The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-01
The Meaning OF the Vote in the Four
tenth District.

Tho bost way to understand the unparal-
leled significance OF Tuesdays vote in the
| Fourteenth district OF New York. is to work
out the results OF corresponding change
| of public sentiment throughout the coun-
try. supposing that the Congress elections
on Tuesday had been general.
Col. WILLIAM l.. Brown. tho Democratic
candidate. was defeated by 9sl votes
In the district after an energetic canvass
and full discussion Of the issues
involved. and in spite OF loyal support from
Tammany Hall. Fifteen months ago the
same district was carried by the Democratic
candidate for Congress by plurality
OF S,s25. This means n Democratic loss
OF nearly 10000 In fifteen months on n two
thirds vote In a district where the full total
vote Is about $4,000. IL means. In other
words. that the Democratic percentage fell
from 57.T5 in November, 1899. to 46.l0 in Jan
uary. 1894, decline OF moro than IL per
cent. Of the total vote Of the district.
In the present Congress. elected in 1892.
thore are ais Democrats and only i29 Re-
publicans. Lot us see what would have
been tho effect OF general disaster to the
Democrats. similar to that which the acct
dent Of circumstances confined on Tuesday
to one district of New York.
There are nine Congressman from Ala
bama. all Democrats. Estimating by
Tuesdays vote in the New York Fourteenth,
the Democracy would have lost two districts
In Alabama, the Fifth and the Seventh.
Arkansas has six congressman. all Demo-
Gratis These six would probably have been
held by the Democracy.
California has three Democrats in n dele
cation Of seven. The Democracy would have
held two of them and lost one. namely.
in tho Fourth district.
There is now no Democratic Congress-
man from Colorado.
Three Of the four Connecticut Representa-
tives are Democrats. Tuesdays reversal
would have given the Republicans all four
districts in the State.
It would have lost to the Democracy the
one Representative from Delaware.
In Florida the Democrats would have held
their two Congressman.
Georgia has now eleven Democrats In
Congress She would probably have kept
them all. Notwithstanding the proportion
ate loss in every district.
The Idaho Congressman is n Republican.
In Illinois the two Congressman ut large
are Democrats. besides nine OF the twenty
from the districts The Democrats would
have lost seven Of their eleven representa-
tiyes. including both OF the Congressman at
large. and the Congressman in the Fourth.
the Thirteenth. which is SPRINGER's district,
the Sixteenth. which il FITHIASs, and the
Eighteenth and Nineteenth. The Illinois
delegation. instead Of standing eleven to
eleven. would havo stood eighteen to four
against the Democrats.
Indiana has eleven Democrats and two
Republicans. The Democracy would have
lost every one OF these eleven districts:
HoLMAN's. BYNUM's. CooPER's. and all OF
the rest. The Indiana delegation would
have been solidly Republican.
Iowa has now only one Democrat among
its eleven members. He would probably
have pulled through.
There is no Democratic Congressman
from Kansas.
Kentucky's ten Democrats out OF eleven
would have been reduced to seven out OF
eleven. The Democracy would have lost
the Third. GooDNIGHT's district. besides the
Ninth and Tenth.
All six OF Louisiana's Representatives are
Democrats. They would have remained SO,
leaving free sugar out OF the question. and
estimating solely by the percentage loss in
the Fourteenth New York district.
In Maine. OF course. there would have been
no change. The four Representatives are
Republicans.
In Maryland the Democrats would have
lost the First. Fifth. and Sixth districts;
Just one-half OF their present solid delega-
ton OF six.
In Massachusetts, the Democrats would
have lost one Of their three districts. name
ly, Congressman STEvESs's. They would
probably have held O'NEIL's district and
Michigan would have been a clean sweep
for the Republicans.th the Democrats losing
all OF their four Districts. the First. Second.
Seventh, and Tenth. which they now hold
by slender majoTities.
Minnesota's two Democratic Congress
men would have disappeared.
Mississippi's seven Democratic districts
would have remained unchanged.
Missouri stauds thirteen 10 two for the |
Democrats. The slaughter there would
have been frightful. The Democrats would |
have held three districts out of their thir- |
teen. losing the First. Third Fourth. Sixth. |
Eighth. Ninth. Twelfth. Four |
teenth, and Fifteenth; and HATCH. Dock !
ERY. BLAND, BURSEs. and CHAMP CLARK |
would have been among those lost in the |
food.
Montana's one is now Republican.
In Nebraska the one Democrat. BRYAN. !
would have been showed under.
Nevada and New Hampshire have now no
Democratic Representatives. and the situa-
ton in those States would not be affected
New Jersey now has six Democrats to two
Republicans. Here again there would have
been q clean sweep. GEIssESHAISER In the
Third district CORNISH in the Fourth. CAD