The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-08
THEIR FEARFUL ADVANTAGE.
Republican Majority in the House
VIII BE 144.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 1S9A-Chairman
Babcock's latest returns show that the
Republican representation in the next
House will be exactly 2SO, majority
over all of 144. Only two Populists are
elected in the West, one in Kansas and
one in Nebraska. This does not include
Newlands of Nevada, who is elected as
straight out silver man.
Vice Chairman Apsley telegraphed
from Boston, Mass, that Fitzgerald
Den.) had been elected in the Ninth
Massachusetts district,
Chauncey l. Filley telegraphs from St
Louis, Mo-, that Champ Clark is defeated
for Congress in the Ninth district, and
that the Democratic State Committee
concede that the Republicans have car
ried the State.
Other kilograms received this morning
say that the Republicans have six mem
bers in Minnesota and possibly seven.
OF the 219 Democrats in the present
House, 145 will not return. OF this num-
Der 81 failed to receive denominations,
or were not candidates, and the remain
der, &c. were defeated at the polls.
Many of those defeated were party
leaders, had served for many years
and held chairmanships of important
committees Among the missing will be
SOME OF THE OUTS.
Mr. Wilson of the Ways and Means
Committee, who has represented his dis
trict since 1888; Mr.. Springer of Illinois,
who was Chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee in the SD Congress
and in the present House heads the
Banking Currency Committee, and has
represented the Thirteenth Illinois dis
trict since 1874 Mr.. Bland of Missouri,
the free silver advocate, who hods the
Craftsmanship of the Committee on Coin
age, Weights and Measures, and has
looked after the interests of the Eighth
Missouri district since 1872; Mr.. Cum
mings, of New York, who has served
since the 51st Congress-, to which he
was elected to succeed S. S. Cox. He,
at present, is Chairman of the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs; Mr.. Hatch
representing the First Missouri district
who has served since 1878, and has been
Chairman of the Agriculture Committee
for a number of years. He was q can
didate for the Speakership in the SD
Congress. and has championed the An
ti-Option' bill for years Mr. Holman
of Indiana, Father of the House, who
has represented the Fourth district of
his State except in the 39th, 45th and
4Sth Congresses since 1859. For years
he was Chairman of the Appropria-
tions Committee, and at present heads
the Committee on Indian Affairs. His
economic policy caused him to be called
the watch Dog Of the Treasury" Mr..
Dockery, the Representative of the Third
Missouri district, who has served since
1888, and who has made himself mem
cradle and highly unpopular in the ex-
ecut1Ve departments Dy nedulHS COM
mission, whose report has docked dozens
of bureau chiefs and clerks of their
salaries and employment. Mr.. Outh-
waite of Ohio, a member of the Com
n,ittee on Rules and Chairman of the
Committee on Military Affairs, who be-
gan his term in 1885, in the 49th Con-
gress, and has served the Twelfth dis
trict since. Henderson of North Caro-
ina has represented the Seventh North
Carolina district since 1885, who has been
Chairman of the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads for q number Of
fant committees Mr.. Heard of Missouri,
who has represented the Seventh Mis-
souri, district since 1885, and who is Chair
man of the Committee on the District
Of Columbia; Mr. James B. Reilly, of
Pennsylvania, who has served the Thir-
teenth district three terms since 1889,
IS Chairman Of the Committee on Pa