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KENTUCKY.


Representation in Fifty-fourth Congress-6 DEM
ocrats; republicans. Total, II.
Republican plurality. l2,I
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 24.-There is
every indication that Kentucky republicans
will increase their representation in the
house at the coming election. There seems
to be certainty that of her eleven repre-
sentatives seven will be republicans. The
sound money democrats in Kentucky inject
an element of uncertainty into the whole
canvass. 1t may be reasonably predicted
how they will vote in national affairs, but
the congressional contests arouse mucn
personal, feeling that financial questions are
not always Influential The estimates, thers-
fore, are made without reference to the
sound money democratic vote in the con-
gressional districts.
The First district will send Charles X.
Wheeler, democrat to congress with a piu-
raliy of 1000. His opponents are George ?.
Thomas republican, and Benjamin c. Keyes,
popuist. The democratic plurality in 1894
was 3,11S.
]. d. Clardy the democratic candidate IN
the Second district will secure majority
of 5000. j. w. Lockett, the national demo-
cratic candidate, will not poll any more than
300 votes, while 200 gold democrats will vote
for e. j. Frank, the republican candidate,
and Mckinley Clardy claims a majority OF
5000, but 1t Is not likely that he will get
more tNAn o,UUU, Il He utlHOCIdliC
1894 was 2,9S2
There is a strong sound money element In
the Third district, and W. G. Hunter the
republican candidate for congress, will ue
elected by a plurality OF 1000. His opponents
are John S. Rhea, democrat, and c. w. MIL
liken, national democrat. The republican
plurality in 1894 was 1901.
The Fourth district Is democratic but 1t
is likely because of a fGctional dispute, to
give John w. Lewis the republican candi-
date the election by 1000 plurality. The
only chance of Lewis defeat Is by COM
bination of the democrats. ID. III. Smith is
the candidate OF the regular democracy, and
ID. r. Murray of the silverites. The district
in 1894 gave the republicans 1.19O plurality.
Representative Walter Evans will be re-
elected by the republicans in the Fifth, or
Louisville district, by plurality OF 1000.
He has three candidates opposing him
John Young Brown democrat; G.. s. Bate,
populist and John b. Baskin, national demo-
crat. Evans plurality in 1894 was i,l30.
The fight In the Sixth district will be an
exceedingly close one. The national demo-
Gratis have made no nominations, the idea
existing In the canvass being to defeat Al
bert s. Berry, democrat, by Withdrawing the
sound money democratic votes from him and
giving them to Richard b. Ernst the re-
publican candidate. Mr.. Berry will prob
ably however, be reelected by 1000 votes.
His plurality In 1894 was 2040.
w. G. p Breckenridge, In the Seventh dis
trlct, has received the nominations OF the
republicans and sound money democrats
and there Is little doubt that he will be
elected by 1000 plurality. His opponeat is
tho democratic nominee, Evan Ey Little. The
democratic plurality In 1894 was 10i
While there is a considerable sound money
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LOUISIANA.

Representation In Fifty-fourth congress-6
democrats. Total, G. "Ilenominatcd.
Democratic plurality i2,i0O
NEW ORLEANS La, Oct. 24.--The two
Louisiana republican factions which have
been fighting each other, and which had
placed two electoral tickets in the field and
nominated opposing candidates Tor congress
in the First Second and Third districts, have
come together on a compromise. The regu-
lar republicans agreed to withdraw their can
di1ates for congress and the national re-
publicans to withdraw their electoral ticket
leaving only one set OF republican candidates
in tho field.
The fusion greatly Increases the chances
of republican success, especially In cong css.
The sound money democrats have made no
congressional nominations. but will support
tho republican nominees
The congressional contest stands:
First Dstrlct-General Adolph Meyer,
democrat; Armand Romaln, sugar planter.
republican. Meyers election probable over
Roman by 5000.
Second Dlstrict-R. c. Davey, democrat;
James Legendre, republican. The fight is
close between Davey and Legendre, with
chances in favor OF Legendre. Vote, 25,00D.
Third District-Robert Brouissard, demo-
crat; Taylor Beattie. republican. Beatties
election probable by 5000 majority.
Fourth District--Harry w. Ogden demo-
crat r. NJ. Hunter republican; |. w. Bailey.
populist. Vote, 10000. Ogden will be
elected by 5000 majority.
Fifth Districts. r. Baird, democrat;
Alexis Benat populist. Vote, "a. 900. Baird s
Sixth Districts. NJ. Robertson, democrat;
c. c. Dusen republican; w. NJ Thompson.
populist. Close, with chances slightly In
favor Of Robertson by 400.
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had a leaning that way himself and has
voted for silver IN congress, 80 he Is strong
with the silver men, and his friends ana
campaign managers are absolutely connuent
OF his reelection. The opposing candidate,
w. II. Robb OF Creston, is not very popular
with the democrats. being too old green
hacker In the Seventh district the sound
money democrats In Des Molnes will make
up for many losses In the country, for at
least so per cent OF them are for Mckinley
and Huh.
In the First district the contest is very
close. The present congressman Samuel
NJ. Clark. has been renomlnated by the re-
publicans, but Il is not believed that he
will poll so large a vote this year rs no
did In 1894. The indications seem to be
that he will be elected by about 1000
Sabert NJ. Casey, the democratic candidate,
is also supported by the populists. George
NJ. Curtis will be reelected in the Second
district by the republicans by a plurality OF
$500. He is very popular and he will re-
ceive the support of number of sound
money democrats. Alfred Hurst is the
democratic candidate and Charles a. Lloyd
the popullst. The republicans WIN re-
elect Colonel d. b. Henderson in the Third
district by 1000 plurality over George
Staehle, the democratic aud populist candi-
date.
The republicans will also be victorious In
the Fourth district, where they will elect
Thomas Updegraff by 5000 over NJ. F. Bay
less, the democratic and populist candidate.
Updegraff Is now representative.
In the Fifth district X. G.. Cousins. the
republican candidate, will be reelected by
about 5000 plurality. His opponent is T.
j. Caldwell, democrat and populist The
contest In the Sixth district Is exceedingly
close, but the probabilities are that John
+. Lacey, the republican candidate, Will
be reelected to congress by about 500 over
Frederick Il. White democrat and popu-
list. Mr.. Laceys plurality in 1894 was
$3.50 The Seventh district will rc-elect
John A. I. Hull. republican by $500 plu-
ralty over Frank W. Evans. democrat and
populist.-
Tho Eighth district will rc-elcct Con-
gresham Hepburn by a plurality Of $500
over w. II. Robh, fusion. Representative
A. l.. Hager will be reelected by the re-
publicans in the Ninth district by $500
over L. T. Genung. fusion. Representa-
tive J. p Dolliver will be reelected in the
Tenth district by Frepublican plurality Of
5000 over j. II. Romans fusion. Congress
man George ID. Perkins. republican. in the
Eleventh district, will be elected by 5000
plurality over A. Van Wagner, democrat and
populist.
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element among the democrats In the eleven
counties In tho Eighth district, It IL doubt
ful II George NJ. Davidson can secure enough
sound money democratic votes to elect him.
II Is probable that John Il. Thompson, the
democratic candidate, will be elected by 500
plurality. The fight here Ia the closest In
the state In 1894 the democratic candidate
was elected by 1850 plurality.
The republicans OF the Ninth district Will
return Samuel J. Pugh, the republican candi-
date, by plurality OF 1000. II Is believed
that nearly 5000 sound money democrats
will vote for the republican candidate No
republicans have thus far announced their
intention Of voting for I.arue Thomas, the
democratic candidate. The republican plu-
raity In 1894 was 662.
The Tenth district comprises about six
teen OF the northern counties OF Kentucky.
In 1894 Kendall. democrat, and Hopkins,
republican. were the candidates. Hopkins
contested and won the suit. aud fraud was
charged on both sides. II Is q very close
district. and the probabilities are that John
w. Langley the republican candidate, will
win by 200 votes over the democratic cnndi-
date, Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick. The demo-
cratic plurality in 1894 was 1853.
The Eleventh district is an over
whelmlngly republican one, ard David G.
Carlson, at present representative. will be
reelected to congress by 5000 plurality
The other candidates in the field are Samuel
c. Hardin, democrat, and ]. N, Unthink
sound money democrat. Mr., Carlson was
elected in 1894 by n plurality of 1905.
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KANSAS.

Representation in Firty-fourth congress-G re.
publcans populist. Total, 8. Renominatcd.
- Fusonist.
Fuslonist plurality. $500
LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Oct. 24.-Bryan
will not carry Kansas in November No
body knows exactly when Kansas ceased to
be a doubtful state, but she cannot be con-
sidered so now. 1t may be predicted with
almost mathematical certainty that McKn-
ley will carry Kansas election day by from
1000 to 10000. No other result seems pos
sible from information now In hand. The
fact that Kansas will not go for Bryan Is
known cnly to the campaign committees,
and the information is so recent that some
of the political managers have not recoy-
cred from their surprise. 1t was shown by
the latest polls of the state. Although
neither side will give out any information
officially as yet, none, Of course. will own
TO defeat The figures generally are so close
that polling will be kept up until the week
preceding election. The republican commit
tee will make its figures public the last Sat-
urday OF this month, three days before the
election.
greatly oveITated in Kansas, or there has
been a wonderful evolution of political SEN
timent In the state.
The First district will be carried by Case
Broderick by 1000 republican votes over f.
II. Ballou. fusion. Mr.. ]. p. Harris repub-
lican will carry the Second congressional
district by 1,O00 plurality over NJ. S. Peters
fusion, but the contest will be very close
one. In the Third district s. S. Kirkpatrick
the present representative, will be probably
beaten by E. II. Ridgeley, fusionist, by 200
plurality. In the Fourth district Charles
Curtis, republican, will be elected over John
Madden. fusionist, by LOO votes. The flu
slonists will carry the Fifth district, their
candidate, w. ID. Vincent, securing a ma
jority OF 800 over w. A. Calderhead, repub-
lican The Sixth district will also elect N
fusionist, and will send NJ. b. Mccormick
to congress ty 1000 majority over A. II.
Ellis, silver republican Jerry Simpson will
be sent to congress again as a fusionlst by
5000 plurality in the Seventh district over
Chester /. Long, republican.
Jerry Bodkin will be elected congressman
at-lerge on the fusion ticket by 5000 plu-
rality over Dick Blue, the republican
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how they canbvorcome the plurality which
the present representative, Walter Reeves,
received in tsshl OF 1889. when the district
was divided ]ntween two republican candl-
dates. Reeves should receive a plurality
OF at least VI 900 over the democratic and
populist candidate, Charles NJ. Golden.
The. Twelfth district will return Joseph
q. Cannon. thu republican candidate over
the populist fusion candidate by a plurality
which Will amount to 10000. The district
will be sharply contested. but the result can
scarcely fail tn be something In the nature
OF walkoverI for Mr.. Cannon The Thlr-
teenth district7will send Representative Yes.
pasian WarneE' republican. to the house by
a plurality OF $40 over the democratic and
fuslonist candidate, @. II. Palmer. The re-
publlcans wiz also win in the Fourteenth
district, although there is a very sharp CON
test In the district. There Is a probability
that Representative ]. V. Graff will have
his plurality Of 1894 decreased. He will be
elected, however. over his fusion opponent
N. Worthington. by 2,l00 votes Representa-.
tive b. +. Marsh will be reelected in the
Fifteenth district after sharp contest with
w. II. Neece, democrat. and Dr. II. J.
Parker, popuist and prohlbtionst. An at
tempt was made to fuse the democrats and
populists. but this failed, and MIR. Marsh
will probably be reelected by 1000
plurality
The republicans concede the election of
w. III. Hinrichsen, the democratic and popu-
list candidate, in the Sixteenth district. His
republican opponent is John l. Rinaker. MIR.
Hinrichsen will probably be elected by 5000
plurality. There is a strong fight in the
Seventeenth district between James A. Con.
molly. republican, who is now representative.
and BENJAMIN +. Caldwell, the fusion candi-
date. Mr.. Connolly was elected in 1894 by
2l1 votes. 1t Is believed that MIR. Caldwell
VIII overcome this plurality and be elected
by 500 votes In the Eighteenth district the
democratic fusion candidate will in all prob-
ability be elected over the republican, w. f.
l.. Hadley, by about 1000 votes Thomas
NJ. Jett, the fusion candidate has made a
very strong canvass, while Mr.. Hadley has
been dangerously i'll during the entire cam
paign. The democrats will probably elect
Andrew j. Hunter in the Nineteenth district
by plurality OF 500 over Benson Wood, the
present republican representative, and ]. j.
Sewell the poTuist. Mr. Hunter will prob
ably receive a very considerable vote from
the popultsts. The Twentieth congressional
district is very strongly democratic, and ].
H. Campbell, the democrat and populist can
didate, VIII receive plurality OF some 800
votes over Orlando Burrell the republican
candidate. The Twcnty-1rst district will
give John Baker, the democratic and fusion
candidate, a plurality of 1000 over f. ].
Murphy. the present republican representa-
tive. In the Twenty-second district Repre-
sentative George w. Smith will be returned
TO the house by the republicans by a
plurality OF about 5000 votes over j. ].
nan the fusion candidate. Mr.. Smith will
win by plurality of 9.627.
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Representation in Fifty fourth congressnS dem
o,nts; l populist Total, 3. ''fused Win Boiu
republicans. Renominated.
Democratic plurality. 2l'VVV'
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct. Gaia
hama will send a full silver delegation to
the house of representatives. There nave
been numbers of combinations In the as
tricts, but the general result VIII not De
affected The republicans are In most IN
stances as enthusiastic for free silver as
are the democrats. IN
George w. Taylor, silver democrat, will
be elected in the First district by b,OOo
nent Frank H. Threet In the Second DIS
trict Jesse f. Strallings, silver democrat
will be elected by 1000 plurality over
Thomas II. Clark sound money democrat
and republican. and j. c. Fonyille popuiist'
Strallings, however, Will receive large pro-
portion OF the populist vote. 49,,
Henry d. CLAYTON, silver democrat, VIII
be sent to Washington with 5000 plurality
from the Third district, notwithstanding the
fact that G. L. Conner, the national demo-
cratic candidate. will receive the republican
vote. e. c. Jackson has been nominated
by the populists but many OF his votes VIII
20 to Clayton. In the Fourth district
Thomas S, Plowman, silver democrat, VIII
be elected by $500 plurality over II. A.
Wilson, republican; w. +. Aldrich popu~
list. n Driver national democrat and j..
u. Goson, middle -of-the-road populist
The Fifth district is very doubtful. The
gold repuDllcdnS anu popuilStS uaNe 'oih
bined ON A. T. Goodwin, but, notwithstand-
ing this, Willis Brewer the silver demo-
crat will be elected 1t is believed. by 75O
plurality The Sixth district will give John
II. Bankhead silver democrat. 1000
plurality His opponents are l. Green.
colored republican; G. w. Youngblood, popu-
list. and A. S. Wander Graft, national re-
publican. The silver democrats In the
Seventh district are making a very strong
fight to elect w. |. Bullock, but the proba-
bllitles are that NJ. W. Howard silver popu-
list, will be elected by about l 900 plurality.
Mr. Howard is now representative. His
other opponents are James j. Curtis, re-
publican, and George IL. Parker, national
democrat. Joseph Wheeler. silver democrat,
will be elected to the house by the Eighth
district with 150O plurality. He is the
present congressman. His opponents are
Oscar r, Hundley. republican; W. W. Cal
lahan, populist and ID. w. Day, national
democrat
In the Ninth district there Is some doubt
but indications are in favor OF Oscar w.
Underwood. silver democrat with 1000
plurality. The gold republicans have
nominated Archibald Lawson, and the popu-
lists G. B. Grove.
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pubcans Renoplnated.
Republican plurality, 100.
DES MoINESsr Ia, Oct. 24.-The re-
publicans in Iowa claim they will carry
every congressional district In the state.
and the only one they consider at all doubt
full is the Sixth, Where Major John r. Lacey
is lighting for Ee-election against former
Congressman Fred y. White, who Is the
fusion candidate. The district is very close,
With all the fusion elements united against
the republican party. and the fight is a
hard one, with the chances rather in favor
of the republicans on account of the sound
money democrats who will vote for Lacey.
The democrats are making claims in the
Eighth. Ninth and Eleventh districts, but
without much show OF confidence. The re-
publicans do not admit there is any possi-
BILE doubt about those districts particularly
the Ninth and Eleventh. The Eleventh was
in hard lines early In the campaign and was
certainly in doubt, but the best information
obtainable now Is that the republicans who
were inclined toward silver eight weeks ago
have returned to republcanism and Will
now support Congressman Perkins for re-
election. The Ninth district had General
Weaver for a populst candidate two years
ago. and he was defeated on this very issue
by 2.690 majority. There Is no indication
now that the majority will fall much be-
low that The republican disaffection In
some OF the rural towns will be Offset by the
large democratic gains In Council BLUFFS and
other cities. The Eighth district. Colonel
w. =. Hepburn's district, IL a silver district.
that is. the republicans there are more in
cllned 70 silver. but Colonel Hepburn has
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MAINE


Representation in Fifty-fourth Congress- re-
pubcans sRc-elected.
Republican plurality, 1888.
PORTLAND Me-. Oct 24..,The vote for
congressman in this state was held on Sep
tember IA. In the First district, Speaker
Thomas B. Reed was returned with a plu-
rality of 10S39. His democratic opponent,
Edward w. Staples. poled $3.50 votes. Mr..
Reed received 19.629.
Nelson DIngley, jr., republican, was
elected by a plurality of 1924. Atwood
Levenselar. democrat polled 1924 votes. Mr..
Dingley received 21,3lS votes.
Seth l.. Milliken, republican, was elected
by a plurality OF IL ,S6S votes. Melvin S.
Holway, democrat, polled S025 votes. Mr..
Millikens total was 1888.
In the Fourth district Charles A. Boutelle,
republican, was elected over Andrew }.
Chase. democrat, by a plurality of 12,2S2
votes. MIR. Chase received 9,092 votes; Mr..
Boutelle poled 81 1924.
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ARKANSAS.

Representation In Fifty fourth congress-6 DEM
ocrats.
Democratic plurality. 5000
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Oct 24-Arkansas
will send a solid democratic delegation to
congress In a few districts the pluralities
have been lessened There has been no
fusion.
p. d. Mccullough, the democratic candi-
date, will be elected without opposition lie
will poll about 5000 votes.
In tho Second district John S. Little, demo-
crat will be elected with plurality Of
1000 Charles d. Greayes is the republican
candidate.
r. c. McRae. the democratic candidate,
will be elected in the Third district by about
5000 plurality. The republicans have nomi-
mated ]. u. Friedman.
In the Fourth district w. L. Terry Will be
sent to congress with plurality OF 5000,
G. @. Waters is the republican candidate.
In the Fifth district the entire populist vote
numbering 2.2l4. Will be cast for Hugh H.
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democrats Renominated.
Democratic plurality. A,7W.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct 2i.-The eleven
congressional districts of this state will send
silver representatives to the house. There
seems to be no possible chance for any re-
publican to make an effective fight for sound
money. In many OF the districts the con-
test will be a walkOver.
The First district will return Rufus Il.
Lester democrat by 5000 plurality. His re-
publican opponent is ]. S. Doyle. The popu-
list is G.. II. Miller. James NJ. Briggs, demo-
crat. will be returned from the Second dis
trict by 5000 over J. Il. Peterson, repub-
lican, and j. A. Sibley, populst. In this
district the plurality has been decreased
1000 since 1894 The Third district will
send Il. b. Lewis, with plurality of 5000.
There is no republican candidate. S. NJ.
Howard is the populist nominee.
The same condition exists in the Fourth
district. w. C.. Adamson will receive a
plurality of 1900 over his populist OPP
ponent, C. J. Thornton. The Fifth district
has little contest The popuiists have
nominated w. l.. Peek and the republicans
j. c. Hendrix. 1t Is probable that the popu-
lists Will withdraw their candidate in favor
OF the republican. l.. F.> Livingston, the
democrat, however, will be elected, $500.
c. L. Bartlett, the silver democrat in the
Sixth district. will be elected by 5000 plu-
rality over a. A. Murphy. populst. There
Is no republican candidate. In the Seventh
district j. w. Maddox will receive a plu-
rality OF 1900 over w. c. Massey, re-
publican and j. w. Mccarthy. the populist.
w. NJ. Howard will be elected by 1000 plu-
ralily in the Eighth district over w 7.
Henry. republican, and G. L. Anderson,
populst
In the Ninth district Carter Tate will be
elected by $500 votes over II. p. Farrow, re-
publican, and 7. Il. Winn, the silver popu-
list. In the Tenth district there is no re-
publican candidate w. H. Fleming will be
elected by 22.5O0 plurality over ]. T. West.
populist The Eleventh district will give a
plurality Of $500 to w. G. Brantley His
opponent is Benjamin Mllliken, populist.
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COLORADO.

Estimated
Dist sil. Rep Dem Pop Plurality
! ................ q IS 90
................ u 80 900
Representation In Fifty-fourth congress-i re-
publican ! popullst. Total. 2.
RenOmngted.
Popullst plurality, 2000
DENVER, Colo, Oct. 2i-The two con-
gressional districts OF this state will send
representatives to the house in favor OF
tho free coinage OF silver. In the First dis
trict n silver republican, John G. Shafroth,
who is now a representative, will be re
elected by q plurality of $4,000. He has
been ndorsed by the democrats and popu-
lists and his only opponent is Thomas Nc
Clelland representing the gold republicans,
who will poll some $4,000 votes. Mr.. Shat
roths plurality In 1894 was only l3,4ST.
There Is in this district a contest regarding
the Mckinley ticket. which may not be ac-
cepted by the secretary of state, and there
fore the silver candidate viii have walk
over. The estimate here Is based upon the
statements of the gold men. The silver ad-
vocates do not admit that any votes will be
cast for sound money.
In the Second congressional district all
parties have united upon the support of
John c. Bell, populst, who is at present a
representative. Tho silver republicans
traded Shafroth in the First district for
Bell in the Second. withdrawing their nomi-
nee and leaving the field without a contest
until the gold republicans nominated Thomas
r. Hoffmire in the Second district Mr.
Hoffmire will poll about $4,000 votes. Mr..
Bell will have a plurality of at least so 600,
though the populists declare his plurality
will be 75 600.
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man to Washington with 5000 plurality, not
withstanding three other candidates in the
field. The republicans have nominated f. X
Nichols, the populsts J. A. Williams and
prohibltionists j. c. Green
The Second congressional district will eject
X. w. Davis by 1000 plurality. The re-
publicans have nominated J. N. Stripping, the
populists w. r. Peterson. the gold demo-
Gratis d. G. Amber and the prChibitonists
NJ Il. Spencer