by the House, the candi-
dates shall be taken from the five highest on
the votes of all the states shall be declared
President. What, under the above calculation,
would then be the result! The republicans would
have, have eighteen votes, the democrats eighteen
nulllty, and even the vote OF De La Matyr, the
Indiana greenbacker, if cast for either the re-
publican or democratic candidate, would not
help matters, because it would require twenty
votes to elect, and, no matter on which side he
might vote, 1t would only give nineteen in the
aggregate, whereas the number required Is
carry both Nevada and Florida, they will have
the twenty votes required, without the Indiana
green6acker: The probabilities seem to be,
Nevada republican,; and II so, the vote by dele
cations will stand as follows:
California, Colorado, COnnecti-
cut, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachu-
settS, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada
New Hampshire New jersey, New York, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wiscon-
sin. Total, 19.
Observation-Disclosures, Arkansas, Delaware
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mary
land, Mississippi, Missouri, North COroiina,
Ohio, oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas
Virginia and West Virginia. Total, ls.
lndiana-6 republicans, i democrats, green
hacker.
This would leave
THE PRESIDENCY IN THE HANDS OF ONE MAN,
ard that man Gilbert De La Mytyr, of Indiana
He could make it possible to elect the republi-
can candidate, II he voted with the republicans,
cut II with the democrats, 1t would be dead
lCck, and end in a failure to elect-each party
In such an event casting nineteen votes. OF
course, this On the assumption that California
In April next will elect ajOrity of its repubi-
can congressional candidates Should that party
lOse California the republican column would be
eighteen and the democratic nineteen leaving
De La Matyr still holding the balance OF power
There is no doubt but that each political organ
fZatiOn will put forth its best efforts to capture
the California cOngre SsiOnal delegation, for
upon 1t may depend President. Turn which
way one will, however, De La Matyr looms up
as an indispensable factor. He Is just now q
"biger man than old Grant"