The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
His Party viii Have Control Of the Lower
Branch Of the Next Congress.
THE CLAIMS OF THE DEMOCRACY.
Secretary Kerr Of Democratic Congressional Com
mtss Holds That They Have Elected One
Hundred and Elnsiy-Two Congressman.

Washington, Nov. AT $50 o'clock
this morning just before the headquar-
ters of the Republican congressional
committee were closed for the night,
Chairman Babcock made the following
statement: "An analysis OF the condi-
tons i'm all of the congressional dis
tricts i'm the country indicated before
the election, that 139 Of them were sure
ly Republican and 11S surely Democrat
ic or fusion. Returns received up TO
this hour show that there has been no
change i'm any of these districts from the
figures we made before the election.
One hundred districts in the country
were left i'm doubt and those are the
ones we are anxious TO hear from. out
Of that one hundred we have had dehn-
ite returns from 81. Nineteen went Re-
publican and Is Democratic.
This leaves 6S districts in doubt No
very definite advices have been received
from states west OF the Missouri river
except Wyoming. which was carried.
With the advices now at hand. ] can
not figure Republican majority in the
next house of representatives, three
less than % to 80. We have made
gain over Republican membership i'm
the present house in Wyoming, two in
South Dakota, two in Nebraska, four
in Kansas and two in California.
AT this hour the indications are that
we shall have 1873 Republicans in the
next house. distributed as follows:
Alabama, 1: California, s.; Connecti-
cut. 4: Delaware, /; Illinois, 13; lndi-
ana, 9: Iowa, IL; Kansas. s; Kentucky,
9. Maine, 2; Maryland, A. Massachu-
setts. -: Michigan 12; Minnesota, s;
Missouri 3: Nebraska, 4; New Hamp-
shire 2; New Jersey, s.; New York, 22;
North Carolina, 2; North Dakota, /;
Ohio. 15; Oregon. 2; Pennsylvania, "a;
Rhode Island, 2; South Dakota, 2; rem
nessee, 9; Texas, 2; Vermont, 2; Virgin
la. /: Washington. 2: West Virginia. 4;
Wisconsin, 8; Wyoming, /. The great
est possible losses from these hgures
that we will sustain would be one from
Alabama. one from California, one from
Illinois, two from Indiana, one from
Massachusetts,, one from Michigan, one
from Minnesota. two from missouri
one from Nebraska, one from New Jer-
sew. one from New York. two from
Pennsylvania and two from Washing
ton. This would be II, and would still
leave us 1S1 sure Republican members,
or five majority"
At the headquarters of the Democrat
ic congressional committee the utmost
commence was eNpItSstu tlldt tilc DSiii-
ocrats had carried the house of repre-
sentatives. Sec. Kerr said Il am pre-
pared TO increase the figures / gave
you three hours ago. We have elected
1872 members of the next house. This,
to my mind, is beyond doubt. We have
taken nothing for granted. but are fig
uring on absolute advices. Here is ~
statement of the members we have
elected from various states:
Alabama. 9; Arkansas. q; California,
g. Colorado. 2: Florida, 2; Georgia, II:
Idaho /, Illinois. H. Indiana, 6; Iowa,
l. Kansas, 4: Kentucky. 10; Louisiana,
6; Maryland. 2; Massachusetts,, },
Michigan, g. Minnesota, /; Mississippi.
= Missouri. Ia: Montana, /; Nebraska,
3: Nevada, I; New Jersey, 3; New York,
16: North Carolina, s; Ohio. D; Pennsyl-
vania, S; South Carolina, Z; South Da-
kota, 2: Tennessee. s; Texas, IL; Vir-
ginia, 10; Utah. 1; Washington, 2; West
Virginia, 4. Wisconsin I and Wyoming,
1. This makes a total Of 1872. and am
perfectly satisfied that there will be lit
tie variation from these figures.