Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-10
Bacbock and Kerr Put Forth
Figures.
THE FORMERS FIGURES ARE 1856.
This Six More Than Enough to Control.
Latter Said the Democrats Would Have
1s3-The Figures Put Forth by the
Associated Press.


Babcock, of the Republican congress
sional committee, said that the House
of Representatives of the Fifty.sixth
Congress would be Republican without
doubt.
In statement to the Associated Press
Chairman Babcock said:
''There can be no longer any reasona-
BILE argument over the political COM
plexion of the House of Representative
It will be Republican beyond shadow
of doubt. Our adviceg show the election
of 1876 Republicans, six more than
enough to give us control These are
straight Republican and our majority
will be over the combined opposition
Our information induces us to pla &c
nine districts in doubt. These are the
Seventh in California;; the Third,
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth in Nebraska;
the Seventeenth, Nineteenth and Tween
ty-sixth IN Pennsylvania, and the
Twelfth in Texas. We are reasonably
certain to get some of them. Without
them, however, we have clear major
ity and are resting perfectly easy.
'The Sixth Iowa, which was in doubt
for time, has certainly elected Repre-
sentative Lacy, Rep; in Kentucky, we
have elected not only Seitz, in the
Tenth district, but Pugh, III the Ninth;
IN Kansas, we have a solid delegation,
although it was not until late that we
put Kirkpatrick of the Third district in
the certain Republican column; in
Maryland we concede the defeat of
jackson i'll the First district and Nc
Intyre III the Fourth; Minnesota re-
turns solid delegation, Judge Morris
having defeated Charles Towne in the
Sixth district; III Massachusetts we con-
cede the election of Democrats in the
Third, Ninth and Tenth districts; ac-
cording to our advices the delegation
from New York will stand ID Repub-
hcans to 10 Democrats; in Norta Caro-
lima we claim the election of White in
the Second district and Linney III the
Eighth, but we may be counted out III
both OF them; III Pennsylvania the del
cation stands 20 Republicans, Demo
Gratis aud . doubtful; Texas, Repub-
hcan. II Democrats and ] doubtfuI-the
Twelfth district, ana in West Virginia
we carried the First, Second and Fourth
districts, while the opposition carried
the Third.
"From our viewpoint that is the sit
nation. | fully believe that the returns
we shall receive will increase the fig.
ures have made.
AT the headquarters OF the Demo-
cratic congressional committee conf
dence was expressed that the Democrats
would control the next house of repre-
sentatives. Secretary Kerr will not
concede many of the claims made by
Chairman Babcock of the Republican
committee, snd says that in large
number OF districts it viii require the
official count to determine definitely the
result.
''It seems CERTAIN said Secretary
Kerr to a representative Of the Asso-
ciated Press, that we have elected 1873
members of the next house, the Repub-
licans 163, and that IL districts are in
doubt. In New York we will have 81
members; III Pennsylvania 8, and per-
haps 10; in Kansas, 4 at least, and per-
haps 5; in Nebraska, 4; in North Caro-
lima, 8, and California, , or 3. Informa-
ton is slow in coming in, because the
count IN so many OF the districts is very
close. oar figures are based upon def
mite aeturns, and | am satisfied that
they are entirely accurate.
A list OF congressmen-elect compiled
from returns to the Associated Press
shows that the Republicans have elected
$50 members, while the Democrats, Sill
yer Republicans, fusionists and all others
have elected 165 members. There are
II doubtful districts yet to be heard
from.