Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-07-24
Our Washington Letter.


DE tne case WIN those VINO nave neen III Nhsn- |
ington while reports from other parts Of the
country 60 to prove that the past few days will be
remembered hereafter, II notas 'red.letter" days,
at least as red-hot" days and the hottest ever |
known. Mortality has not been so great here az
in the western cities, which is no doubt owing 10 |
the many advantages which Washington possesses
over other cities in It's wide Streets abundance of
shade trees and superiority of parks all through |
the city.
Despite tho heat the political cauldron is kept |
busy most OF the time through the efforts Of the
Republican Congressional committee, whose work
since the session closed goes to prove that
REPUBLICANS ARE WIDE AWAKE
to the duties Of the hour and propose to push
matters this fall with the utmost zeal and eff
cheney. The Republican managers have begun to
work with a vim that deserves success and be-
tokens no apprehensons of defeat. The coming
campaign in the several states will be watched
| with particular interest, inasmuch the Repub
Leans have Mt least a fighting chance Of gaining
majority in the next House Of Representatives
while the democrats have two chances Of losing it
First, by being beaten by the Republicans; second
the national party may increase its representation
in the Forty-sxth Congress so as to hold the bal
ance Of power, and thus take away the ability Of
| either Of the great parties TO control it. In view
of the differences of opinion, arising out of the
tariff and financial questions, both have new and
| good vantage ground in several states and there
are a number OF districts which neither can claim,
and for which each will wage n warm canvass In
the New England states for instance, the Repub-
licans hope to gain several Congressman and sweep
every district This they should do, and undoubt-
eddy will II the party maintains united front
| Four districts only are represented by dem
ocrats in these six states, viz: Dean and Morse
respectively of the Third and Fourth Massachu-
sets districts. Frank Jones Of the First New
Hampshire. and George NJ. Sanders Of the First
Connecticut Dean, 1t will be remembered, was
seated BY a vote of the House, by one majority,
and therefore owes his seat to Ben Buffers en-
nifty for his rival, Judge Field, who was lawfully
elected but fraudulently uuseated This district
is very certain to 90 Republican In Morse's dis
trict it will be a hard struggle. Morse was elected
in '76 by about one thousand majority. The
greenback element has sprung mp in that district
recently and that party will place a candidate in
the field. Such candidacy is bound to draw
many more votes away from the democrats than
from the Republicans, hence the latter expect to
win The First New Hampshire district has as
|
He is rich, however, and spends his money like
/ water in behalf of his election lie says now
= that he is tired of politics and the Republicans
confidently believe their opponents cannot cleo
any other candidate, which marks another pos
sible gain for the Republicans Landers sue
L ceeded Mt the last election by only one hundred
and forty-eight majority, and should the Repub
licans put up General Joe Elawley against hin
II. l..
ought to go to the Senate but the current Seems
now to be setting in favor of Governor Jewell a'
the Republican candidate for Barnuln's place.
THE NATIONAL PARTY,
+ on the other hand, is mixing matters very much
in the Middle states and politicians of all stripe
e are being made very uncomfortable thereby. Thu
n avoidance by the nationals, as a party, of tn
errors into which there is danger that they will b
- led by some shouting demagogues, will make tn
> fears of the old parties well founded and it
this alone which will the increase of the neN
party to be other than mushroom growth lik
N that Of other political organizations which hay
temporarily cut a figure in the history OF on
country, and quickly passed away. The Reput
Il Leans will make determined fight in New Yor
e and Pennsy iyania, and expect to gain numbe
e of Congressman. Willis of the Eleventh Ne'
" York is one of the marked democrats who it is bt
a lieved can be showed under. lie made himse
unpopular in the last Congress by getting bi
through to pay a number of old navy claims col
H. tracted for by Secretary Robson. The Republ
lie cans will pit William B, Aston, Jr., against hin
n and being both popular and wealthy it is believe
that the heart of the average mpecunous vote
who remains ON the fence long enough to trac
his inaienable right of suffrage off to the highe
lg bidder, will vote for Aston along with the be
n and most honest men in the district Then thei
Of is the Albany district represented last session
of Quinn, a democratic brewer, who drnked himse
+. to death before the end of the session
THE GREENBAcK ELEMENT
is very strong there and it is thought that part
''' will name George Jones with a strong chance
ty success Another district in which the Repub
o. cans will make a warm fight is the Thirtieth Ne
q. York now represented by L Kirke Hart a your
man who paid more attention to his faulte
toilet in the last Congress than to the small ma
t. tiers of legislation The Thirty-frst New York
d. also put down the list as one gained by Il
to Republicans George G. HoslSns, the Repub
is can candidate, was beaten by division in Il
q Republican ranks which will be closed up tn
~, fall and their candidate elected.
= The two districts in Pennsylvania claimed
NO the Republicans sure to be gained at the col
ne ing election are Schuykill and Chamberlain
he districts large number Of voters are co
ce hands in the former district and dissatisf
al with the present depressed condition of labc
The Republicans believe that this feeling W
cause break from the democratic ranks. II
Chambersburg district has been usually safe (
n. the Republicans, and once was represented
he Hon, Edward Mcpherson. 1t gave Hayes a m
no iority of six hundred, although Stronger owing
III his personal popularity secured a majority of O
~ hundred and sxty-nine. Stronger is not anxio
ID for further service in Congress, and with al
IT, other democratic candidate the Republicans e
re- pect to elect their man. The
.se REPUBLICAN GAINS IN THE WEST
ce will naturally be confined to Indiana, Illino
sa Michigan California and Colorado The state
- Ohio has been SO gerrymandered by the dem
~ Gratis as to give them the chance of winning fl
'h' districts now represented by Republicans. 7
democrats also claim that they will win back t
lid three districts captured by the Republicans at
a, last election through local issues. In Indiana o
-. district, in Illinois two in Michigan one, in Ca
he fornia one, and in Colorado one is the ratio
'at gains expected by the Republicans, and with 60
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is to be defeated by the greenback party under t
NV leadership of Moses W. Field, who served o
at term in Congress- and whom Sunset Cox dubb
~ " the gentleman with the elegant toilet" I
NY democrats concede the Colorado representative
all the Republicans, as they were able only throu
ue partisan fraud to seat the democratic candida
,te last session over the Republican majority Civ
in Colorado
- POLITICAL SENTIMENT IN THE SOUTH
w., is decidedly favorable to the Republicans and
= is believed they will hold their present represo
m tation in Tennessee, South Carolina, North Ca
ed lima and Virginia, and gain one each in the sta
he of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama Pc
ck master-General Key continues to receive lett
-. of endorsement of his views to the polite
duties Of the Southern people to the goyernmt
aS' and themselves which also show that very
ar sirable movement is ON foot in several of
be Southern States This is the organization OF
ear independent party, ont Of the liberal element
bar the democratic party combined with what Is 81
left OF the Republican party, 1t is prophes
that with little encouragement this organi
un ton would have a reasonable prospect OF carryi
un. some of the Southern States, notably Georg
or and would make final disposition OF the
- Bourbon element which arrays itself in hostil
IN ., o,ar,, ,,aasuro of reconciliation hetWeen