Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-10-23
THE FORTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS-

1t is important that the administra.
ton of President Hancock should be
supported by congress demo.
cratic i'll both branches. The re-
publicans in their usual tom-tom
tactics, have this year been putting
forth the most extravagant claims
fret to the senate, then to the house
1t may be well, therefore, to examine
into these claims with the seriousness
they do not deserve.
And first as to the senate, which al
present contains thirty-three repub.
counting in the latter category Sena.
tor Davis, of Illinois, as we may fair
ly do since his letter declaring in sup.
port Of General Hancock. Gu the
4th Of March next twenty-five sena-
tors retire, viz:
California-Newton Booth, r.
Connecticut-Wm. W. Esten, d.
Delaware-Thos f. Bayard, d.
Florida-Chas. w. Jones, D.
Indiana-Jos. E. Mcdonald, d.
Maine-Hunniba Hamlin, r.
Maryiaud-Wm.Pi Pinkney Whyte,D
Massachusetts-H. l.. Dawes, r.
Michigan-Henry Z. Baldwin, K.
Minnesota-S. j. Il. Mcmillan, Il.
Mississippi-Blancbe X. Bruce, r.
Missouri-Frsncis M. Cuckrell, ID.
Nebraska-Algernon S.Paddock, r.
Nevada-WillIam Sharon, K.
New Jersey-Theodore f. Ran,
dolph, d.
New York-Francis Herman, d.
Ohio--Alien G.. Thurman, d.
Pennsylvania-W. A. Wallace, d.
Rhode Island-A. T.. Burnside. K
Tenness ec-Jas. f. Bailey, d.
Texas-Samuel B. Maxey, ID.
Nirginia-RoberI E. Withers, d.
West Virginia-Frank Hereford, ID
Wisconsin-Angus Cameron, Il.
There will thus hold over % repub
licans and % democrats, that the re.
publicans must elect IL senators to
secure the control of the senate and
retain Mr.. Kellogg iD his seat. They
are certain Of Maine, Massachusetts
Michigan, Minnesota. Nebraska Ohio
Rhode Island, Vermont and Wiscon.
sin-lhat makes 8. They have 10
earthly chance Of obtaining IA senator
from Delaware, Florida, Maryland
Mississippi. Missouri, Tennessee
Texas, Virginia or West Nir.
GINA, since those stateS have
elected or will certainly elect demo.
Gratis. There remain seven states
California, where last year shey
polled Az per cent. of the vote Con.
necticut, where the democrats have
the in.ide track Nevada, " hicil they
carried two years age by 527 and
where now the absentee proprie
tor" Senator Sharon. Will be oppos,
ed and probably beaten by Mr.. Jas
q. Fair New Jersey, where the dem
better; New York, where they are
pub!;cans, despite the scienti1i,
method in which the state is dis
trictet, Indiana to-day i'll doubt. auc
PennSy lvania, where the republican
"pul!' is SO slight as scarcely to bt
perccptlble. Any republican who
wishes to ascertain how his party.
chances of carrying all seven OF these
states are rated by eXperinced anc
uuprejudIced speculate can ara
himself with roll of bits, 90 into
any place of public resort auc
| offer to bet on the result. MOI
do we see that 1888 holds forth NOR,
| encouragement to the republicans
since the seven doubtful seats vii
| then probably remain evenly dividet
and that occupied by Kellogg lost t,
| them, while in 1885 of the clever
seals i'll closely-baianced states, Tn,
| republicans must held seven TO re
tain their strength.
In the house, what are the rcputli
can prospects? Tie democrats now
have l47 seats aud the republican.
$50, willie the remaining sixteen are
| held by acknowledgements, Lowe, o
Alabama; Stevenson, and Forsythe
OF Illinois,. De La Malyr, o
Indiana; Weaver and Gillette, O
Iowa; Laid and MuIch, o
Maine; Ford, of Missouri; Smith
Of New Jersey; Russell, .
North Carolina; Kelley, Wright an,
ocum, of Pennsylvania; Jones. %
| Texas, and Barlow, of Vermont. O
these sixteen, Lowe, ForsyIhe. Ford
Russell, Kelley, Iocum, Jones gnc
Barlow should be Classe,. Will. III,
republicans, having been elected owe,
democrats i'll democratic districts. o
being OF republican tendencies. i.e
US, however, since The democrntt
must have clear majority to u,ec
a speaker, take the demucla 4
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