The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-17

there will be little If any change. me re-
publicans hold every district out ohc IN
that section and the chances favor theii
holding their own, although competehA
Judges state that two of the districts III
Connecticut are doubtful and there Is
| chance TO gain one in Massachusee's'
IN NEW YORK.
The Post figures indicate six doubtful IN
New York. These are taken from the re-
publican column the democrats being given
In this estimate only the five districts they
| row hold OF course much viii depend IN
New York upon the governorsbip race,
which Is going to be hard fought ana
exciting contest, l have lost none of my
faith in Van Wyck winning. II he does II
| is almost certain that the democrats WIZ
carry not only these six doubtful districts
but several others which are now put in tho
republican column
The democrats are almost certain to car
nv the six districts of Pennsylvania put III
the doubtful column making gain IN az
| Of at least nine. This may IN the end be
even larger
In New Jersey the democrats will certnn,.
" carry the two districts whlen tee Posi-
gives them with a good chance for two
more In Delaware, the new registration
law makes everything highly uncertain
There IS but one congressman to be elected
THE present congressman is democrat
and the chances OF his reelection are about
even
In Virginia the democrats will regain TWO
II not all four OF the districts now HELD by
1.-The republicans; in Kentucky they will gain
three " no, all four. OF the seats from that
State now held by republicans; and the
two districts of Texas put in the doubtful
column can be counted upon as surely dem
ocratic.
CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST
The republicans have three members
from California in the present house. The
chances are they will have none in the
next, although the Post figures gives them
two. The opposition will be divided be-
tween the democrats and the popugiss
, with the democrats predominatiag.
The only States which seem to give inii'
! cation OF republican gains are Kansas
: Wyoming. South Dakota and Nebraska
! In Kansas there Is possibility of one oil
/ more of the fusion congressman getting
I away; in South Dakota the Indications ar,
[ regarded favorable to the republicans anC
are so put down in the Posts t4b,e; il
: Wyoming there is but one seat involved
and in Nebl aska things are in somewha
2 chaotic state. with chinees that the dalega
c ton Will stand about as it does now
s which will lake ore more from the doubt
= full column and place it with the repub
a licans.
e One district in Wisconsin is put in tn
f doubtful column and one IN West Virginia
q but In these republican chances are hes,
c In Maryland the democrats will gain on
$ district, and probably also that which 4
now regarded doubtful
FROM THE DEMOCRATIC STANDPOINT
q Democratic advces warrant the belle
that almost all of the districts which ar
e put in the Posts doubtful column--forty
$ three in all--wsll, when the votes ar
J counted, be found in the democratic col
uniR.
;. have SAID nothing of three States. saw
). lug them 10 the last, Because, in my opin
n ion, they Will prove of the greatest I'm
'e portanee in determining the control of tn
house These are Ohio, Indiana ami Ill
L no,s.
. The Post thinks the republicans are sur
II TO hold their own in Ohio with the posi-
* Billy OF gaining two of the six dfstrc,
er now held by democrats The democrats
D. Ohio feel certain Of hold.Yg their own. an
l. expect to make some gains. How well
B grounded these expectations are. We hay
J. no means OF knowing here in Washington
IL IL is certa'n that The republicans of til
a, presidents own State are scarce. Glos
Y yenor, who was scheduled for speeches
ID New York, has called his engagements o.
" that he may get tnto the fight IN OH,
= where he is needed, ana the money appea
N mlde the Orleans here are based on III
IS possl bilty OF serious republican losses
Nv In Ind ana the democrats feel coufiiel
T. OF their ability Of gaining at least thr,
IN ses's Two OF these are N the doubt,
column of the Posts table.
l. In lM.no!s democratic chances are exec
h 'ent The republicans have seventeen dl
Is tricts in the present house, the oppositic
n, i've, The Post comedies seven TO the dem
,e ocrats, putting one in the doubtful coum
is Democratic advices indicate the probabilit
@, Of considerably larger gains.
a. II Is right here that the decision cor
n corning control Of the house may be M
/, II the democrats do succeed n makirg u
9 gains in Illinois, with the collateral gajI
!, IN lndisna ard Ohio that are schedule
IN there will be no hope for the republicans
TO BE MADE FIGHTING GROUND.
As In tho campaign of 1896. il Is The r,
Is. publican plan OF campaign to coneertra
"a. al OF their energy. ana particularly the
a, money in these States. II was in the,
v. that the vast republican campaign fur
Ill was responsible for the WONDERFULLY hea,
,ote poasel, or at least counted; and u,
he .ess there is repetition of the success
he ,hat line then attained the republican
- nave no chance H;nna knows this bett
=, than anybody, and it is on this line n
he ne is working. He has been replenslshir
MS barrel through the aid OF the favor,
m Classes, in whose Interests the republic,
Ut. IMsy Is run. and in g few days he wi
nd pull the bung out.
,ui
tf sermon by Jerry VI. Porter.
as Fort Worth, Texas, October ls.-or.