The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-03
THE FIFIy-S|XTH HOUSE.
srECtLaTIoNS As To ITS pNo3sRiE
MAiNE-tP, PoLITIC ALLY.
The Administration VIII Probably
taNe More Supporters From the
south Than in the Present Con-



WASHINGTON. Sept N ~E.zh; mem
bars Of iae Fjfty-stxth house OF sepresea;
ai8Ves have a.Fe2G< besn elected ana "a
egni ars Republicans. Stats elections
nave also been fsld n states which are ~
choose sixtssn representatives In Neveri-
Der The results. how yer. show no chan-
"a he lines - pol.tieai divisoa n any a
tins districts taciudrd. Tte congress DIS
| irictS in Alabama aud Arkansas. now T,sp-
resented by Democrats - Congress. wsr-
carried by The Democrats: tn districts N
Rhode island represented by Replhl.c las.
havs been carried ~ The Republican Sta;a
ticket. There has been no change any
where rcshadowlRg any ra0sc4i dlifer-
ence * representation in the FIftS-SaA,a
congress Set notwithstanding this fact tf.e
Democratic congressional committee sr3-
fesses 70 expect cons deraole Democratic
gains. and There are occasionally jsrenisds
appearing 81 Republican journals depIor-
ing the outlook in certain Districts. * G.
rejary James Kerr. who WAS clerk II the
aouss in the FIfty-secoud ard F.fty-ihisd
congresses. who has charge OF the Dame
cratic committee hsrs. = confident t.t2t
tire Republicans viii lose the hoose and
gsa; K WI DC controlled by combination
81 Democrats. PopuilssiS and Silver Repub-
licaDS. and he estimates gain Of At seaEt
twenty five Democratic or opposition man
heFs. suite. emf 10 organize the FafIy-s.Ath
house There would bc natural gains in
~, in addition 10 these Secretary hegr
says thar there VIII be unexpected tsepub-
hC.tn losses in ihs states OF ohio and tlli-
nois while there viii be not more than
four Republicans LETT from Southern
states. a loss Of ten The Republicans had
IN the last congress Two Virginia mem
bers. TWO Tennessee members. three North
Carolina members. four Yves, Nigip.a
members and one Texas member. from the
Galveston district
The last house Of repres natives. elected
on the high tide OF the presidential contest
Of lsse and on a vote SO large as Ia 1tes X
all previous records. had a Republican ma
Jof.ty OF nearly fifty over all opp5>l ion.
ard /; Is not 10 be supposed that the he
,,.b,!can majority III the Fisty-Sxth .ouse
vi, ~ quite as large. There may be. an
from present Indications there wll he.
some losses. though not probably In the
districts where the d mocratlc campaign
committee seems 10 expect them most In
the South. The enormous Interests III
yolvea In the presidential election OF 1895
turned thousands Of Democratic v5tsrs IN
the large Cit IS into the Repgb lean column.
voters who N other elections woId Prob
ably be found Supporting Democratic can
didatcs S.nce hen In s1me OF The large
cities these Democrats have returned. for
Zeal reasons chiefly. 10 their former ale
sance. Democratic gains are prooable in
Ch.cAgo. which has now a Democratic
mayor. but has sold congress 1s!ag Atom
OF seven Republican ult MIXERS. In Cincin-
nati, both districts are now represented by
s&epu b.icans. bat in one OF them he De:il-
ocrats have discarded the Caicago plat
form and expect 10 win. The louisville
congress district jefferson cou1sy)
though Republican IN tsss. was carried ny
the Silver Democrats last year
There vas only one Democratic repra-
sentative In the last congress from the SIX
New England states. There was 20 Dem
acratic representative from New YORK
north or west OF the metropolitan district.
The New jersey delegation WIS male np
u eight Repub,icsns-sol dly Republican
and there was no Democrat on the dVle~tt~
tion from MaryIaa4 heretofore ID, mo-
crate state. Obviously. In some OF taese
districts. ard very probably 20 he Ixifni
# twenty In al. there viii Re Democrats
-an7 compared WIZ the election ~ iwd
years ago. bot. on the other hand. ;rere
= "a certain pfospec& OF Republican ~ ns
n the North Yves. where the S9rfaer i'ision
letwe the Democrats. Populisis and the
S.ver Republicans has been badly shaken.
the IN ddl--0f-the men runu1ns candt~
dates In many OF t8s districts and ne
Democrats au1 p0plgi~ts bang sepaF4ged
n others. In the 'ast Delegation from
Nebraska there were INC Republicans
only. and Their w.re two Only from Kan
s4S none in Colorado n9ne IN " A~a.nsFan.
ana none ia South Dahota. These itte
states 81. e nineteen representatives. u
whom four only wsre RepubleaFss ~ tise
last congress. gain by the GepHol.:1 ans
" some Of the dlsl< IS seems nos Ger
faius gains which w. offest Desn3:fs{sc
a4Van ages f4rtaef Eat.
Another element IN the cones: over the
Fif.y~six.h aCuss whtch TD4aF fte5sc -
sally overlook is tAs8. In many ot tac- ca
.rfrfs IT f1e @5s.ta there - q ~ rleetf tGts
year repr -a+.atatives f0v weafn "a new -
5ytcal lIas-ire4t{Cn must ~ ma Ia Admit
.s5ratlon Democrats The SILVER f+''" tso-'
80 longer ~ -ns a point u di!.4F*fte id
many sections. congress 60 1-e SIS w tara
n A nun Der CT dis re s,-tw al Dcn4a-
Gratis FaVUr.rE tFie course and D9ssCY x
ne 81 X n4ty ADM saIxtra,son of fore 80 A.
fairs and taa - BaoeEats elmer cpp@e Il
% 4 Or NJheEaTm IN inesT supper ne
Southern vctetS represented n ine genera
e9ras3cr 4 tac 9ar against span sa.7i
Spanish tyr4grE aud Oppression, tas : 3%
Wheeler Democrats. The Fi'E1Uga Lee
Democrats Re Matthew 4. EGtIfE Ueus -
eFars represent the &owsT ot t2e L-as p
crate party 81 toe South. Gen " Gtescr
has been reTscgn,ratsas for congress AIRY
ia ICE Ei<btn Alabama 1lslf4et- BOZ Jay
ty ne Dem scrats. 0ut by TIE EAP-o,.c IS
a. well ard E.s IS a 3 s-rct tn @ac7 tie
Repuo lean candidate for c4aEress an -
pol.ed ll.as9 setes- IL Sea- Caf9te*.
from wal.n fprTnef senator b1E4ef II =
fne Pvp.4.sss are n me ss5!.toai saline.
ana y 3 ras a.d i5u. u ruSegars nJ{ tAs
Republicans. sho ara faeFT oaiet erpS~
reflts Ffz5-ga {4re j. candidate FIR
~ = t7ss-.1swsi - ne pF0-sstver Fast4ea.s -
tha A. r4ocref.e party ard has tie s}sp1yTr.
.rsre.as ts = 7ssf.en - Democratic s5fgs-
~~f - tes Z rx4a.a Republicans T4@
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~ H.. Ezost E@nrf3c@gt results % i1s Fe~
r...~- &-rs.vss.n victories over ina sgrr -
4rer-y 'sne national administrator I'll.
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c-5~tsrs 4csg ssptssrteYs from @59thsrn -
e~.r.s In & Save probably larger itaF7-
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