The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-08-05

ITO the river life, and once there have
been unable to escape. Such class OF
men, smarting under sense of wrong,
and coming under the influence OF
some dangerous but able leader, are
capable of bloody instruction. The
mills at Eau Claire are all in operation,
and the ringleaders of the strike have
gone to other parts.
The last time Conkling let himself
out was in expressing a fear that,
should Lapham and Miller, both Re-
publican members Of the House, be
elected to the Senate there would be
danger that the Republican majority
of the House would be lost by election
of Democrats to fill the vacancies. The
popularity of Conkling's fear was due
to the fact that in resigning his seat in
the Senate he had wilfully abandoned
that body to the Democrats, hence the
sensation caused by his offering such a
reason for opposing Lapham and Miller.
Thequestion, however, naturally arises,
"What will be OF may be the effect up
on the composition Of the House by the
withdrawal of the two New York
membeIs?" The Washington cores
pondent of the Milwaukee Sentinel,
specializing upon the probability of
these results, says as follows:
The election of Representatives Mill
er and Lapham to the Senate from
New York has given rise to a good
deal of speculation over the organiza-
ton of the next House. Some Demo-
Gratis have professed to see iE the pro-
motion of these Congressman the pos
sibility of their party's electing the
Speaker, and thus securing control of
the committees. AS matter of fact
they have not the slightest chance of
controlling the House, and never have
had in all the months since election
day.
The result of the voting for members
of the 47th Congress made the political
complexion of that body as follows
Republicans, 148; Readjusters, 2;
Democrats, 1873; Independent, /;
Greenbackers, 9.
1t will be seen that with full House,
in the utterly impossible event of a
combination between the Democrats
and all the other scattering members,
the Republicans still have a majority
Of three on the basis of the elections
already held. Since the November
election seven vacancies have occurred,
four through the election Of Messrs.
Conger, Frye, Miller and Lapham to
the Senate, one by the death of Fernan-
do Wood, one by the appointment of
Levi 2. Morton as Minister to France,
and the seventh by the death of E. w.
Farr, of New Hampshire, who was
elected in November, and died the
same month. All of these members
save Wood were Republicans. In place
Of Conger and Farr Republicans have
already been chosen to the next House.
The election in Frye's district comes
off within a few weeks. and the can
didates are already in the field. There
is no reason to doubt that the Republi-
can will be chosen. On the other hand,
democrat is pretty sure to be put into
Mr.. Woods vacant chair, in spite of
much Republican claiming of the dis
trict. This leaves only the other three
New York districts to be considered.
That which Morton represented has
been close. In 1874 and 1876 the Dem
ocrats carried it, defeating Morton him.
self in the latter year. Mr.. Morton.
however, had majority in 1878, and
he was reelected last year. The
indications are that the Republi-
cans will elect his successor. They
are also sure to name the successors to
Lapham and Miller. All these New
York vacancies under the new law will
be filled by special elections this sum-
mer or fall, doubtless on the same day.
The political makeup Of the House is
therefore likely to remain just as it
was fixed in November, and as it is
shown is the figures above. But even
if Democrat should succeed Morton,
and all the hostile elements combined,
the Republicans would still have a
majority of one.
But the hostile elements will not
combine against the Republicans in the
choice of Speaker. The affiliations of
five of the nine Greenbackers, Hazel
tine, Rice, Ford and Burroughs, of
Missouri, and Brumen, Of Pennsylvania
always have been and are now with
the Republicans. Moreover, Rev. j.
Hyatt Smith, the Brooklyn Indepen-
dent, is a warm admirer of President
Garfield. He has frequently called on
him since the election, and has disclos-
ed in so many words publicly that he
should act with the Republicans. The
two Readjusters from Virginia, Paul
and FulkersOn, are in the market.
Their course probably depends on the
issue of the campaign in that State.
The chances are that they will side
with the Republicans. Four Green
hackers, Ladd, and Murch, of Maine
Mosgrove, of Pennsylvania, and Jones,
of Texas, usually act with the Dem
ocrats. The most unfavorable show
ing for the Republicans would occur in
case the Greenbackers voted for can.
didate of their own for speaker. But
even then there would be a safe Re.
publican majority. Granting that
they do so, as they are liable to. the
vote will then stand very nearly if not
exactly as follows
| Repub- Demo. Green
| liean. cratic. back.
| Straight Republicans .........14s 1873 9
| seadJnsteFs
| lndependent.... L q
| Total "................,.......".151 1873 8
The number of Greenbackers, how.
ever, is SO small that they are more
likely to divide among the other parties
according to their natural affiliations
than to go it alone. In that case the
vote for speaker will be as nearly as
possible as follows:
| Republican. Democratic.
Straight Republicans. 148 Straight Democrats 49, l3c
Greenbackers 0reenbackers ....,....
ReadjnsterS.. ......,......
| Independent.............. l 13I
| NJ, -