The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-21


win the Republicans Reeaptiire the
House s-The outlook In that Direc.
lion. -" " " |''s''3' ~ A'' :.
Thecbances Of the Republicans carrying
the House Of Representatives in the Forty.
seventh Congress are looming up. It is
considered that they have a good deal
more than q fighting chance, and under
the excitement aud pressure OF the Presi.
DENTAL campaign may indeed not only
succeed in turning the Democratic major.
ity but getting possession, with majority
ranging all the way from twenty to thirty.
Take, for instance, Ohio. The Congress.
sional delegation now stands, Republicans
0, Democrats Il. Undoubtedly the frst
act OF the newly. elected Legislature will
be to 4edistrict the State for Congressional
purposes, and the Republicans can do this
without sadly destroying the symmetry q
the map, and give themselves 10 Reptesen.
tatives, allowing the Democrats only s, and
at the same time makethem fight hard for
one OF these. This will bea gain OF six to
start with. The result in Iowa, too, ihdi.l
Gates that both of the districts nowrepre.
sented by the Greenbackers can be re-.
gained blythe Republicans. This will he,
gain Of two more. In Indiana there Is
almost q certainty that the 9Th Ode La.
Martyr'sl district can be carried by. the
Republicans and that the chances are
even with both parties for carrying the
4th. This Is another gain. The reports
from North Carolina are that the Republi.j
cans have very good prospects for carving
two Of the. districts, In that State, and a
strong effort willb made to get three. in
New York the chances are considered
good fora gain OF two forthe Republicans,
and the same number in PENNSYLVANIA.
A gain is also expected In the Sd Wiscon.
sin district With the effort which the
Republicans, will put forth in the 4th and
9th Maine DISTRICTS, now represented by
Ladd and Murch, will also be reclaimed.
Thereviyal OF business whichisnow sweep;
Ing over the, country, may also have the
effect OF giving to the RepublicansIt the Sec.
ond Connecticut ldistrictp and especially 40
tt'Elden Is not the Presidential nominee
and Senator Barnuml Ia !apathetic. The
Thirteenth Illinois district Is one which
the Republicans feel sure they can reclaim
with the "rag.babyn out Of the issue. as IL
probably will be-. It was carried lasf wear
by Stevenson, q Democratic Greenbacker,
byonly d few hundted majority, OREGON
will probably also send Republican Rep.
resentative in placed Whitaker, the pres.
entihcumbent, who at the last election
did notreeeive pluralily'ora majority oi
oil the votes cast, Thetelis also a fiVhti1e'
chance for the Republicans ID the First
Tennessee district, and In the Tenth. (tbe
Memphis district, II the Greenbackers,
who numbered ], S57 votes, return to the
Republican party, from which the bulk
was largely recruited. IN Vermont bar.
low, the GreenbacEer, viii BE probably
succeeded by . Republican, but inasmuch
as on III party divtSions Barlow lad Voted
with the epubfcahs, this Cannot Be set
down as again. ,tR Hs.s'' tl'''1U Al
The present outlook indicates that the
Republicans will have, gain Of twelve
members sure to start with, and with ex.
cellent prospects in astmauy more dis.
triCts The present, Democratic majority
on q strict division Of party, linesi Ia NOT
over nice. although the Republican oppo.
sition, including the votes of the Green.
hackers, aggregate fourteen or fifteen. In
q Presidential year the vote Is always the
heaviest, and thoughtful Democrats ARE
quite ready 70 aconeede that, with the h
GreenRaek party no longer9 disturbing
element, the Republicans have q good
show for regainipg control OF the lower
hopsa Of Congress. naOij as. u Hssg }hI