Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-07
HOUSE AND SENATE.
GueSSeS as to What Tuesday
Will Do for Them.
ESTIMATES ARE VERY WIDE APART.

Democrats Claim JS3 Representatives.,
Which, of Course, Republicans Deny,
and Populists Figure on Twenty-Four-
Twenty-Five New Senators to Elect
Figuring Very Close on New York-Talk
About Deputy oIarshaIs and Possibility
of Trouble-Latest Contention on the
Subject-A Clear Definition of the Law
Badly Wanted.
NEW YORK. Nov. THE national house
of representatives at present consists of 234
Democrats, Sc Republicans, and Farmers
Alliance men. There is one vacancy in the
California delegation (Republicanl occa-
stoned by the resignation of Joseph Mcken-
ma; one in that of Maryland Democrat), oc-
casioned by the election of Representative
Gibson to the United States senate, and
three others Democrats caused by deaths.
This overwhelming Democratic majority
every one eNpec.s to see reduced by the re-
suits OF the election tomorrow, but to what
extent the managers are just as widely di-
vergent in their views IN respect TO the
vote to be cast in the electoral college for
president and vice president.
Democrats Claim "a Majority.
AT the Democratic headquarters the to-
tai number of Democratic representatives
whose election is claimed as sure is ls3. or
only four more than majority of the next
house, whose membership VII number 356.
This statement includes six from Alabama,
three from Connecticut. two from Massa-
chusetts, six from Michigan. five from
New Jersey, twenty one from New York.
six from North Carolina seven from Penn
sylvania. thirteen from Texas eight from
Virginia, two from West Virginia. and
,lpf
to the Repitblicons IA. the remainder be
ing classed as doubtful Or committed 10
the Farmers Alliance candidates. The
estimated number of these latter was
twenty leaving twenty-four districts to he
battled for 10y the two great parties.
How Republicans Figure 1t out.
The claims of the Republican congress
sional managers are not so definite as those
of their opponents. The Republican con-
gressional campaign committee say they
are certain OF only 142 Republican repre-
sentativeS and l3S Democrats, leaving,
after deducting twenty-four Farmeys Al
lance districos, fifty-two districts in the
doubtful column. This claim includes
fifteen representatives from New York,
fifteen from Ohio, thirteen from Illinois,
three from Indiana. seven from Kansas.
two from Kentucky. one from Louisiana,
ten from Massachusetts, six from Michi-
gan one from Missouri. three from Ne
braska, two from New Hampshire. two
from New Jersey and seventeen from
Pennsylvania.
Districts Put Down as Doubtful.
All but one district in North Carolina is
in the doubtful column. or that of the
Farmers Alliance: all of West Virginia are
doubtful, and seven districts in Pennsy--
vania are doubtful There were fifty-sevon
representatives elected TO the Fifty-second
congress by less than ,O00plurality- fifteen
Republicans and forty-two Democrats.
cannot be argued, however, respecting
these that change of 500 votes or less in
eaci> of the several districts would reverse
the .result of the election of two years ago,
for the reason that many Of the districts,
because of new appointments under the
last census. no longer are in the same form
that they were then. But it is no dou lot
true that many Of the new districts on
the basis of the rate of that year are as
chose now as those were then