Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-11-16
The NEXT CONGRESS
Question of Its Control Is Not
D-fn .tely Koowa.
LEADERS OF BOTH PARTIES CLAIM IT,
Latest Returns Show the Election OF
$50 Republicans and 16J OF 9th
err Political Beliefs-TwelVe
Districts In Doubt.

$50 Republicans and 1t5J OF 9th
err Political Beliefs-Twelve
District. In Doubt.
| Washington Nov. 1O-Re1urns received
! snow that the republicans have elsc:ed $50
| members Of congress, While the democrats,
1 naye ;s snle5ss a9a al oheFs
| doubtful districts Yet to be heard FROM
| Babcock Confident.
| Washington, Nov. 1O.-Chairman Bah
COCK, Of the republican congressional CON-
mit1ee, said Wednesday evening thar the
! congress would be republican without
| dcHo1- Throughout the day and evening
| a.! Work IN republican headquarters COM
| place and aHalyzins the returns: In a
Baocock said:
| There can be no longer any REASONABLE
! argument over the political complexion OF
| the next house Of Representatives. 1t will
doubt Our advices show the certain cleo
| ton OF le5 republicans, six more than
enough TO giEe US control These are
| straight republicans, and our majority will
be over the combined opposition Our in
| forrla ton induces to place nine dis
3E.f !4oI IN oo1Pt Thsse are the Ssveneh IN
sixth IN Nebraska: the Seventeenth. Nine
teenth ana IWen1y-sixth in PENNSYLVANIA.
| ana ana the Twelfth in Texas; We are rea-
| sonably certain of some OF these. Without
them however, we have clear majority,
ana are resting perfectly easy. The Sixth
Iowa: which was in doubt for a time has
| certainly elected Representative Lacey
rep): in Kentucky we have elected not
only sei!z in the Tenth district, but Push
! delegation, although it was not until
Nednssday evening that we put Kirk
patrick, OF the Third district, in the Ger
| tam republican column: in MARYLAND We
CONCSCS CStS2c ] n he,
! district, and McIntire in the Fourth: Min
neso1a returns a solid republican de!esa-
| Towne, in the Sixth district: in Massachu-
sets we concede the election Of democrats
! in the Third, Ninth and Tenth districts:
from New York will stand Is republicans
to 1s democrats: in North Carolina we
district and Linney in the Eighth. but we
! may be counted out in both of them: in
Pennsylvania the delegation stands 20
Iepp ptei seven democrats and three
| doubtful: Texas, one republican, II dem
ocrats, one doubtful-1he Twelfth district
and in West Virginia we carried the First
See0Hd and Fo9rth disTFGts while the OPP
vieW-point that is the situation as il is to-
night- l fully believe that the returns We
shall receive Tomorrow will increase the
figures have made tonight"
Says Democrats Will Control.
| At the headquarters Of the democratic
| congressional committee confidence is ex-
pressed 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 repub-
l!can COMMITTEES. and says that in a large
| c1al count to determine definitely the re-
suit. 1T seems certain" said Secretary
Kerr. that We have elected 1Ss me mbers
Of the next house. the republicans ls3. and
| that II districts are in doubt II New York
| We will have q MEMBERS: in Pernsy!va MIA
| cine. and perhaps ten: in Kansas four, at
$x-@.
| in Ncr1n! Carolina nine, and in California
| TWO or three. Information is SLOW in com
| ing in. because the count IL SO many Of the
| districts is very close. Our figures are
! based upon definite returns, ard am salts
| fed that they are entirely accurate
Senate Said to BE Republican.
| Washington, Nov. 1o.-The election re-
| turns established with certainty that the
United States senate will have a republic
Hnt party y division Of the senate is Repu5
ver republicans. { This vas chansed T. nr SiIr
two, VIZ McComas, Of Maryland: who vii
TSS Ge5%1n to aad soa Of
| present republican total Of IS the terms
| of seven senators expire March next,
leaving Is ho a;as, Republicans To this
! republicans surely elected, making a torai
of As. or two more than majority over
ans There are q democratic hold-oVer
senators, and to this number Tuesdavs
elections add four with certainty. and on.s
| proba BILE, giving a total Of Is votes TIE
| populist and silver. republican hold-overs
! number eight, and this was Increased
Tuesday ~ one. practically sure. Five
doubt. VIZ: Nebraska. West Virsinis. Mon n:
| tana, 1ndiana and Washington and are not
included in figuring totals.
States to Elect Senator'S.
! The states to elect senators in which "a
| ,I,1:1 4acyicl &oI
| are Michigan, Minnesota, Delaware CO..
nec:icut. massachusetts, Wisconsin. New
York. Pennsylvanla. New Jersey and Cali
resented. by democrats who will give way
| to republicans, namely, Gray, Of De!a-
New YORK: Smith, Of New jersey etsay an %
| White, of California: The other fve states
Gre 1Sw 81 by bsp9t
| sofa: Hawley. of Connecticut: Lodge of
and 3pay of Peansy
indicate Of tie
| latures in wyoming and North Dakota.
| This would bring about the retirement Of
kota. and the reelection Of clark Of We va
| ming, or some other republican.
The states electihg democratic leeisla-
Tennessee. Missouri, Texas and Florida e
! These are already represented by demo
Gratis, so that no political change is effect
| souri,; Mills, OF Texas, and Pasco Of Flor
ida The reports state that Utah also is
likely to have democratic legislature
Mr.. Cannon. Of Utah, who will retire, Is
! silver republican. Nevada reports tnd1-
| cate legislature which will reflect Stew
| art. silver republican.
Legislatures in Doubt.
The legislatures which continue to be in
| doubt are Nebraska, West Virginia, Indi-
| ana, Montana and Washington. The re-
publican chairman claims Nebraska and
| the retirement Of Allen, pop ulist. for a
| republican Indiana also seems to be safe
~ republican in the legislature. In West
| Virginia. now represented by Faulkner,
| democrat, both state chairmen claim the
legislature. From Montana, now repre-
sented by Mantle, silver republican, there
are no reports on legislature from which
| definite conclusions can be drawn. In
Washington the reports give The legisla-
| ture as painfully close" The state is
now represented by Wilson, republican.
Disturbing Factor.
London. Nov. 10.-At the Guidha,l
banquet Wednesday evening the mar.
euis of Salisbury did not announce a
British protectorate over Egypt. but
he emphasized the necessity of being
| prepared for all eventualities. The
premier also said the United States was
| new and disturbing factor in Euro