Daily Republican., 1881-06-08
Organizing the Next House.

Organizing the Next House.
Ex-Speaker Randall has been running
his eyes over the lists of Congressman
to see how things stand i'll reference to
the next Speakership, as he expects to
be the Democratic candidate. He finds
that by counting all shades Of opposl-
ton in favor of the Democrats, the Re
publicanS will only have majority Ot
one, and as there are several vacancies
to fill he hopes the Democrats may gam
member in the election to ill them,
Congress as it stood last January was
politically as follows: Republicans
147, Democrats 13J, Readjuster Demo-
Gratis 2, Greenbackers s, and one vacau-
cy. The vacancy was i'll the New
Hampshire delegation and has since
been filed by the election Of Mr., Ray,
q Republican, who succeeds a Repubi-
can. Since then however five vacan-
Cies have been caused two by the
death of Messrs. O'Conuor of South
Carolina and Fernando Wood of New
York, both Democrats two by the
election of MessrS. Conger of Michigan
AMI Frye of Maine, both Republicans,
TO the Senate, and one by the appoint
ment Of Levi p. Morton, of New York,
Republican, rs Minister to France.
The vacancy caused by the election of
Mr.. Conger to the Senate has already
been filled by the election of Repubi-
can. Mr.. Randall expects to see Il
Democrat elected in New York to sue
Ceed Mr.. Morton by the aid of ConllIing
and Platt, and thereby gain a member
A special election will be held in South
Carolina tomorrow TO fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Mr.. OConnor,
but although the district has from 5000
to $4,000 Republican majority in it, no.
body expects anything else than that
the Democratic candidate will he
counted in. 1t is admitted that a Demo-
crat will succeed Mr. Wood and a Re
publican Mr.. Frye. When all these
vacancies are filed and admitting
that Democrat will be elected to sue
ceed Mr.. Morton, the House will then
stand 1i7 Republicans and 146 Of all
shades of opposition, and IA is exactly
a majority of full House.
To combine and conciliate the oppos!
ton into voting sOlidIy against the Re
publcans, and to gain over one more
member claSsed as Il Republican is Mr.. |
Randall's great object. He is making
dead set Il Charles n. Bumm fro III ,
Schuylkill district who was elected by |
a coalition Of GreeEbackeYs and Eepub-
licans. Mr.. Randall is reported to
have said lately that Mr.. Brown was
call right" and the same assertion has
been made that all the Greenbackcr,
are willing to come into the arrange
ment," provided they are allowed to
name the Clerk or Sergeant at 4 rms of
the House and to receive certain Com
mittee chairmanships.
But even with all the Grccnhack
votes the success Of the Democratic
scheme will require the votes Of Fulk-
erson and Paul the Readjustrr and
Anti-BOurbOn Democrats from Virgin
10 = l. Il tl,nt INV, ln,
been made to both these gentlemen by,
or on behalf of Mr.. Randall, and he ap-
pears to think with success. Oi course
the Democrats who have been holding
up their hands in holy horror at the
Republican combination to organize the
Senate will find no objection to Dem
ocIatic combination in the House some
thing like this
Randall, Democrat for Speaker: a
Greenbacker for Clerk and a Readjus-
ter for Sergeant at Arms. 1t is not eX-
pected that Mr.. Bayard, Mr.. Salisbury,
and other immaculate Democrats would |
see any bargain and sale in an arrange
ment of that kind and as it would be to
help the Democracy they would give it
their hearty support. 1t is only when
Republicans make such combinations
that they are all wrong.
Mr.. Randall's scheme of a coalition
to prevent the Republicans from organ
izing the House of Representatives,
undoubtedly has something to do with
the tremendous efforts which the Demo
crats-are now making to in 1uencc the
Administration against the Anti. BOur-
bon movement in Virginia. They evil
IDENTIFY expect that if the AdminiStra-
tion can be induced to OPPOSE that
movement in the coming campaign the
Readjuster COngres sman from that
State can be depended upon to vote
with the Democrats in the OrganiZa-
ton of the House Of Representatives
next December We shall see W neither
Mr.. Randall will be successful in his
scheme.
THE BALLOTTISG ut Albany, yester-
day, shows important changes in selec-