The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-09
Claim the Next
House.
FIGURES GIVEN
The Republicans Are Sure
of a Safe Majority,

Washington, Nov. S.-Intense interest
was manifested in the election returns
here tonight
The results of the state and congress-
ional district campaigns to which so
much attaches in Washington attracted
thousands to the bulletin boards in
front of the newspaper offices. The
theatres and clubs received bulletins,
the two congressional headquarters had
special wires and long distance tele-
phone service for those who were figur-
ing up the result of the battle for the
control of the next house of representa-
tives. Many of the cabinet officers and
higher officials of the government had
gone home to vote, and owing to the
absence of the president, who travelled
to Ohio to deposit his ballot. there was
not the brilliant gathering of political
notables at the White House which has
assembled there frequently upon SINH
lar occasions in the past.
But the returns were received at the
White House and closely tabulated in
the belief that some of the other cabi-
net officers might drop in for late ad-
vices.
Washington 1 a. m.-Chairman Bab-
cock of the republican congressional
committee just made the following
statement:
while l am satisfied that the repub-
licans will control the house of repre-
GO fsaf iva in - ,a
impossible at this hour to indicate
what our majority in the house will be-
Thus far we have no definite returns
from Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Iowa or Dakota. Ohio has elected 10
republicans certainly and two districts
seem to be in doubt. From Michigan
the returns indicate a solid republican
delegation. The representatives. have
been elected in Texas, and S. J. Hugh is
probably elected in the 9th Kentucky.
The election of M. Dawson in the Sth
Kentucky is in doubt, with chances
seemingly in favor of his election. A
dispatch from Maryland shows that we
have elected four representatives Ger
tainly, 10 members of the delegation
from New York state and perhaps mure
will be republicans. Fisher, of the 4th
New York district, Brooklyn, is the
only member lost in Greater New
York. The election of Cochran in the
18th New York and Menhany in the
Buffalo district is in doubt From
Pennsylvania we have thus far received
meagre returns, but the indications are
that we have sustained some losses
there. Kirkpatrick of the 9Th district
and Arnold of the 3Sth district are said
to be defeated.
Unofficial advices from western states
snow that we have more than held our
own, and my conviction is that we
shall control the house by a safe ma
jority, probably not far from figures
which | gave out last week"
The figures referred to by Mr.. Bah
cock were contained in his predictions
that the republicans would have a ma
jority over all of 25.
Since early yesterday evening Secre-
tary Kerr of the democratic congress
sional committee and a small corps of
his staticians have been working on
returns received at democratic con-
gressional headquarters. To the Assoc
ciated Press Secretary Kerr at 1 o'clock
said:
The republicans have lost control Of
the house. We will have from 1856 to 1870
members, and win organize the house
of the 56th congress. The majority of
the opposition will be from Is to 20 over
the republicans, and perhaps more.
Our advices indicate democratic gains
in some of the states as follows:
Alabama two, Illinois five, Iowa one,
Kentucky three, Maryland two, Massa-
chusetts two, Missouri two, New Jer-
sey two, New York six, North Carolina
two, Pennsylvania six. Virginia three,
West Virginia one. This is a total of
81 One district in Delaware is doubt
full, with the chances in favor of the
democrats. In figuring a gain of three
In Virginia, Secretary Kerr includes
two districts which elected democratic
congressman in 1896. who We're unseated
by the present house.