The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-08-21

trrom our regular correspondent,
wAsursoros, Auousr. ist, 1886.

This unprecedented long hot spell
has at length accomplished u miracle;
Il has drlyed many OF the office SEEK
ers away from Washington. The
White House Is closed except to those
invited on business. On next Friday
the President and IFS Cabinet will
leave 10 attend the funeral Of General
Grant the President will not return
until about tho flrst of September, but
will go from the funeral to the waods
OF New York for months vacation.
During the month of August Wash.
Ington will be dull, but, owing to the
new rules limiting leaves OF absence
the number Of clerks In tho various
Government Offices Is larger thls sum-
mer than usual, and the work ir all
Departments Is better and more
promptly performed than has been
known In recent times.
Notwithstanding tho fact that Wash.
Inglon Ii second this summer only 10
Chicago In tho highest recorded tenn
peraiure, the city seems to DO grow
Ing In favor as a summer home.
Last week both the Siecretary OF the
Navy, Mr.. Whitney and Gen. Logan,
purchased residences here, each pay
Ing $4,000. Gen. Logan bought q
very large and substantial but old
fashioned house Ia the suberbs OF tho
city. Mr. Whitrey's purchase Is
nearly a mile from the city and con.
sIsls OF house OF II rooms and Il
arm. He will move TO II immed.
IateIy.
The elections which will take place
In Virginia, New York and Ohio next
fall are watched very closely here.
The chance OF securing Democratic
control of the FlftIeth Congress are
considered possible though not prob
able. II a Republican Is elected OF
appointed Ia Oregon 10 fiil the va
cancy now existing, the Senate Of
the Forty-ninth Congress viii contain
forty-two Republicans and thirty-fonr
Democrats, the former having a ma
Jority of eight. To overcome this
majority the Democrats viii have TO
hold all their present force and secure
four additional seats. These, with
the Vice Presidents casting vote will
enable them 10 carry through party
measures.
With the Forty-ninth Congress will
expire the terms Of niue Democratic
senators from the States Of DeIeware,
Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, Nevada, rennessee, Texas ard
West Virginia. Tn 70 is no doubt
about any OF these States returning
Democrats except Nevada, and Sena-
tor Fairs personal popularity Is al
most sufficient TO couat upon his re
election.
Thus may reasonably be- aniicipted
no loss from the States already heid
AT the same time the terms uf Six
teen Republican Senators from the
following States will expire: Gail.
fornia, Connecticut, Indlsna, Maine,
Massachusetts,. Michigan, Minne-ota.
Nebraska, New Jersey, New York,
ONO, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Virginia and Wisconsin. The Dem.
ocrats ought to secure Senators from
Virginia, oaio aud New York. Not
coanting Ohio aud New York they
would have to gain three other seats
t0 make tie ia the Senate and four
To- secure majority. In Indiana
there Is every probability that Dem.
ocrat will succeed Senstor Harrison
and in Ntw jersey, Connecticut and
Wisconsin there are fighting chances.
With the control Of the Senate by
the Democrats both branches of Con.
gres- will be fuIlv IN accord with The
Admiuislraiiiu, aud the work Of purl-
Tying every branch Of the General
Government can be prosecuted with
out further opposition.
In Ohio the Republican ticket has
been nominated but the Democrats
have not yet held their convention
for Governor. They have an oppor.
tunity 10 redeem Tho State and elect
a Democratic Senator In place OF Mr.
Sherman, but whether they will avail
themselves OF IL remains to be seen.
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