Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-16
THE NEXT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THE CONTEST FOR ITS CONTROL,
The State CAMPAIGNS Promise To Be Warm.

The State Campaigns Promise To Be Warm.
The coming political campaigns in the sew
eral states will be watched with particular in
| terest. inasmuch as the republicans have, at
| least, fighting chance to gain the next House
| OF RepreSe ntativeS and the democrats two
chances OF losing ii. First, by being beaten
| by the republicans; second, the national ele-
| ment may increase it's representation in
the Forty-sixth Congress to hold the balance
| of power, and thus take away the ability of
| either of the great parties to control it. Al
! ready the republican managers have con-
menced to work with vim which betokens
that the leaders do not show the apprehension
| felt by many, that the republican party has
| gone to the "demnition bow-wOwS," but that
PhnnlX-Iike. it Will rise from its ashes with
vitality which will at least discOncert, If it
does not entirely demolish, its political party
| opponent
In view of the differences of opinion, arising
| out OF the tariff and financial questions, both
| parties have good vantage ground in several
| tricts which neither can claim, and for which
| each Will wage warm canvass. The republi-
cans hope to gain all the New England states
There are now four of these represented by
| democrats, viz: Dean and Morse respectively
| Of the Sd and 4th Massachusetts districts
| Frank Jones, of the lst n H., and Geo. M
Landers, of the lst Connecticut. Dean, it will
| be remembered, was seated by very close
| vote, he having contested the sitting republi-
in by vote Of only one majority. The republi
cans claim that they can easily gain the dis
trict; in fact, they assert that they never lost
it fairly, but that Dean was given his place
solely because partizan ma iOrity unSeated
the lawfully elected member
The 4th massachusetts, district, represented
by Leopold Morse, will be the scene Of hot
struggle. Morse was elected in 1876 by ma
Jorlty approXlmating 1000. Since then, how
ever. there has quite a greenback element
sprung up in this district, and that party will
q N fha fia11 iS ,+nI
that such candidacy will draw three times as
| many votes away from the regular democratic
nominee as from the republican, and hence
the republicans feel able to carry the district
The lst New Hampshire district, represented
by Frank Jones, has usually been carried by
Jones by small majority. He is wealthy,
behalf OF his own election. Jones. however,
is tiring of politics, and has no inclination to
again make the race. Should he, in the inter-
est of his party, again make the canvass, he
will probably be reelected: but if any other
candidate of less colossal fortune is placed in
nomination., the republicans feel confident
that they will add this district to their column
| OF gains.
LanGers got his district, (the 1st Connect
cut at the last election by only IS ma ority.
| This is is Joe Hawley's old stumping ground
| and II the republicans place him in nomina
| ton, he will give Landers close race. In the
last Congress l,anders was, inclined to cater
somewhat to the greenback members of the
| House, and if the new movement has any
| strength in the old nutmeg state it may help
| him: Then again Senator Barnum, who has
enonsb od Of mn r. ta,eS an Sn1 may PUT
spite. on square fight without buying votes
| by the wholesale the republlcans think that
IanderS can be showed under.
| In Ohio, on the other hand, the democrats
expect to make large gains. The last legiSld-
| ture gerrymandered the state with an eye sin
6o g6b 10 In e me me4G oufe Oh ana
| have Y districts out of the 20, the democracts
etS tU tho 40 Uc o,p vi tT o @ o poSsioy M IL
80 " fro S1S io oot HuG @ Hn gdil ol Se
th, lat a .rof Hio' ms VII more tnan on
SOM i in tha or[ tiL"t te
Viii ha 6id M e ny 1onsbesS
dinSensions in ST IomS IaSt veal tba ~ rannh IUTS
aEd nna ro tha HIi L2h ma aC city
"crstc e caim tIr th ne ne ee
delegatOn if no side iSSueS pnter INTO the cnn
VasS is mite = nIanShe one i'oi t'''0 VIC ''n
To onset these however the re,uh,ica,s
| exnecf To paii, in New Work and PennSVIva%in
Thev haVe homes thev can heat Fan WiIiil Iiiii a.
| the nth district, Who was elected hv omiv ~
majority Wi1IiS has msde himSaIf nUitSs uis IN ~,
nnnIiar becanta of y rannrt ha mG do apI HI
he GOT throIGb the last t;NnCreSS to nav nm,
Der of Old navy claims contracted pfS for Under %
Navv danaitment Tbe rannhiicaun Will U ne ne
AGAINST Wills Win. B. Astor ir HTite nonnIpr @ p,'
| and who will have money enough to intIame
Who remains on ihe fence long enoneb toti
his inalienahIe riSht IF Smtfrage 81 ~ th
HIGHEST bidder In 1he Iftb Nav EorIr III diStr;n+ " @
IafeIv renresented hV Terrenca 7 nninn [not
deai1 the preenbacEerS viii hs va a a candiHato
| hy reason 0f which the renuIicanS evnaot ~
sin in thair nominee aor~a I"noo Io R1Iu w. W
bera ali last winter interasfeS inv th miio i1
hiII and ''' oreenhank Isois,ation 10 'iiuTi VII
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pnI as ba 10 ouita 6nnnior or hiI saai,
"moIitioc 70 Ithoobt h i not h iin soGiat
from the democratc canddate t annnsb IMas v"tas
70 Swsmn thn iittia mo iortu 6v m,ie VGtes
was sent tn the E"rtvfffb rcnDyyo py S oSui,dm
S;strict IN nhob ny ran, ins, 1 AnoIei
u,orn fht o m 4h eit o0tt Nm TI "ta liidhe
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p po t U sft T W Ai9 Ioilet, lu
rme +tl y t MN .nai " 'Tt siti!
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b ~, uio9i iEt, upoiil milcll GOT
@ n"' VI 'lJ @ 0olllliilttei ~ mas MS
oSw; S aiiu MhiGn - S Put uowu Oh the Ilst as
GtftaiH sall1 IT, IS nov low IepieSTn.eu M Dy GnaS. 3.
benSolct: .H, ne was elected Dy plurahty vote
Sn oi 5oi f. oMi,g t 10 ,e 1acc tnaS lnefe WAS divl
sioli ~ Ine lepuD!lGdll idhs ahu tne Iolnllla'
liOn oi Ieolse ". 1loShIns, the regular repuo-
@ l@ican hoiilinee' was polIGu, Inc republican
Claili ui iie gam vi lhiS uiStflct Is one
Mhlch IS almost conceded by the democrats.
Inc ItluDlICan ConSleSslolal campaign com
mlttee LaEe hopes also Oh defeating Lockwood
IN lne ga n Y dlStrlct ana Augustus w. Cut
lei III tle ON new Jersey District Lockwood
was t.ecte4 10 tne forty-nlth congress by 400
majority, but his people are a good deal dis.
SdtlSfled with him. Cutler, however, had a