The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-11-11
BABCOCKS SUMMARY
He States That the Republicans
Will Control the Next House.
SENATE CERTAIN TO BIZ REPUBLICAN
The Democratic Congregational Committee,
However, think Their PARTY VIII
Control the Next House-Opin-
ions OF Chicago Papers.

However, think Their PARTY VIII
Control the Next House-Opin-
ions of Chicago Papers.
Washington, Nov. 10. - Chairman
Babcock, of the republican congress
sional committee, said yesterday even
ing that the house of representatives
of the Flfty-sixth congress would be
republican without doubt Through
out the day and evening a corps of po-
litical statisticians was at work In the
republican headquarters, compiling
and analvzing the returns. In state
ment to the Associated press yesterday
evening Chairman Babcock said:
There can be no longer any reasonable argu
ment over the political complexion OF the next
house OF representatives. 1t will be repub-
lican, beyond the shadow OF a doubt Our ad-
vices show the election OF 1856 republicans. Sax
more than enough to give us control These
are straight republicans and our majority wall
be over the combined opposition. Our infor
nation induces us to place nine districts In
doubt These are the Seventh in California;
the Third, Fourth Fifth and Sixth In Ne
braska; the Seventeenth, Nineteenth and
Twenty-sixth in Pennsylvania, and the
Twelfth in Texas We are reasonably certain
to get some OF them. without them. however,
we have q clear majority and are resting per-
fectly easy.
CHE Sixth Iowa, which was in doubt for
time, has certainly elected Representative
Lacey, republican. In Kentucky. we have
elected not only Seitz. in the Tenth. but PuRh
in the Ninth In Kansas we have solid dele
cation, although it was not until this evening
that we put kirkpatrick. OF the Third district
in the certain republican column. In Mary
land, we concede the defeat OF Jackson In the
First district and Mcintyre In the Fourth
Minnesota "A rpnnOliClQ ueleRA-
ton, Judge Morris having defeated
Charles Towne In the Sixth district In
Massachusetts we concede the cleo
tion OF democrats in the Third. Ninth and
Tenth districts According to our adviccs the
delegation from New York will stand 10 repub-
licans to 10 democrats In North Carolina, we
claim the election OF White in the Second dis
trict and Linney in the Eighth. but we may be
counted out In both OF them In Pennsylvanta-
the delegation stands % republicans, seven
democrats and three doubtful Texas has one
republican, II democrats and one doubtful, the
Twelfth district In Virginia we carried the
First Second and Fourth districts, while the
opposition carried the Third
At the headquarters of the demo-
cratic congressional committee conf
dence is expressed that the democrats
will control the next house of repre-
sentatives. Secretary Kerr will not
concede many of the claims made by
Chairman Babcock, of the republican
committee, and says that in large
number of districts IL will require the
official count to determine definitely
the result Secretary Kerr said TO a
representative Of the Associated press
It seems certain that we have elected 1888
members OF the next house. the republicans,
| i63 and that II districts are In doubt In New
York we will have 81 members; in Pennsylva-
| mia, o, and perhaps 10; in Kansas. 4. at least
| and perhaps 5; in Nebraska, 4; in North Caro-
| lima, Q, and in California. or Informa-
/ tlon is slow In coming In because the count in
1 so many OF the districts is very close Our
figures are based upon definite returns, and
am satisfied that they are entirely accurate.
The senate is certain to be repub-
lican by good working majority.
Returns to the Associated press up
to midnight showed that the repub-
licans had elected 1870 members, while
the democrats, silver republicans, flu
sionists and all others had elected 1855
members There were ~ doubtful dis
.ricts yet TO be heard from.
OPINIONS OF CHICAGO PAPERS
Chicago, Nov. 1O.-Reports to the
Associated press from additional con.
gressional districts-34l out of 357-
show that the republicans have elect
ed 1872 and the democrats and fusion
lists l59. There are still 10 districts in
doubt None of the Chicago papers
have as yet been able to compile com.
plete returns on the results of the con-
gressional elections. They give their
opinions, however, as follows:
The Chronicle (dem.): THE demo
Gratis and fusionists will have a major.
ity of not less than iS in the house;
.he senate the republicans will con-
troll. The upper house will stand 81
publicans, 81 democrats and ten sill.
yer republicans and fusionists."
The Tribune (rep): THE house will
be republican by about nine votes &C
cording to present figures. The senate
is also republican by IA plurality"
Inter Ocean (rep.); THE advices in
dictate that the republicans have elect
ed 50 new members to the house, with
~ districts still TO hear from, the in
dicat ions of which are republican
There will be a majority in botf
branches of congress-"
The Times Ii erald: 1.-The republicans
will control both the senate and the
house; the senate by about IL votes
and the house by anywhere from II