The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-18
The NEXT CONGRESS.
Forecast rs to How the Next senate and
House VIII stand.


, either unknown entirely or is very
close. the democrats have elected to
seats in the house of representatives for
the Fffty-third congress lightweight
more representatives than the republic
ans This majority does not include
nine members-elect who are classified
as either fusionists or third party
men, nearly every one of whom VIII
act with the democrats in any pro-
posed reduction of tariff taxes Their
support, with the additional strength
the democrats are certain to derive
from securing some of the twenty dis
tricts 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 i'm
portant question likely to come before
the next house OF Representatives, viz:
a revision of the Mckinley tariff law.
A number of the fusiOnists are also
thoroughly in accord with the demo-
cratic policy as far as it goes on all
other questions
For instance, McLaurlin. of South
Carolina, and Pence and Bell, Of Color
I
party men, are in general accord with
the democratic platform, save that on
the currency question the first has
alliance ideas and the two last named
are radical free coinage men. Three
out Of four of the fusionists elected in
Kansas are simply democrats, of what
may be called the radical wing of the
party.
Leaving out the twenty unknown
districts, the next house viii consist of
2OT democrats. 12O republicans and Q
fusiOnists or third party men.
An analysis By sections of the vote
cast Tuesday for congressman shows
that the southern states. Maryland.
Missouri and Kentucky being included
in this category, will send III demo-
Gratis, only four republicans and one
alliance democrat, MeLaurlin, Of
South Carolina, to the next house, with
four districts, two in West Virginia, one
each in Kentucky and Missouri in
doubt OF the four republican congress-
men returned, two come from Tennessee,
one each from Kentucky and Missouri
The only apparent result of the fight
made against democracy in the south
was TO strengthen its hold on public
affairs In North Carolina, Cheatham,
the colOred republican is defeated after
surviving the landslide two years ago,
and in Alabama a solid democratic del
egation is returned, notwithstanding
the efforts of Mr. Magee and others TO
split it
! OF New England's twenty-seven votes
IN the next house, the republicans get
seventeen and the democrats six, three
coming from Massachusetts and three
from Connecticut The Second New
Hampshire district is placed in the
doubtful column. The four middle
states. New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware, have seventy
( three votes in the house, of which num-
Der the republicans will east thirty
Z nine and the democrats thirty-fOur.
! Fifty-six congressman viii be re-
/ turned from the middle western states
/ Of Ohio. Indiana and Illinois Accord
/ ing TO the returns, democrats will rep
I resent thirtv-twO of the districts, re-
/ publicans twenty-three, and one, the
/ Sixteenth Ohio, at present represented
/ by Pearson. democrat, Is said to be ex-
/ ceedingly close. Although this is the
only doubtful district named in press
dispatches from these states. experience
warrants the belief that other districts
will be found 10 be doubtful as the Off
cial count progresses, several districts
/ being always nip and tuck between the
| two parties
The states of the northwest and agri-
cultural west beyond the Mississippi
river Will send twenty-nin republicans.
/ fourteen democrats and fusionists to rep
resent It In the next house, with two
| districts in Nebraska in doubt, and the
entire seven from Minnesota placed in
the same column for lack of informa-
| ton as to the successful candidate.
The silver states OF Idaho, Montana,
Wyoming, Nevada and Colorado split
even on the congressional election,
| three republicans coming from the three
states first named and three fusionists
from the latter states Newlands, of
| Nevada, however, is inclined toward re-
publicanism-
! The Pacific coast Is entitled TO eleven
! congressman, Washington and Oregon
each viii send two republicans and
California viii send four democrats and
/ perhaps more, three districts being close
between the two old parties
/ The returns OF members OF various
state legislatures which will elect
! United States senators at present indi-
cate that the democrats Will control the
senate. the estimate standing forty
/ three democrats, forty republicans and
/ i've peoples party. The democrats viii
J gain senator's from New York. WiscOn-
sin and Wyoming and possibly Califor-
MIA. giving them fOrty-three Nevada :. i'll
Z return Senator Stewart, who has separ-
ated from the republican party and
Z who will represent first OF all free coin
age Of silver North Dakota viii prob
ably send a Farmers Alliance senator
and the managers Of the party also
I claim senators from Nebraska and Kan
/ sas- The balance Of power seems 70 be
I firmly held in the grasp Of the third
party
Russell Reelected
BosTON. Nov. IA careful revision
/ Of the press returns Of the vote for gov
/ erno- in Massachusetts, was made to-
/ day. The result shows that Russell has
/ q plurality Of 1887.
Thrown From n Wagon
DUBUQUE. Ia. Nov. 1l--JOseph
I Seherbering. Of Petersburg, Delaware
county. with his wife and four children,
drove 70 New Vienna yesterday. Re
turning home last night his team ran