The San Francisco call., 1898-11-09
Call Office. Riggs House.

| w NON. | Indications at 1:90 o'clock are that l the Republicans have lost control of the House. Chairman Babcock of the Republican National Committee will not concede this, however. He says the result Is very close, and returns from the far West are anxiously awaited. At this hour nothing definite has been re- ceived from California.
 '"The returns from California may change the situation" said MT. Bab- cock.
 'Is the result so close that the com plexion of the next House hinges upon l California's vote?" he was asked
 "Yes; it is just that close. We have not heard much definite news from h. diana yet, either, and several other Western States are to be heard from before we will concede any thing. | At the Democratic Congressional | Committee. Chairman Kerr claims that 1s6 Democrats have been elected, gain of thirty-nine. The present Republi- can majority is fifty so that twenty-slX Democratic gains would give the Dem ocrats control of the House. Chairman Kerr claims the following Democratic gains: Alabama 2, Illinois 5, Indiana l, Kentucky 8, Massachusetts 2, Missouri 2. New Jersey 2, New York :, North | Carolina 6, Pennsylvania 4, Virginia z, | West Virginia l.
 | He asserts that Democrats have been 1 elected to succeed Aldrich ana hOWdr9 | of Alabama; Mills, White, Boutell ana Toss of Illinois; Henry U. Johnson or Indiana: Evans, Davidson and Pugh of Kentucky: Barrows of Massachu- setts: Joy and Pearce of Missouri; Pit ney and McEWan of New Jersey; Hur- l lev. Howe, Mitchell, shannon, QQlgg' Lowe and Southwick of New York: Barber and Mcintyre of Marylano; l Skinner. White, Fowler, Strowd, Mar fin and Linney of North Carolina; Firkpatrick, Brumm, Kulp and stone l of Pennsylvania; Walker and 4ost or Virginia, and Dayton of West virginia. While no one at Republican head quarters is willing to coneede that the l Democrats will organize the House, some conservative members Of the com mittee admit the indications are that the Republicans will lose control. but claim the fusionists will hold the bal ance of power. Neither does Demo cratic Chairman Kerr make qa,lts a positlfg t-iII declaration that the Democrats VIII have control of the lower house.
 ''The chances are altogether that way" said he, but in order to be on the safe side will say it IS certain that the Republicans have lost 1t. We be- | jority over both Republicans ana Fop-
 At 12 o'clock tonight one of the White House attaches wired President Mckinley at Tyrone, Pa:
 | .'The indications are the Republicans have lost control of the House. The result is very close with the probablh- 1 ties that the Populists may hold the balance of power in that body.
 The following recapitulat1on py States shows the result of the congress sional elections as far as shown posi- | lively. The star before some of the names indicates that they are members 1 of the present House:
 Alabama-First, George ". Taylor | (D); Second, Jesse F. Stallings (D2; Third, *Henry D. Clayton (D0; Fourth, Gaston A. Robins D2;, Fifth, *WilIis Brewer D.); Sixth, *John H. Bank head (D.); Seventh, Oliver D. Street l P0; Eighth, *Joseph Wheeler (D); l Ninth, *Oscar w. Underwood (D).
 Arkansas-First, *Philip D. McCul- Third, *Thomas c. H. Rae (D); Fourth, *William L. Terry D2; Fifth. Hugh A. Dinsmore O0; Sixth. stephen Brundidge Jr. D0.
 Colorado-First. "John x. Shafroth (s. R.); Second. John c. Bell (P).
 Henry eDHeVsF R.9; Second, Nehemiah D. Sperry (R.): Third, *Charles A. Rus sell (R); Fourth. *Ebenezer J. Hill (R.).
 man (D.); Second, *Robert W. Da-
 C 1Georgia-First, 'Rufus E. Lester Do; Second, *James M. Griggs (D9; | Third, Elijah B. Lewis (D); Fourth, William c. Adamson D2; Fifth, *Charles L. Bartlett (DO; Seventh, *John W. Maddox (D); Eighth, *Wil- liam M. Howard (D0; Ninth. *Farish c. Tate CD); Tenth, William H. Elem ing D); Eleventh, William c. Brant- ley (D.).
 CT D); Second, Henry D. Allen D2; l Third, John s. Rhea (D.); Fourth, *David H. Smith (D); Fifth, Oscar Miner (D0; Sixth, Albert $. Berry | (Do; Seventh, *Evan E. Settle (D); Eighth, George G. Gilbert D9; Ninth, Mordecai Williams CD; Tenth, ST Y. Fitzpatrick (D); Eleventh, Vincent
 Louisiana-First. *Adolph Meyer | DO: Second, *Robert c. Davey (D); l Third, +Robert F. Bronssard P); Fourth, Phanor Brezeals (D); Fifth, Samuel T. Baird (D); Sixth, Samuel i M. Robertson (D.).
 Maine, elected September 12-First. *Thomas B. Reed, R.; Second, *Nelson | Dingley, R.; Third, *Edwin C. Burleigh, R.. Fourth. *Charles A. Boutelle R. 1 Maryland-First, John W. Smith. D.; | Second, *William B. Baker, R.; Third. Frank C. Wachter. R.: Fourth, James W. Denny, D.; Fifth. Sydney E. Hudd, R.. Sixth, George A. Pearre. R. l Michigan-First. *John B. Corliss. R.: | Second. Henry c. Smith, R.; Third, | Washington Gardner, R.; Fourth, *Ed- l ward La Rue Hamilton, R.; Fifth, civilian A. Smith, R.; Sixth, Samuel W. Smith, R.: Seventh, Edgar A. Weeks, R.; Eighth, Joseph W. Fordney. l R Ninth aRosWeli P Bishop R.: