Evening journal., 1892-11-08

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The state Elections.
Besides the battle for presidential elect
or, which is going on IN every state of the
Union today, elections are also holding in
lll Che sintes for members of the house of
representatives With the exceptions of
Maine, Oregon and Vermont, where repre-
-uiatiees have already been chosen In
Che case of Vermont the senatorial contest
has also been decided, Senator Proctor hav-
ing been selected some months ago as bis
own successor
fhe various sfates are balloting for OIL
clals ae follows:
0o.cruor otbor State oaicora
Alabama Iowa,
Artansas Ohio
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida Legislature and Con-
Georgia. grssmen only.
Illinois, Maryland.
ldaho
Indiana,
Kansas, Congressman Only.
| hNuc, Kentucky
Massachusetts,, Louisiana,
Michigan, Mississippi,
Minnesota, Rhode Island.
Missouri,
Montana
Nebraska, Legislature TO Eloct Q.
New Hampshire, S. Senator.
New Jerscy' California.
North Carolina Delaware
North Dakota, Nevada.
South Carolina New York.
/ South Dakota, Pennsylvania
Tennessee, Virginia
Texas,
Vermont.
Washington, Electors Only
Wcst Virginia, Oregon.
Wisconsin,
/ Wyoming
The House Of Representatives.
In Importance only second 20 the election
of president and vice president Is the CON
troll of the United States senate and con-
gre.s The national house of representa-
tivcs at present consists of 234 Democrats.
SIS Republicans and Farmers Alliance
men. There is one vacancy I'M the Califor-
mia delegation Repubhcan). oocasioned by
the resignation of Joseph McKmna; one in
that of Maryland lDemocrat), occasioned
hy The election Of representative Gibson to
he United states senator, and three others
lOemocrats) caused by deaths.
This overwhelming Democratic majority
every one expects to see reduced 10y che re-
suits Of the election Tuesday. To what ex-
tent the managers are just as widely di-
vergcnt in their views as IN respect TO the
vote Co he cast in the electoral college for
president and vice president
Upon one point. however, both Demo
Gratis and Republicans appear TO De agreed
and that is that tine Farmers Alliance. or
third party, win send about a score of rep
resontatives TO the Fifty-thhr congress.
Democrats expect them Co come from the
northwestern and far western states. Re
publicans assert that the larger part OF
them will come from the south Republic
ans concede that the Farmers Alliance rep
rescntatives will hold the balance OF power
I'm the house IN the next congress Demo
Gratis ON the other hand maintain that
they viii control the house by % Demo
cratic majority ranging from 500 toss votes
The total number Cf Democratic repre-.
sentativcs whose election is claimed as sure
/ by the party managers is 1888. or only 4
more than q majority OF The next housc.
whose membership win number 1866
! This claim includes 6 from Alabama. Q
from Connecticut, = from Massachusetts. o
/ from Michigan, from New Jersey, - from
New York, 9 from North Carolina, from
/ Pennsylvania, 13 from Texas, s from Vir-
| ginia. ? from West Virginia and from
| Wisconsin. There were conceded To the
Republicans l2), the remainder being
classcd as doubtful or committed To- tia
Farmers Alliance candidates. The elu-
mated number of these latter was 2O lc.v-
ing a districts to be battled for by the two
great parties.
The balance OF Power.
The claims Of the Republican couefss-
Eional managers arc not SO dcnnitc as those
Of their opponents. Tho Republican con-
/ grcssional campaign committee say they
/ are certain Of only lI2 Rcpublican r,pre-
/ Fentatives and l3S Democrats. lcavirr. utcr
deducting twenty-four Farmers Alliance
districts, lifty-two districts in the LocltMl
column
This claim includes l5 congressman from