The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1880-10-21
A Republican House.

There is more IN the great victory than ap
pears on the surface. 1t means not only tina
the Republican party can elect the President
| but also that it can wrest the popular brancl
of Congress out of the hands Of the democracy
who by March 4, 1880, will have held it fo
sir years. Indeed this result is already SO near
ly assured that only criminal negligence cal
prevent it. We simply need vigilance ant
hard work to make sure that there will be {
Republican House of Representatives to pre-
pare the Administration bills, and Republic
can President to stand guard. in the White
House. We take it that the Republican party
is in the mood for vigilance and hard work
just now.
Elves States have elected Congressman thus
| far-Indiana, Maine, Ohio, Oregon, and Yer.
mont West Virginia, though an October
State, has not chosen Congressman inasmuch
as State law provides that in Presidential
year the Congressman shall be elected in No
vember The election in Oregon, which is
now represented by Democrat, resulted in
the choice of Republican, Republican gain
OF one The election in Maine left the delega-
ton unchanged-three Republicans and two
Greenbackers.
The Vermont election resulted in an appar-
ent Republican gain Of one, a Republican Ma
tional being replaced by a straight Republi-
can. But as the sitting member has Republican
affiliations, il would be wiser, in estimating
the margin to be overcome to reverse the ma
jority in the House, not to count this as a gain.
This brings us to the October States, in which
some districts are in doubt. The election of
Mr.. Heilman, the Republican candidate in the
LIST Indiana District, which has been in dis
pute, is now conceded The election of Peele,
Republican candidate With District, is re-
ported by the Association Press as probable,
Uhiio fhotn of au1or in tbo With ic ouh
full. Leaving the two unsettled Districts out
of consideration, the Republicans have seven
Congressman. The Democrats concede this,
while the Republicans are claiming eight with
good reason. A Republican gain of one Con-
gresham is assured, with an excellent pros
pect of gain of two, and chance of three.
Ohio makes. the noble contribution of six
additional Republican members to the next
House. AT midnight the Republicans and Dem
ocrats agree that fifteen Republicans and five
Democrats have been elected, as against nine
Republicans and eleven Democrats in the
present House. These figures seem to be es-
tablished beyond doubt. A gain of one Con-
gresham in Oregon, one in Indiana and six
in Ohio, makes total of eight. If the Re
publicans shall be found to have elected eight
Congressman in Indiana, as is probable, the
total gain will be nine. If the Indiana score
rises to nine the total gain will be ten.
The present House Of Representatives is di-
vided as follows: Republicans, 1870; Demo
Gratis, 149; Republican Nationals, 5; Demo-
cratic Nationals, Z; Nationals, 2;-the whole
number 1893. The Republican and Democratic
Nationals will usually act, upon National is
sues, with the parties with which they are al
ready somewhat affiliated. Reclassitying them
in this way, the present House stands Repub
licans, 1876; Democrats, 1861 Nationals, 2. A
majority of the House is LAT votes. The Re
publicans would need, therefore, to gain twelve
votes to get control. They have already sure
gain of eight If the gain proves to be nine,
they will be only three votes away from
majority -supposing that the Republican Ma
tionals would always act with them. But the
Republican party does not want any uncer-
tain support. Put the five Republican Nation
ais out of consideration, and the Republicans
now have 100 members. They need II to
make majority. Elections in five States have
given them eight, or one-half the number, and
perhaps nine. But at the worst and counting
all Republican Nationals against us, the Re
publican party is now only nine votes
away from majority of the House of Repre-
sentatives-with 80 States to hear from.
There is still more in this most pregnant
vote of Tuesday Mr.. Hendricks comedies
the election of Republican Legislature in
Indiana, which will send Republican to the
United States Senate in place of Mr. McDon-
aid There has never been any doubt of the
politics of Mr.. Kernan's successor from this
State, with Republican majority of eighteen
in the State Senate. But Tuesdays vote
means Republican Assembly also, and the
last Democratic loophole is closed. Mr.. Thur
mans place will be filled by Republican, and
Senator Wallace's also. The Republicans
now have thirty three Senators, one Of whom,
Senator Bruce they will lose. Adding the
certain gain of four Senators just noted, the
Republican strength next March will be &c.
There are two contingencies here-that the
Republicans may lose seat they now hope to
hold, but of this there seems to be no chance;
the other is that when the election is over, the
Democrats may expel Senator Kellogg. But
in New-Jersey and Connecticut the Republi-
cans have the strongest hopes of replacing
Messrs. Randolph and Eaton with Republi-
cans. This gain added to the figures above,
would give the Republicans SO votes, tie the
Senate, and give the Republican Vice-Presi
dent the casting vote. The election of Re-
publican in the place of Senator Jones, of
Florida, would give the Republicans MAORI
ty of one.
The election of Republican President and
Republican House seems assured. A Repub-
lican Senate is inevitable, within two years at
least The hour Of doom has struck for the
Democratic party.-IaSbune.