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LIKELY TO HOLD THE HOUSE.
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and IXth. in which the Republican ma)orities
in 1896 were respectively 2iSl ard 10 iheS
are also claiming the Vth District, which gave
Evans, Republican, plurality of 1861 IN looo
The Demo-Pop managers here are also claim
ing the Ist Maryland District which gave
Republican plurality of SO votes in 1870; the
I'D. which gave a Republican plurality Of more
than 1000; the lid. which gave an equa he
publlcan plurality: the WITH, which elected the
Republican candidate by a plurality or more
than 500. and they profess to he hopeful OF
success in the With. which gave a Repuohcah
plurality of more than 1900 in 1896. Their ex-
pectations are based on a belief that IN Baiu-
more. Of which the last four of these districts
are COMPOSED in whole or in part. thousands OIL
gold Democrats. who supported Republican can
didates in 1896. will vote for free silver candi-
dates in 1888.
CHANCES IN MICHIGAN
In Michigan the opposition leaders claim the
XXth District which gave Republican piu-
ralitv Of 1876 two years ago. and the IAth,
which elected the Republican candidate by Z,Wo
majority and profess to have hopes OF Az nv
XIIth District on account Of Repubhcar us
sensions although the Repu5lican cdiuu a.
received majority of 1l33 IN lc2" ccei i ' a
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plurality Of III i'm 1886. and In the ~ W
Brucker Dcmo-Pop. received majority ~ ' ,hn
In Minnesota the opposition Ieaucrs C tii
With District which gave Morris. Kepupllcdii' d
majority of T13 over TOWne, Demo fop-oiHT'
Republican Fusonist. and the VIM , With
gave Eddy Republican, 10 over MS Dc'''
Pop opponent in 1896. .
Tho Demo pop managers here are claiming
the LIST and lid Nebraska districts, the only ones
now represented by Republicans "t to0r p ipo
ralitv in the Ist was only 30 In lS~' WINE
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Congressional Committee has recently recei'cu
some encouraging advices from Nebraska; ,ho
In New-Jersey the Demo-Pops early IN t me
campaign claimed every district except tne lac
and I'D Their Congressional committee Is lcS9
confident now. and will he well SATISFIED WIN ,Iis
capture OF two out OF the elgnt-the " W. az -
WIN The former gave Pitney a plurallty Oh
nearly 1900 in 1896, and McEwah piu'di'' ="
the latter was about 4JoO
DEMOCRATIC CLAIMS IN NEWBORN
As in New-Jersey, so In New-forK tle Chains
Of the Demo Pops have not been based on siii''
Republican pluralities in 1876 or On coI'suei
tons Of modesty A few weeks ago they Wouiu
ustan 70 nothing less than fifteen of the con-
gross districts a Demo-POp gain or nine inGS
have abated their claims somewhat pul ~.
assert that the opposition VIII catry WI
thirteen districts. including the NNi,n 1'->,''
and XXXIId and ten in New YORK ana brooh-
lyn Advices received by the RepupliCAh ~
grossional Committee do not sustain thlS Siaill,
a
are likely 10 lose several districts they carrleu
In 1896. a,o.,,, oIa,r,
The opposition managers conndehtly GAM ii
the three North Carolina districts now he.u
bv the Republicans. and also seVerai Una !
are now represented by Popuiists, tnr Ia't, /
having again entered into combination Win tne
Renublcans on Congress candidates. ms
claim WAS not advanced with much confluence
un:u within the last week, and since mat time
reports reached Washington that the race Nsue
raised by the Democrats had assumed All uS'y
nhose which threatens violence ana Dlocdsi@u;
/, 1896 the Republican candidate IN NE "a
district received plurality OF about wv 'he e
Win District gave Republican malo:lty OF
I tOO and the IXth a Republican majority OF
1850 In the With District Kitchen, i'ehlocr'''
squeezed through by plurality OF 5io 400,
The close Congress districts in ONO IN i0'o
were the lid and XIlth. the former haElnS
hoon carried by a Democrat-POpuliSt candidate
hv n plurality Of 1871, and the latter by Demo
crat who received a plurality OF ~ votes me
Demo Pop Congressional Committee, however:
l. counting on not only retaining controI OF
both these districts, but Of capturing TWO OF
three other districts now represented by he
publicans owing to fractional dissenslons among
the latter Advices received 10y the Kepuphcaii
Congressional Committee are encouraelhs' anu
indicate that If the Republican candidates re
ceive hearty and united support the party Is
more likely to make a gain than suIter loss
In Ohio.