Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-03

WHERE THEY EXPECT TO MAXI A NET aArx or
81 NxMBERs-sPEcULATIoNsA TO THE RESULT
OF The ELECTIONS ToMoRRow-IxFLurxczs
WHICH WILL AFFECT THE ELECTION.
II Is very uncertain thing when demo-
Gratis count on gains in republican strong
olds They expect that the enactment
Of the new tariff Law and the subsequent
rise in the prices OF goods will cost the repub-
hcans many votes. particularly in the north
west But it must be remembered that in
many Of the districts in which the democrats
are making hard fight there are large repub-
hcan msjorities to overcome. Thew NAV re-
duce these maiorities considerably and vet
not elect their candidates Az the
last congressional election the republicans
ran the democrats down to bed rock. 90 that
now the democrats can. from the nature Of
things, have but few losses 20 count against
the gains they may make. The fact that il IN
an on year, and that the republicans are respon-
sloie Tor legislation which has been enacted
ana must necessarily dlsplease some one the
circumstance OF the redistricting of Ohio in
the interest OF the democrats the trouple some
OF the republican candidates are having over
some OF their patronage all 90 TO increase the
chances OF the democrats having the next
House by good majority.
WHERE THE DEMOCRATS EXPECT GAINS
AT the democratic headquarters there are no
hgures to be had on the election. by talks with
the most conservative democrats to be found,
who have been watching the campaign, and by
closely scanning the reports from the several
districts where there are contests il appears
that the democrats are likely 10 gain one MEM
Der IN Alabama, Arkansas /. California l. Com
necucut z Massachusetts /, Iowa 2 Kansas q
Kentucky i, Maryland :. Michigan Q Missouri
z, Minnesota /, New Hampshire /, New
York 2, North Carolina l. Ohio z.
Pennsylyania 2, South Carolina l. Ten
nesseee 1, Illinois /. Virginia 2 Wisconsin
In Arkansas two democrats were turned
out OF this Congress on contests and il might
be expected naturally. that they would both
be returned. making gain of two from the
way the delegation now stands but il is feared
that Mr.. Breckenridge is going to be defeated.
| In Louisiana the democrats expect TO defeat
coleman, but they fear also that they are go
ing to lose one man, 80 no gain is counted
| there. gam of two and a loss OF one In ILL.,
nois are expected by Illinois demo-
Gratis. making net gain OF one. The
Massachusetts democrats have expected gain
| OF TWO IN that state. but the illness Of Andrew
places his district in doubt and they, there
| fore, claim but one as a gain Ewart (rep)
Will probably be elected in North Carolina and
| In West virginia there is liable 20 he a stand
of. The democrats in Virginia New York and
Iowa expect more than they claim. Expecta-
tlons from rock-rlbbed republican state like
Iowa have to be discounted by the democratic
| but they feel morally certain of a gain of two
there. The Rhode Island democrats expect to
elect a member.
FIGURING UP A NET DEMOCRATIC GAIN OF THIRTY
FOUR VOTES.
II appears from this that the democrats are
liable to make gain of 81. They will almost GER
tainly lose two in Indiana and one in Delaware.
This would give them a net gain Of "a ON these
| hgures. The republicans gain two members
which the democrats do not lose-the one from
Idaho and one from Wyoming. making the total
membership of the House 1872
There are now l5l democrats in the House.
A net gain of 81 would give them lSS in the
next House. This would give them a majority
| of Al.