Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-09
CONGRESS AND HARRISON.

The Count shows q Republican House
Majority Along With q Republican
President.
New York, Nov. TT will hardly take
the official count TO deteimins the politi.
cal complexion of zle house Of represen-
tatives of the fifty-firt congress. The
republicans made surprising sweep OF
the city of st. Louis, and carried three
democratic districts. They have carried,
apparently, three close districts in Mlch.
Igan, now represented by democrats, and
have captured the districts Of Weaver
and Anderson, democratic in lowe.
Jehu Baker, republican, is beaten in
Morrlson's district. The republicans have
carried the Cleveland DISTRICT IN Ohio
and three Minnesota districts now repre-
sented by democrats. One republican
congressman has been gained in Tennes.
see. The democrats have gained two
or three districts IN Virginia. There
are enough doubtful districts unreported
in various states TO decrease the repub-
sican majority three or four. The New
York delegation is unchanged. The
republicans elect Stivers over Bacon in
the Orange district, and the democrats
Wiley over Crowley in the Niagara die
trict.
Az midnight tonight the democratic
state. committee OF Indiana conceded q
republican plurality of 1900 in the state
and the republican state committee
clsimed from 3 ,500to 1000.
New York Sun returns from the seps-
rate counties gives Harrison 2.0l6 plu-
ra1ffu in ha ka% 40 rss s. I.f.
be increased by complete returns from
counties that were partly estimated. The
precinct returns of the Associated Press
give Harrison, for $40 precincts, nearly
half the state, net increase OF about
IS. 600 over Blaine's vote. nearly wiping
ont the democratic majority of four years
ego. There is scarcely doubt that Har.
rieon has carried the state, and there are
fifteen votes more in the electoral coll
lege that were conceded to him yester-
day.
Democrats have gained control OF both
branches OF the legislature, and have
probably elected nine ont OF thirteen
congressman. OF the other doubtful
states, both are claiming West Virginia,
butit looks as though the republicans
had carried it by small plurality. COL
kooo 40 oo &oh6Ch AL oouob tuo ISpuUll-
cans having carried it.by 10000. '
Every fresh return from Michigan
shows republican gain, and the plural
ity for Harrison may reach 1s 900. That
Illinois has never been in doubt is at.
tested by the fact that she gives 90, 600
plurality for Harrison. Nobody but
rainbow chasers thought that the dem.
oorats had chance there. Connecticut
is surely democratic. Revised and trust
worthy figures from nearly every polling
place show q plurality OF 494.
The SCATTERING and revised returns
from New York state all favor Harrison.
The most important revision to be made
in the Suns table is the shifting OF RenB.
selaer county from the democratic TO the
republican side. Troy city gave greet
democratic gains, but the country men
who live without the Trojan walls kept
up the republican gains shown every
where else throughout the rural districts.
Mr.. Hsrrison's plurality ia New York
state Is about 10 600. All the New York
papers concede the state to him end the
people who bet their money on Oieye.
land are beginning to settle.