The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-08
Can the Republicans Carry the
Next HOuSe?

A Republican exchange contends that
the Republicans can elect majority Of
the next House Of Representatives. 1t
analyses the case as follows:
In view OF the certainty that the Dem
ocrats will obtain control Of the Senate
in the Forty.slxth Congress, the proba.
BILE composition OF the next Honse be.
comes a matter Of considerable interest
and speculation. This interest Is increa.
sed from the possibility that there may
be three Presidential tickets in the field
in 1880, and that the election Of Presi-
dent may thus be thrown into the House.
Whether this latter anticipation prove
true or not, the makeup Of the House
and its influence upon the peculiar class
Of legislation demanded by Southern
Democrats will be important. Some idea
Of the probabilities In the case can be
gained by glance at the figures 10 4 few
u the close districts at the last election.
After the rascally aud fraudulent ad.
mission Of Colorado Patterson early In
the session the Republicans in the pres
en-, House numbered 140 and the Demo-
crats 153, Democratic majority OF thir.
teen, which q Republican net gain OF
seyen would overcome. The Democrats
have since increased their majority, but
the means by which they have done 1t
will certainly react against themselves
In the contested districts. Pacheco and
other Republicans who have been unjust
ly ousted from their seats will be retur-
ned next fall by msjorities so large that
no excuse for q contest can be found. We
mention below some Of the districts in
the North which the Republicans may
reasonably expect TO recover At the next
election, and also = few Southern dis
tricts which rightiully belong to them,
but which the Democratic style Of cam
paiguing in the solid South is likely to
deprive them Of.
In the Fourth Alabama District the
Democratic candidate had 8 plurality Of
$50 over Jere Haralson, ,but was in min.
ority OF 8, ,256, the Republican vote being
divided between two candidates. The
district on fair vote, and with party
lines strictly drawn, Is Overwhelmingly
Republican.
In the Third Arkansas District the Re.
publicans where divided. The Demo-
cratic candidate had plurality Of 2dl,
but was $40 short Of q msjority.
In the First Connecticut, Mr.. Landers
had 139 plurality over Gen. Hawley. Mr..
Landers' career 10 Congress has not re.
fected much credit on himself, and Gen.
Hawley can recover the District next
fall.
Colorado Is unquestionably Republican.
Beliord's majority, after thorough can.
yaSs, was s54, and this will be increased
at the next election by the indignation Of
the Colorado voters at the disreputable
manner in which Congress disiranchised,
for the time, the majority.
In the First Florida District the Re.
publican candidate had 294 majority on
the Republican count, but the Democrat
was seated. The district has been close,
but the Democrats will have the counting
in their own hands the next time.
ln the Ninth Georgia the Democratic
candidate was In q minority Of l76, the
opposition being divided. But neither
Republican votes nor voters count for
much in that State, which will probably
send solid Democratic delegation,
as usual.
In the Eighteenth Illinois the Demo
craa had 20 majority. and In the Frst
New Hampahire 43. Al the State cleo
tion last month the Republicans, on re.
dneed majority in the State, had = major.
ity 10 the latter district.
In the Thirtieth New York the Demo.
crAts had $40 majority In the Thirty-6rst
they had S94 plurality, but Wera 10 q
minority Of 2,l4S; 10 the Thirty.second,
usually Republican, they succeeded for
once By 400 majority.
In the FiSt and Second Ohio, sayler
and Banning were, by the grace Of Eph
Holland and his gang Of rspeAtors, count.
ed In, but that game can hardly be repeat.
ed there this fall.
In the Fourth Ohio the Democratic
mSiority was only 90, in the Thirteenth
Pennsylvania 81, and In the Eighteenth
PeunsylyaniA 90.
Il will be seen that II the Republican,
can hold their own In the districts which
they themselves carried BY small mIjori-
ties, they have fair chance Of gaining
enough districts 70 give them the control
Of the next HouAO,