The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-10-17
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LAST TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.
Their Effect upon the Prospects of the
Two Great Parties Democratic
Gains that Assure their Control of
the New Congress.

Washington special to the N. Y. Graphic.
The election news has been eager
ly sought for. At this time what
seems certain is that:
l. The Republicans have elected
their State ticket in Ohio. This is
defeat for the Democrats, who
carried the State last year by plu-
rality of 22,520 votes.
2. The Congressional delegation
from Ohio is Democratic. This is
Il great advantage gained by the
Democrats. The delegation in the
present House stands 8 Democrats
and II Republicans. In the next
House it will stand IL Democrats
and 9 Republicans.
The Democrats have made a
clean sweep in Indiana. To all APP
pearances it has become reliable
Democratic State. Their State
ticket has been elected by plurah-
ty of 10000 toI2,O0O votes-more
than twice the plurality for Tilden
and Hendricks in 1876. They nave
carried the Legislature. which en-
sures Democratic successor to
Senator Voorhees--probably the
ttall Sycamore" himself.
4. The Democrats have carried
the Congressional delegation. In
the present House there are 9 Re
publicans and 4 Democrats. In the
next House there will be Demo
Gratis. ! National and Republi-
cans. This is a clear loss of to
the Republicans and gain of 3 to
the Democrats.
5. In Iowa the Republican State
ticket is elected, though it seems
by greatly reduced majority over
the Democratic Greenback fusion
ticket.
6. The Republicans retain. Con
gressional delegation, though they
have lost two members. The pres
ent delegation stands 9 Republi
cans and no Dem 0crat. The new
delegation will stand Republicans
and 2 Democrat Greenbackers,
Z. The Democrats have carried
West Virginia and elected a solid
delegation to Congress.
And now what are the conclu
sions to be drawn from these facts?
A shrewd politician has gone over
them with me and the conclusions
to be drawn from them are, in his
opinion, these:
l. That the DEMOCRATS have all
the real advantage in Tuesdays
elections, They have in each case
captured the stronghold. In Ohio
the choice of State officers was of
no great direct moment. The bone
of contention was the COMPRESSION
al delegation. And the control of
this was important, not only In aid
ing to SECURE Democratic majority
to organize the next House, but in
securing the vote OF Ohio for the
Democratic candidate for the Pres
idency, in case the election is
thrown into the House. This prize
has been obtained, and while the
Ohio Democrats were DESTROYS of
carrying the State, my informant
inferred that the leaders traded off
State for Congress-" wherever it
was possible,
In Indiana the Democrats have
not only secured the Congressional
delegation by clear majority over
both the Republicans and Nation
ais, but they have secured the Leg
islature, which elects a Senator.
,: The Democratic successes in
Ohio and Indiana, and the break ia
the Republican column in Iowa, as
sures the Democrats control of the
next House of represen tatives.
Nothing but strong out break in
the South can prevent this result.
That the new party is strong in the
South is certain, but experienced
politicians say that while in Virgin
ia snd other Southern States the
vote viii be large, yet that being
spread over large districts it viii
not and cannot seriously endanger
Democratic supremacy.
3. 1t is certain that the Republi-
cans will have less strength in the
next house than In the last. Fifty
four members of the next House
have been elected. In the present
House IS of these are Republicans,
and Is Democrats. In the next
House, the Democrats will have %
members, a gain of 8; the RepubIi-
cans 81, a loss of IL; and tho
Greeubackers o; +. :. gain of 5. Where
&c me Republicans spsag 10 make
up Tor tasse lossesY =
4. The Republicans will %. only
be in u numericc:=.i minority, but the
Democrats will control clear ma
jority of the Congressional delega-
lions, so that Ia case of an election
by the House the Democratic candi
date is certain TO be chosen. They
have now 10 States sure, and only