Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-12-01
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Roih Republicans and Democrats eau"
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a.,h Rep,,blicans aud Democrats Claim
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General John h. Clark, ir, clerk oil
the house of representatives, believes
that 100 democratic representatives nave
been elected, and that six districts are III
aonbt. This is calculation based on
an assumption that Wilson (dem' Is
elected from West Virginia. The doubt
ful districts, in General Clark's estimate,
are the First California, Tenth Ken
tucky. Second North Carolina, First,
Third and Fourth OF West Virginia.
These districts he sets down as doubtful
because they are claimed by both par
ties in mniorities so small that the ON
cial count must be awaited 70 determine
the result. In the case OF Representa-
tive Bacon fdem. }, Of New York, who -
reported TO have been defeated by eighty
majority, General Clark expects that a
contest will ensue. OF one thing lie II
confident, and that is that the majority
in the next house will not be tive either
way
Relative to the functions OF the clerk
in the organization Of the new house,
aud the power he is supposed to DO able
10 exercise in seating and unseatlng
members, General Clark says that his
duties are fixed by statute, aud are pure
ly ministerial III member-elect pre-
sents proper certificate OF election his
name will be placed on the roll, and not
otherwise. There cannot DO duplicate
certificates, because there are at present
no dual state governments, as there
have been ut times past III tile south.
General Clark said that from official
records before him the republicans had
elected a majority OF one IN the next
house, and this was because mp 10 the
preset time hut Ons certificate had
been presented b. him, namely, that Of
Representative Herman, of Ore sun.
Certificates are usually long time IN
coming in, as they are not issued till
some time after tile official returns arc
made public In tho case 81 Missouri,
this does not take place until January
and in many other states the date Is
equntly remote from election LAY.
Tho reduction OF claims ~ both par
ties H. very narrow maIuritirs At from
three 10 tiyC or six suggests interesting
possibilities when IL is remembered that
no less than six persons who were
elected 10 tile tiftirtlt congress died
either before they had been sworn ia or
after they had taken their stats, aad
that there Is q strong probability that
there Will be some deaths among S2j
men Of mature years during tlic long
period Of thirteen months intervening
between election day aud the aasemblase
of the new congress.
A Washington special says Those
who have associated with Senator Quay
during the rCcrut campaign HEe uilitu.
70 take what he SAWS Tor granted without
further Investigation lie durs NOE talk
gnncl, is perhaps the most rcliceui man
IA public life, aud never snys ANYTHING
unless he lIs something 10 way and il
certain Of It's accuracy During the eu-
tlge campaign hG dill not make ,ius.la
boast OF prediction No one could GET
him % say whether he Thought the r.
publican ticket would win OF not, aud
the first time he expressed Nh prin,
Ion on tho subject was about , O'cl0ck
on the afternoon ~ election dav,
when, having n7ccriniuei that sIe .nfas
IN the cities u New York and BROOKLYN
had been played honestly by lilo mon
engaged IN II, ho sent Telegram 10
General Harrison announcing that hD
had carried New York stntS and was
elected. When Quay sent that disratch
everybody, who knew him aLd his 20.
ruliarities, started for the Hoffman
house, offering 10 bet odds on Harri.
sons election, where odds had been
given on Cleveland few hours before
Senator Quay said early in tho week
when lie first came 20 Washington. that
the republicans would have six majority
IN the next hOusp % representatives.
aud tho returns from tho doubtful dis.
tricts look as II his prediction would ba
fulfilled TO { . exact figure. He liaa
not given any details, has not named
the districts from which ha cvpccla tho
votes TO come, but Inns given thu figures
rs six and stopped there. Two OF tho
doubtful districts which the democrats
werO certain 81 securing bpvond a
doubt the members Of the latter party
here practically gave MP last night, and
there remains but two % hear from.
ono IN Kentucky and the other In Wgat
virginia. The Kentucky district ia
gwen NJ by tn" CUuriGr-Jnugnal anil
Senator Beck, who Ina received private
information Tho Wrst virginia dia.
irict will not DO definitely heard irom
Tor some days yet, but T. stoutly claimed
by the republicans Of tlnt state. m h
should 90 republican that party viii
nave SIX majority in the house. n II
four. u