The record-union., 1898-11-10

sional Committee said tonight that the
House of Representatives of the Fifty
sixth Congress would be Republican
without doubt Throughout the day and
evening a corps of political statisticians
have been at work in the Republican
headquarters compiling the returns. In
a statement to the Associated Press
this evening Chairman Babcock said:
There can be longer any reasonable
argument over the political complexion
of the next House of Representatives.
It will be Republican, beyond the
shadow Of a doubt. Our advices show
the certain election of 1S5 Republicans,
six more than enough to give us control
These are straight Republicans, and our
majority will be over the combined op-
position Our information 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 in Pennsylvania and
the Twelfth in Texas. We are reason
ably certain to get some of them. With
out them, however, we have a clear
majority, and are resting perfectly
easy.
The Sixth Iowa, which was in doubt
for a time, has certainly elected Rep
resentative Lacey. In Kentucky we
have elected not only Seitz in the Tenth,
but Pugh in the Ninth. In Kansas we
have solid delegation, although it
was not until this evening that we put
Kirkpatrick of the Third District in the
certain Republican column.
In Maryland we concede the defeat
of Jackson in the First District and Nc
Intyre in the Fourth Minnesota re-
turns a solid Republican delegation,
Judge Morris having defeated Charles
Towne in the Sixth District. In Mas
sachusetts we concede the election Of
Democrats in the Third, Ninth and
Tenth Districts
According to our advices the dele
cation from New York will stand Is
Republicans and 19 Democrats In
North Carolina we claim the election of
White in the Second District and Lin
ney in the Eighth, but we may be
counted out in both of them. In Penn
sylvania the delegation stands 20 Re-
publicans, Democrats and doubtful.
Texas, l Republican, IL Democrats. 1
doubtful, the Twelfth District, and in
West Virginia we carried the First,
Second and Fourth Districts, while the
opposition carried the Third.
From our view point that is the sit
uation as it is tonight. fully believe
that the returns we shall receive to-
morrow will increase the figures 1 have
made tonight"
AT the headquarters ofssthe Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee conf
dence is expressed that1the 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 a large
number Of districts it will require the
official count to determine definitely
the result
1t seems certain" said Secretary
Kerr to representative of the Associ-
ated Press, that We have elected 1S3
members of the next House, the Repub-
licans l63 and that eleven districts are
in doubt. In New York we will have
Il members, in Pennsylvania 9 and
perhaps 10, in Kansas at least and
perhaps ., in Nebraska 4, In North Car.
oIina and in California 2 or 3. Infor-
nation is slow in coming in. because
the count in so many districts is very
close. Our figures are based upon def
mite returns, and / am satisfied that
tney are entirely accurate"