The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-11-24
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cleCtfQ 10 congress rom the Eighth
Dlstrict of Iowa, will probably retain
his present Office as Solicitor of the
Treasury until March 4. 3
Today's analysis of the Congressional
election returns shows thaC with re-
turns missing from twenty districts. in
which the rt suit is either entirely I'M
known or is very close, the Democrats
have elected to seats in the House of
Representatives for the Fifty-third
Congress eighty.eight more Represen-
tatlves thau the Republicans. This
majority does not include nine men,
bers-elect who are classified as either
fusionistS or third patty men, nearly
every one of whom will act with the
Democrats III any proposed reduction
of tariff taxes. Their support, with
the additional strength the Democrats
are certain to derive from securing
some of the twenty districts put in the
unknown column. make it conservative
to estimate that the Democrats will
have a majority Of 100 members or
more on the most Important question
likely to come before the next House of
Representatives, viz, the revision Of
The Mckinley tariff law. a number of
fusionists are also thoroughly in accord
with the Democratic policy, as far as
1T goes, on all other questions. For in
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who are classified with the third party
men, are in general accord with the
Democratic platform, save that on the
currency question they are radical free
coinage men.
| Three out of five of the fusionists
elected in Kansas are also simply Dem
ocrats of what may be called the radi-
! cal wing OF the party. Leaving out the
twenty unknown districts the next
House will consist Of 2O7 Democrats.
12O Republicans and nine Iusionists or
third party men.
An analysis by sections of the vote
for Congressman shows that the South
ern States, Maryland, Missouri and
Kentucky being included in this cate.
CORY, will send 1I8 Democrats and only
four Republicans to the next House,
with four districts, two in West Vir.
ginla and one each in Kentucky and
Missouri, in doubt. Of the four Re
publican Congressman returned, two
come from Tennessee and one each
from Kentucky and Missouri.
The only apparent result of the fight
made against the Democracy in the
South was to strengthen its hold on
public affairs.
In North Carolina, Cheatham, col
orrd Republican, is defeated after sur
ViVlng the landslide two years ago, ard
in Alabama a solid Democratic deiega.
tio1 is returned, Notwithstanding the
efforts Of MaGee and others tn split it.
or New England's twenty seven
votes i'll the next House, the Republi-
cans yet eighteen and the Democrats
SIX, three coming from Massachusetts
and three from Connecticut. The sec
ond New Hampshire disti let is placed
iii the doubtful column.
The four Middle States, New York,
pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della.
ware, have Sevenly-three votes in the
IL IuSe, OF which number the Republi.
cans will cast thirty-niDe and the Dem
: oclats thirty.four.
Fltty-SiX Congressman will be re-
turned from the Middle Western States,
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. According
TO returns the Democrats will repre-.
sent thirty-tWO of the districts, the Re-
publicans twenty-three and the Six
teenth Ohio, ut present represented by
PEARSON, Democrat is said to be exceed
lnGly close. Although this is the only
doubtful district named in the dis.
patches from these States experience
warrants the belief that other districts
will be found to be doubtful as the otli-
clal count progresses, several districts
being always nip and tuck between the
two parties.
The States of the Northwest and the
agricultural West beyond the Missis-
s'ppi River viii send twenty.nine Re-
publicans, fourteen Democrats and five
tlslonists to the next House with two
| districts from Nebraska in doubt, and
| the entire seven from Minnesota placed
IN the same column for lack of infor-
nation az to the successful candidates.
The Republicans stand the bes5 chance
or securing a majority from nine un.
known districts.
| rive fllSlOnlStS come from Kansas. 1t
is said that with the exception Of Davis
and Baker, the fuSonsts are inclined
towards Democracy.
me silver States of Idaho, Montana.
wyoming, Nevada and Colorado split
even on the Congressional electitn,
three Republicans coming from the
three States first named and three fu.
SionlStS from the two latter States.
Newlands OF Nevada, however, is m
clined towards Republicanism.
The Pacific coast is entitled TO eleven
congressman. Washington and Oregon
each will send two Republicans and
California will send four Democrats
and perhaps more; three districts will
be close between the two old parties.
Later returns place the Kansas vote
for congressman much in doubt, and
also place in doubt the Fifth North
Carolina District, it being asserted with
equal positiveness by different cores
pondents that it has fallen to the Dem.
ocrats and to the Republicans.
The Judiciary is the only branch of
the government which will remain un.
der the control OF the Republican par
~ after March 4. United States Judges
arc appointed for life, subject to the
privilege of voluntary retirement on
full pay after reaching the age of 20
years. provided they have been ten
years in service.
rhe District and Circuit Judges are
as u rule Republicans and it is unlikely
| that there will be sufficient number
of vacancies during the next four years
to enable Cleveland by new appoint
ments to give the Democratic party a
majority of these positions. Nor is |
there any probability that the next ad. |
mlnistration will have an opportunity |
to make the United State Supreme |
Court Democratic. AS this is the court |
OF final resort on all questions of con |
StitutiNnai or federal law the political |