The Portland daily press., 1894-11-03


The four territorial delegates may partic-
ipate in the discussion but cannot vote
To gain the next House The Republicans
have a hard task before them. There are
l.0 sure Republican districts, which, wit h
the eight Republicans already chosen, give
that party 12s members in the next House,
without. allowing for any gains. In order
that the Republicans may have a clear ma
iority of the House, 1t will be necessary for
them to gain 81 seats.
OF the Democrats In the present House
forty. eight came in unt,r oxen delegations
from the six States, Alabama, Arkansas.
iFlorida, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas
rwfth the possible exception of Alabama
there is little Eopn of MAILING any break in
EfIese delegatioyrsA In Alabama, if elections
were free and heaesrstasre would DO good
reason to expect sthb Selection of two, or
iuhYee Republics SCbpgressmen, because
stRe JEFF 81 sonian Democrats are supporting
IRE publican candidates. Even as it is, some
hopes Of this kind are entertained. hut as
the Bourbons control all he election ma
schinery and do all the counting, these hopes
must be dismissed. The Louisiana delega-
ton is also solidly Democratic in the pres
ent Congress, but the decision of the DOW
erful sugar interests to support Republican
capdidates encourages the hope that two
or three of the six Representatives from
Louisiana may be Republicans. A break in
the solid Virginia delegation is possible;
while changes in that from West Virginia
are almost certain. For convenience sake
we will treat the districts which elected
Democrats to the present Congress by plu-
ralities of less than $500 ash attic 81 ounds Of
the present campaign. All of these are
de- atable: in all of them Republican sue
cess is possible, and In many OF them. prob
able. Indeed, there are some districts
which elected Democrats by pluralities in
excess of $500. and which, therefore, are
not included in this list, which may be
swept by Republican tidal wave next
Tuesday. But the limit of $500 Democrat
c plurality is, on the whole, reasonable
one to define the districts in which the Re-
publjcans must seek tor gains Here is a
list showing which districts are included
within this limit, names of the sitting DEM
ocrat. and what were the pluralities which
they gave:
Connecticut-Ist. Lewis Sperry, SIS; 4th,
Robert E. DeFo1est, 2slg.
Deleware,-At Large J E;1 IN, ". Cousey, A.
lll1nOlS-l0Jus oOC. W NAeiANus toUs lOGu,
Indiana1Ist, A. Il. Taylor, 454; End. ].
/, Bratz y. 1888: 9Th, &. W. Cooper, lO83: 18th.
n Bvnn,n 1852: 8th, E. v. Brookshire' 1922.
10th. sThos. Hammond, ~; 18th, A. n. Mar.
tin. 75S; 18th, G. 6. Conn. 1910.
MaryIand-1st, R. +. Brattan, 1894; 5th,
b. Compton, 1885; 9Th W. Mem. Mckaig,
w assachusetts-oth, NJ. 7. Stevens, ITS;
7th VIM. Everett. 81.
Michioan--lst, Levi 7. Griffin, 1857: End.
lanes Sedgwick German. SOD; 5th. George
r Riehardson, 10; 9th, Justin Rice Whiting.
5s3; 10Th, Thomas 4. E. Weadock. s59.
Minnesota-3Id. 0see Watson Hall, 1853;
18th, ,l Melvin II h. D DANIEL Dee Burnes ,,so.
18th RirhaId Parks Bland, 2474; 1th' Seth
" ,,nhb. 1882; 18th, Charles Henry Morgan.
Nabraska-lst, William jennings BRYANT.
New Jersey-4th, Johnston Cornish, 1899;
9th, Cornelius A. ;s Gaamus, ls6s; 9Th, Thomas
Dunn English, 1877; Stn' S3hn !. Dunn, 1893.
,oth CHARLES b. Haines, 1888; 10Th. CHARLES
Tracev 1928: 2lst, simon j. Sehermerhorn.
1929. ,.-o,d Ers.
Pill. 9th William Thomas Crawford. 1856.
ohio@sth, byron +. Rischie, il; 18th.
Mic ha ell d Harter, 1857; IGtn, Albert j. Pear
son, II; 18th, aeorggssb :. WITT Witt, III;
l4ss; issh, James Kelly, 1901; s4th VII
nan nhd AIlsi apd-lst, Oscar Lapham. 4ss. md
r MaoIe iHa.rrison Page, $50. "nN'
on Tsniaa1Ussssse-srd, Henry c. Snodera,s GAO.
s,h Rarisn1in Augustine Enloe, lis. w.
V,reinia-5th, Clauoe a: Swanson, 2eI8.
VEST Wireinis-lst' 'ohn o. Pendleton.