National Republican., 1878-08-16
THE PERSONNEL OF THE NEXT HOUSE

THE pERsoNSEL OF THE NEXT HOUSE
The TrLpEs organ has made wonderful
discovery, 70 wit. That many new and OBJ
scure men have been nominated for Congress
"by the Radical conventions" And the organ
regards this as clear indication Of total lack
" of confidence" This Is on a 1,r with other
discoveries which have been made by that pa
per, and which always turn out to be discov.
cries In the interest Of Misrepresentation. Tho
facts are just the other way, 80 far as nomina-
tions have been made thus far. Tho Republi-
cans have shown no lack Of confidence IN thor
representatives, IA is shown By the renomina.
tion Of BtspEE, in Florida; HENDERSON, FoRT,
BoYp, HAYES, TirToS, aud CANNON, in Hi.
nois; SEXTON. BROWNE HANNA, HuSTEE,
aud CALKISs, in indiana; PRICE, CLARK,
SAMPSON, CUMMINGS, and SAPP, in Iowa
REED, FRYE, POWERS, and HALE, In Maine
WILLITrs MCGOWAN, and BREWER In Michi'
gan DuNSELL aud STRAIT, in Minnesota
KEIFER and FOSTER, In Ohio; KILLiNeER.
CAMPBELL, and SaALLESBERGER,i In Pennsyl.
vania; JofcE, in Vermont; JoRoEssEs In
Virginia, and WILLIAMS, in Wisconsin.
Messrs. BURcHARD, Of Illinois ROBINSON
WHITE, and EVANS Of Indiana; STONE and
OLIVER, Of Iowa; KEIGBTLEY, Of Michigan
STEWART, of Minnesota BRoaDES, Of North
Carolina; EVANS, THOMPSON, and WATSON, o.
Pennsylvania; HESDEE and DESIsoN, Of Yer
mont, are the only Republicans who failed o
denomination, and many Of these gentlemen de
clned further service. Here, then, we hav'
thirty-four rcnominated against fourteen VIII
were not. But II is not true, either, that oh
scure men have been nominated either in dis
tricts now represented by Democrats, or wher'
they have been selected TO succeed Republicans
In Colorado, JAMES B. BELFoRD, who wa
cheated out Of his scat by the Democratic
House, competes with his former competitor
and will do SO successfully for there can DO N
swndling double election this year. Senate
CoSovER will give SIR. DAVIDSON hard tussl
in the first Florida district and II anythin
like fairness prevails he will carry II. DAVID
sons majority was only 513 at the last election
the election before that the Republicans car
ried II by over 1000 majority. Mr. BURcHARl
is the only very prominent Republican VIII
desired and failed of denomination, and MI
HAwE, who will succeed him, is prominent il
Northern Illinois. E. g. CARPENTER, Of Iowa
JC Burrows, of Michigan; ". D. WASH
BURN, of Minnesota, aud others who have bee
nominated, have long been before the people
and are good sound men.
On the other hand. take the conventions q
that party of which the Post Is tho mouthpiccc
WILLIAMS, Of Delaware; FELTON, and BELL, o
Georgia; KNAPP, EDEN aud HARr2ELL, G
Illinois; FULLER and HAMILTON, Of Indiana
CRIrTENpES and FRANKLIN, Of Missouri
RoBBISs, of North Carolina BANNING, RIcI
aud SouTHAIp, of Ohio, REILLEY, Of Penn
sylvania; GIDDISGs, Of Texas; AMI DOUGLAS
and PRIDEMoRE, of Virginia; In all eghtec
have been thrown overheard. Only twenty
eight have been renominated, viz; FoRNEy, Q
Alabama; SLEMoSs, of Arkansas; PArrER
SON, of Colorado, TowEsuESD, Of Illinois
COBB aud BICKsELL, Of Indiana; GIBsoS
ELLIS, AcKLEN, ELAN, aud ROBERTSON, {
Louisiana; MuLpRow, MONEY, and CHALMERl
of Mississippi CLARK, Of Missouri CLARK, {
New Jersey YEATEs WADpELL. STEEL
and VANCE, Of North Carolina; SAYLER, Nc
MAHoS DIoKEY, EWING, and FINLEY,
Ohio; AIKEN and EVANS, of South Carolina
and KESNA, of West Virginia.
Summed up we have, therefore, out Of fort,
ei xht Republican districts thirty four repom
mated, while out Of forty.six Democratic di
tricts but twenty y-cight have been renominate'
Which party has, therefore, thus far, mo-
shown its total lack of confidence in its repr
scntatives by nominating new menf