, 1880-12-05
Political sOUNDINGS.


Special Dispatch to The Chicago Itibtn&,
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 4.-Mr. House
says he was very much surprised at the re-
party had been defeated by bad mana cement,
and particularly by the decision of the Indi-
ana Supreme Court making the election IN
that State come Oft in October instead of No
yember. elf the election in Indiana had
taken place in November said Mr. House,
eve would have carried New York, and that
would have gained US the election of Han
cock" Mr.. House said the Democratic party
woule not disband because Of the recent de-
feat. mo man, said he, ''who is true
Democrat can ever forsake his principles,
and hence the organizaing cannot fail
to retain its vitality. Besides, the popular
majorltyof Mr.. Garfield is only 5000 or 4,0O0
which proves that the Democratic party is
not yet ready to die" Mr.. House, who Is COLI
sidered by members of his own party as
moderate rather than an extremist, was very
emphatic in his denunciation Of the issues
upon which the Republican party fought the
battle of the late campaign. "There is no
way to reorganize the parties In the South,''
he said, Except BY turning over the manage
ment Of State politics to the niggers,
and against that the South will always
be solid. Of course, new issues may prob
ably arise, in which case the South would be
as likely to divide as the North; butso far as
the present questions before the country are
concerned, particularly the status Of the
Niger, the Southern States would like to be
let alone, as they can manage their own
affairs" Mr.. House admitted that the Deu-
ocratic party had allowed opportunities for
adding toi It's power and influence to pass by
uni1nproved. For six years the House
had been Democratic, yet never in
all that time, he claimed, was there
majority which could absolutely
be depended upon to sustain any measure
whatever. 1t was party Of divided leader
ship and Of divided counsels, and invariably
suffered defeat at the hands OF determined
and well disciplined minority.
ACKLES.
Mr. Acklen, Of Louisiana, takes a more
sensible view OF the political situation than
might have been expected of him. st'rhe
Democrats were defeated, - he said tonight,
"by prosperous country, and fear on
thepartof the North that through the election
Of Hancock the country would again come
under the domination OF the South" Mr.,
Acklen announces that at the expiration Of
the present Congress he will 60 to Europe
for some years.
THE MAINE SENATORIAL CONTEST,
Representative Frye, Of Maine, arrived to-
night Speaking OF the Senatorial canvass
i'll Maine he said: 1.-THE chances are divided
very equally between Mr.. Hale and myself.
III fact, do not trouble myself nucl, about
it can't buttonhole everybody and enlist
his services i'll my behalf. 1t is not my wav,n
Senator Blaine, speaking to a friend on tie
same subject a day or two ago. said
that he dld not propose to take sides
in the contest, but that he wished either Mr..
Hale or Mr.. Frye to come to the Senate, He
thought that Senator Hanalin could have
been reelected it he had chosen to announce
himself as candidate.
Senator Hamlin, speaking with respect to
that subject to-day, said that lie had an
nounced that he should not be candidate
for reelection, and he should not be, and that
he was entirely out Of the canvass.
TIE TENNESSEE sESAToEsHp,
There is still possibility that Tennessee
may send a Republican to the United States
Senate. Mr.. House, member OF the pres
ent Democratic delegation in the House Of
Representatives, says that there is danger
that the Democracy will lose the Senator.
There are but four or five Democratic ma
jority on joint ballot In the Legislature, he
explained, and in the presence of fight
between the credit and the loW-tax Demo-