St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-07

I maze up Win the DeH1OcTdllc party ana
as a consequence the Sixth district,
! where Lindley. Republican. is opposed
/ to Cannon, Democrat, is likely to be
very close, with the odds slightly in
favor of Cannon. who is also backed by
the third party. Geary, the present
Democratic representative from the
! First district, also expects to be re-
turned. and has behind him the prestige
of successful but close fight last time.
Connecticut is a close state in the
congressional as well as in the presi-
dental outlook The Republicans have
one of the four members in the present
house, and expect to get another. Ii
they do they will make their gain in the
New Haven district, where there is
much dsatfection in the Democratic
ranks. caused by the failure to renomi-
nate Wilcox, the present member. His
friends have been OutSpoken in their
threats of revenge.
Delaware will doubtless retain the
same representation in the solid Demo
cratic column, as it has but one repre-
sentative.
Fo7n Egatson's County.
The interest IN Georgia centers in the
fight between the straight Democrat, j.
G. Black, and the doughty Tom Wat
son, who so openly Haunted the pres
ent house last summer and wrote books
about the personal habits OF some OF the
members He had good majority last
time, but he has since antagoniZed a
strong element in his own party against
his best efforts. On the other hand, he
is now backed by the Republicans as
we'll as the third party, and so there Is
chance that the Georgia delegation VIII
not be solidly Democratic i'll the next
house.
The Republicans have a sure thing,
they believe. III Idaho, and they expect
to re-elect Sweet, their single represent
tative, without much of struggle. In
Illinois the close districts are the Third
Durborow the Eighth (Stewarts),
and the Ninth (Snow's). But the main
struggle will be in the Fifteenth, where
Busey Dem.) and Joe Cannon (Rep.)
are pitted against each other.
The Eoyva Outlook
Six of the eleven districts in Iowa are
now Republican, and the party man
ayers are hopeful of securing four more,
or at least three, in the next house. In
some of the districts there are three
nominees, and the political changes are
so rapid from day To day in this storm
center, and the attitude OF the third
party people is so uncertain, that no
forecast can safely be made.
In Indiana the Republicans, who now
have but four of the thirteen members,
are trying to secure another in place of
Representative Cooper, who diStin-
guished himself in his fight upon Pen
sion Commissioner Raum, and in that
(Seventh) district is the thickest of the
fight.
In Kansas the Alliance now has five
of the seven members, including Jerry
Simpson, and some Of the best known
party leaders. There has doubtless
been considerable reaction in the pol
itics OF the people. but Just to what eX-
tent is not known.
Kentucky has one lone Republican
representative. Wilson, of the Eleventh
district, and the Democrats are making
strenuous efforts to send him to the
rear, or. rather, his successor to the
nomination SilaS A damS-but Mr..
Adams has asserted his positive belief
that he can carry his district as surely
as did Mr. Wilson, and the delegation
is likely to stand as now.
Louisiana rs Solid.
There is no new feature this year in
IuC COuICSO III lLOuloithiiof SlAINt Oih VI WV
six members will doubtless be Demo
Gratis, as now.
The only fight of serious aspect in
Maryland is in the Sixth district, Nc
COnlas' old district, and here Mckaig,
the present member, is having bitter
struggle with Wellington. The civil
service issue has been made i'll this
case, and the Democrats are attacking
Wellington, probably stronger than his
party. on the ground that he has used
his office of collector of customs to fur
Their his chances in the election.
The feature of the congressional con-
test in Massachusetts is the lively can
vass Of George Fred Williams, an ener-
getic Democrat, who now holds the
seat from the Eleventh district, and
Gen. Draper, Republican, and very
strong man, politically.
The Democratic party fully expects
to carry three Of the Minnesota seats,
namely the Third. Fourth and Seventh.
No change is likely in Mississippi,
where the only contest is in the Seventh
district, where Gen. Hooker, the pres
ent representative, is having red-hot
fight with Robinson, the third party
mau, who, in this case, mas not yet Sc
cured the Republican backing formally.
missouri Gains HNE0.
Missouri gained two new members
under the eapportionment act, and
will have seventeen members in the
next house. In the Thirteenth district
Bartold, a popular young newspaper
man, is running against the Democratic
nominee, Kehr, with fair chances, and
John O'Neill, the Democratic nominee
of the Eleventh district, is far from
safe of reelection.
There is an interesting fight on in
New Hampshire i'll the First district,
where ex-senator Blair is running assthe
Republican candidate against Charles
Stone, Democrat, with many distract
ing side issues and some diSaffection in
his own party. The third party has
named candidates in both districts, but
will not cut much OF figure.
Owing to the very recent death Of Nc
Donald, the Democratic nominee of the
Seventh New Jersey district, there is ii
strong probability of the return and
consequently the gain of Republican
congressman from that state, as it is
felt not to be best to make another
nomination at this late hour.
1t is not probable that the delegation
from New York will show much change,
although there are two new members to
be elected owing to the reapportien-
ment.
Chance of Break.
In North Carolina the third party has a
candidate in every district, and Is better
supplied with means and better Or
gallized than i'll any of the Southern
states. 1t is entirely possible for them
to carry three or perhaps four districts.
North Dakota has but one representa-
tive. and his politics will be determined
by the outcome of the presidential cleo
ton.
Ohio has but six Republican to fifteen
Democratic members. But the state
has been redistricted, and it may stand
sixteen Republicans to five Democrats.
The Democratic districts are concededly
the Third, Fourth, Twelfth, Thirteenth
and Seventeenth. The Democrats, how
ever, are making big fight to carry
three more, and return Harter, Pearson
and johnson. There is a vacancy,
caused by Warwick's death. in the old
Mckinley district, and it will probably
he filled by Democrat.
Oregon has already elected both of
her congressman, and they are Repub-