Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-06
David Bennett Hill Will Lead the Democratic Cohorts
 of New York
To Victory, Despite Heavy Odds in the Betting Ring. The Republican
 Estimate.

Today an election will be held in every state in the union, except two, for the pur- pose of selecting representatives to the next congress of the U nted States. Maine and Oregon held their elections in September.
 In Alabama the polls will open at a. m. and will close promptly at o'clock p. m.
 Nine representatives are to be elected from Alabama, and of these the democratic campaign committee claims all. They claim all but one as absolutely safe, and that one is not by any means deemed hope- less. In fact, it is believed by the commit tee that the old Fifth will, as usual, return a majority for the democratic nominee.
 But of the Ninth. The campaign con- mittees of both parties are claiming the district, and both seem confident of suc- cess. Here is the way the republicans hope to win:
 They have the election machinery in Bibb and Bount, both of which counties have been giving Captain Kolb good ma jorities in all of his campaigns. These counties are claimed by the republicans as sale for them by about 700 majority each, or 14OO for the two. They claim Jefferson by 500 majority. That makes 1900 major ity claimed by the committee as absolutely certain for MT. Aldr;ch.
 Hale and Perry, they say, will give Mir. Underwood majorities very much less than Colonel Oates received in the August elec- ton. These are the estimates upon which they base their hopes Of success.
 The democrats are just as confident of success. They claim MT. Underwood will have majority in at least three of the counties, and have some hopes of carrying all five. They claim Jefferson by a ma jority ranging from 500 to 1000. Bibb and Blount they believe to be close. They are not basing any hopes on these two counties, but think that the majorities for whichever candidate they may be given will not af- feet the result of the election. They esti- mate the two counties will just about offset each other. Hale and Perry they claim will give good majorities for democracy's s standard bearer.
 Jefferson county has been the great battle ground of the district, and here both parties have made the greatest fight. At inc outset every hing seemed to favor the republicans. With nearly all the corpora lions of the district for their nominee and the negro vote, which is usually almost soidiy republican, they hoped to leave Jefferson county with majority that, com bined with what they expected from Blount and Bibb, would more than balance the democratic majorities from Hall and Perry. In the last days of the campaign, however, there has been considerable reversion of sentiment. The campaign of education has done it's work, and the democrats now are confident of safe majority, where a few weeks ago considerable doubt existed.
 A great deal of money has besn bet on the result of the election l n this district, and it is estimated that several thousand dollars will change hands as soon as the successful candidate is announced. In some instances odds were offered, but in the majority of cases the bets were even as between MT. Underwood and MT. Aldrich.
 heavy vote Is not expected 1n the elec- lion today, and that is one of the features that makes the result more doubtful.
 Dr. k. A. Moseley, Jr., chairman of the state republican executive committee, is claiming four of the nine representatives democrats. Three of the nine, he claims, will be populites. He comedies the election of MT. Clarke in the First and General Wheeler in the Eighth.
 The election today will tell whether his prophecy is correct.
 GEN. c. M. SHELLEY TALKS.
 Gen. c. NJ. Shelley, the old war horse of democracy, is in the city, having come home from Washington for the sole pur pose of casting ballot for Hon. O. w. Underwood for congress.
 General Shelley is in fine health and spirits, and was aglow with enthusiasm when seen by an AGE- HERALD reporter last night.
 When asked as to the political situation as viewed by the democrats in Washing ton and himself especially, he said: "The