Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-10-06
THE NEXT HOUSE.

majority Of about fifty in the
present House. Democratic gains
would not have to be very large
to offset this majority and the in
dications now are that the Dem
ocrats will make q substantial
increase In their membership.
1t nearly always happens that
in an off year the party in power
loses control Of the House, but
because a Republican admins
tration has prosecuted q successes
full war this year may prove an
exception to the general rule, al
though the charges that have
been brought against the War
Department for its alleged mis-
management and in~eficiency may
cost the dominant party many
votes. However, if the present
investigation exonera5es the ad-
ministration from blame it may
regain its lost prestige. At any
event, the Republicans are not
going to find it such an easy mat
ter to secure q majority IN the
next House, though it must be
admitted that the prospects at
this time appear o favor their
success by d narrow margin.
A we'll Informed Washington
correspondent gives an interests
ing review OF the claims Of the
RIVAL parties, which the Memphis
Scimitar has summarized. Aca
cording to this writer, the Res
publicans expect to capture the
Second and Seventh California
Districts, now represented re-
specti7ely by 8 Democrat and
aPopplist. In Illinois and Indiana
they look to lose two or three
districts, In Kansas they expect
to defeat Bodkin, the Congress-
man~at~larga; Peters in the Sec
ond district, Ridgely in the
Third, Vincent in the Fifth and
Mccormick in the Sixth, and are
determined to lay out Jerry
Simpson in the Seventh. In Ken
lucky the Democrats will likely
make one gam, and two Of the
Massachusetts districts are said
to be in danger, because Of dis
satisfaction with the manages
ment of the war. Ii Michigan
there appears to be considerable
confusion on account Of the cap
ture Of the party machinery of
Governor Pingree, and it will be
a couple Of weeks before an &C
curate estimation Of the situation
can be made.
In Missouri the Republicans
now have several districts which
have previously been Democratic,
and are confident not only Of re
tanning them but Of getting at
least one more. The Democratic
managers scott at the suggestion
and claim the ability to recover
all the ground that was lost in
the last Presidential campaign
and send a solid delegation. with
the exception OF one Of the ST.
Louis Districts.
In Nebraska the Republicans
expect to gain at least one and
perhaps two districts. In New
Jersey they will hold their own.
In New York City they expect 10
gain the Tenderloin district, which
is now represented by George B.
Mcclellan. John Jacob Astor
will be the Republican candidate.
Two or three of the Ohio Districts
are in doubt. The Democrats APP,
pear to feel remarkable confidence
in their ability to capture at least
four ii them, but that will depend
upon the disatfection among the
Foraker clement in the Republic
can party.
Pennsylvania is not likely to
make any changes in its delega-
ton. Wisconsin is believed to be
safe for the Republicans. Not
more then one district is in doubt.
The Republicans T claiming
gains in the South, but it is diff
fcult to appreciate the ground of
their confidence; they are more
likely to lose than to gain in all
the States except West Virginia,
which now has a solid Republican
representation, and an active fight
is going on there to preserve it.
The Democrats are divided, the
silver issue is obsolete, the pros-
perlty of the miners and iron men
under the present administration
is in striking contrast with their
povarty under Democratic rule