The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-11-11
Democratic Chairman Claims 191
Members of the House.
Wisconsin Elects Gov. Schofield and
Solid Republican Delegation.
Massachusetts Reflects Gov. WoIcott by
Majority of s3,34S-stone Elected
Governor in Pennsylvania by More
Than acknowledgements Make
Gains in Many States.

WASHINGTON, Nov 1C.-Late returns We'd
neSday night, gathered by the Associated
Press, indicate that the republicans have
elected $50 members. while the democrats. sill
Yer republicans fuSionistS and all others have
elected 165 members. There are ~ doubtful
districts yet to be heard from
Chairman Babcock. of the republican con-
greSSional committee said Wednesday even
ing that the house of representatives of the
Fifty-SiXth congress would be republican with
out doubt
Throughout the day anG evening a corps of
political StatiSticlanS has been at work in re-
publican headquarters compiling and analyZ-
ing the returns
In a statement Wednesday evening Chair
man Babcock said: There can be no longer
any reasonable argument over the political
complexion of the next house of representa-
tives. 1t will be republican beyond the shad-
Ow of a doubt Our advices show the certain
election of 165 republicans, six more than
enough to give US control. These are straight
republicans and our majority will be over the
combined opposition Our information induces
us to place nine districts in doubt.
These are the Seventh in California; the
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth in Nebraska;
the Seventeenth. Nineteenth and Twenty
Sixth in Pennsylvania and the Twelfth in
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, rep. In Kentucky we have elected not
only Seitz in the Tenth district but
Pugh in the Ninth: IN Kansas we have solid
delegation. although 1t was not until WedneS-
day evening that We put Kirkpatrick, of the
Third District. in the certain republican col
umn; in Maryland we concede the defeat of
Jackson in the First District and Mcintyre in
the Fourth; Minnesota returns solid repub-
hcan delegation Judge Morris defeats Charles
Towne in the Ski Minnesota District;
in Massachusetts We concede the cleo
ton of democrats in the Third,
Ninth and Tenth districts; according
10 our advices the delegation from New York
will stand ID republicans to 10 democrats: in
North Carolina claim the election of White
in the Second district and Linney in the Eighth
but may be counted out III both of them: in
Pennsylvania the delegation stands 20 repub-
licanS, democrats and doubtful; the Twelfth
district in West Virginia, We carried the First
Second and Fourth districts while the oppo-
SitiOn carried the Third
From our viewpoint, that is the situation
as it was Wednesday night, fully believe that
the returns we shall receive Thursday will in
crease the figures l have made"
At the headquarters of the democratic con-
greSSiOnal committee confidence is expressed
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 republican committee. and
says that in u large number of districts it will
require the official count to determine definite
y the result.
1t seems certain said Secretary Kerr.
that we have elected 1873 members of the next
house, the republicans l63 and that IL districts
are in doubt. In New York we will have u
mem berS; in Penn ylvania nine and perhap
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
coming in. because the count in so many of the
districts is very close Our figures are based
upon definite returns and / am satisfied that
they are entirely accurate "