The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-15

BY ONE VOTE.
The Republican House Majority.
A Close Calculation Upon tho
Latest Election Returns.
Extraordinarily Close Contests In
Very Many Districts.
Clerk Clark Has a Feeble Hope Of a
Democratic Majority.
The Roster OF the States-The Doubtful
Districts Chairman Quay In tho
Role OF Old zack
Chandler.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
WAsmINGToN, Nov. li.-The probable
complexion Of the next House still forms
very prolific theme for speculation and
inquiry. Both parties are claiming that
when tho official count is made in all of
the doubtful districts il will bo found that
they have a majority Of the members.
But ut the same time, and almost in the
same breath, both Democrats aud Rcpub.
licans admit that the margin will be 80
near that tho official count is absolutely
necessary TO enable them TO know Of
which side the majority will be. Both
parties are claiming the House, hut neither
party knows that it has IT, Conservative
Republicans now say they will have q ma
jority OF four, which is big tumble from
the figures given by Mr. Mcpherson, Sec.
retary of the Republican Congressional
Committee, few days ago, when ho
claimed q majority Of twenty-five. On the
other hand, conservative Democrats are OF
the opinion that they will have a majority
from one TO three when all the returns aro
in. Gen. Clark, the Cleik Of the House,
said today to your correspondent that ON
last Wednesday he made an estimate, Civ.
ing the next House 10 The Democrats by
three. Since then, he saws, there has been
nothing 10 change that estimate. On that
day he gave the Democrats ten Congress
men from Virginia. which number has
since been reduced one. but lac gRyc only
nine Democrats from Indiana, where IL il
now found that ten have been elected. 10
that his totals still foot up the same. lie
says that until the complete official returns
are received from West Virginia and from
the First California, the Second North
Carolina and the Tenth Michigan districts
II will be impossible 20 tell which party
will have the organization OF the next
House. His adyices are that the Demo
cruis have elected all four of the West
Virginia Congressman, and that the latest
figures IN the Second North Carolina Dis
trict give the seat 10 Mr Simmons, Dem
ocralic member OF the present House, by
Close majority over Choa,ham, black
Republican.
x feature Of the rccert election has boon
the number Of cases w which men have
bucn elected by very close ma aiority.
| Fishers alleged defeat in the Tenth Mich
igan District is claimed by The Rrpub-
/ licans by only eleven votes. Rlynor's de-
feat in Maryland was by 6ity-sovcn.
Compton, in the same state. only claims
his election by thirteen. There are many
more In which the msjur,iios or pluralitios
will equal or Just exceed 100 votes A dis
patch WAS received here today in which
Fishers election In the Tenth Michigan
District was conceded by the Republicans.
Aspccial 10 an evening paper has the
following about the Congressional Dis
tricts in that State: 'Thc Republicans
have undoubtedly elected Atkinson in the
Firt District, but by very slim majority.
Wilson carries the Seconl by 2Sj and
Anderson the Third By about 200. Tho
Fourth District Is the only ono In doubt
and official reports from all the counties,
Putnam, Roano aud Lincoln. give Jack
son, Democrat, oighty-hyc majority, in.
Guiding the unofficial returns from the
three counties named" Mr.. Seymour,
Democrat, in the Fourth Connecticut Dis.
trict, today tclcgrphed Postmaster Del.
ton that he was defeated by twenty six
votes.
Taking all the latest rc,urnslt would ap-
pear that the relative strength Of the two
parties In the next House will be divided
among the several States as follows, three
districts being left out Of the table ns
doubtful