The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-10


the 1st and 11th districts, the homes Of
Congressman Taylor and 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 an ex.member from
Indiana, has looked weary thoroughly
into the situation in the State, and
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 Vir-
ginia Democratic State committee, be.
lieves that the Republic ans will only
gain one Congressman In his State, and
be is not at all certain that even this
slight change will occur. At Republi.
can headquarters, however, it ts said
that Republicans will be elected In the
I'd, 9TH and 9th districts. West Virginia
also seems to be very much disputed
battle ground. The advices at the
Democratic headquarters indicate the
election of Democratic congressman In
all of the four districts, but this claim
Is said by the opposing managers to be
absurd. Wilson's defeat is predicted by
a majority Of 1900. A comm unica.
tion received at the Republican head
quarters recently, dated at Berkeley
Springs, In Wilson's district, says that
all the saw mills In that county have
been closed, and that at Davis City 300
lumbermen haye been thrown out of
employment. Howard, In the 1st, and
Anderson In the 81, are also said to be
doomed to defeat.
Wisconsin Is another State where
the result appears uncertain. Chair
man Wall, of the Democratic State
committee, predicts the election of five
Congressmen, but Representa- tive Bah.
cock, of Wisconsin. who is the chair
man of the Republican Congressional
committee, thinks the Democrats will
be fortunate If they bring even three
of their candidates safely through. By
q fusion with the Populists the Demo-
Gratis expect to get three Congressman
in Nebraska, who will cooperate with
the Democrats in organizing the House,
but the Republicans. claim the entire
State, being now confndent that Mr..
McKeighan, against whom they had to
make their hardest fight, Is as good as
beaten. In Kansas Jerry Simpson was
their most formidable opponent. From
Michigan the Democrats expect Griffin,
German, Whiting ard Weadock to be
returned, but the Republicans claim
eleven out of the twelve districts. In
Maryland, too, the Republicans expect
to make gains, counting upon three OF
the six districts, the 1st, 9Th and 9th.
They do not put Louisiana in their
column, believing that they have clear
majority In the House even II the bolt
in the sugar State does not materialize.
The defeat Of Enloe and Snodgrass
in Tennessee Is predicted, giving them
total Of four Republicans from that
State, while they do not concede sim
gle Democrat from Minnesota. The
Democrats expect to hold their own IN
that State. They have now two mem.
bers. A clean Republican sweep IN
California, with the exception of one
district, Is also a part of the Republi-
can programme. They also expect to
wrest Colorado from the Populists,
Delaware and Wyoming from the DEM
ocrats, and gain district In Kentucky.
While we believe that the Democrats
will win, We confess that the fight Is
going to be hard one.