Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-10
THE NEXT HOUSE,
Reports Regarding the Contests in the vari-
Gus States.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, Nov. 10.-A telegram from
Beiiaire this morning states that Col Poormnn,
the republican candidate for Congress in the
sixteenth district, comedies the election of A. j.
Pearson by plurality of 200. In the ninth,
the Toledo district, the result is still in doubt
Rltchle by four votes. and the republic
cans maintaining they have elected ex-Gov.
Ashley by six plurality. The official
count will be necessary to decide the contest.
Tits now settled that the democrats have elected
NJ. ID. Harter in the fourteenth district by 2,5l5
majority and DIR. George p. Ikirt in McKin-
leys old district. the eighteenth. Aside from
| the Toledo district, which is still in doubt,
each party is now sure of ten Congressman
| from this state. A republican gerrymander
last winter was supposed to give the democrats
but six members of the lower house. The DEM
ocrats who have been elected in what we're
counteda republican districts NJ d. Hsrter in
the fourteenth. who overcame nominal republic
can plurality Of 500 A. j. Pearson in the six
teenth, who was confronted with a supposed
republican plurality of about 300; Geo. p.
ikert. whose handicap in the eighteenth district
was fixed at 2, 500, and Tom l.. johnson of the
twenty-frst district, which was counted upon as
republican by 1,600 majority. In the ninth
district, which is claimed by both sides, the re-
publicans we're supposed to have q normal
plurality of at least ], 700.
Chairman Farley of the democratic state
committee was in Cleveland this morning. He
claimed the state for the democrats by ZOO
plurality.
TACOMA. WASH. Nov. lo.-wilson and Doc
little (rep.) are both elected to Congress.
SAN Francisco. CAL, Nov. 10.-The demo-
Gratis have elected Congressman in the first,
second, fourth and sixth districts, and the re-
publicans probably in the third and fifth dis
| tricts. The result in the seventh district is
still in doubt.
OMAHA, NEB. Nov 10-Nebrasks's Congress-
men are: VIM. s. Bryan, democrat, first; David
r. Mercer, republican, second, c. Il. Keifer,
democrat, third; Judge Stainer, republican,
fourth. In the fifth late returns make the re-
suit uncertain between Congressman W. Nc
Keighan, independent democrat. and Prof W.
E. Andrews, republican with indications favor
ing the former This is SO close that every pre-
cinct must be heard from before the result il
known, which will require two days more.
In the sixth late returns also change and appear
to favor Congressman o. NJ. KEN. independent,
over James Whitehead. republican. The Off
cial count will be required to settle these two.
BAY CRY. MICH, Nov 10.-The election Of
BY 500 plurality. The democratic elector in
the district will get majority Of $50 to 200
and the state ticket the same.
Boston. Nov. 18.-The results in the con-
gressional districts as far as completed are as
follows: Third dstrict-Walker (rep.). II, 1885,
Thayer dem 13, 1852; Walkers plurality, $40.
Fourth district-Aply (rep.), 1853; Coolidge
district-Stevens dem 14413: Knox (rep. ),
12,625; Stevens plurality, 1,7sS. Seventh dis
trict-Lodge (rep.), 17,0S2; Everett dem },
1887; Lodges plurality, 2,6s5. Eighth dis
IA. $50: MeCaiIs plurality, 1,l42. Ninth dis
trict-O'Neil dem. }, 1857; Lane (rep.), s.615;
O'Neilrs plurality, 5,12. Tenth District
McEtterick (ind. dem. }, 10, 1885, McNary dem. },
1912; Atwood (rep.). 1854; Humphreys Cnd.
rep, 2,216; McEtterick's plurality, 1929.
Eleventh district-Draper (rep.), 1879; Will
liams dem J. 1905; Diapers plurality, 1,911.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. 10.-The Daily
Press, II. Clay Evans organ. says: 1.-THE
congressional honors go to Snodgrass, demo-
675 majority. MIR. Snodgrass falls off in his ex
pected majorities In White, Warren and Frank
lin. but not sufficient to defeat his election.
His majority will probably be that of two years
ago, about 500.
CHICAGO Nov. 1O.-Owen Scott, democratic
candidate for Congress in the fourteenth
Illinois district, acknowledged his defeat this
afternoon by about 100 plurality. This makes
the congressional delegation from Illinois stand
II democrats and 10 republicans.
ToPEKA, KAN, Nov. l0.-An incident Of some
note is the fact of the election of Harris for
Congressman-at-iarge. He is an ex-confederate
soldier and is the first ex-confederate ever
elected to Congress in a northern state.
1t is also of considerable interest that he was
elected not by the voters of a single district,
Dct Dy franchlSe from the entlre state, and
that state the state of Kansas.
DETaoIT, MICH, Nov. 10.-All the election
returns from this state are not in vet and much
dissatisfaction is felt over the slOwness of the
count under the new Australian ballot system.
1t is certain the following Congressman have
been elected: First district, j. Logan Chapman,
democrat; second, James 5. German, democrat;
third, Julius G. Burrows, republican: fourth,
ii. F. Thomas, republican; fifth, George +.
Richardson. democrat and peoples; sixth, d. d.
Aitken, democrat; seventh district, Justin X.
Whiting. democrat; eighth district. VIM. s.
Linton, republican,; tenth district. Thomas E.
A. Weadock. democrat; eleventh district John
Avery. republican: twelfth district, Samuel Nj.
Stephenson, republican.
In the ninth district the vote is close. but ].
W. Moor, republican, is probably elected. The
electors stand nine republicans to five demo-
Gratis, the latter being from the eastern district
at large and the first, second, seventh and tenth
districts. On joint ballot the republicans will
have a majority Of the state legislature, insur-
ing the election of a republican United States
Senator.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-Returns indicate election
Of following to Congress:
At large-John G. Black. democrat; Hunter,
democrat. First, j. Frank Aldrich. republi-
can; second, Lawrence E. McGann, democrat;
third, Allan c. Durborow, democrat; fourth,
Julius Goldzier. democrat; fifth, A. J.
Hopkins, republican; sixth, r. X. Holt, re-
publican: seventh, TT. Henderson, republican;
eighth, Lewis Steward, dem.: ninth, H. X.
Wheeler, rep; tenth, Philip S. Post, rep;
eleventh, b. F. Marsh, rep; twelfth, John ].
Mcdonald. DEM; thirteenth, VIM. NJ.
Springer, DEM. fourteenth, L. F. Funk. rep;
fifteenth. Joseph G.. Cannon, republican; six
teenth, George w. Fithian, democrat seven
teenth, Edward Lane. democrat; eighteenth,
W. :. forffan, democrat; nineteenth, James X.
Williams. democrat; twentieth, George W.
Smith, republican.
Dies MONIES. Iowa, Nov. 10.-Of the eleven
Congressman ten republican. though one
district. the eleventh, is still claimed by the
democrats, but merely a possibility.
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Nov. l0.-The Congress-
men elected are: First district. Ii. A. Cooper
trep.); second. Charles Barnig (dem.) J; third,
}. W. Babcock (rep.); fourth. J. L. Mitchell
(dem.) J; fifth, George p Brickner (dem. J; sixth,
Owen A. Wells (dem.); seventh. George u.
Shaw (rep.); eighth, Lyman +. Barnes dem. };
ninth. Thomas Lynch (dem.); tenth, Nils
Haugen (rep.).
The democrats have elected eleven Sena-
tors and the republicans four. There
are fifteen hold-over democratic Sena-
tors and two republicans. The upper
house of the legislature therefore stands
democrats, &c; republicans, 6, with one dis
trict TO hear from. The assembly elects forty
five republicans and fity-four democrats, with
one district very close and claimed by both
parties.
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