Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-18
THE COMING CONGRESS.
It Bids Fair to be a Thoroughly
Representative Body.
SOME OLD STICKS DROPPED OUT.
How the Ohio Campaign is Progressing
The Territorial Trinip"---Demo-
cratic Prospects in New
York and Elsewhere.
coNKLlNe's DOUBTFUL POSITION.

WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE indi-
cations are, as diagnosed BY the experienced
observers here, that the Fortyninth Con-
gress, be its political complexion what it
may, viii probably be stronger and more
thoroughly representative body than was
the one elected two years ago. There are
numerous reasons for this conclusion.
First perhaps is the law Of chance. 1t is
pretty nearly certain that the next House
can not be precisely the same as the pres
ent, and it seems impossible that it should
change for the worse. Another reason is
that members of both parties have seen the
necessity this year of putting their ablest
men in the field in order to have their aid,
moral and material, in the national strug-
gle. The consequence is that the men nom-
mated on both sides, as q rule
Average Much Better
than those nominated two years ago. The
result was surprise to many people.
In large numbers OF districts where the
nominations were supposed to be mere
empty honors, the candidates so chosen
were elected. Had the party so selecting
men for defeat as they supposed, had any
thought that their candidates were likely to
be successful they would have chosen better
men. Warned by the experiences of the
last election, and urged by the necessities of
the National campaign, they have in both
parties, put forward so far as possible
their best men The result will be, it Is
believed.
A Very Material Improvement
over the present Congress. There are a
few cases where excellent men have volun-
tarily retired, as is the fact in the cases Of
Messrs. Washburue, of Minnesota; George,
Of Oregon; Miller, Of Pennsylvania, and a
few others but as good men have been
named to succeed most Of them the loss
viii not be. serious.
A study Of the nominations already made
shows that the chances are decidedly in
favor of an improved condition of affairs in
the next House. While large number OF
the worthless stick" have been dropped
out, many Of the best men in that body have
been renominated, and many others Of ma
tiOnal reputation have been named to take
the places of those retiring. Not few
members of former Congresses, who were
not in the present House have also been NOM
mated. What the complexion Of the next
House will be of course
Cannot be Actually Foretold,
though that the Republicans should over
come the present large majority seems
hardly possible.
Among the men of more than average
ability already named for the next House
are Reed and Dingley, of Maine; Lyman,
Rice and Rockwell, of Massachusetts,;
Randall, of Pennsylvania; McAdoo and
Phelps, in New Jersey; Holton and Nc
Comas, in Maryland; Tucker and Barbour,
of Virginia; Aiken, Tillman and Dibble, of
North Carolina; Forney, Herbert and
Oates, Of Alabama; Regan, of Texas;
Clardv, Bland O'Neill. Hatch and Barnes
of Missouri; Follett Butterworworth, Paige
and Foran. OF Ohio: Davis and Hit, Of IL
hnois: Gaple, Horr and Burrows, of Miehi-
gan. and many others. Of course the lead
ers on either side, such as Morrison, Kelly.
Cox. Carlisle. and others of that class, will
come back