The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-22
CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK
The Democrats Claim a Sure
Thing on the Next House.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Very favora-
bic reports are being received each day
from all parts of the country with re-
gard to the progress of the campaign by
the Democratic Congressional commit
tee, and the Democrats are counting
upon securing tho next House by not
less than fifteen majority. From the
West all the reports are encouraging.
gain of not less than seven is ex-
pected in Ohio and of one or two in
Missouri, and it is hoped that In
diana will hold her present delegation.
California reports are said to be very
encouraging. From New York an ex-
cellent feeling is reported. There will
be no losses in the city of Brooklyn,
and there is strong belief that two in
terror districts will be redeemed. Gains
arc predicted in both Connecticut and
Massachusetts. "Parson" Mckinney of
New Hampshire is confident of his
election.
In Maryland, Rayncr and Compton.
1T is said, have certainty, and Mr.. Nc
Comas' district is considered doubtful
In Virginia. it is expected to carry GER
tainly all the districts except the Sec
ond and Fourth, beating Browne in the
Accomac district, and possibly carrying
the Second. owing to Republican split.
George Wise is considered safe in the
Richmond district. In North Carolina
the canvass has heated up and the
prospects are good. The Republicans
carried three districts in 1888. The
Second and Fifth, which had Republic
can majorities of less than 700 in 1888,
are regarded as certain. The ninth
(Ewart's), which had less than 500 is
regarded as sure.
Things are somewhat mixed in South
Carolina; but, nevertheless, it is eX-
pected to elect Democrats in every dis
trict. gain of one is expected in Ten
nessee, in the Third district. Florida.
Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and
Texas, are expected to send the same
number of Democratic Congressman as
they did to the ffty-first. The Repub-
leans are talking of defeating Grain of
Texas, and possibly of carrying the First
district.
Senator Faulkner said to-day with
regard to the outlook in West Virginia:
There is not much to tell as yet. The
recent exposure of the Republican
scheme to COLOMBO the State with voters
is not going to improve the Republican
chances of u victory this fall. West
virginia is close, very close State.
Less than 200 votes would cover the
actual majorities of all three of the Con-
gressmen elected in 1887. think we
shall do better than that this year, and
hope we may carry all three districts.
But it is going to be a very hard fight,
with plenty'of money on their side and
very little on ours"
Strange as it may seem to YOU, Con-
gresham George w. +. Dorsey, of the
Third Nebraska district, is in serious
danger of defeat" said n Nebraska Re-
publican to-day. SIT seems hard to be-
heve, doesn't it, that a man who had a
plurality of over II, ZOO votes and clear
majority of over 6,000 votes two years
ago should be threatened with defeat
now? 1t is true, nevertheless. Thou
sands will repudiate Dorsey this time,
for he should never have been nomi-
mated, and he was forced upon us. There
are two men running against him now
w. III. Thompson, nominated by the
Democrats, and o. NJ. Ken, nominated
by the Alliance men. KEN will draw
his votes mainly from Dorsey, and he
will probably get $4,000 of them. So if
Thompson comes anywhere near hold
ing his own Dorsey will be at the bot
tom of the poll. OF course the situation
may be changed by election day, but
that is about tho way it stood when |
heard from Omaha under date OF
Wednesday last"
Gen. James b. Colt, of Norwich, Conn.
said here today thatall signs point to
the election of Democratic State tic
ket, Legislature that will name a
Democratic successor to Senator Platt,
and a Democratic gain of two Congress-
men IN his State. In the recent town
elections held in Connecticut the Demo
Gratis were unusually successful.
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