The age-herald., 1898-11-10
Kerr and Babcock Equally Confident
 of Success ofsTheir Party.
MANY DISTRICTS IN DOUBT
In Some the Official Count Will be Necessary Determine the Winner-Democrats Claim to Have Elected l83 Representatives, While Republicans Contend
 That They Have l85 Certain.

Washington, November 9-At the head quarters of the democratic congressional committee confidence is expressed that the democrats will control the next house or representatives. Secretary Kerr will not concede many of the claims made by Chairman Babcock of the republican com mitee, and says that large number of districts will require the official count to determine definitely.
 This seems certain" said MT. Kerr. next house. the republicans 163, and that eleven districts are in doubt. In New York we will have twenty-one members; in Pennsylvania nine and perhaps ten; in Kansas four at least and perhaps five; in Nebraska four; in North Carolina nine and in California two or three.
 information is slow in coming in be- cause the count in so many of the districts is very close. Our figures are based upon definite returns, and I am satisfied that they are entirely accurate"
 Chairman Babcock, of the republican congressional committee said this evening that the house of representatives of the Fifty-sixth congress would be republican without doubt.
 In a statement to the Associated Press this evening MT. Babcock said
 There can be no reasonable argument over the political complexion of the next house of representatives. It will be repub- lican beyond a shadow of doubt Our ad- vices show the certain election of 1S5 re- publicans. six more than enough to give us control. These are straight republicans and our majority will be over the com bined opposition. Our information induces us to place nine districts in doubt These are the Seventh California, the Third Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Nebraska, the Seventeenth, Nineteenth and Twenty six tn Pennsylvania and the Twelfth Texas. We are reasonably certain to get some of these. Without them however, we have a clear majority and are resting perfectly easy.
 'The Sixth Iowa, which was in doubt for time, has certainly elected Representative Lacey republican; in Kentucky we have not only elected Seitz, in the Tenth dis trict, but Pugh in the Ninth. In Kansas we have put Kirkpatrick, of the Third dis trict, in the certain republican column. In
 Maryland we concede the defeat of Jackson
 
 Fourth. Minnesota also elected repub- iican delegation, Judge Morris defeating Charles Towne, Eighth M M.nnesota. In Mas sachusetts we concede the election of demo- crats in the Third, Ninth and Tenth dis
 tricts. According to our advices the dele gation from New York will stand fifteen re- aolicans to nineteen democrats. In North
 carolina the eletcion of White, in the Sec l ond district, and Linney, in the Ninth, but 1 we may be counted out in both of them l The Pennsylvania delegation stands twenty l republicans, seven democrats and three 1 doubtful-the Twelfth d strict, and in l Virginia we carried First, Second | Fourth districts, while the opposition Car ried the Third.
 Prom our view point, that Is the stua- ] tion tonight. l fully believe that the re- | publicans will increase the figures have made tonight"