Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-14
THE Mex HOUSE.

Republicans VIII Have a Comfortable
Majority, buG Will not Reach Nc
Pherson's Figures.
Washingto ton, Nov. l2-Ihe democrats
who have hoped that in the whirligig of
counting fortune would smile upon them
and permit them to retain the house by
even barren one majority have about
abandoned their hope. Gen. Clark, the
clerk OF the present mouse, said to day
that he now believed that it would be
impossible for the democrats to save
enough from the wreck in the doubtfal
districts to glYe them even the coveted
one majority, Gen. CLARK has personal
interest in the matter. for il the demo-
crats should organize the house he.
would be candidate for reelection for
clerk and might hope for success. There
are some other democrats who ON gen.
eral party principle would be glad to
have possession of the house In order
that if nothing else could be established
they might endeavor to interpose OBJ
jeotion to the admission OF new states,
which the democrats assume would be
to add to the republican voting strength
in the house and in the senate and aid
to continne the republicans in power
That the house would be able to pre-.
vent the admission OF some OF the ter
ritories as states even il the the demo-
Gratis shoulds control that body by q
scanty majority of one or two, is by no
means certain. There are o good many
democrats who have not agreed with the
faction which controlled the organize
| tion of the house that the
territories should be excluded; !;
on the contrary, there are some
democrats who, aside from mere party
reasons, have advocated admission. And
those who have given this subject much
attention say that with q msiority
of only one in the house, it would not be
possible for the democrats to maintain
such discipline in their party that they
would be able TO force cauous agree
meut and command every vote against
every proposition to admit. There will
be come democratic congressman from
states adjacent to the territories who
out of respect to local sentiment and to
continuous business interests, would
feel compelled to vote for admission ol
some Of the territories. The suggestion
is founded 10 reason. The discipline o
of the democratic party IN congress OF
the eve OF q presidential election with
the hope of victory was much stronger
than it Is likely to be after defeat. whe1
the future of parties is 80 uncertain
factor, but from the present indication
this contingency is not likely to arise.
| The republicans will probably secur
the organization of the house by small
majority of from five to seven. The re
turns thus far received do not wayran
the conclusion that on the face OF tt
returns the republican majority will b
greater than that. In no probable even
will the roll OF the next house, as it wi
be made up by the clerk OF the presen
house, contain the fsnciful majoritie
for the republicans which were clsime
from Washington the night of the elec
|, tion. The figures by which Edward M
Pherson made the Claim that there Woul
be q republican majority of twenty an
. perhaps more in the house of the fifty
first congress, although assumed TO
based upon returns from the district
4 wese, il ia new stated, only IN q few i,