The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-10

r Washington, Nov. 10.--Chairman Bah
cock OF the Republican congressional
committee said last night that the house
OF representatives OF the Fifty-sixth
congress would be Republican without
doubt
Throughout the day and evening a
corps of political statisticians was at
work in the Republican headquarters
compiling ald analyzing the returns.
In a statement Chairman Babcock said:
There can be no longer any reasonable
of the next house of representatives.
II will be Republican beyond a shadow
OF a doubt. Our advices show the GER
tain election OF ls5 Republicans, more
than enough to give us control. These
are straight Republicans and our ma
Jorlty viii be over the combined oppo-
sition. Our information induces us TO
place nine districts ia doubt. These
are the Seventh I'm California, the Third
Fourth. Fifth and Sixth I'm Nebraska
the Seventeenth. Nineteenth and
Twenty-sixth in Pennsylvania, and the
Twelfth I'm Texas. We are reasonably
certain TO get some of these. Without
them, however, we have a clear ma
Jority 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 in
the Ninth; in Kansas we have a solid
delegation, although IL was not until
this evening that we put Kirkpatrick
OF the Third district in the certain Re-
publican column; in Maryland, we con-
cede the defeat Of Jackson in the First
district and Mcintyre in the Fourth.
Minnesota returns a solid Republican
delegation. Judge Morris having defeated
Charles Towne in the Sixth district; in
Massachusetts we concede the election
of Democrats in the Third, Ninth and
Tenth districts. According TO our ad-
vices, the delegation from New York will
stand 15 Republicans to 10 Democrats;
In North Carolina we claim the election
OF White i'm the Second district and
Linney In the Eighth, but we may be
counted out in both; in Pennsylvania
the delegation stands 20 Republicans,
seven Democrats and three doubtful;
Texas, one Republican. II Democrats
and one doubtful-the Twelfth district:
and In West Virginia We carried the
First Second and Fourth districts, while
the opposition carried the Third.
From our view point OF the situation
as II is now, fully believe that returns
we shall receive tomorrow will increase
the figures have tonight
At the headquarters of the Democratic
committee confidence is expressed that
the Democrats will control the next
house OF representatives. Secretary
Kerr will not concede many OF the claims
made by Chairman Babcock OF the Re
publican committee and says that in a
large number Of districts II will require
the official count TO determine definitely
the result.
1T seems certain" said Secretary
Kerr. that we haveelected 1s3 members
OF the next house, the Republicans 1853.
and that IL districts are in doubt In
New York we will have 2l members;
in Pennsylvania nine and perhaps 10:
I'm Kansas four at least and perhaps
Eve; in Nebraska four: i'm North Caro-
lima nine, and IN California two or three.
Information is slow In coming in because
the count in so many OF the districts is
very close. Oar figures are based upon
definite returns. and 1 am satisfied that
they aer entirely accurate"
The following table gives a conserva-
tive estimate OF the complexion OF the
next house, based on returns received up
to this morning: