The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-05
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Counting Unmatched Chicken.

Washington, s.-There is much reioie.
ing IN Washington, to-day, over the re-
publican victory among the thousznd- of
government employees and thsir political
| friends. The republican congressional
committee now figure W the gains made
IN the republican membership in the next
House Of Representatives about ss fol.
| lows: Ohio, 6; Indiana, 2; Pennsyl-
vAnia, /; Louisiana, l; Minnesots, /;
Tennessee, 2; Connecticut, /; Illinois, =
iowa, 2; Kentucky, l; Missouri, 2; New
jersey, i; Virg MIA, /; Wisconsin, /.
This makes a gain Of twenty-three
members. To ofiet this, how
ever, the democrats are reported
n have gained two congressman in New
York, one 10 Pennsylvania, one in Cali
turnl4, and one in Nevada which, de-
be gained by the republicans, makes =
total republican gain Of eighteen. This
gain, II verified by official fgurei, will
secure to the republicans control Of the
organization Of the next House by q clear
majority of thirteen over the democrats.
and rSenbackers combined, and give
them seven more than = quorum of tho
entire msm bership Of 293. 1t ia moreover
InIimated by tho ultra sGalWarts tnat
from the south certified to
be elected to the next House from dis
.ricts having a preponderAting negro
Voto are 20 be either unseAted or their
,lsction invAlidAted on the ground that
he people have not had . chance 70
ecord free expression Of opinion. This
t il assert. d, is the only means Whish
AN be resorted 10 70 give the eolsrsd
Ioter 4 chance 10 Assert his political
lights. Such . pOlicy would, If
.ppIied, uAseat Chalmers In ths short-
trlng ditirict Of Mississippi, three Of the
IculsIAna members and about all the
south Carolina delegation. While 1t is
4 course, very doubtful whether such =
'olicy will be adopted by the msjority Of
be House, there is undeniAbly . Strsng
Impression amcDg leading republicans
hat the administration 10 TO be pre-
mlnently stalwsrt, and that the influence
( the Grant-Conkling element Of the
arty will make itself distinctly felt dur
az the coming four years in all branches
the government. The latest advices
eceived here to-day make it practically
ertain that the democrats will control
be next Senate, unless the republicans,
.sterday, secured q msjority on joint
allot IN the legislature Of three states,
I'LL said TO be in doubt; namely, New
ersey, Tennessee and California The
lection of republican successors to Ran
0 phi, Bsily and Booth, ana Of demo-
ra,ic successor TO Sharon, would give
10 democrats thirty-eIght members of
le Senate, counting Davis, Of Illinois, and
lahOne, Of Virginia, as democrats, and
veil the number Of the republicans 10
sffording Vice-president
.rthur the opportunity Of controlling
le Senate by his casting vote, If Davis
nd Malone formally unite with the
,gulsr democrats. If one only of The
OoVe-nsmsd shall elect q democratic
major, it will be in the power Of either
avis or Malone 10 tie the Senate on
ny political question or in the matter of
-gsnizauon, and if two Of these ststes
ect democrats the same contingency
i'll arise il DAvis and Malone deter
inc to act together.