Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-09
THE HOUSE IN DOUBT,
Republicans Have Apparently
Lost Control Of Congress,
HEAVY DEMOCRATIC GAINS,
They Are Made In All Quarters ei
the Country.
CONGRESSMAN WALKER pEFEATEn
Chairman of Currency COMMITTEES tn
BE Succeeded by n Demoerat-Not .
Vote Against Joe whseler-TAa
State Elections
CONGRESSMAN WALKER pErEATEn
State Electione

WASHINGTON, November Q. A. NJ
Chairman Babcock. OF the Republican
Congressional Committee. has just mada
the following statement TO the Associated
Press:
while am satisfied that the Republt-
cans will control the House OF Represen-
tatives in the Fifty-sixth Congress. 1t 10
impossible at this hour TO indicate what
cur majority in the House will be. Thus
far we have no definite returns from Illi-
nois. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa. or Kan
sas Iowa has elected ffteea Republicans
certainly. and two districts seem TO be in
Doubt. From my estimate. and the re-
turns, the indication Is a solid delegation.
"Hawley is reported elected in Texas
KENTUCKY.
"Vincent Boering is elected In tho
Eleventh Kentucky District. and Samuel
]. Pugh Is probably elected in The Ninth
Kentucky. The election Of George NJ
Davidson I'm the Eighth Kentucky. Is I'm
doubt with chances seemingly IN favor
OF his election. Advices from Maryland
show that we have elected four Republi-
cans. certainly. Nineteen members of
the delegation from New York State. and
perhaps more, will be Republicans.
GREATER NEW YORK
81. F.. Fisher of the Fourth New York
District. Brooklyn is the only member
we have elected I'm Greater New York.
The election of Cochran in the Nineteenth
(New York; and that OF Mahany in tho
Eighteenth Buffalo) District are ia doubt.
PENNSYLVANIA.
"From Pennsylvania we have thus far
received meagre returns. but the indica-
tions are that we have thus far sustained
some losses there. kirkpatrick. OF the
Eighth District and Arnold OF the Twen-
ty-eighth, seem to have been defeated.
WESTERN STATES.
"JInofIiclal advices from Western states
show that We have more than held our
own, and my conviction Is that We shall
control the House by safe majority,
probably not far from the figures which
1 gave out last week"
The figures referred to by Mr.. Babcock
were contained in his prediction that the
Republicans would have a majority over
all of about %.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM THE HOUSE.
Since early evening, Secretary Kerr. OF
the Democratic Congressional Commit
tee, and a small corps OF political sta
tisticians have been working on returns
received at Democratic congressional
headquarters.
To the Associated Press Secretary Kerr
said at ! o'clock:
''The Republicans have lost control OF
the House Of Representatives. We Will
have from lS6 TO 100 members and viii
organize the House OF the Fifty-sixth
Congress. The majority Of the opposi-
ton will be from l5 TO 20 over the Re-
publicans, and perhaps more
DEMOCRATIC GAINS
"Our advices indicate Democratic gains
I'm some OF the States as follows: Ala
bama. 2: Illinois, 8; Iowa, I. Kentucky, 8:
Maryland, 2; Massachusetts, 2: Missouri.
2: New Jersey. 2; New York. s. North
Carolina. 2; Pennsylvania, 6: Virginia, 81;
West Virginia, /. This is a total OF 81.
one district In Delaware is doubtful, With
the chances I'm Iavor OF the Democrats"
GAIN IN VIRGINIA.
In figuring a gain OF three in Virginia.
Secretary Kerr includes two districts
which elected Democratic Congressmen in
1896. who. were unseated by the present
| House.