The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-11-17
Republican Congressional Majorities

gains all over the country, Califor-
mia alone OF the States not included
in the "solid South" is Democratic,
Budd, for Governor, having defeated
Estee (Rep.) by 1900 majority
Otherwise the Republican victory
is sweeping in its scope. The Re-
publicans will have a plurality in
the Fifty-fourth Congress, according
to the latest estimate, of 1876, and a
majority over all Of 1875.
Following is the resume of the
election:
In Alabama the solid democratic
delegation Of nine has been broken,
the populists electing one and the
democrats eight Of their candidates.
In Arkansas the democratic can
didates we're elected from all of the
six congressional districts.
In California the democrats los.
heavily. They have five and the re-
publicans two in the last congress.
In the new congress the democrats
elect one member only and the re-
publicans six.
In Colorado the republicans and
populists elect one candidate each.
In Connecticut the republicans
made clean sweep. electipg four
members Of congress, gain of
three.
Delaware rejects her democratic
congressman and elects republic
can.
Florida elects both democratic
candidates for congress as usual.
Georgia is solidly democratic.
The republicans elect their con-
gresham from Idaho.
In Illinois, where the delegation
stood tied in the Fif,y-third con.
gress, the democrats elect but one
member and the republicans 81.
The democrats had II and the
republicans two of the members
from Indiana in the last congress
This is now changed, the republic
cans electing a solid delegation
Iowa elects one democrat and Il
republicans.
Kansas, which stood three repub
licans and five populists, is nov
solidly republican on congress.
Kentucky elects seven democrats
and four republicans, a democratic
loss of three.
Louisiana's loss is unchanged
solidly democratic.
Maine elects all four republican
candidates.
In Maryland the republicans over
turn the solid democratic delegation
and elect three of the six members
The democrats lose members
from Massachusetts,. The delega
ton stands 1 democrat and II re
publicans.
Michigan, which elected 5 demo
Gratis and Z republicans two year
ago, sends solid republican dele
CATION to the next congress.
In Minnesota the democrats cleo
of the Z members and the repub
licans the other 6, democratic los
Of one and a populist loss Of one.
Missississippi's delegation is sol
idly democratic.
In Missouri the next delegation
, will be composed of 5 democrat
, and 10 republicans.
Montana, as formerly, elects
republican member.
, The democrats lose their membe
from Nebraska, the republican
: electing 4 and the populists 2 c
the 6 candidates.
Nevada elects populist; n
, change.
In New Hampshire, 2 republ
!, cans are elected, as in 1892.
), The democrats lose their 6 men
: bers in New Jersey, the delegatio
4 of s members being solidly repul
), lican.
New York elects democrats an
' 20 republicans.
i North Carolina democrats vote
!. wrong on Tuesday with the resu
n that the delegation will stand
!. democrats, republican and POI
II ulists, as against s democrats an
d republican in the Fifty-third col
il gress.
"a The republicans elect the men
. Der from North Dakota.
"a The cyclone struck the Ohio d
i. mocracy with great force, changir
le the complexion of the delegate
,e from i democrats, 10 republican
70 to 2 democrats, 10 republicans.
70 Oregon elected 2 republicans
y before.
n The democrats were showed u
.. der in Pennsylvania, only l of the
q congress candidates being elect,
N to 80 for the republicans dem
- cratic loss of s.
!. Rhode Islands delegation
II changed from 2 democrats to 2 r
"a publicans.
10 South Carolina elects z dem
ia Gratis, a democratic gain of 1.
,o South Dakota will be- Representa-
ir by two republicans, as in the la
in Congress.
. Tennessee, which elected 8 del
be- ocrats and 2 republicans in 1Ss
an now gives the democrats 6 and t
y republicans 4.
Even Texas was hit by the bl
he card. The solid delegation of
as democrats is apparently brok,
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