The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-15

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The UNEXPECTEDLY large gains OF repre-
ressas,yes ia Congress made BY the Repuo-
I,o.ns 10 The elections last Tuesday In Ohio
ana Indiana. have occssioncd some fear that
tbe Democrats may not be able TO control
the next national House Of Representatives
Il Is too soon to give place to such fear.
The Democrats may have better luck IN
other States. II Is not likely that Fortune
vii be 50 hard upon them everywhere.
Ies az look into the matter.
In the present House OF Representatives
which will assist In counting the vote Tor
President. iassmuch as It will last until
tho an Of March next, the Democrats have
ll0 members, the Republicans $50, and tue
Grcenbackers or Nationals IL. The Re-
publicans have gained not more than eight
in the two States OF Ohio and Indiana.
Supposing all the other States TO continue
their representation as IL now Is, the next
House would stand Democrats, l42; Re-
publicaus, 1Ss /; Nationals. 10; one OF the
gains made by the Republicans In Indiana
having been in substituting Republican
Tor Nsrional. This seems 90 be a
very smsa majority TO overcome; but
Il must he recollected that most OF the rep
reseutassyes set down as Nationals are Demo-
Gratis, aud that 10 order for the Republicans
10 have even one majority Ia the House OF
Representatives they must elect 147 mem
bers. They, therefore, must gain at least
nine more members somewhere, over and
above al the losses which they may sustain.
We trust they Will get none OF these nine
Ia Virginia. We are pretty sure that they
will gain none In any other southern
State. We know they will gain none In
Maine, for her elections took place last
month. 1t is next to impossible that they
shccid gain any in New York or Pennsyl-
vxBia. for the Democrats have now only 8
out OF 33 congressman in the former, and
bi,ities are that the Democrats will gain in
those two States il not demoralized by the
results OF the elections In Ohio and Indiana.
Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, Ne
vada, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Vermont already have solid Republican
delegations. 1t is impossible, therefore, for
The Republicans to gain single repre-
sentative In those States, and more
than likely that the Democrats ,ciN gain
one or more in them. California, Connec-
ficut, Massachusetts,, and Minnesota have
each only one Democratic representative.
-Serely wemastgain rather than lose il any
change take place in the political complex
ion OF their representation. The same re-
mark may be made concerning Illinois,
which now has only 6 Democrats out Of
Is representatives. Iowa has no Democrat |
now. WEAvER and GILLETTE are Green
hackers. The rest OF her representatives |
are Republicans. New jersey has 3 Demo-
Gratis out Of 7, and will surely elect not less
than 3 I'm November. In Oregon the Re-
pubIicans gain l. We have now gone
over the whole Union without finding any
thing to discourage us as to the prospect OF
the Democrats controlling the next House
Of Representatives.
The Senate now stands Democrats, AZ;
80 (and Independent, DAVID
Dn1s). In Connecticut, Indiana, Missis.
Stppt NSW ocisVss NcW AVih aiiu Cuu-
sylvania, changes may be made. Mississippi
will Offset Indiana. There are but four
other senators 10 be chosen in the States
named. II the Republicans elect them ali,
The Senate will, after the 4th OF March
next contain 3S Republicans Qncluding
one from 0hiol 81 Democrats, and DA-
vD DAVIS, who is a HANCOCK man.
The new Vice-President will have the
casting vote. California, Delaware, Florida.
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada,
Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texss, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin,
will oil have new senators after the 4th Of
March, but we credit each State With sena-
tor of'the same party with the senator now
in place. The Democrats may gain one or
two, however, even in these States. In each
Of thesStates OF New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and NewYork we have a "6ghting chance"
to retain Democratic senator.
We conclude. therefore, that the next
be under Democratic control.
We knoS7 that the present one is. and that
1t will allow no electoral commissions and
no fraudulent counting-iu OF the Eext Pre-
eident.