The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-11

30 HOLIDAY BATTLE

Thsrs IL danger that the Republicans
may iodalge in ovsreonldsncs ssto the
next election for msmbers o. the house Of
representatives. There would DO no
doubt OF the result Il the disgust and In
patience Of the people with the Democratic
party could find full expression in soven-
Der next, Eut the absolute control the
Democrats party bss Of elections fn the
South. and IL relentless habit Of using Us
eontrol for is osn benefit Is most
formidable obstacle torvietory. o D.
The sixteen states composing the Solid
Eouth have III seats In the house OF repre-
ssnlstises. In the present congress III 81
these ssats are, occupied by Democrats
and six by Republicans With s56 repre-
sentatives 8 majority Is 17s. and If the
Democrats hold their present delegations
from the South in next Noyember's cleo
ton they need 10 choose only hftyseight
ynembers in the Northern states 70 secure
majority. The Republicans, on the other
hand. M uss elect I7s Fnsmbsrs in the North
ern states. and hold the six seats they now
hare from the South IN. order TO have
majority. In the present house Of repre-
sentaslyss the Republicans have only ll9
members from the Northern states, so that
they must make gain Of as least sixty
members In this section In order to control
the house.
Another obstacle 30 Republican success
the Democratic gsrrymsnders in the
Northern states. TIE elections Of 1s9o
gave the Democrats party control Of the
legislatures Of New York. New Jersey, In
diana, Illinois, q Michigan and Wisconsin,
and the party 81 once divided shsss states
fnto congressional districts with she sole
purpose Of eiscting as many Democrats. %
congress ~ possible. The courts declared
the gsrrymsnders In Michigan. wiscon-
sn. Indiana and New Jersey uneonstits-
ssonal. bat the Democratic legislatures II
once substituted just as vicious gerry
nanders Ia Indiana and Wisconsin, and
four bad gerrymanders in IS many krn-
portsnt states remain 10 DO oyerthrown.
These facts influenced Congressman Bah
cock, chairman Of the Republican con-
gressIonal campaign committee. TO pub
iish an earnest appeal urging Republicans
in every state % make only unexceptton-
able nominations and to contest sxery
congressional district
With energetic effort We ought to carry
In the whole body OF states rsckoned as
probably Republican n least half OF the
ninety-three districts now represented by
Democrats. New England. whieh now
sends eight Democrats. willie hardly elect
more than two 10 tho next congress. New
York, which now sends twenty Demo
erats. will hardly send more than ten.
Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
which now send forty-fouf Democrats TO
the present congress. Will hardly send half
Is many to the next house. From the Re-
publican statas Of tbs North We ought 70
elect at least i5s members TO the next con-
gress. aud from the other states. from
which twsnty-one members we're elected
90 the present congress. We ought to get a
larger number in November next.
In the senate We can hardly hope to re-
duce the Democratic strength TO lower
than fosty-two cut OF eighty eight, but the
four Popalists now in the senate will still
BE- there. aud so far rs the tariff Is con-
eerned they pay be eonnted upon to gen.
srslly vote with the Democrats,