Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-05
POLITICAL.

Elections for Representatives In Con-
gress will be held tomorrow in every
State in the Union except Maine, Yer
mont and Oregon, where the. elections
have already been held. Twenty-one
States will elect Legislatures which
choose United States Senators. Besides
this twenty States elect governors and
nine elect minor State officers.
To give the republicans bare ma
ority of in the next House-l79 be-
ing quorum-they will have to elect
the following number ofmembers in the
States named below
California, 8; Connecticut, 3; Idaho,
1; Illinois, II; Indiana, Z; Iowa, 8;
Kansas, 4; Kentucky, 2; Maine, 4;
Maryland, 1; Massachusetts, -; Mich
igan, 10: Minnesota, 5; Missouri, 4;
Montana, 1; Nebraska, 5; New Hamp-
shire, 2; New Jersey, 6; New York, 20;
North Carolina, l; North Dakota, 2;
Ohio, Is; Oregon. 2; PENNSYLVANIA, %;
Rhode Island, 3; South Carolina, l;
Tennessee, 8; Vermont, 8; Virginia, 2;
Washington, 2; West Virginia, /; Wis
consin, 8; Wyoming, 1. Total, 179.
To illustrate how sweeping such
claims as the above are it IS only
necessary to say that the republicans,
in order to realize any such result,
would have to reverse things in num-
Der of the northern States. From
some of the States in which they claim
nearly everything the democrats have
at present in the House the following
representation, the number of con-
gressmen in each delegation also being
given
California, out of Z; Connecticut,
out of 4; Illinois, II out of22;; Indiana.
II out of l3; Massachusetts, out of IL;
Michigan, 5 out of II; Minnesota, 2 out
fl; New Jersey, out Of s; New York,
10 out of 81; Ohio, - out OF 81, Penn
sylvania, 10 out of 80, both of the
members from Rhode Island, and 6 out
OF 10 in Wisconsin.
Below is the table that figures out
twenty four majority for the democratic
party in the House, such liberal al
iowances having been made the repub-
licans that they are conceded districts
in some States, in which they will
probably not carry a district, North
Carolina being a notable instance; but
the democratic managers who have
made up the table put it that way IN
order to figure on all contingencies:
Observation-Disclosures, 8; Arkansas, 6;
California, 3; Connecticut, 2; Delaware,
l; Florida, 3; Georgia, II; Illinois, IL; In
diana, Z; Iowa, 1 Kentucky, 10; Lou
isiana. G.; MARYLAND, 5; Massachusetts,
3; Michigan, 4; Minnesota, 1 Missis-
sippi, Z; Missouri, ID; Nebraska, ! !;
New Jersey, 4; New York, 10; North
Carolina, s; Ohio, Z; Pennsylvania, s;
South Carolina, 6; Tennessee s; Texas.
10; Virginia. 10; West Virginia, &;
Wisconsin, 9. Total, 100.
Republicans-California, 4; Connec-
ticut, 3; Idaho, l; Illinois, IL; lndi-
ana, 6; Iowa, 10; Kansas, 4; Ken
tuciy, l; Maine, 4; Maryland, !; Mas
sachusetts, 10; Michigan, 9; Mime
sofa, 5; Missouri, 8; Montana, /; Ne
braska, 2; New Hampshire, 2; New
Jersey, 4; New York, -; North Caro-
Ina, l; North Dakota, 2; Ohio, IA;
Oregon, 3; Pennsylvania, %; Rhode
Island, 2; South Carolina, L; South
Dakota, 2; Tennessee, q Vermont, 2;
Washington, 2; West Virginia, l Wis
consin. s; Wyoming, 1. Total, 155.
Populists-Colorado, =; Kansas, 4;
Minnesota, l; Nebraska, 3; Nevada, l.
Total, II.
Should the State delegations stand as
given in the above estimate, the demo
Gratis would have control ofonly nine
teen if the election of President is
thrown into the House.
The greatest danger is that the pop
ulists, should the race between the
democrats and republicans be very
close, might possibly hold the balance
of power
Six years ago treachery in one or two
democratic strongholds and apathy IN
one or two moro gave the House by q
slender majority to the republicans, and
they by the exercise of arbitrary power
and dishonest methods, turned out
enough democrats to secure working
majority in the House. They would do
the same thing again.
In reference to New York what this
year is considered the battle ground,
Mr.. Thacher, manager of the demo-
cratic State committee, said Saturday
night: 81 feel confident that Hill will
be elected. think his plurality will
be in the neighborhood of 10000.
Governor Flower said he was conf.
dent that Senator Hill would be elected
Governor on Tuesday next by a good
rnsjority. as lie was sure Morton would
not come to the Harlem River with
over 3S, 900 majority.
Ex-Mayor Grant said: II feel abso-
lutely certain of the election of the en-
tire democratic city and county ticket
by majority that will emphasize that
this is democratic CITY," Mr.. Grant
has expressed his willingness to be de-
feated if that is necessary to elect Sen
ator Hill.
Closing speeches in the campaigns in
the various States were made on Satur-
day. In New York there were large
meetings in many cities. Governor
Flower spokei in Brooklyn, Senator Hill
in Elmira, w. Bourke Cochran in Buff
falo, Thomas B. Reed in Troy, while
Chauncey NJ. Depew at Binghamton
closed four days tour, during which
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different towns and cities.
Gen. Fitz Lee spoke at CharlestoYn,
w. Va, for Mr.. Wilson on Saturday
evening and made most enthusiastic
speech. More than five hundred sturdy
democrats, mounted on horseback, met
General Lee at the depot and escorted
him to the hall. Mr. John T. McGraw,
chairman of the democratic State COM
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