The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-10-10

Totals. 147 g 100 156 10
Neither the Democrats uor the Re
publicans, it will be seen by the above,
believe that the POpulists will cut very
much of a figure in the outcome. The
Republican managers, for instance, do
not believe that a single Popullst Will
be elected north of Mason and Dixon's
line, and the Democrats account for
ONLY a total of ten in the whole United
States. The truth Is that the Populists
have made much exaggerated claims
in the past, have cried wolf so ire
quently when there was DO wolf, that
the practical politicians pay little or no
heed to any prophecies which take the
Populists into consideration. The Pop
ulists, for their part, expect to hold the
balance of power. 1t will also be no.
ticed in the above table that IN a large
number of instances there is absolutely
no difference of opinion between the
Democratic and Republican experts.
In nearly all the Southern States solid
Democratic delegations are cenceded
to the Democrats. This is noticeably
the case with Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and, with
the exception of one district IN North
Carolina. Texas, on the contrary, Is
regarded by Republicans as debataole
ground, their information being that
the Populists in that State will make
serious inroads into the Democrats. In
Missouri, TOO, the Republicans expect.
with the aid Of the Populists to unseat
at least four Democrats, in addition to
carrying six straight Republican Dis
tricts. These six districts comprise
the three in the city of st. Louis and
three in the State. The Democrats for
their part, concede to the Republicans
the entire delegation from Iowa, with
the exception of Judge Hsyes's olS'
trict, and some forty more Congress
men in Maine, Oregon, Montana, Ida
ho, New Hampshire, North and South
Dakota, Washington, Vermont and
PENNSYLVANIA. The estimates regard
Ing the latter State tally to nicely, al
though even such conservative Re
publican as Chris Magee is said to
believe that the Democrats will carry
seven districts in the State, Or one more
than is allowed by either of the COM
mittees. The Democrats expect to get
nothing in Kansas, and they count up
on four Populists from that State, while
the Republicans claim the entire eight.
Out of the six New England States
the Democrats anticipate at least i've
members, two in Massachusetts,, two ID
Connecticut and one in Rhode Island.
The Republicans cut this estimate
down to two, one in Massachusetts and
one in Connecticut. In New York the
Democratic committee counts upon
sixteen certain for each party, with
two districts doubtful, and posslbli-
ty that the delegation will be equally
divided. The Republicans look for
nineteen of their candidates to be elect
ed. giving to the Democrats the dis
tricts south of the Harlem. Under the
Republican redistricting of the State
the Republicans look for only three
Democrats to be returned from New
jersey. The Democrats count on car
rying four districts in this State. a
Republican gerrymander also contronts
t. (; Democrats in Ohio, but they count
upon at least six districts. The Repub-
licans concede five. In Illinois, Cd the
other hand, the redistricting is with
the Democrats. It is fact which is
admitted at the Republican headquar-
ters that nothing less than q majority
of $1,000 in Illinois can change the po-
lttical complexion OF the delegation
from the State, while the Democrats
can lose the State by 10000 and still
hold the Legislature. Consequently
the Democrats will probably get a ma
jGrity of the Cangressmen and the Re-
publican managers will be satisfied If
they get one.haif of the total Of twenty
two. For this reason the Democratic
claim of niue is within the most con.
servatiVe bounds.
AS to the outcome in Indiana opln-
ions differ. One district there, now
represented by Mr.. Hammond, DEM
ocrat, is certain to go Republican, and
the Is. and 1lGh districts, the homes OF
Congressmen Taylor ard Martin, are
thought to be doubtful. Out of the
nine remaining districts the Democrats
expect to carry six, but the Republicans
only allow them total Of four. Post
master Dalton, of the House OF Rep
resentatives, and au member from
Indiana, has looked weary thoroughly
into the situation IN the State, ana
gives it as his opinion that the Demo-
Gratis will elect eight, and he does not
even anticipate the defeat of Martin,
the chairman of the pension committee.
The pension question, however,
is causing the Democrats con-
siderable trouble in the State.
Chairman Ellyson, Of the Vlr-