Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-07
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.
The Democratic Majority in the HOus
Likely to Be Reduced.

The Democratic Majority in the House
Likely to Be Reduced.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-There is but
one point on which both great political
parties agree, and that is that the Dem
ocratic majority in the present house of
representatives will be largely reduced.
In Kansas and Nebraska the situa
tion is involved more than elsewhere.
The Democrats after having made a
strong fight fer independent existence,
realizing that if continued it would be
nothing more than fight for principle,
have abandoned the contest in those
states and gone over to the third party.
IN Nevada the new party Will elect it's
electors and send free silver exponent
to the house.
The fueionists have made the Demo
Gratis uneasy in at least two districts OF
Alabama.
In Michigan the Republicans admit
the probability of the election of three
Democrats out of IL representatives,
while the Democrats claim at least half
the delegation.
In Connecticut the Republicans have
one of four members of the present
house, and expect another.
In Georgia interest centers in the
fight between the straight Democratic
candidate, j. @. Black, and Tom Wat
son; the chances are said to favor
Black.
In Illinois the close districts are the
Third, Eighth, Ninth and Fifteenth.
Six of the IL Iowa districts are now
Republican and the party is hopeful for
four more in the next house.
In Indiana the Republicans, who have
four of the Is members, hope to get one
more in the Seventh district.
In Kansas the Alliance has five of
the seven members, but there has been
reaction in politics, which may reduce
the number.
One Republican representative in
Kentucky, Wilson of the Eleventh dis
trict, will have hard time to hold his
own.
In Louisiana and Maryland no change
is expected.
One feature OF the contest in Massa-
chusetts is the lively canvass of Will
Jams and Draper in the Eleventh dis
trict.
In Minnesota the third party expects
to carry three districts.
Missouri gained two members under
the reapportionment act. and will have
ten IN the next house. The chances are
that two Republicans will be among
them.
There is an interesting fight in the
first New Hampshire district between
Blair, Republican, and Stone, Democrat.
The third party cuts no figure.
Owing to the death of Mcdonald, the
Democratic nominee, in the seventh
New Jersey district, there is strong
probability of gain of Republican
congressman in that state.
It is not probable that the delegation
from New York will show any material
change.
In North Carolina the third party has
possible it will carry three or four dis
tricts.
Ohio has six Republicans to Is Demo-
Gratis. but as that state has been re-
districted it may stand 16 Republicans,
five Democrats.
In Pennsylvania there is a spirited
struggle in the Sixth and Eleventh dis
tricts, and in the Twenty fourth, the
Homestead district, an Independent
candidate has been put up, which jeop-
ardizes the Republican chances.
| Rhode Island is very doubtful; the
| two Democrats now in congress have
been renomlnated, but the struggle may
terminate in favor of the Republicans.
In South Carolina the Democrats will
| have clean sweep.
In South Dakota the Democrats and
third party have fused, making the
result doubtful.
In Tennessee the Republicans have
chances in the Chattanooga district and
the Ninth district.
| In Texas and Virginia the Democrats
will probably have it all their own way.
In West Virginia there is prospect
of q Republican inroad upon the present
solidly Democratic delegation.
In Wisconsin the third party hopes to
| carry three districts.