New-York tribune., 1879-11-12
sENIroR CARPENTERS VIEWS.
TIE co,frrrxIoN OF THE MKT COyGmss-THAr
TIE KFFoEr TO OUsT siNAIOR KELLOGG REALLY
MANS.

TIE COMPLEXION or IHE MKT CONGmss-WIAT
TIE EFFORT 10 OUsI SENATOR KELLOGG REALLY
MEANs.
Senator Carpenter, in response to questions
by d, representative OF The Washington Republican.
the political situation. snidi
inon't think there's much doubt about their gaming
the House. What with the undoag OF me Democratic
rcrryraudcr ONO nud TIE strength OF tho National
ticket hch viii given 10 Congressional nominees IN
deUatabr or doubtful DISTRICTS the clhces certainly e
i'm that direction. But unless some unforeseen casualty
occurs they Will hardly lie able 10 regain thcr Gscen-
dancy 81 tne senate nntl lso3 NAen thrl hai IN
mai body they didn't guard IL as carefully as they
houfd and -cqueuily several Senators iOm the
sIn whose yo,as now ana IN tue Immediate future
wonld come IN prOpltIOusy, IN partisan sense,
There arc six Senators Who hold over untn
erats r, preseut Republican states. or states that soon
VIII be lAry :. natOr Grover ana slater OF Oie-On
Farey OF California; DAVIS counting him a. the Oppo
sifonl OF Illinois Peudleto, OF ONO ana Mcfhcrson,
Of Ncw-Jcrsey. Tie dcath. resignatl"n' or removal
from the seuate from any cause. OF any one OF these
woud be followed by the election Ola Republican sue
ccssor n such casualty should occur, ASA Senator
keSss SGSsa sfo Ss rsTia sl @vs X vi % csT @ IN 0o
Pennsylvania Connecticut Indiana, New-JeIhey ana
New York succeed Senators Thurman Wallace,
Eaton, Mcdonald Rando ph and Herman would give ne
Krpublicans IA bare working majority, even II Judge
now apuears Will gain only senator by the elections
of lssltne successor 10 senator Bruce, OF hssssnp
although there is bare posslnhy th"t senator NC
Donald may eithor succeed himself or be succeeded ny
have been led with others TO look into possible
contingencies while considering senator krloggs case
uoW
Elections. o course our Democratic friends hay7 ea
culated all chances, and We should DO tbe same
I's always well TO measure the strength ana the mo-
OF your adversary IN such contest Hr ms one
over Mr.. Kelloggs soGt and there's no better way OF
than uquire their partisan necessities rs viewed
from their STANDPOINT Looking al tie matter IN
ihis light aud also IN the light OF the contingencies
nave al uded To, they may go ahead sooner
or later with an attempt to unseai HIM
senator Kellogg holds his seat by better tenure than
~ @ snaor IN the bodr except PERHAPS Mr
hn nod lu He
was not admitted the ordinary way because his
tncaie acceptable and acceptedi hut the Senate
went behind the Or ma facia evidence examined into
the merits OF his caim tO seA ana decided tat claim
NV ON his certificate he would have been level with
other Senator's but 10 Is his case has been soiemnly
tnye.gated care fully and nPidy inquired INTO and his
ME declared complete. Ine wording Of the
ton adopted by the senate upon winch lie was admitted
shows that his case lie res adjudichta
Senator Carpenter Is OF the opinion that General
Grant. If nominated would be elected. and II elected
would he inaugurated lie added
Pm not an alarmst. and don't want TO be reported
as such But see am IN for II with you. might
ste IL r. innt The Democrats viii protest nrnnst the
count OF electoral woes OF some more OF
con vention for that duty IA February ISL They viii
ogse their protest upon what they Will niiege have
the execution Of The National election lave. They may
California for tus PURPOSE or New-fork or Penn
eylvanla state wherein the slightest pretcncc
real or manufactured for the express object, may be
furnished. Then tbe two Houses viii separate
and or both VIII sustain the protest 1he
vote OF that state Will be thrown out, and II
will be declared that there Was no election. aud
the House VIII assume To elect "A President.
One reason why l believe these things may all
occur tue know ledge the Democrats hHyothe same
baye-that the next census viii materially alter
he relative sectional strength OF the parties
resented In the House oonceding OF course that the
parties sectional AS they really and they
likely to conrnne to be Tor time THIS
alteration or change according 10 the best IN cTmation
get, Will be favorable 10 the Republican That
the increase OF Representatives In the House Will be
from the North. Texas the only growing state Ia
south the Others falling of OF at stand still But
the half dozen more additional members that Will be
due Texas and tle South the repre-
sentaton shall hayo been fixed viii be oYef
shade wed II will be overwhelmed, III fact by the in
or nty sixty members from the North. OF
these the greater portion will from the Nor Invest
all inspired and prompted by the political principle
which have given great in that
region.