The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-10-26
Political Affairs.

FhiLadelphiG Times.-The battle for the
control OF the next House is ended: and as
Denlocrauc aseendancy IN the Senate has long
SINCE Deen assured, the next Congress will be
Deihoerauc IN both branches, for the first
time during the last quarter Of \ century
The States that have already chosen CONGRESS.
men have SO Republicans and l6 Democrats
III the present House. The same States have
elected rs Republicans, % Democrats and
Nationals to the next Congress, with one
vacancy m Vermont that will be filed by
Barlow, National. On the square issue be-
tween Republicans and Democrats the Repub-
means have lost - and the Democrats have
gained Z, thus adding II to the present Dem
ocratic majority of the body, and reducing
the Republican strength more than the
Democratic gain, by the National triumphs.
The Republicans would have to gain % Con-
gressmen 10 secure a clear majority in the
House, and that is so far beyond the pale of
possibility that they won't attempt IT, At
the most, they can't gain more than one or
two in New England, and as many more in
New York. In Pennsylvania they must sur
pass all present expectations to hold their
present IL to 10, and in the South and West
they can make no material inroads upon the
Democracy. The next House will certainly
be distinctively Democratic, over both Re
publicans and Nationals, by majority of 20
or more, and the Republicans will be in a
minority of from % TO 80. The success of
the Democrats in the Indiana Legislature Sc
cures the election of voorhees,, and allowing
Pennsylvania, New York, Nevada and Con-
necticut to elect Republican Senators, the
Democratic control of the Senate couldn't be
endangered. Henceforth the Republicans
viii direct their campaign to elect State Off
GERS and Legislatures, and Congressional
candidates will be allowed to paddle their
own canoes.
The Republican Congressional committee
at Washington isn't in that cheerful state OF
mind about carrying the next House of Rep
resentatives that it formerly was. Candidates
from various parts of the country have been
rushing in upon 1t since the late elections
begging for money with which to pull them
selves through. The committees treasury is
empty, however, and none Of them got any
thing, although they were literally offered a
lot of old hard and soft money documents,
together with some terrorizing tales about
Rebel claims, which are still on hand, and
which the late Mr.. Eugene Hale doesn't want
to see wasted. But most Of the applicants
appeared to feel that documents would be a
poor substitute for money in time of panic
like this. The committee has lost its courage
there is little hope of a revival of business
around the Republican headquarters unless
Mr.. Hayes comes down with the magnificent
contribution which he promised so long ago.
Philadelphia Times
Already, thus early in the months immedi-
ately preceding the meeting of Congress, saws
the Philadelphia Ledger, the rumor mongers
with which Washington city is infested are
beginning to send out their surmises and fab
relations of plots and conspiracies, that have
no existence except in those "well-informed
circles" The rumor last set ahoat is to the
effect that the Democrats intend to refuse to
pass the necessary appropriation bills, and so
leave the Executive without the means to
carry on the Government, in order to compel
an extra session of Congress. Such nonsense
may be set aside without taking much time
to think about it; first, because there is not
the remotest likelihood of its being true; and
second, because the experience of the last
session SHOWS that the Democratic margin of
majority in the House is too small for the
trial of any such absurd and hazardous party
experiments.
Charles Francis Adams declines to be in
terviewed on the subject of the Tilden cipher
kilograms, but the Boston Traveller has in
formation from those who have had an on
portunity to learn his view of the matter. 1t
is to the effect that ''Mr. Adams faith in
Mr.. Tilden is in no wise shaken, and that he
regards the whole of the alleged disclosures
as not over ingenious fabrication, gotten up
as eounterblast TO the democratic cry Of
fraud Judge Abbott, the democratic
nominee for Governor of Massachusetts, how.
ever, talks out, and declares that he was never
led to suppose that there was any possible
truth in the allegation of an attempt to buy
votes by Mr.. Iilden, or any Of his friends in
his behalf. Judge Abbott was, it viii be re-
collected, one of the investigating committee
sent BY the national House of Representative
into South Carolina to inquire as to how the
electoral vote of that State was actually cast.
Gen. 5. NJ. Barlow, prominent New Y ork
republican, is quoted by the New York Tri
6une as declaring that he does not see any
thing in the cipher dispatches to change the
views he has always enIertainedand expressed
IN respect to the election in Florida. He has
no doubt that Mr.. Tilden "was honestly and
fairly elected in Florida, and was swindled
out of his election by the returning board. y
Gen. Barlow has no doubt also that the re.
turning board would have given Mr.. Tilden
the electoral vote If his friends had seen fl
to pay for it. With respect to the dispatches
he thinks that no one who knows Gov. Tilden
or Mr.. Marble will doubt that they knew moth
ing of the dispatches, and. he believes that
their denials viii be accepted as truth without
reservation or evasion.
The question of local option will be pre-
sented to the voters of Kent county for theii
decision at the approaching Congressional
election.
Col. John W. Forney has been interviewed
and expresses the opinion that the chances
are in favor of democratic victory in 1880.
The AUegdnidH says:-Word from Mont.
gomery gives us cheering assurance of |, 200
majority for Mr.. Peter in that county.
Clarkson n. Potter has declined the Dem
ocratic nomination of the Twelfth Congress
sional District of New York.
Augustus Schell has been nominated foi
Mayor of New York by Tammany.