The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-14
BARE POSSIBILITIES.
ORGANIZATION OF THE NEXT HOUSE
or COngFeSs-PrOspects OF Republican
AScendaney Just Where tho
Hitch Comes In-Tho Fac.
tors In the Problem.

LEWISTON, AIE,, September l3-The re
turns from most Of the Second Congress
sional District show Ill increased majority
for Ex-Governor Dingley, Republican. *
far Dingley has lO,OO6; Gilbert, 1917; scat
tering, 23& Dingley's majority, 4,0l7
These towns gave 1887 Republican major
ity last year. The towns to hear from gave
67 Republican majority last year, 1t /,
probable that Dingley's majority will be
5000. The Republican vote is larger than
usual in an off.ycar
WAsulNGToN, D, G., September lS,-The
result Of the special Congressional election
held in the Second (AIaine) District yester.
day, adds another Republican member
Of the next House, not count.
ing the four vacancies existing from
New York, The Lower House Of
the Forty+seventh Congress now stands
ia Republicans, 1873 Democrats, 0 Green.
hackers, 2 Readjusters from Virgin
ia) one Independent Republican Smith, Of
Brooklyn, making a present membership
Of 2S0membes, The four New York yacan.
cles will be filled in December. Should tho
Republicans elect three out Of thefour they
will then have just tho number Of votes re-
quired to organize the House-l47 1t
seems to be generally conceded TINT the
Republicanswill elect successorsto Messrs,
Miller and Lapham. The Democrats will,
no doubt, elect a successor to tho late Fer.
nando Wood, and they claim that they will
send member to oil tho seat vacated by
Minister Morton. Should they carry both
Of these districts that will leave the Repub.
licans with only lac members, but It Is
claimed that Smith, Of Brooklyn, will vote
for Republican organization, and that
would give them the additional vote neces.
sary to make n InEority Of the House.
There are five GreenbaCk members who
were formerly Republicans, and who, It Is
reasonable to suppose, will vote with that
party on the question OF organization as
against the Democrats. They arc Brumm,
OF Pennsylvania, and Rice, Ilazeltine, Ford
and Burroughs 0fMiss0ur Jones, of Texas,
another Greenbacker, though formerly
Democrat, Is now bitter opponent of that
party and would be more likely to vote
against 1t than with II. l.add and AIurch,
OF Maine, and Mosgrove, OF Pennsylvania,
would no doubt vote with the Democrats
in the question Of organization should It be
q contest between those two parties. What
the two Virginia Readjusters may do there
is no means OF telling yet, The result Of
tho coming election III Virginia will prObA.
bly, have considerable influence In deter.
mining the political status in the next Con.
gress,
Tho Greenbackers make up the element
Of uncertainty IN relation to tho prganiza-
ton OF the next House, Their leaders en-.
phatically declare that they Intend to make
u caucus nomination for Speaker, and to
stand by that nomination to the last. Then
there IL good deal Of talk Of Il coalition OF
Democrats and GreOnbapkers, but such
combination could not win unless the vlr.
ginia read djusters join In, provided the Re.
publlCans succeed In elCCting two OF the
four members to be chosen from New
York. Should the Democrats capture
either Miller's or Iaphams district It might
be iatal to Republican ascendency In the
next House, as it would enable the oppO.
sition by n combination to muster major.
ity, The chances Rre favorable 10 Hepub-
lICan organization, but the vote Is likely to
be 80 close that sudden death or case OF
illness on the part OF member might up.
set all calculations