Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-11-17
THE NEXT CONGRESS.


Forecast as to How the Next senate and
House WIN stand
WASHINGTON, Nov. i1.--An analysis
OF the congressional election returns
shows that with returns missing from
twenty districts, ia which the result is
either unknown entirely or Is very
close, the democrats have elected TO
seats in the house Of representatives for
the Fifty-third congress lightweight
more representatives than the republic
ans. This majority does not include
nine members-elect who are classified
as either fusionists OF third party
men, nearly every one Of whom will
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 1t conservative 10 estimate that
the democrats viii have a majority Of
100 members or more on the most inn
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, MeLaurlin, of South
Carolina, and Pence and Bell, of Color
ado who are classified with the third
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 will consist Of
2O7 democrats, 1870 republicans and
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, win send III demo-
Gratis only four republicans and one
alliance democrat, McLaurlin, 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 eolored republican, is defeated after
surviving the landslide two years ago
and in Alabama solid democratic del
egation IS returned, notwithstanding
the efforts Of Mr. Magee and others to
split it
OF New Eugland'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 win cast thirty
nine and the democrats thirty-four.
Fifty-six congressman will be re-
turned from the middle western states
Of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Accord
ing to the returns democrats viii rep
resent thirty-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
from these states, experience
warrants the belief that other districts
will be found to be doubtful as the Off
eial 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
liver win send twenty-nine republicans,
iourteen 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
he same column for lack of informa-
lion as to the successful candidate.
The silver states of Idaho, Montana,
Wyoming, Nevada and Colorado split
wen on the congressional election,
hree republicans coming from the three
tites first named and three fusionists
rom the latter states. Newlands, of
Nevada however, is inclined toward re-
,ublicanism.
The Pacific coast IS entitled to eleven
ongressmen, Washington and Oregon
ach will send two republicans and
'alifornia viii send four democrats and
,erhaps more, three districts being close
the two old parties.
The returns of members of various
tate legislatures which viii elect
United States senators at present iudi-
ate that the democrats viii control the
enate, the estimate standing forty
hrec democrats, forty republicans and
i've peoples party The democrats will
ain senator's from New York, Wiscon-
in and Wyoming and possibly Califor-
ia, giving them forty-three. Nevada " i'll
eturn Senator Stewart who has separ-
ted from the republican party and
Who win represent first of all free coin
ge of silver North Dakota viii prob
bly, send a Farmers Alliance senator
nd the managers of the party also
laim senators from Nebraska and Kan
as. The balance Of power seems to be
rmly held in the grasp of the third
'arty.
Russell Reelected.
BosroN, Nov ia careful revision
( the press returns of the vote for gov
rnor in Massachusetts was made to-
av. The result shows that Russell has
plurality of 1882.
Thrown From u Wagon.