The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-03
The Next Congress.

The managers of the Republican Con-
gressional Campaign Committee count on
securing 200 members of the next House.
The Democrats, more conservative, csti-
mate their membership at 100. The Re-
publicans assert that so far from the DEM
ocrats securing so large membership,
they VIII not elect more than l47 mem-
bers to the next House. The Democrats,
on the other hand, concede the Republi-
cans l56 members. The House of Repre-
sentatives consists of $50 members, of
which l79 is quorum. If the Republicans
carry 200 districts they will have work
ing majority of q, while the Democrats
will. if successful according to their cal
culations, control the House by a majority
of IL.
Neither the Democrats nor the Repub-
licans believe that the Populists will cut
much of figure in the pending cam
paign. The Republican managers, for
instance. do not believe that a single Pop
ulist will he elected north of Mason and
DiXon's line, and the Democrats account
for only ten in the entire United States.
ouItN Nv
difference Of opinion between the hepub-
lican and Democratic experts so far - the
great majority of the Congressional dis
tricts are concerned. In nearly all the
Southern States solid Democratic delega-
tions are conceded 10 the Democrdts.
Texas is regarded by the Republicans as
debatable ground, their Information be-
ing that the Populists in that State will
make serious inroads into the Democrats.
In Missouri, too, the Republicans expect,
with the aid of the POpulists, 10 unseat at
least four Democrats, in addition - ear
rying the three city districts of st. Louis
and three Others in the country.
The Democrats concede To the Republi
cans the entire delegation from Iowa,
with the exception of Mr.. Hayes's dis
irici, and some forty more Congressman
in Maine, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, New
Hampshire, North aud South Dakota.
Washington, Vermont, and Rcnnsylya-
MIA. The Democrats do not anticipate
electing Congressman in Kansas, but
their estimates provide for the election of
four Populists, while the Republicans
claim the entire state.
Five members are all the Democrats
anticipate electing i'm the six New Eng
lend States. The Republicans reduce this
estimate To two, one i'm Massachusetts and
one in Connecticut. In New York the
Democratic Committee are certain of car
rying sixteen districts, with two doubt
fll The Republicans claim nineteen and
concede the Democrats the districts south
of the Harlem. The Republicans concede
the election of three Democrats from New
Jersey, while the Democrats expect rep
resentation of four.
The Republicans concede the Demo-
crats five districts i'm Ohio, while the
Democrats claim six. In Illinois the
Remocratic estimate is pine, while the
Republicans, rather curiously, credit
them with eleven. Fhe Remocrats con-
cede the Republicans seven districts in
Indiana, while the latter are confident of
securing nine. Republicans, II is said,
will be elected i'm three Virginia districts.
The Democrats concede the election Of
but one.
The defeat of Mr.. Wilson of West Vir-
ginia, the author of the Tariff bill, is pre-
dicted by the Republicans by majority
of 200. The Republicans have some ex-
pectation also of carrying two other dis
tricts in the State.
In Wisconsin the Republican estimate
is three Democrats and seven Republi-
cans. The Democrats on the other hand,
believe that the delegation will he evenly
divided.
BY a fusion with the Populists, the
Nebraska, who will cooperate with the
Democrats in organizing the House. The
Republicans, on the other hand, claim the
State. In Kansas, Jerry Simpson is re-
garded by the Republicans Us their only
formidable opponent. The Republicans
are also claiming eleven out of the twelve
Michigan districts aud three of the six
Maryland districts. They are making no
calculations regarding Louisiana. Tley
are 80 certain of carrying the next House
that the result i'm Louisiana is left out of
their estimates, although it is well known
that secretly they expect to carry several
districts. The Democrats concede them
one.
The Republicans now hold two of the
Tennessee districts, and this number they
expect To increase To four. The Demo-
Gratis credit them with but two. 4 clean
Republican sweep in California is part
of the Republican programme They also
expect to wrest Colorado from the Popu-
lists, Delaware and Wyoming from the
Democrats, and gain district in Ken
tueky.
The Republicans conceden nine Populis;s
in the next House, while the Democratic
is that the representation will
not exceed ten.