Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-09
WASHINGTON.
STARTLING PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBIL-
TIES.
will Mr.. De La Matyr Have the Naming Of
Hayes Successor2-A Peculiarly In
terestng and Possibly Danger
Gus Political Situation.
The Importance Of One Vote.


WAsHINGToN, September 7. - II it
proves TO be correct, rs reported by tele-
graph, that the California Republicans
have elected all four, or even three,
members of Congress from that State,
it may have most important bearing
on the Presidency. Ii the people should
fail to elect, and the election should be
thrown into the House Of Representa-
tives, and the delegation remain rs at
present constituted, then one man, De
La Matyr, OF Indiana, would have it in
his power to dictate the President
of the United States. Each State
has one vote, and aS ut present
constituted in their representation
eighteen would vote for the Democratic
candidate. These are: Alabama, Ar
kansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, MARYLAND, Mis-
sissIppi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The
following nineteen States have a major
ity of Republicans in their delegations,
viz: California, Colorado, Connecticut.
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sev, New York, Pennsylvania. Rhode
Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.
The Indiana delegation has six
Democrats and six Republicans,
while Mr. De La Mdtyr is a sort OF free
lance. In the event Of the election GO
ing 10 the House the result would de-
pend on his vote. Should he vote with
the Republicans that party would have
the required majority 10 elect their can
didate, for they would have twenty
States. Should he vote with the Demo
Gratis there would be- a tie, and consc-
quently no election by the house. IL
would then devolve on the Senate 10
elect a Nicc-President, who would
become President. The Senate be-
ing Democratic, there would
be Democratic President, as
matter Of course, should the clcc-
ton fall 70 that body. The election in
California assuming that four Republi-
cans have been elcctcd-also decreases
the Democratic majority in the House.
At the last session there was me mbcr-
ship OF 2S7, OF which lij were Classcd rs
Democrats, l26 as Republicans and III a.
GrcenbackCrS; but OF the Grcenbackers
six always voted with the Democrats on
strict party questions, six with the Re
publiCans, while the other five some.
times voted one way and sometimes an
other, but their proclivites are Rcpubli-
can. There were, therefore, on all party
questions, ljl DcmOcrts, l3l Republicans
and five Grccnbackcrs, giving Demo
cratic majority Of fifteen over all. Add
the four members just elected in Cali.
iOrnia to the Republican column, and
the Democrats still have majority Of
eleven over all. To make the full COM
plemcnt Of 2S3 members, elections are
going to be- held to ill vacancies in the
Fifth Iowa and Twelfth New York Dis
tricts. II these districts should elect
Republicans, as they did last year, the
Democrats would still have n majority
of uine over all opposition This is not
a very big margin, but it il enough for
all practical purposes if members will
attend to their business.