Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-29
THE NEXT CONGRESS.

Aib1ny EuoHiHg Journal The large
| and almost unexpected gains Of Republican
| Cougressmcn in Ohio and Indiana show
| that, with proper eXertiOus in other sec
| tiOns OF the country, the Republicans can
secure the control OF the next House Of
| representatives.. The present House is
composed OF l3l Republicans, 146 Demo.
Gratis, Greenbuckars, Greenback Repub.
| licans, Greeuback Democrats and one in.
| dependant. Classifying these according
10 their votes on National issues the pres
ent House may be fairly considered as
standing: Republicans 1875, Democrats. or
| opposition, 1913. The majority against the
Republicans is %, aud q gain Of only ~
! members is needed tu secure ii majority in
the Forty-seveuth Congress.
Five States have already chosen their
representatis es-lndiaua, Maine. Ohio, Or.
egon and Vermont. At the election in Or
egon in June the Republicans elected their
member Of Congress- making their first
gain. Maine and Vermont reelected sub
siantially the same delegation in Septem-
Der, che only change being straight Re-.
publican in the Third Vermont District in
stead of Gtepnbuck Republican,. In Ohio
both sides agree that the delegation will be
composed Of fifteen Republicans and five
Democrats, u Republican gain Of six. In
Indiana the Republicans appear TO have
elected eight members, while some claim
one more. The gain accordingly, will be
two, with a bare possibility Of three The
total Republican gain is, therefore, at least
nine, within three Of the number necessary
to obtain a majority. This fact should
spur every Republican on to redoubed
work between now and November. Tie
districts now rcuresentcd by republicans
should be retained, while every eXerion
should be made to secure the doubtful dis
tricts. The election Of a Republican Pres
ident and a Republican House Of Repre-
seutatives seems assured, and nothing but
shameful Indifference can prevent such "a
result.
The choice Of a Republican Legislature
in Indiana is also generally conceded.
This will insure the selection Of a Republi-
can successor to Senator Mcdonald, and
makes the complexion Of the Senate Il
matter OF doubt. That body now stands
thirty-three Republicans, forty-three Dem
ocruts. The Senators whose terms Of office
expire on the 4th OF March next are Cam
eron, Of Wisconsin; Hereford, Of West
Virginia; Withers, Of Virginia; Edmunds
Of Vermont; MaXey, Of Texas Baily Of Ten
nessee; Burnside, Of Rhode Island; Wal
lace, of Pennsylvania; Thurman, Of Ohio
Herman, of New York; Randolph, of New
Jersey; Sharon, Of Nevada; Paddock, Of
Nebraska; COckrell, Of Missouri; Bruce, of
Mississippi; Mcmillan, Of Minnesota; Bald
win, Of Michigan; Dawes, OF Massachusetts
Iamln, Of Maine; Mcdonald, Of Indiana
Jones, Of Florida; Bayard, Of Delaware
Eaton, of Connecticut, and Booth, Of Cali
forma. No political changes appear likely
to occur, outside Of lrdiaunu, except in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, New Jer-
sey, Mississippi and Connecticut. Senator
Bruce in Mississippi will undoubtedly be
succeeded by Democrat General Gar
field has been elected Mr.. Thurman's sue
| cessor in Ohio aud whichever way the cleo
tion goes, the seat will be occupied by a
Republican. In this State we are confident
| that Senator Herman will be replaced by a
Republican. In the Senate, which holds
over, the Republicans, have eighteen ma
iority, and 1t is impossible for the Demo-
Gratis to overcome this in the Assembly.
The complexion Of the Legislatures of
Pennsylvania and Connecticut last year
gives every reason to believe that Republi-
can Senators will be chosen this winter.
In New Jersey also, the indications are in
our favor. This would be a net gain of
five Republicans, and would make the
Senate tie, provided no change takes
place in the body, such as the upseating of
Senator Kellogg There is a mere possi-
bility that the Republicans will carry Flor
ida, and gain a Senator in place of Mr..
Jones. In any event, it will be seen that
the two parties will be closely matched in
the next Senate, the Democrats not having
more than four majority, if all their claims
prove true, while the Republicans, under
the most favorable circumstances, may