American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-09-27

counting one Republican to be elected in
October.
tCOunting one Democrat to be elected i'll De-
tober.
Leaving out of the count the two members
vet to be elected, the Democrats have 146
votes, or just one less than clear majority
of the whole House. There is no doubt
about the election of a Republican in Iowa,
but it is remotely possible, in the present
factious wrangles of the Democracy of New
York, that Republican may be elected in
the Westchester District, in which ease the
House would stand 146 Democrats, 10 Re
publicans, and II Greenback men, giving the
combined opposition of Republicans and
Greenback men 141 to LAG straight Demo-
Gratis; or, in other words, leaving the Demo-
Gratis i'll a minority of one, and the Republi-
cans in minority of II: but as the Green
back members can rarely, if ever, be solidly
combined with either of the old parties, the
House will present the singular spectacle Of
neither party having a reliable majority if
New York should elect Republican, and if
the Westminster District elects a Democrat
that party will have the narrow majority of
one over all opposition.
But, while the Democrats will be either
in minority of one or~have only straight
majority of one, that party will doubtless have
n practical majority of from 10 to Il dozen on
most issues. In all its contests with the Adj
minstration over the military control of
elections and the repeal or modification of
the Federal Election laws relating to Mar
shals and Supervisors, the Democratic ma
jority was usually about 20. Most of the
Greenback men, especially Yocum and
Wright Of this State, voted uniformly with
the Democrats on all political issues, eX-
cepting in the organization of the House, al
though Wright was elected by the Demo-
Gratis and Greenback men, and Yocum was
elected by Il fusion of the Greenback men
with the Republicans. OF the u Grecnback
members, Stevenson of Illinois, Ladd of
Maine, and Wright of Pennsylvania, are of
positive Democratic antecedents; Lowe of
Al.blm. Jones Texas
Democrats, but against the ruling DemOc
racy Of the South, and not likely to unite
with the Democracy on any vital test issue.
De La Matyr of Indiana was elected by 4
Democratic fusion with the Greenback men,
but is defiantly Independent of both the old
parties, and Murch of Maine occupies much
the same position. Both are of Democratic
proclvitics, if they have any lingering SYM
patty with either of the old parties; but
neither would marshal under !; Democratic
partisan banner. Weaver and Gillette of
Iowa, Forsythe of Illinois, and Ford of
Missouri may be classed more
antagonistic TO the Democrats than to the
Republicans, and YOcum of Pennsylvania
seems to have lost the trust of both parties
by trying to barter with both to retain his
seat in the pending contest with Gov. Curtin.
For all practical purposes, the Democrats
are likely to have majority of from 10 to II
over the Republicans, although they can not
count it as legitimate party strength. or
all issues which have come up between the
Administration and Congress, the Greenback
members have uniformly voted almost solid
" with the Democrats. There are two con-
tested seats-those of Orth, Republican, of
Indiana and Yocum, Greenback, of Penn
syIvania, and the Orth contest involves the
CONTROL of the vote of Indiana i'll the House
for President, i'll case of the failure to elect
by the people. California having elected a
Republican delegation gives the Republic
cans the votes of 80 States for
President in contest in the House,
and the Democrats have but Is, with
Indiana standing six Republicans, six DEM
ocrats, and one Greenback member holding
the balance of power.
[NOTE.-Later returns from California
show the election of Berry, Democrat, in
stead of Mckenna, Republican, in the Third
Congressional District.