Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-11-19
THE NEXT CONGREss-1ss1
PROSPECT FROM A DEMOCRATIC STAND.
POINT.

THE NEXT CONGRESS-1SS1.
PROSPECT FROM A DEMOCRATIC STAND.
POINT.
The Washington correspondent of
the Now York World says
The President is credited with hav.
ing said to Kellogg the other day dur.
ing n private conversation that he be-
lieved the Republicans would rule both
houses in the Forty-seventh Congress.
Probably the prediction grew out of /.
desire to say something cheerful as a
partial offset to Kellogg's approaching
doom. Nevertheless il has been widely
published, and is possibly believed to
be well-iouDded. The session of the
Forty-seventh Congress will begin on
March 4th, 1881. The present Senate
has forty.four Democrats, includ.
ing David Davis, and thirty two
Republicans. The President based his
prediction upon the assumption that
the places OF Senator Eaton, of Con.
necticut; Herman, of New York Ran.
dolph, of New Jersey; Wallace. of
Pennsylvania Thurman, Of Ohio and
Mcdonald, of Indiana, whose terms
expire in 1881, will be filled by Re,
publcans. That would leave the Sen.
ate with thirty.eight Republicans and
thirty eight Democrats, including Sen.
ator Davis. Should the Republicans
90 into the next canvass assured nv
claims as shallow as this they may safely
count upon more thorough drubbinr
than would be likely to fall TO them in
the ordinary course of events, without
an executive prophet. The chief fault
TO be found with the prediction-it is
one that is fatal to its that Kellogg
will lose his seat and Bruce will 20 20
out OF Office in 1881. Both of them
are certain to be succeeded by Demo.
Gratis. With Senator Davis tho Senate
will then stand Democrats. 40: Re.
publicans, SO. Moreover, the Demo.
Gratis will probably carry Indiana
the unfair Radical apportionment
having been corrected the chances
for Democratic success in Connecticut
and New Jersey are certainly fair, and
should General Hancock be nominated
for the Presidency il may be rcasona.
bly, expected that Democratic Leeis.
laturo will be elected in PENNSYLVANIA.
That would insure Senator Wallace's
return for another term.
In the House the Democrats will
also continue to be in the majority
There will be o loss perhaps Of four
representatives in Ohio, not more than
that, for the majority in the recent
election was due to the overwhelming
votes in the western reserve. # will
be impossible for the Republicans TO
carry more than twelve districts in
that State, allowing them a gain of
four. In New York, with a popular
Presidential candidate, the Seventh,
Eleventh, Thirteenth. Fourteenth Six.
teenth, Thirtieth, Thirty.first and
Thirty second districts NAV be REGAIN.
cd. They arc geographically known
as the Tenth, Seventeenth >and Eigh.
teenth wards of New York city. now
represcnted bv Mr. Einstein. tho wards
represented bv Mr. Morton Colnmh;a
Dntchess. and Putnam counties renre.
sented by MIR. Ketcbam Orapgo
Rockland and Sullivan counties renrc.
scntcd by Mr.. Ferdon Albany county
represented by Mr.. Bailey Monro,
and Orleans counties. represented bv
Mr.. Van Voorhis Wyoming Genosc,
and Niagara, represented bv DR.
Pierce, These districts excepting Mr.
Ketcham's. were represented in m,
Forthwith Congress and preyiously
by Democrats, in the last Congress re-
spcctively by MIR, Eickofr: Mr. Willis
MIR. Beebe. MIR. Quinn. Mr. Hart Mr.
Benedict and Mr.. Lockwood Mr.
, Ketcham's district was represcnted II
: the Forty third and Forty.fourtb Con
, crosses by Mr.. John 0. Whitehall ,
, Do.,ao.., Chill H. i...