Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-07-30

.om Post and Tribune.
The figures showing the political pre-
ferences of members of the next house of
representatives vary some in the alman-
&C and newspaper lists made out near
the commencement of the year. The list
as more recently prepared for and pub
lished in the Congressional Directory
shows that there were elected as distinct
lively Republican Isl, Democratic 1871,
Greenback 8, Readjuster 2. Since then
the Republicans have lost, or will lose,
by resignation, five, viz: Messrs. COnger
OF Michigan, Frye Of Maine, Miller, Nor
ton and Lapham of New York. But the
vacancy in Mr.. Conger's district has al
ready been filled by the election of Mr..
Rich, leaving the number of Republicans
now on the rolls lat, or the exact num-
Der necessary to constitute quorum Of
full house. OF the Democratic men,
bers two have died, viz: Mr.. Wood of New
York and Mr.. O'COnnOr of South Carolina.
Mr.. O'COnnOr's election was disputed by
his Republican competitor, Mr.. Mackey,
and all the testimony in the contest
was completed before Mr.. O'ConnOr's
death. The Democrats held an election
to fill the sO-called vacancy, but the man
chosen at this election, in which the Re-
publicans took no part, can hardly retain
his seat, though he may be placed on the
rolls at the opening of the session by the
Democratic clerk. In that case the De-
mOcratic strength will be 1870.
The nine members classified as Green
hackers are Murch and Ladd Of Maine,
Hazeltine, Rice, Burrows and Ford of
Missouri, Hyatt Smith of New York,
Brumm of Pennsylvania, and Jones of
Texas. Of these nine, Messrs. Hazeltine,
Rice, Burrows and Brumm were elected
as Greenback Republicans, each of them
defeating the regular Democratic can
didates. Messrs. Ladd, Murch, Ford and
Jones were members of the last congress,
and may be regarded as distinctive,
Greenbackers with Democratic tenden-
cies. Mr.. Smith ran as an Independent
Republican, but received the votes of the
Democrats and Greenbackers. The
political course of the Readjusters is in
doubt, but it is known that they have
no affection for the Bourbon Democracy.
Omitting the vacancies the member
ship of the house will be as follows:
Republicans 147, Democrats 100, Green
hackers 8, Readjusters 2, showing Re-
publican majority Of 6 over all others,
with strong probability that the OPP
position could not he united upon any
candidates for speaker and clerk.
1t would seem, therefore, to be reason
ably safe to predict that the Republicans
will organize the next hOnse, and they
may be aided in this by the votes of MEM
bers yet to be elected to fill vacancies.
In the second Maine district we believe
no election has yet been ordered. The
vote at the last election was: Republican
14,417, Fusion 12,342; Republican ma
jority 2,075.
In the ninth, and eleventh New York
districts Woods and MOrtOn's) new
members will be chosen at the election
in November.
In the ninth at the last election, the
vote was, Hunt, Republican, 9.2S2; Wood,
Tammany Democrat, 1882; Hardy, anti
Tammany Democrat, 1921; Woods plu-
rality 1869.
In the eleventh the vote was: Repub-
lican 1852, Democrat 14,89S; Republic
can majority 1884.
In the twenty second and twenty
seventh districts (Miller's and Lapham's),
under an act just passed by the legisla
ture, special elections must be ordered,
and the returns are likely to be canvass
ed and the certificates issued prior to the
assembling Of congress.
The vote in the twenty-secOnd district
at the last election was Republican 10,
1872, Democratic 1896. Greenback 81;
Republican plurality 1885.
In the twenty-seventh, at the election
in 1873. the Republicans had 2O3S major
ity over the Democrats and Green hackers
combined, and in 1880 the vote was as
follows: Republican 1858 Democratic
1905, Greenback 434; Republican plur-
atty 1908.
1t is reasOnbly safe to count upon the
return Of Republicans to Gil four of the
five vacancies, making their ultimate
strength ISL in total membership of
293, giving them clear majority Of9.