Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-02
A Hopeless ssruTeic.

their party until after the Con-
gressional elections this Fall.
Never was forlorn hope entered
into with less expectation of VIC
tory than characterizes their pres
emit Congressional campaign. Du.
ring the coming Fall and Winter,
successors to twenty-five Senators
will be elected, to take their
seats on the 4th of March, 1879.
Six Of them, Spencer, of Alabama;
Dorsey, of Arkansas; Sargent, Of
California; Conover, Of Florida;
Matthews, of Ohio, and Patterson,
Of South Carolina, all Republicans,
are certain to be succeeded by DEM
Gratis. This alone would make a
difference Of twelve votes, and even
were no other changes to occur
would give o Democratic majority
Of ten Senators. It is possible that
the seats of Barnum, of Connecti-
cut, and Voorhees,, of Indiana, may
be lost, in which event the Demo.
Gratis would still have clear work.
ing majority of six. There are, be-
sides, six Republican seats in more
or less danger-those of Oglesby,
of illinois; Conkling, of New York;
Cameron, of Pennsylvania; Jones,
of Nevada; Mitchell, of Oregon,
and Howe, of Wisconsin. In four
OF these States the Legislatures are
either Democratic or Independent;
In the other two, New York and
Pennsylvania, the contest will be
extremely close. Allowing the
Democrats. however, only three OF
these six doubtful, withoutany loss
in Connecticut or Indiana, our ma
jority in the next Senate would be
at least sixteen Allowing all the
six, which is by no means an i'm
probable event, would swell our
majority to twenty-five. Allowing
none at all, and conceding the loss
of Connecticut, which We regard
as highly improbable, the Demo-
Gratis would still have clear. work.
ing majority of six in the Senate.
Our present majority in the House
is at least twenty. A searching
review of the election returns con.
vinces us that with less than half a
dozen exceptions every district now
represented by Democrat can be
carried again. The Democrats will
undoubtedly lose the seat for Colo
RADIO, the seat of Mr.. Benedict, of
New York, and the seat of Mr..
Jones, of New Hampshire. About
q dozen districts are uncertain.
Gen. Chalmers, Of Mississippi, and
Mr.. Shelley, of Alabama, have
powerful negro majorilies to over.
come; the majority of Mr.. Landers,
of Connecticut, was only about 100;
Mr.. Hartzeli, of Illinois, had ma
jority of 20; Mr.. Walsh, of Mary
land, had but IA; Mr.. Stenger, of
Pennsylvania, had majority of 90;
Mr.. Reilly, of the same State, had
81; Mr.. Banning, of Ohio, about so;
and Messrs. Willis, Heart and
Lockwood, of New York, and Nc
Mahon, of OHIO, majorities which
were not large enough to make
their districts absolutely certain.
The slender majority of our own
Representative, Mr.. Wigginton,
Is well known. Here ends the
Democratic danger line. On the
Other hand the Republican tenure
in large number of districts is
very uncertain. OF the New York
delegation, Chittenden, of Brook
lyn. only had majority of 1872;
Gen. McCook, Sl3; Mr.. Starln less,
with two other districts that could
be easily regained by the Demo-
,rats. In Florida Mr.. Bisbee holds
ais SCAT by q prisl1 .facie title on a
majority of only Is. He will be I'M
seated and his district will surely
return q Democrat. From Missouri
'our seats are filled by Republi-
,ans who are absolutely certain to
De replaced by Democrats, as the
of that State has re-
listricted the State with that |
view. In South Carolina the three
leyro members, Rainey, Cain and
3malls, are sure to be succeeded by
Democrats. In Ohio the Demo-
rats must gain this fall at least
me or two seats, for the majorities
It Messrs. Foster, Cox, Neal and
Van Worries were small and their
districts all went strongly Demo-
ratio last Fall. La Indiana, where
he Democrats only elected four out
It the thirteen members, though
hey carried the State by a major
ty Of 6.0j0, they must gain, too,
his fall. Messrs. White, Robinson,
Browne and Sexton, of that State,
lad very frail majorities, and never
an all these districts be carried
gain by the Republicans. In
.,uisiana the seat of the late Mr.. |
% )nard is sure for the Democrats.
q Illinois Me5srs. Brentano, Boyd
nd Upton really represent Demo-
ratio districts. In Pennsylvania
fr. Campbell represents a Demo-
ratio district. 1t is more than
'robable that Duff will carry the