Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-11-21
Letter from Washington.

After ii season OF fruitful boasting. it i,
hard Tor the Democrats to acknowledge the
results of the Nov MEMBER elections. Thus
the W a>hiugto Post. the toughest Of Bour-
bon organs. which claimed in advance
about IS majority tor the Democrats IN the
new Congress, dares not print the list as it
should be. Not until today has il printed
-. "a. cot. .-,..,, bars nrnhabIy rlectpd and
now it gives the Democrats fjSI, iattiu I'll" I'll"
by claiming all doubtful Districts, by class
Ing some Greenbackers as Democrats, and
some Republicans as Greenbackers. But
gradually the truth will break through the
bombastc crust, and Ii will appear that the
efforts OF Clerk Adams In doCtoring the lists
will be required to give the Democrats any
clear majority over Republicans and Green
hackers. And it is significant fact that
with fair elections in South Carolina and
other Southern States, the Republicans
would have had more than $50 members,
or a clear majority. In fact, victory in sub
stance once more perches upon the Repub-
!
TOR 1850 II is well to review the combat
and ascertain who are to be credited with
this encouraging condition. The campaign
began rather badly with the losses in
Maine, but these can nov be accounted tor
ID the fact that the Greentachcr> all over
the country pooled in for the expenses OF
that initial contest, and that they caught
the Republicans mapping. The leaders in
Maine were not disheartened, and Mr.. Hale
"a the head Of the National Committee,
though beaten in his district, still perscs :
Ell in the belief that the defeat w;.s ut
temporary, aud that the party was bound
| TO triumph. Senator Blalne's noble ex-
ample and nobler deeds, probably have had
those oil any other one man. Ii is true that
| Senator Conning dij great service in New
| York, and achieved telling triumph; that
| EX-Seuatur Chandler carried Michigan
! .'sold" once more by his stalwart Zeal :;
| that Wm. + Chandler, Geo. ) Boutwell,, ,
/ Gen. Logan. Gen. Garfield, Gen. Woodtord
| in fact all the Republican leaders did
! well III the campaign. But Senator Blaine
| worsed every where aud all the time in all
| parts of the North, and wherever he Went
reanimated the Republicans with the old
| spirit. His old Toes, the liberal organs
! IN the East and the Wes bowed gracefully
! tn the man they had betrayed and abaud-
| oned, and the ''l oung Republican Reform
er," OF Boston, through Senator Hoar, in
! Faneuil Hall. crowned him chief of all the
Republican forces. l observe that the
| Philadelphia papers are ahead in present.
ing his name for the standard bearer IN
| 1880, but he says he is not a candidate and
it is too early TO present anybody yet.
The Appropriation Committee of the
House has been called to meet in this city
| on the Goth inst, so as to give them nine
| days time to examine the estimates of the
| Departments and be ready for business at
! once. Their clerk has been in consultation
with the Cabinet Officers acquainting him
self with their wants as far as possible, and
laying out the plans tor the session.
| Large reductions In the estimates have
| been made in all but Secretary Schurz's
Department believe. and he is expected
| to show why he should nave more money
| than last year. This is the ouly Commit
tee of whom We see any signs at present,
and there is broad suspicion that the Pot
ter Fraud" Committee has gone out of
commission. Another Committee may take
| its place-one to examine the cipher dis
patch conspirators in order to ascertain
who tried to buy the Presidency with s'best
United States documents" By the way
the report that Tilden's nephew Pelton lad
left his country for his country's good,
hasn't been denied yet. Discretion is the
better part of valor on the part of all the
coparceners In this gigantic fraud on the
fraud shriekers side.
Washington is last getting on its holiday
attire for the busy, merry winter 1t il
likely to be lively here tor the coming tire.
months. Beantes the usual attendants OF
Congress, there will be a good deal of po.