The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-10
Administration Has at Least l83.
Supporters, or Six More
Than Majority.
Secretary Kerr Of the Democratic
Conversational Committee An.
nounces That the Opposition Has
lS3 Democrats Gain In New
York and Pennsy
StAtes Offset the Advantage
Governor, and Nevada Gives

WASHINGTON. Nov 9~Chairman Bab-
cock, OF the Republican congressional com-
mittee. said this evening that the house oS
representatives OF the Fifty-sixth congress
would be Republican without doubt.
Throughout the day and evening a corps af
political stat.siicians has been at work ia
the Republican headquarters compiling ana
anaiyzing the returns. In statement TO
the Associated Press this evening Chair
man Babcock said:
There can be no longer any reasonable
argumen, over the political complexion OF
the next house Of representatives. 1t viii
be Republican beyond thu shadow OF .
doubt Our advices show the certain e.ee-
tion OF 1ss Republicans, six more than
enough 10 give It's control These are
straight Republicans and our majority VIII
be over the combined opposition. cur In.
formation induces us 10 place nine districts
in doubt These are the Seventh ia Call
fornsa, the Third, Fourth Fifth and Sixth
In Nebraska; the Seventeenth. Nineteenth
and Twenty sixth IN Pennsylvania. and ;he
Twelfth in Texas. We are reasonably GER
tain to get some OF them. Without them.
however we have a clear majority and are
resting perfectly easy.
The Sixth Iowa. which was In doubt for
a time. has certainly elocted Lacey. Repub-
lean.
In Kentucky We have elected not only
Seitx In the Tenth, but Pugh in the Ninth.
I'm Kansas we have 4 solid delegation.
although II was not until this evening that
we put Kirkpatrick. Of the Third district.
In the certain Republican column.
'In Maryland we concede the defeat Of
Jackson in the First district and McIn-
tyre in the Fourth
Minnesota returns a solid Republican del
egation. Judge Morris having defeated
Towne I'm the Sixth district.
''In Massachusetts, We concede the cleo
T....h districts.
According 10 our advices, the delegation
from New York will stand Is Republicans
and i9 Democrats. in North Carolina we
claim the election Of White In the Second
district and fdnney In the Eighth. hut We
may he counted out tn both of them: In
Pennsylvania the delegation stands 20 Re
publicars Z Democrats and doubtful:
Texas, Republican, II Democrats. doubt
fui the Twelfth district. and i'm West vir.
cinia we carried the First, Second and
Fourth districts. while the opposition car
red the Third
From our view point thai Is the situa-
tion as IL Is tonight. | fully believe that
the returns we shall receive tomorrow will
increase the figures | have naade tonight"
AT the headquarters OF the Democratic
CDuEffN~fGi4al CEUiNsf&tff commence Is ex~
pressed that the Democrats viii control tho
next house OF representatives. Secretary
Kerr will not concede any OF the claims
made by Chairman Baocock, OF The Re-
publican committee. and says that In a
large number Of districts II will require the
official count TO determine definitely ths
result.
1T seems certain said Secretary Kerr.
that we have elected 1Ss members os ths
next house. the Republicans iss and that
II districts arc In doubt. In New York we
will have 81 members. m Pennsylvania, .
and perhaps 10. In Kansas at least, ana
perhaps ), in Nebraska 4; In North Cafo-
lima. 9. In California. 2 or 9 Information
ia slow In coming in, because the count In
20 many Of the districts is very close. Our
figures are based upon definite returns and
am satisfied that they are entirely ac-
curate."