Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-11-10
COMING CONGRESS
How It Is Affected by the
Elections.
SEN ATE rs REPUBLICAN
House In Doubt; Claimed by
Both Parties.

Result Conceded to De Close In Any
Event-RooscveItsP Plurality nNew
York State. According to the Latest
Figures-IIOw stone Carried Penn
sy1vnnia Voorhees, Election In
New Jersey Nebraska Seems to
Have Goae Re2ublicnn-The Vote
In OE'o-Southcrn states Democrat
ic-Ho.v the West Went.
Washington Nov. 10.-The election re-
turns establish with certainty that the
United States senate will have Re-
publican majority after March next.
The present party division Of the senate
Is: Republicans 43; Democrats, "a; Pop
ulsts, 6; Silver Republicans, 8. This
was changed prior to Tuesdays vote by
a Republican gain of 2-viz, McComas
Of Maryland, who will succeed German,
and Simon of Oregon, who Is elected to
fill vacancy.
OF this present Republican total OF 45
the terms of I senators expire March
next, leaving SO holdover Republic
ans To this number the elections add
10 Republican senators surely elected
and probably elected, making total
of IS, or 2 more than a majority over
Democrats, Populists and Silver Repub-
Leans.
There are q Democratic holdover sem
ators and to this number the elections
add with certainty and l probable,
giving total of % votes. The Populist
and silver Republican followers num-
mr. cd
day by 1, practically sure. Five state
legislatures appear to be much In doubt
viz, Nebraska, West Virginia, Mon
tana, Indiana and Washington-and are
not included in figuring totals.
Both parties still claim majority in
the house. Chairman Babcock of the
Republican committee at first stated
that the majority would be rs over all
for the Republicans. Later he lowered
this estimate to 10 and still later, on
advices from New York state, lowered
this last estimate, and it was conceded
tho result would be exceedingly close.
The News From New York.
The advices from New York indicated
only Is or Is Republican representa-
tives, whereas Chairman Babcock had
been calculating upon 20 and possibly
q Republicans from the Empire State.
This would reduce the Republican
strength to 179, a bare majority of l,
unless swelled by some doubtful dis
tricts. The returns from Indiana were
encouraging to Mr.. Babcock. Repre-
sentative Overstreet telegraphed as fol-
lows:
Incomplete returns indicate Repub-
leans have carried Indiana by 10000.
They will control legislature on joint
ballot and have elected congressman in
First, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth,
Tenth, Eleventh and Thirteenth. Dem
ocrats carry Third and Twelfth. Sec
ond, Fourth and Fifth still in doubt"
These three doubtful districts If car
ried would almost offset the news from
New York. There are dozen other
doubtful districts from which access
sions might also be made when the
complete returns are in.
kilograms received claimed the cleo
ton Of Pearce by 1000 in Missouri, CAL
derhead in Kansas and Freer in West
Virginia.
Chairman Kerr, at Democratic head
quarters, made revision of HIS figures
based on the news from New York and
claimed the election of 100 Democrats
and fusionists, which would increase
the majority of the opposition to 81.
The following Is the Democratic claim
by states:
Alabama, 9; Arkansas, 6; California,
2; Colorado. 2; Florida, 2; Georgia, II;
Idaho, l; Illinois, II; Indiana, s; Iowa.
/; Kansas, 3; Kentucky. 10; Lou 'siara,
8; Indiana, 3; Massachusetts, 8; Minna-
Soto MicciCGinpi T. MtccO1ri
Montana, 1; Nebraska. 4; Nevada, l.;
New Jersey 81 New York 1S; North
Carolina. s; Ohio, 6; Pennsylvania, 8
South Carolina. I; Tennessee, s; Texas
~; Utah, l. Virginia, 10; Washington
2; West Virginia, 2; Wisconsin. /; Wy
Oming, /. Total, 100.