The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-15
THE NEXT HOUSE.

The control of the Senate Is already assured
to the Democrats after the fourth of March
next, and this fact will only serve to stimu-
late the Republicans to greater exertions to
secure majority In the House Of Represent
atives. How they propose to do this has
already, In a measure. been disclosed. The
policy of the campaign seems to be entirely
partisan with the free use of all the money that
can be obtained In doubtful districts. This
plan of operations has already been disclosed
by the Republican committee at Washington.
Tt has also been indicated that extraordinary
exertions will be made In all Southern dis
tricts where it Is believed possible to make a
successful canvass. In these districts the
campaign is to be conducted by speakers from
the North and by the most lavish expenditure
of money. In view of these facts it becomes
of interest to know where are the doubt
full districts In the various States of
the Union full House contains 1913
members. There is one vacancy from this
State. caused by the death of Judge Leonard
and the Democrats have twenty majority.
The House Is composed of the following dele
cations from the various sections: New Eng
land Is represented by twenty-five Republic
ans and six Democrats; the Middle States
that Is, New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania--are represented by thirty-seven Re-
publicans and thirty Democrats; the Western
States have sixty-five Republicans and thirty
four Democrats; the South has eight Repub-
licans and eighty-four Democrats, and the
Pacific States, four Republicans and two
Democrats.
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delphia Times says:
OF the six New England Democratic members
one was secured by the action of the present
House In ousting the Republican who was re.
turned from the Third District of Massachu-
sets with majority of five: in New Hamp-
shire the single Democratic member was elect
| ed by majority of forty-three. and in Connee-
ticut one had less than 200 majority.
| The Times thinks the Democrats can only
expect to hold their own in these States, with
serious probability of losing two of the six
districts now represented by Democrats. In
the Middle States the majorities are all pro-
nounced, ard there appears but little proba-
bility of changing them.
In New York however, there are three dis
tricts that gave at the last election less than
500 majority, and four that gave less than
1000. In all these the prospects Of the Demo
Gratis are the better, and, II carried, will add
two more to the Democratic representation,
making 1t 10 to Is Republicans, instead Of 16
to II, as 1t now stands. In Pennsylvania
there are three districts with less than 1000
majority, two Democratic and one Republi-
can. OF these districts the Times cannot
make any estimate, and leaves them doubt
full. The real contest will lie in the West,
and there the Democrats have every advan-
tage. The redistricting of Ohio alone will
operate, with absolute certainty, Demo
cratic gain of four, and perhaps five, from
that State alone. In Missouri, the four Re-
publicans now in Congress from that State
are not less certain of defeat. Here is a GER
tain gain of eight, and perhaps Line, mem
bers from the West, with no probability Of
greater loss than three or four in New
England and the Middle States.
| In the South the outlook for the Republi-
cans is even more gloomy. OF the Southern
Republicans, one is from North Carolina one
| from Florida, one from Virginia, one from
Louisiana, two from Tennessee and three
| from South Carolina In South Carolina the
Republicans will lose certainly one, If not two
of the three districts. The Democrats Of Judge
| Leonards district believe that they can carry
that district If violent Republican Is nomi-
mated, and Pinchback's invasion of the dis
trict with the ayoWed purpose OF becoming a