Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-31
A Clear Majority Of the
Votes in the House Be-
lieved to Be Sure for
Sound Money
Men Who Will
Be Elected.

At next Tuesdays election Representa-
tives in Congress will be chosen in every
congressional district in the United States
except in Maine, Vermont and Oregon
which states have already elected. Public
interest in this congressional contest is cen
tered more upon the question whether can
didates are for sound money or silver rather
than whether they are democrats or repub-
icans.
In many districts sound money democrats
will support the republican candidate. In
some districts there are free silver repub-
]tcan candidates who will be supported by
democrats. In other districts there are
curious combinations among elements that
have heretofore been at mortal political en-
nifty with one another.
The Star presents to the readers today a
summary of the conditions existing in each
congressional district. previous votes for
Congress therein, and, as far as possible,
the probable outcome of the election
Summing UP the situation in the several
states. the resulting forecast of the House
shows the probability of the election OF
a sound money majority. the whole number
OF sound money members possibly exceed
ing 200
ALABAMA.
In Alabama there is no fusion between
the democrats and populists on the congress
sional ticket. In the present Congress there
are six democrats. two Representatives
elected by a fusion of the republicans and
populists and one populist- The two fusion
members were seated contests. demo-
Gratis being unseated: The first district is
now represented by a gold democrat.
First Observation-Disclosures Rep. Frank
II. Threet, Demopolis. dem, W. W. Taylor,
1n.fz Raxr I.nr
The democrats carried the district at the
last election by a vote of 6.314, against sos
for the popuhst candidate, and will proba-
bly, elect Taylor.
Second Candidates: Dem, Jesse F. Stall
lings. Greenville. renominated: pop, ]. c.
Fonville. Crenshaw; S. NJ. D., Thos. H.
Clarke. Montgomery.
Stallings carried this district at the last
election by vote of 9.12S. against 5.324 for
the populist candidate. This time his vote
will be divided with gold democratic can
didate. but it is thought Stallings will be
elected.
Third-Candidates s. NJ. D., Geo. l..
Conner, Eufaula. Endorsed by republicans;
dem, Henry D. Clayton, Eufaula; pop, Z.
c. Jackson, Opelika.
The democrats carried this district at the
last election by vote of 10,719 to 5.I13 for
an independent Jeffersonian populist. This
time the gold democratic and republican
vote will be- combined against them and
may result in the election of the populist-
Fourth-Candidates: Rep. YIN. F. Aid
rich. Aidrich, reuominated. Endorsed by
populists: F. s. D., T. 9. Plowman Tallade-
ga; S. NJ. D.. Edmund II. Dryer, Talladega.
Aldrich is likely to be reelected in this
district. The original returns in this dis
trict at the last election gave the demo-
cratic candidate the seat by 9 vote of 10,494
against T,4U6 for Aldrich. On the contest
between four and five .hnndrEd votes were
changed. and Afdrich was given the seat
by a majority of between 600 and 1000
This time Ai6rich has the same Endorsement
a 81 a do hS
before supported the regular democratic
candidate, have a candidate OF their own
Fifth-Candidates; Dem,, Col. Willis
Brewer. HayEesville; pop. a T. GOODWIN
Robinson Springs, renGIninated. 1ndorsed by
The democratic candidate was awarded
the certificate OF the last election by vote
of 1851 to 5000 for Goodwin, the present
populist candidate: but contest in the
House resulted in the seating of Goodwin
with a majority put at $3.50.
Goodwin has the support of the republi'
cans III this election. The result is doubt
full
Sixth.-Candidates: Democrat. John H
Bankhead, Fayette, renOminated; SOUND
money democrat, A s. Nandergraf, Tus-
caloosa. indorSed by republicans; populiSt
@. W. Youngblood.
The regular democratic vote Is threat
ened with division through the nomination
of gold democrat. who has the support
of the republicans At the last election the
democratic vote was 5.721, against 80:
popuiist, and 1914 republican. BankheaC
expects to win, however.
Seventh.-Candidates: Republican, Jas ]
Curtis, Double Springs; F. 9. D., VIM.
Bullock, Russellyille; popuiist. Milford w
Howard. Fort Payne. renominated; soun(
money democrat, George II. Parker, Gull
man
This district Is now held by the populists
Howard, renOminated. The popuists haC
a the last election 6SSs votes, against g. A..
for the democratic candidate. This time
there are a republican and a gold demo.
cratic ticket in the field. but it is thought
Howard Will be returned to Congress
Eighth-Candidates: Republican, Oscar
r. Hundley, Huntsville: democrat JOSEPH
Wheeler. Wheeler. renominated sounC
money democrat, w. W. Callahan Decatur
Wheeler carried this district at the las
election by a vote of 1901, against 6,47,
for the populist candidate. The accuracy
OF the returns was questioned by the con
test, but was not pressed to a conclusion
A gold democrat now being in the field Il
divide the democratic vote might result /,
the election of a populist
Ninth--Candidates: Democrat Oscar w
Underwood. Birmingham; sound none,
democrat. Archibald Lawson, Greensboro:
lndorsed by republicans; populist, DR.. Graf
ton Il. Grove, Birmingham.
Underwood carried this district at tn,
last election by vote OF 1910 agains
OlaS for the populist candidate, who wa:
lndorsed by the republicans This t,mt
there is sound money democratic candl
date In the field. Endorsed by the republi
cans. which threatens the defeat of tn,
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