Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25

Representation in Flfty.tourth Congress ia
rcruhlicans democrat Total 10. 'Renem-
Republican plurality 9G.565.
BOSTON, Mass, Oct. "a Massachusetts,
will send eleven republican congressman out
OF her thirteen districts to increase the re-
publican majority In the next congress. The
free silver heresy has not affected the con-
gresslonal contests except to materially In
crease the probable pluraltles OF the con-
Eressional nominees OF the republican party.
The only two districts which will go demo-
cratic will he the Ninth and Tenth both In
the city OF Boston, and both democratic
stroneholds, Instead OF decreasing the in
terest in rolling up an enormous majority in
favor OF sound money at the polls next
month is increasing. There is a possibility
here that one of the democratic districts
| may be carried by the republicans.
The First district will rc-elect Ashley y.
Wright the present representative, by $500
plurality. Mr. Wright's plurality in 1894 was
3,633. In the Second district Frederick II.
Gillette will be elected by 1000 republican
plurality over Thomas A. Fitzgibbon demo-
crat. Mr.. Gillette was elected In 1894 by
$500. Representative Joseph II. Walker
Will be reelected In the Third district by a
republican plurality of $500, an increase OF
nearly 1000 over his plurality In 1894.
The republicans have always regarded the
Fourth district as one of their chief strong
holds. This year 1t Will send George w.
| Weymouth to congress by 10000 republican
plurality. The democratic candidate is l.
Porter Morse. In the Fifth district Repre-
sentative William s. Knox will be re-
elected with 2,9l3 plurality over his demo-
cratic opponent. John II. Harrington. Mr..
knoNs plurality In 1894 was 203i In tho
Sixth district there has been fusion be-
tween the democrats and populists. w II.
Moody will be elected by the republicans
by 5000 plurality. The fusionst candidate
Is Il. Moody Bojnter
There is practically no serious contest
existing in the Seventh district and Com
gresham William Il. Barrett will be re-
turned to congress by a plurality of 9.152.
Philip ]. Dohcrty has received the demo-
cratic and populist nominations
Representative Samuel w. Mccall. the re-
publican congressman of the Eighth dis
trtct, will be sent to the house again with
1900 majority His fusion opponent Fred
erlck H. Jackson, will only poll 5000 votes.
McCall's plurality in 1884 was GAL.
The democrats are sure of the Ninth dis
trict, where John f. Fitzgerald will be
elected by 1900 plurality. Walter L. Sears
Is the republican candidate. and John A.
Ryan the Independent democrat The dem,
ocrats will also elect a congressman in the
Tenth district in place of republican the
plurality for Bordman Hall being estimated
at 1OOO The republican candidate Is Sam
uel j. Barrows, and William NJ. Chase Is tho
candidate OF the independent republicans.
In the Eleventh district Charles Il.
SpraEue, republican, will be elected by $500
majority over William II. Baker, democrat.
This Is one of the sound money strongholds
OF the state. In the Twelfth district W. e.
Lowering Will be elected by 1900 plurality
over e. Erry Brown. democrat and populIst.
The republican congressman in 1894 secured
a plurality OF 7,44l. The Thirteenth district
will re-clect Congressman John Simpkns
with plurality of 5000. His democratic
and populist opponent is James F. Morris.