Daily Republican., 1879-09-15
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One Of the nrst things the Confrder
ate Congress viii do when Il N asss,n
bles in Decsmber will be to unsss'
Hon. Goodlovs 8. Orth, . Rspublicaz
: member Of Congress from Indiana. Tb'
Congressional delegation from ths
State now stands six Republicans, si1
Democrats and one Gresnbacksr, Rev
Dr.. De La Matyr. The uncertainty u
to hos the latter might cast his vote I
the election OF President we're to bs
thrown into the House Of Representa-
tives is what causes the trouble. Al
lowing the Democrats Indiana, they
and the Republicans would each have
|sighteen votes In the House and would
defeat an election In that body, when
the President of the Ssnats who viii he
a Democrat would be- ONE President II
i, we're certain that De La Matyr would
vote with the Democrats, in all proba
bility Orth would be allowed to retain
his seat, as In that cas-. tie would b'
effected and Democratic President be
ass ured the same as II Orth was unseat-
ed and Democrat admitted to his seat.
But the Democrats are not taking any
such risks as allowing De La Matyr
to name and elect the President, espe-
cially whenths probabilitissare that he
would be more likely TO vote for Re-
publican than q Democratic President,
and hence the attempt to remove and
reconstruct the Indiana delegation in
Congress. The probabilities are from
present appearances that the election
will never reach the House of Repre-
sentatives as the people of the North
ern States have taken the matter Wig
orously In hand aud by practically
solid North will settle the dispute over
whelmingly in favor Of Republican
President.
At the election last year Orth, Republi
eau, received Is, ,60s votes, and MoCabe
his Democratic opponent received l5,-
$40, Orth's majority, 9s. The small
majority by which Orth was elected IL
why he was chosen as the object of
Democratic attack, as with a show Of
consistency they can make pretence
that that number of illegal votes we're
polled for Orth while all who voted for
McCabe, Of course were genuine honest
Democratic votes, but even il Orth's
majority was 59S he would have to go
anyhow to make place for
Democrat which must be had somehow
TO make sure of q tie in the House. In
the uncertainty which hangs around
political complications, one Of the
greatest of uncertainties is, as to the
ability Of the Democrats to carry through
this little scheme TO unseat Mr.. Orth.
Atthe regular meeting of Congress in
December the Democratic majority
will be considerably reduced es-
pecially upon such question as the
Of Mr.. Orth for mere political
causes. California since the extra ses.
sion held an election and elected a solid
delegation OF four members,
while Iowa will send one in place of
Mr.. Clark, deceased, and the West
Chester district of New York will send
another in place of Mr.. Smith deceased.
The Philadelphia " Tines" paper
Of strong Democratic learnings in re-
cent canvass of the House after count
| & the four California members, and
the one each from Iowa and New York,
only gives the Democrats a majority Of
one to commence the session with, and
that is rather a small margin to com.
mence such big job with, especially
when 1t involves such all important
question as the election Of Democratic
If the election shonld be
thrown into the House Of Representa-
tives.