Evening star., 1886-11-05
TALK ABOUT THE ELECTIONS,
What is Said by Prominent Politicians

TALK ABOUT THE ELECTIONS.
What Is Said by Prominent Politicians.
HOW CHAIRMAN MPHERsoN ACCOUNTS FOR
THE VARIOUS CHANGES OF SENTIMENT INDI.
GATED IN THE NORTH AND SOUTH.
A STAR reporter saw Secretary Mcpherson,
OF the republican congressional com mittee, yes
teroay. "A great satisfaction have in the re-
suit OF the election" he said, ais somewhat of
seinsn one. It is that everything has turned
out just as predicted. said the democrats
were In just the same position the republicans
were In 1878. Then, you know, the republi-
cans were dissatisfied with the first part of the
hayes administration and refused to go to the
polls. That's the way it was this time with the
democrats. They were in bad temper over the
division of the offices. They had not got all
they expected out OF the administration and
were generally dissatisfied and in bad humor
SO tney remained at home on election day.
Ihen, loo, i'll the south there is growing pro-
tectlon sentiment which is opposed to the
policy OF the party in the House. The result of
the election is due more to these things than
anything else. So far as there is any principle
involved, 1t is that OF tariff. But generally you
old stronghOlds.''
How do you account for the democratic
ga1nss on IN MassaGhnsetts Minnesota and Ne
in Massachusetts the democrats are trying
10 get respectable, and, strange to say, they are
gathering around them all the old aristocracy.
BY posing as the respectable party they make
gains there The result in Nebraska is due TO
The attitude the democrats have taken on the
railroad and land matters, more particularly
the former. Senator Van Wyck was help to
them. 1n Minnesota, besides the feeling on ac-
count OF railroad matters, there is a strong free
OF the democrats. The fact is their interests
are just the reverse to those Of the east and the
democrats have fallen back on their old policy
which they worked before the war;
traders SllenCe0
Honse?" asked the reporter:
"By no means! You can't shut them up in
"The Randall wing will be in the ascend
ency? suggested the reporter.
NOT at all. He will have less power than
ever before. They are not going TO surrender to
him in that way. He comes back this time
handicapped by republican support. This will
greatly weaken his influence. 1t would have
been better for him If the republicans had put
their strongest man up against him."
II think, though" he added, "that the dem
ocrats viii hardly attempt any more tariff leg
lslition between this and 1888. The result is a
set back ior the party, and IL will give strength
TO the party at large, to Mr.. Randail's policy
the do nothing policy, mean. They will fol-
low the pollcy Oi caution rather Lnan the ag
gresslve go-ahead ideas OF Carlisle and the
Ike
HOW MR.. NJ PHERsoN FIGURES OUT THE NEXT
HOUSE.
Mr.. Mcpherson figures out by the latest re-
turns this morning that the democrats have
elected 159 members OF the next House, the re-
publicans 154, and the labor or Independents
4, seven doubtful; Lands and Lawier, of lii
nois; Campbell, of Ohio; Clardy, Glover, and
Mansus. OF Missouri, and w hite of New York,
with the probability that the democrats will
get six OF them and possibly all If the demo-
members to 154 republican and independents
with one member from Rhode Island Lacking
This would give them u majority OF over all
and II over the republicans.
DEMOCRATIC LOSSES IN INDIANA DUE TO DIS
A
OFFICES.
A STAR reporter met Representative Matson
OF Indiana, late yesterday afternoon. He had
just arrived from Indiana and had the salts
faction of being one of the democrats who were
not defeated.
II have not had chance to look over the
whole field,' he said. 81 presume, however,
we have the House by good working ma
jority:"
asked the reporter.
Il haven't thought of that yet presume
the democratic Losses are due mostly to dissat-
lsiactlon over the appointments. This Was
the case in Indiana, and presume tue same
thing operated elsewhere. have found no OPP
position TO the administration. / have not
heard a MAN say y word gasnst IT,
WHAT TREAsURER JORDAN SAYS.
Treasurer Jordan says politics are
too much in a mess for the election
to have any great significance.
The only significant thing he says, is the DEM
OCIdI SucCcss III MiuueSOtd LII InlS, ue says,
they break through the line into where their
victories are 70 extend.
THINKS THE ADMINISTRATIONS OUGHT TO BE
SATISFIED.
Chief Clerk Youmans says he thinks the ad-
minstration can afford to be satisfied with the
gains In Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska
and Colorado aud the vote in New York.
CONTROLLER MAYNARD SAYS
the democrats ARE particularly pleased with the
New York e.ecLion. The election OF Peck ham,
who was fought on the grounds that he was an
man, sho Wed that the democrats
held their own in the STATE.