Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-11-23
WA8HING1ON EETTFsR.
From os,r regular Csrreaponisns
WAsHIxGroN, Nov. 1ath, 80.

and nndae .xcifessciit III lie III 'ii,ls ~
tie hspul,Iican leHirrs he.e ,,yt.f ihts
Il p,,rts Iron, New Yolk that tic frauds
inti,at State were a. l,e shown np and
,iIade the basis 1T c,,Iiitst fur ilit,
Presidency. Bnt it il the qnaking ii
gully cess-cicnct. They kiipw Thar
the cha, res concrining lie means ard
meiin,ds t,y which New York was
carried far Gas field arc welI-t,nisIclI.
Beyond all .iaubt there ii L majority
u 1T least $4,000 for Hancock III tI...
Empire State ta-dav hut fsr all thar
The Radicals need have IL, al,easines~
Il Is the pdfpsse " Tie D. In,crats IL
LET the result stand. Tlsere ls jnsi as
inncli ground fs,r i contest l,.,w as
there was III 1876, bpt tile Democratic
party will not li'angurale il. T,,is il
the view 81 all Leaders here. But
Bnlltr, however, created st,Ins. excit !
'nellt here The other day hy decL.iin.
IN the Supreme Court rupln thai the
sute IT New York would Ue Cast ior
Hancock, and Offering 10 bet that he
would be tile nexl President.
y is now definitely settled that the
next House will be Republicans by Il
small maj jprlty aud that the Senate Is
Denlnrallc, II So at all, hy 4 very un
certain tei.nre. The latter body stands
81 Democrats to 81 Republicans, with
Judge DAVIS aid General Malsone ii
lear ffon,. THESE. are classed as iI,sIe-
pendent Democrats, or more properly
'.tn Certain" Democrats. There ~ ~
my nplHiaE, nh.re reliance. te be places
upon Judge Davis than iipeil Mahole.
The latter has schemes and purposes
nf his own which will he made the
price of his political action. He is
capable af lnnkiilg ont for M. One
and il tile Republican administration
Can offer proper Inducements lie will
be an ally of that psrty to slime ex-
tent The situation il tIierefnre favar-
able for the Republicans 10 snbstaif-
TALLY control all departments If the
government. In my opinion there is
lutte canse for the Democrats to re-
gr4t this. The Democrats can gain,
II tie by the control of Congress
or one hranch of il, by slender una
rity, when the Executive and other
departments are against them. We
have seen how this works in the pasi,
aud the shrewdest members uf the
party here ht.l eve that an oppositiul
witlnut amy division nf responsibility
Is he more advantageous position to
occupy.
The coming session of Gang ress,
the organization of the next Go igress,
and the probable cpmw,sition Of he
new Cabinet are snI jects of specnla-
fian here nuw. There is much d fer
ence sf opinion as to whether Garfield
will stan up 10 the stalwari compac
aud permit the Grant interest to silal 4
the policy of his administration, or
his own natural conservation
will manifest itself.
Judge Kelley, "f Pennsylvania, is
prominently mentioned for the Speak
.rship. McPherson. the former Re-
puhlican Clerk Of Hnuse, will most
likely get back his old place. But all
hese things are some ways off. The
ansress of The approaching session
# Congress issf more immediate i'm
'orfance. Dbubtiess tile majority
will refuse to pass an appropriation to
,ay the election marshals, and an
.xtra session. ID possible. One im-a
,ortailt matter for consideration will
DC the passage of anew Congressional
s