New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-10-29
Our Washington Letter.

- 20 SOAA3 - - 1--WE A0oAAS sOs
A clean sweep in Ohio, and tre-
mendous Republican majority in Iowa!
This is the news that has stirred WASH
ingt0n Republicans to enthusiasm for
the last few days. It was expected
almost universally at the last of the
canvass that Foster would be elected
Governor, but that he should be elect
I'd by 10000 majority was too much to
hope for, and it Was certainly beyond
the widest dream that the Republic.
ans would have in the legislature a
majority on joint ballot Of 80, the
House having 20 Republicans and A
Democrats, the Senate % Republicans
and Is Democrats. Regarding the
straight Greenback vote very little is
to be learned. It seems to have dis
appeared, disintegrated, it's elements
returning to their original political
State. This is as l predicted it would
re aftec the Maine defeat. The vote
of the party will not probably foot up
more than 10000 perhaps not 80 much.
Sam. Carey, the original head of the
party, is doubly buried, having bolt.
ed the Greenback. nominations and
gone to the Democrats, for whom he
has been at work during the campaign,
and being now in the overwhelming de-
feat, buried out of sight. Thurman is
counted forever laid upon the shelf,
and also Ewing. The latter last year
only pulled through in the race for
Congress in a district specially pre-
pared for him, and the probability is
that the Republican legislature now
elected will at once redistrict the
State and by so doing make impossible
Mr.. Ewing's reelection, rs we'll as
that OF several others who were chos-
en- unjustly through the Democratic
genylnander.
It seems that they havn't done
counting up the Republican majority
in Iowa. The Democratic party isn't
entirely gone there, but buried under
a majority of $4,000, with the back
towns to hear from, will do AS for
the Greenbackers, the only two dis
tricts they carried last year are now
overwhelmingly Republican andwill re-
main so. This is the cause of great
congratulaIion here, and naturally we
give Senator Allison much praise for
the result. It would not surprise
many if he should develope strong
claims for Il place on the national tick.
ct next year, and he certainly has a fu-
ture which his friends may justly be
hopeful for.
The result of the elections so far
this year leads to the belief that we
shall easily gain the next Congress.
They show that we shall gain four
members in Maine and Iowa, and four
or five in Ohio. The same proportion
of gains elsewhere in the North will
fix the House beyond the possibility of
change even by Democratic clerk or
INSCRIPTIONS counting by Democratic
officers. The Senate is closer. We
c.sn and shall at least tie it. Having
gained a Senator in Ohio, we are just as
certain to gain one in N. Y. in place of
Herman; Connecticut in place of Eaton.
New Jersey, in place of Randolph,
Pennsylvania in place of Wallace, and
Indiana in place of Mcdonald. We
shall lose one in Mississippi, Bruce 60
ing out in 81. This leaves us five
gains, which will make the Republic.
ans 38. There is accessibility Of gain
ing the West Virginia and Maryland
legislatures which would give us two
more. The Democrats threaten to un-
seat Senator Kellogg, in order to pre-
vent a Republican majority, bat 1
hardly think they will add that infamy
TO the long line of crimes and plumbers
they have committed.
Literally all eyes are now turned to
New York and Massachusetts, where
the frantic efforts of hard money Til
den AMI soft money BUTLER are giving
us some entertainment if no trouble.
Our news from both is very encourag-
ing still. In both States the Demo
Gratis are divided and demoralized, and
the Republicans in splendid condition.
Katahdin.