The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-02-03
How tho New Congress !yiIl be Organ.
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$50 WASHINGTON, January 25.
The republicans have now abandoned
all hope of securing the organization OF
the senate until 1883, unless death should
help them out. They look upon Ma.
hone as democrat and have no antici.
patton that Tennessee will choose a re.
publican senator. If Senator Dcyis, ol
Illinois, could be assured of reelection
is believed lie would crawl clear over
the fence, and act with tho republicans
This assurance, however, cannot be had
because there is no probability that Illi.
nois will have further use for him.
The CORE. pondent Of the PHILADELPHIA
Press writes:
II sometimes think that while the cas-,
are dining aud toastng each other, the
keen, hard listed men Of the west with.
out any frills to their shirts, or half OF
them any gloves to their hands, run
away with the legislation. Sec how thew
carry of the high prizes! Even now
they. are wooing aud beckoning to the
spcakcrship TO come their way, and il
Congressnen Frank Hiscock, of New
York. dozent capture and hold it for the
east suppose it will cross tho line OF
the Alleghanies never more to return.
Pennsylvania, for her own honor's sake,
must stand in solid with New York and
New England in holding it back. Mr..
iiiscock will make an eminently fit
speaker. He has presence, voice, mag.
netism. He is II champion among pro.
lectionists. He has direction and fair.
ness to adjust and balance the various
Interests upon the great and powerful
committee Of the house. He has the
respect and good will even Of his oppo.
nents and phenomenally successful
record during his two terms service.
lie will have at least 10 of the 81 repub-
lican votes from his own delegation in
the next congress, and think the entire
Il. New England is crystaIizing around
him in preference TO Mr.. Reed, Of Maine,
who aspires to the mantle of the success.
sion since Mr.. Frye announced his retire.
ment. Another significant fact is that
the most intimate friends of General
Garfield i'll the Ohio delegation are for
Hlscock to man, which indicates the
drift of the Garfield mind. Garfield is
personally fond of Hiscock, but whether
he would wish openly to take sides as be.
tween him and his old comrade, Kasson,
is problematical to me. To the best of
my belief the men longest in the house
lean n little toward Kasson for the old
:aao sake, while inc young blood, the
men who came in with Hiscock two
terms ago, or one term behind him-and
they constitute three fonrths of the brain
power of the house-are largely for the
latter, partly from personal liking.
partly from the fear that Kasson, who
has been four years away from the house,
will not discriminate intelligently as to
the young men who have come into posi-
tion and power in his absence. But
there are l0l new men IKE their seats
at the opening of thu next session.
q large share of them publicans--and
they arc y, the unknown quantity in
this problem. They can be written to
indefatigably by the friends of candi.
dates, but the bulk Of them do not care
to commit themselves for or against
man till they have seen him. This is what
makes the speakcrship question 80 per-
plexingly vague and uncertain. Who
ever gets it will not be carried 20 the
skies on fowery beds of ease.' There
will be fierce fight for the prize"