Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-11-10
.FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS
Both Parties Claim a Majority
In the Next House.
STATEMENTS MADE BY LEADERS.
MIR. BnbcOck Sticks to His Prediction
of n Republican Majority of Twen-
fy-hve, While Mr.. Kerr, Democrat,
Claims From Fifteen to Twenty.

MT' nhbcock STICKS to HIS PREDICTION
of ~ Republican Majority of Tven-
ty-hve, While Mr.. Kerr, Democrat,
Claims From Fifteen to Twenty.
Washington, Nov. 9.-Chairman Bab-
cock of the Republican congressional
committee has just made the following
statement:
While l am satisfied that the Repub-
licans will control the house of repre-
sentatives in the Fifty-sixth congress,
1t is impossible at this hour to indicate
what our majority in the house will be.
Thus far we have no definite returns
from Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Iowa or Kansas. Ohio has elected 10
Republicans certainly, and two districts
seem to be in doubt. From Michigan the
returns indicate solid Republican dele
CATION. Representative Hawley is re-
elected in Texas. Vincent Boerlng is
elected in the Eleventh Kentucky dis
trct. s. j. Hugh is probably elected in
the Ninth Kentucky. The election of
George NJ. Dawson in the Eighth Ken
lucky is in doubt, with chances seem
ingly in favor of his election A dispatch
from Maryland shows that we have
elected four representatives certainly.
Nineteen members of the delegation
from New York state and perhaps more
will be Republicans. l. II. Fischer of the
Fourth New York district, Brooklyn, is
the only member we have elected in
Greater New York. The election of
Cochran in the Nineteenth New York
and of Mahany in the Thirty second
(Buffalo) district is in doubt. From
Pennsylvania we have thus far received
meager returns, but the indications are
tf,at I,n, ,N.s.
there. Kirkpatrick of the Eighth dis
trict and Arnold of the Thirty eighth
seem to be defeated. Unofficial advces
from western states show that we have
more than held our own, and my con-
vction is that We shall control the
house by a safe majority, probably not
far from the figures which | gave out
last week"
The figures referred to by Mr. Bah
cock We're contained in his predictions
that the Republicans would have a ma
jorty over all of about 25
Since early last evening Secretary
Kerr of the Democratic congressional
committee and a small corps of polite
al statisticans have been working on
returns received at Democratic congress
sional headquarters. Secretary Kerr
said at l o'clock last night
The Republicans have lost control of
the house of representatives. We will
have from 1S6 to 1870 members and will
organize the house of the Fifty sixth
congress. The majority of the opposl-
ton will be from Is to 20 over the Re-
publicans and perhaps more. Our ad
vices indicate Democratic gains in some
of the states as follows: Alabama, 2; H.
linois 3; Iowa, L. Kentucky, 3; Mary
| land, 2; Massachusetts, 2; Missouri, 2;
| New Jersey, .; New York, 6; North
Carolina 2; Pennsylvania, G; Virginia
B.; West Virginia, /. This is "A total OF
81. one district in Delaware is doubtful
with the chances in favor of the Dem
ocrats."
In figuring a gain of three in Virginia
| Secretary Kerr includes two districts
which elected Democratic congressman
in 1896 who were unseated by the pres
| ent house.