The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-11-20
The speakers Esiimate or the
Completion OF the Next House.


A Washington special to the Times
gives careful summing up of the
result of the elections for member
ship in the FOrty.sixth Congress,
by friends of Speaker Ran
dali, and which is claimed to be the
fullest and most trustworthy yet
made. 1t is as follows:
Democratic plurality over Repub-
licans, 10; Democratic majority over
combined Republicans and Green
hackers, IA; Democratic majority over
all dividing Greenbackers between
the two parties according to their
known pledges or predilection), TO-
In the above list California, not
having elected, is omitted. Her del
egation will probably be equally di.
vided, as it is now. In the Twelfth
New York District there is one va
cancy, caused by the death of Alex
Smith, Republican. Where it is
now beyond doubt that Greenback'
err is under Democratic pledges, he is
placed with the Democrats, and
vice rersa. For instance, Yocum, Of
Pennsylvania, is counted with the
Republicans, and has acknowledged
that in q square fight between the
two old parties he will go with the
Republicans. And so of the Green
hackers elected in North Carolina;
whereas Ladd, of Maine, and Gillette,
of Iowa, are, for similar reasons,
placed in the Democratic column
Since the election in Maine Mr..
Ladd has taken the Democratic stump
in another State. The five Green
hackers, whose positions make their
first allegiance due to the Nationals,
are put down as Greenbackers.-
Three of the fivc-Delamatyr, of In
diana; Weaver, Of Iowa, and Murch,
of Maine-are of Democratic affilia.
tions; and the other two-Forsythe,
of Illinois, and Barlow, of Vermont
are Republicans. The lndepend.
ent Democrats Of Georgia and Texas
will act with the Democratic party,
their independence relating to State
and local issues. The Republican
are allowed three members from
North Carolina, but it is probable
Yeates will get the certificate, in
which case the Republicans have
only two members from that State
1t is reported, also, that Russell, Re-
publican Greenbacker, elected over
Wsddell, in the Wilmington North
Carolina) District, will not go into
the Republican caucus, but this re-
port has not been verified, and he is
therefore enumerated in the Repub.
lican column.
wherever the Democrats lost in
the late election, the loss was not
caused by an increased Republican
vote, but by a Democratic split or a
Greenback detection. This is true Of
every Congressional District we lost.
In Pennsylvania the grcenbackers
defeated the Democratic ticket. The
Republicans cast their usual vote,
but the greenbackers drew enough
from the Democrats to defeat them.
Every Congressman we lost the loss
was caused by the greenbackors di,
viding the Democratic ranks, except
in New York City, where local
difficulties was the cause. Wendall
Phillips, who is now a pretended
greenbacker, says Butler annihilated
the Democratic party in Massachu-
sets. We hope the Democrats will
now be able to see the Republican
trick in the third party business
Wherever the Democrats made a
clear fight on Democratic principles,
without regard to what third parties
Sid or did, they won, but when they
empOrized and compromised princi,
pie they lost The lesson is plain
We will win in 1856 i We make the
fight as "simon pure" uncomprom!s'
ing Democrats; we will lose if we give
away one principle.-Ne'cs.
If the day ever comes when the
Republican party will be trying to
take away suffrage from the negro
and the Democratic party will be en-.
gagged trying to retain that privilege
to the colored people, it would be re,
garded asone ofthe greatest contradic.