Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-11-10
BABCOCK'S SUMMARY
lie States That the Republicans
Will Control the Next House.
SENATE CERTAIN TO Be REPUBLICAN
The Democratic Congressional Committee,
However, Think Their Party VIII
Control the Next HOuse-Opln-
Ions of Chicago Papers.


Washington, Nov 10. - Chairman
BabcoclS, of the republican congress
sional committee, said yesterday even
ing that the house of representatives
of the Flfty-sixth congress would be
republican without doubt Through
out the day and evening a corps of POI
litical statisticians was at work in the
republican headquarters, compiling
and analysing the returns In a state
ment to the Associated press yesterday
evening Chairman Babcock said,
There can be no longer any reasonable argu-
ment overthe political complexion of the next
house Of representatives. II will DO repub-
lican beyond the shadow OF u doubt Our ad-
vices show the election of 1855 republicans six
more than enough to give us control These
are straight republicans, and our majority will
be over the combined opposition Our infor-
nation induces us to place nine districts In
doubt These are the Seventh In California;;
the Third, Fourth Fifth and Sixth in Me-
brNslIa; the Seventeenth, Nineteenth ind
Twenty-siXth In Pennsylvania, and the
Twelfth in Texas We are reasonably certain
to get some Of them. Without them, however,
we have clear majority and are resting per-
fectly easy.
The Sixth Iowa, which was In doubt for
time, has certainly elected Representative
Lacey republican. In Kentucky, we have
elected not only Seitz, in the Tenth, but PuRh
In the Ninth In Kansas we have a solid dele
cation, although II was not until this evening
that we put Kirkpatrick, Of the Third district,
In the certain republican column In Mary
land, we coneede the defeat Of Jackson in the
First district and Mcintyre in tho Fourth.
Minnesota returns solid republican delega-
ton, Judge Morris having defeated
Charles Towne In the Sixth district In
Massachusetts we concede the cleo
tlon of, democrats in tho Third, Ninth and
Tenth districts According to our adylces the
delegation from New York will stand 10 repub-
licans TO 10 democrats In North Carolina we
claim the election of White In the Second dis
trlct and Linney In the Eighth, but we may be
counted out In both of them. In Pennsylvania.
the delegation stands % republicans seven
democrats and three doubtful Texas has one
republican, II democrats and one doubtful the
Twelfth district In Virginia we carried tho
First, Secondhand Fourth districts, while the
opposition carried the Third.
At the headquarters of the demo-
cratic congressional committee conf,
dence is expressed that the 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 large
number of districts it will require the
official count to determine definitely
the result Secretary Kerr said to q
representative Of the Associated press!
1t seems certain that we have elected 1888
members OF the next house, the republicans,
1853 and that II districts are in doubt In New
York we will have q members; In Pennsylya-
mia, o. and perhaps 10; In Kansas, 4, at lenst
and perhaps 81 in Nebraska, 4; In North Caro-
lima, o. and IN California or Informa-
tion is slow In coming in because the count In
so many OF the districts Is very close. Our
figures are based upon definite retupls, aud
am satisfied that they ar0 entirely accurate.
The senate is certain to be repub.
lican by good working majority
Returns to the Associated press up
to midnight showed that the repub-
Leans had elected 1870 members, while
the democrats, silver republicans, fV7
sipnists and all citizens had elected l05
members There were Ia dou btful dis.
tricts yet to be heard from.
OPINIONS OF CHICAGO PAPERS.
Chicago, Nov TO- Reports to the
Associated press from additional con.
gressional districts--341 out of 357-
show that the republicans have elect.
ed 1872 and the democrats and fusion
lists l59 There are still 10 districts In
doubt. None of the Chicago papers
have as yet been able to compile COM
plete returns on the results OF the con.
gressional elections. They give their
opinions, however, as follows:
The CHRONICLE (dem,): "The demo.
Gratis and fusionists will have q major
ity OF not less than 10 In the house;
the senate the republicans will con-
troll. The upper house will stand SO
republicans, q democrats and ten sill
yer republicans and fusionists."
The Tribune (rep.): "The house will
be republican by about nine votes ac-
cording to present figures The senate
is also republican by "a plurality"
Inter Ocean (rep,l; THE adviGes In,
dictate that the repn blioaus have elect
ed ~ new members to the house, with
II districts still TO hear from. the in.
dications of which are republican.
There will be a majority in both
branches of congress-"
The Times-Herald: "The republicans
will control both the senate and the
house; the senate by about is votes
and the house by anywhere from 10
to 2O,n