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COMING CONGRESSIONAL ELECTI0Na-
cHAlAERs's SPEECH ON THE TEXAS Pa
ClPic RAILROAD - R0ACH's SUBSIDY
scHEhE-sENATOR CoKE's ABILITY.
Special TO the Herald.
WASHINGTON, May 20, lS7S.-The
excitement over the Potter investiga-
ton resolution last week has passed
away apparently as one Of the nine
days wonders. Hale, Garfield and
Conger did their best to achieve Re.
publican victory, but the determined
stubbOrnnesS of the Democrats proved
too much for them. There are various
opinions among the average statesmen
as to final results of the passage of the
resolution.
1t is claimed in well.informed
political circles that the Republi-
cans will make the coming Fall CAM
paign for Congressional elections the
hottest and most vigorous since the
close of the war. They will make a
desperate effort to secure the next
House Of Representatives by regsining
the lost and doubtful districts Of the
South bya thorough new organization
Of the party leaders, and the free use Of
money. They will not touch q carpet.
bagger, they must be native born. The
committee selected for the CongressiOn-
al campaign by the Republicans have
already commenced work in good
earnest for complete and active or.
ganlzation Of their working force.
However, In this respect, the Demo.
Gratis are not behind. They are hard at
work with the Hon. Joe Blackburn, OF
Kentucky, ss the chief director and
manager Of the coming conflict for
Congressional honors. lie is fully up
10 all the movements ofhis antagonists,
and will leave nothing undone that
will help 10 lead the Democratic party
10 victory in the autumn elections. HIS
selection for the important position
which has been assigned him gives en-.
tire satisfaction to the party leaders,
The Texas and Pacific Railroad bill
will be called up in the Senate to.mor'
row, and then the fun will commence
Able speeches will be delivered fol
and against the bill. Indications q
present point 10 it's success in the Sen
ate. The able efforts of Gov. Brown
of Tennessee, (the Manager Of lhr
road) to lay before Congress and th,
country, openly and fairly the question
involved, has gained for the enter
prise many warm and able supporters
The Hon. ]. R. Chalmers, Of Mississip'
pi, made the opening speech on The
subject In the House some days ago
which was considered by critics the
entering wedge TO the success Of The
bill in that body. His forcible and
able arguments opened the eyes and
thoughts of many Southern members
who had before been opposed 10 the
bill, and caused them to see that they
had been lsboring under a mistake
Several have since declared in favor oi
the measure, and will come to its sup
port.
John Roach the millionaire ship
builder, Of Chester, Pa, is here asking
Congress 10 give him one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars per annum tC
encourage bis commercial Brazilian
steamship line, under the cover an(
disguise of a mail subsidy. Up 10 thi
time he has engineered the matter yer!
well, and II he does not strike a hesv!
sea he may pull through, as he ha
good navigators TO work for him. Lit
tie did Democratic Senators and Con
gressmen think when they accepted
free ride in the palace cars to Chester
last April, to see Roach's new shil
launched, that they would go soon b.
asked to return 3 hundred thousand
talents as an equivalent for the day
pleasurable junket. The roach is
: bOny fish and requires through masti
cation before digesting. Democrats be
|, ware of the bait.
The able speech Of Senator Coke, o
Texas, last week on the repeal Of tn
resumption Act, has been much com
plimented by competent judges. Hi
arguments were original and forcible
: showing he had completely mastered
the subject. Thurman, Bayard, Lamar
voorhees,, Edmunds, and many othe
distinguished gentlemen, said It wa
the best speech on the subject that haC
: been made in the Senate for years
There are several able Senators iron
the South at present serving In thA
dignihed and honorable body. Coke
! as q new Senator, has already takel
very high position as q coming states
man. FTT
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