The record-union., 1898-11-11
CONGRESS.
Chairman Babcock Claims Repub-
Hcan Majority in the House.

Hcan Majority in the House.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-Chairman
Babcock of the Republican Congress
ional Committee believes that the Re-
publican majority in the next House
will reach twenty He figured on only
thirteen last night, but is now con-
vlnced that the manifest drift in the
West, when the returns are all in, will
show that enough districts now doubt
full, have been carried to swell the ma
jority to twenty
Mr.. Babcock says that the gains in
the West are due to the desire of the
people to indorse the Administration.
and to express their satisfaction over
the return of prosperity. The Repub-
lioans carried five districts west Of the
Missouri which they hardly hoped Of
but they were offset by the loss of four
districts in New York and one in Mas
sachusetts, SO that Mr.. Babcock's orig
inal calculations as to the result ap-
peared approximately correct.
Mr.. Babcock says that the public
hardly realized the full extent of the
Republican victory ON Tuesday. Even
more important, he says, than the fact
that the next House will be Republi-
can is the sweeping change in the SEN
ate. when the fruits of Tuesdays cleo
ton will give the Republican eighteen
majority.
THAT majority cannot possibly be
overcome for eight years" said Mr..
Babcock, land for at least that period
the business interests of the country are
safe. Republican policy must prevail
for that length of time. Even if the
next House and the next President
should be for free silver, a Republican
Senate would block their path Be-
sides, the majority in the Senate viii
give us a clean working majority there
for the enactment of our policies with
out the embarra Ssment that comes
from narrow and unstable majoritieS.
There need be no deals with the kick
er>;. We will have a Republican ma
jority sufficient to work freely and cur
nation will have ample time to vindi-
cate itself before a hostile Senate can
be elected to upset"
AT Democratic Congressional head
Quarters they had no figures this morn
ing. They did not concede the House,
claiming that the returns from many
districts were yet too meager 30 def
nitely determine the result. Corrup-
tion was charged against the Republi-
can management by the Democratic
managers.
Late this afternoon Chairman Bah
cock practically completed a list Of the
esentatives-elect to the Fifty
sixth Congress. The latest authentic
advices received by the Republican
Committee indicate that two districts
are in doubt yet, viz: the Second Cali
foTnia and the Twelfth Texas In
both, however, Mr.. Babcock comedies
that the chances are favorable TO the
Democrats. He claims neither of
them. Tonight Mr.. Babcoc.1's figures
show the election of 1S5 straight Re-
publicans, 163 Democrats, six Populists
and one Silver Republican. These fig
ures do not include the two doubtful
districts mentioned. Conceding these
two districts to the Democrats as a
means of reaching definite results. Mr..
Babcock claims a certain majority Of
thirteen over all opposition.
Little information of definite ma
ture was received by the Democratic
Congressional Committee tonight Sec
rotary Kerr maintained that the oppG-
sition to the Republicans would organ
iZe and control the next House of Rep
resentatives. His figures indicated that
the opposition would have at least $50
votes, and perhaps 49,
CHICAGO, Nov. 1O.-DisDatches to
the Associated Press up to to-day from
34I out of 3oI Congressional Districts,
show that the Republicans have elected
lSo and the Democrats and Fusionsts
l64. There are still ten doubtful dis
tricts.