The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-13
SENATOR CARrENTER's VIEWS.
some Opinions on Republican Chances
70 Regain Control OF Congress, ana
what May be the Democratic Program
me In 1881.

!. Some OpinIops on HepubIIean Chances
70 Regain Control OF Congress, ana
n What May be the Democratic Program
me In 1881.
WASHINGTON, NcvNm',cr l2.-The Ma.
itOna Republican, this morning, contained
q lengthy interview with Senator Carpen-
ter on the chances Of the Republicans re.
gaining control OF Congress, and the pol u.
sible contingencies Of the next presideu-
tial election. Some Of the more salient
points are given below:
| "Conceding as a ioregone conclusion the
election OF their candidate In 1880, will the
Republicans be able at the same time To
regain control OF Concress?''
u don't think there's much doubt about
their regalning the House. What with me
nndoing OF the Democratic gerrymauder in
Ohio and the strength of the National
ticket which will be given to Congressional
nominees In debatable or doubtful dis.
trtcts, the chances certainly lie in that di-
rection. But unless some unforeseen
casualty occurs they will hardly be able to
regain their ascendency in The Senate
until 1888. There are SIX senators SI" ~bo
hold over until the Forty.eighth Congress,
who now as Democrats represent Re.
publican states, or States that soon
will be, II Senator Kellogg should
be retained in his seat the election Of Re.
publican Senators to the Forty.seyenth
Congress in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connec.
ticut, Indiana, New Jersey, and New York
70 succeed Senators Thurman, Wallace
Eaton. Mcdonald, Randolph and Herman
would give the Republicans bare work.
ing majority, even II Judge Davis should
not act with them. The Democrats, as Il
now appears, will gain only one Senator
by the elections Of lSsl-the successor TO
Senator Bruce, OF Mississippi, although
there is bare possibility that Senator Nc.
Donald may either succeed himself or be
succeeded by another Of his own party"
You remarked the other day that Gen.
Grant, il nominated, would be elected?"
Yes, that's what l said, and might
have added that, II elected, he will be in.
augurated, despite the efforts that NAV be
made to prevent it. I might as well 90
on with prediction that I've often made
OF late. It is that the Democrats will pro.
test against the count OF the Electoral
votes ol some one or more OF our Republi-
can States when the two houses meet in
joint convention for that duty in Febru-
ary, 1851. They will base their
protest upon what they will allege
70 have been an unconstitutional ex-
ercise OF Federal power in the
execution OF the national election laws,
They may take California for this purpose.
or New York, or Pennsylvania, or any
State where the slightest pretense, real or
manufactured for the express object, NAV
be furnished. Then the two houses will
separate, and one or both will sustain the
protest. The vote OF the State will be
thrown out, and it will be declared that
there was no election, and the House will
assume to elect President"
The preliminary arrangements for that
emergency will be made in the House, the
same as they are attempting to make
them in the Senate by unseating Mr.. Kel-
logg, so that the Democratic nominee for
President will be elected under the form
and color OF law. One step has already
been taken in the House in this direction
by the unseating OF Mr.. Bisbee, of Florida.
and the seating OF Mr.. Hull in his
place. This gives the vote Of
Florida on vote by States to the Demo-
Gratis, so that the House now stands
on such a vote nineteen Democratic States
70 nineteen Republican States-counting
the Indiana Greenback member with the
opposition. But in that far Off December
session, when the Kellogg case will prob
ably be acted upon, and when all such &C.
ton will be no longer influential upon any
coming. election, they may unseat Mr..
Orth, OF Indiana, or some other Republi.
can. The decision of the contests in these
cases adversely to the present occupants
would give their seats to the Democratic
contestants and insure a Democratic
majority by States in the House"