The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-29
; one sea. contested: probably Democratic.

From these eight important cities therefore.
there will be 20 Democrats and only Repub-
licans. The supremacy Of the Dem ocrats does
not stop here by any means. Detroit Is reD-
resented by Democrat: so Is Kansas City: SO
Is Indianapolis: 80. too. are Jersey City, Hart
ford. Louisville New Haven. Newark. Albany.
Paterson. Galveston. and Milwaukee. There
Is no Republican representative from any one
OF those twelve cities.
Heretofore the strength OF the Republicans
In Congress has come largely from the big
cities OF the North. and more especially from
towns having large manufacturing interests.
Tho House OF Representatives over which Tom
Reed presided. with Benjamin Harrison in the
White House and Levi T. Morton in charge of
Republican Senate. had large slice Of city
membership There were three Republicans
from Chicago. two from St Louis. two from
Cincinnati. four from Philadelphia. and one
each from New Orleans. San Francisco Brook
Ign. milwaukee,. Pittsburgh. Baltimore. New
ark. Paterson. and Cleveland.
This year the strength OF the Republicans in
Congress Is chiefly from the agricultural dis
trcts. Republican farmers In the Northern
States have stood steadfast. The Republican
voters in the big cities. manufacturing towns.
and shipping centres, appear to have deserted
the flag. or to have been overpowered polit-
cans ten or more members In the next
House. Iowa stands at the head with 10
Republicans and 1 Democrat: then comes
Massachusetts, with 10 Republicans and
3 Democrats. then Pennsylvania with 20 Re-
publicans and 10 Democrats. and then Illinois
with IL Republicans. and Ohio with 10 Repub-
licans. In Illinois the Republicans did better
than usual In the rural districts. In Ohio
the Republican farmers stood firm enough.
but the manufacturing towns faltercd In their
allegiance. Not in many years have the Dem
ocrats had so strong representation. or tho
Republicans 40 weak a representation. from
the cities OF the country.
This Is the most striking thing about the
Congress which 10 to assemble on Aug. Z. 1t
Ia not limited to the House Of Representa-
ttves In the Senate. tho Democrat have rep
resentatives from all the States having largo
cities. They have both Senators from New
York. New Jersey. Maryland, and Missouri.
and one from Illinois, from Ohio. and from
Wisconsin. On the other hand. the Republic
can Senators qualified by ability. experience.
and knowledge to lead the minority party are.
for the most part from small towns in agricul-
tural regions. Few OF them are city men.
Careful and disnterested observers Of tho
proceedings OF the August special session will
not be slow to come to the conclusisn that the
Republican party has totally broken down and
collapsed In the South. 1t is practically I'M
represented In ono quarter Of the territory Of
the United States. There is a contest in the
Fifth district OF North Carolina. where young
Tom Settle was elected on tho face OF the re-
turns by 1923 votes Assuming that Mr.. Settle
will retain his seat. and that Is not at all GER
tain, these are the figures from the Southern
States in the now House,: