Evening star., 1898-11-09
tional fighting of some years ago will not
be renewed.
THE PARTY CLAIMS.
Each Committee Chairman Figures
on n Majority in the House.
PARTY CLAIMS.


gressional committees are claiming ma
jorfty in the House of Representatives. and
curiously enough their total is the same,
1856 which gives majority of eight. At
the republican headquarters this figure has
been fixed upon since the early morning
telcgrams were received, but at the demo-
cratic Headquarters there has been some
change from time to time, the estimate ol
the democratic strength in the House going
as high as 192 at one time.
Secretary Kerr of the democratic con-
gressional committee this afternoon gave
the following the list of democrats,
fusiOnists. populists and silver republicans
elected. all of which he thinks will combine
to oppose the republicans:
Alabama, 8; Arkansas. G; California, 2
Colorado .; Florida, .; Georgia, II; Idaho
/: Illinois. H. Indiana, 6; Iowa, /; Kansas,
3; Kentucky 10. Louisiana, u; Maryland,
3; Massachusetts, 3; Minnesota, l; Mlssls-
sippi, :; Missouri, IA: Montana, j; Nebras-
ka, 1; Nevada, /: New Jersey, 3; Ne"
York l6; North Carolina, s.; Ohio 6; Penn
sylvania, s; South Carolina, {; South Da-
kota. .: Tennessee, s; Texas, IL; ltan' l.
Virginia 10: Washington ,; West virginia
.: Wisconsin, l; Wyoming, /; New Mexlco'
l; total, 1872.
Had Given Latitude.
Mr.. Kerr said he had allowed himself
some latitude in making up this list, ana
for that reason it exceeded i'll number his
estimate of 1856, which he had given out
earlier in the forenoon In addition to the
1872 of the above list there were number
of districts in which he thought there was
enough doubt to give the democratic candl-
dates chance to pull through
Nr. Kerrs estimate of in Alabama. q IN
Arkansas, in Colorado, in Florida, IL
in Georgia, in Louisiana, in Mlssls-
sippI l in Montana, l in Nevada, I in
South Carolina, . in South Dakota, 10 in
Virginia, = in Washington, l in Wyoming
and ! in New Mexico makes solid delega-
tionS in hose states in opposition to the
republicans.
resentative Newlands (sil. rep) in his list
together with ali populists. He claims the
election of De Nries in the second ana
Barry III the fourth California district
The democratic claim in Illinois districts
comprises Foster, third; Cusack, fourth
Noonan, fifth: Holchester. sixth; Maioney,
eleventh.: Williams, sixteenth; Caldwell.
seventeenth: Jett, eighteenth; Crowley
nineteenth; Williams, twentieth, and Kern
twenty-first. The second district is regard
ed by Mr. Kerr as doubtful. OF the above
the republicans feel confident of the
eleventh district.
Hoosicr Delegation.
In Indiana thc democratic claim covers
the election o. Duncan, first district; Miers,
second. Zenor. third; Griffith, fourth; Ham
mel. fifth Robinson. twelfth. and possibly
Bailey in the seventh. The republicans have
regarded the Il ira district as democratic.
In Iowa Secretary Kerr claims the eiec-
tion of weaver in the sixth and possibly
Ney in the second district. In Kansas he
has counted Peters in the second, Ridgeley
il the third, Martin in the fourth and pos
Silly Jerry Simpson in the seventh district.
Every district in Kentucky is claimed ex-
cept the eleventh. in which the election of
BCering is conceded.
In Maryland the claim is made of Smith
in the first, Tiprett in the seCond, Denny
in the fourth and possibly Schwatka i'll the
third district. Three districts claimed in
Massachusetts are Thayer, third; Ftzger-
aid, ninth, and Naphen, tenth. Thayer was
the opponent of Representative Joseph II.
W alker, on whose election the republican
&C mmittee had counted confidently The
pUblicans as democratic, while they consd-
cred the tenth district as doubtful.
Election of Towne.
The election Of Towne in the sixth Min
ncsota district is claimed, while Ringdal,
in the seventh district, is regarded as prob
ably elected by the democratic committee.
MI Kerr claims everything in Missouri
except the tenth district, in which Repre-
sentative Bartholdt was candidate for
reelection. and he has undoubtedly been
returned. The first. fourth fifth and sixth
districts III Nebraska are claimed by the
democrats, while in New Jersey they claim
the third, fourth and seventh districts the
fourth and seventh having been regarded
as democrats before the election even by
the republicans.
Complexion of Next House
Interest in Washington today centered fr.
the political complexion of the next House
the Senate being conceded republican. Al
though Chairman BabcOck of the repubIi-
can congressional committee did not leave
his headquarters until after o'clock this
morning, he was back again al his desk
shortly after O'Clock dispatching tele-
grams to all the doubtful districts urging
the chairmen to hurry in the returns
Mr. Babcock in mis- figuring IS takin.,
nothing for granted. This morning he
made what he termed an ultra-conservative
estimate. in which he eliminated a number
the republicans is5 members in the next
House-a majority of II over all. The
states he is most anxious to hear from are
Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Last
night he figured the defeat of Boutell in IL
1nOis. This morning he says that he finds
that the Chicago congressman has pulled
through, but this gain is offset by the un-
expected defeat of Williams in the twelfth
Pennsylvania.
The state chairman in California tele-
graphed that six republicans were elected
in that state, with the probability of the
defeat of De Fries, democrat. which would
give the republicans a solid delegation.
Not counting the defeat of De Nrles
this is Il gain of one, Mr.. Babcock only
figured on five republicans from California
last night. j. l.. Bristow wired that Kan
sas would send six republicans, and that
Long had defeated Simpson: but the de-
feat OF Simpson Mr.. Babcock declines 70
credit until he receives further advices
Chairman Greene of the Texas state COM
mlttee claims three republicans In the lone
star state. but Mr. Babcock only figures on
the election of one-Hawley, in the tenth.
Results in Indiana.
FROM Indiana no satisfactory advices on
the doubtful congressional districts have
yet arrived, but Mr.. Babcock in his caIcu-
latiOHs admits the loss of two districts
those Of Faris and Landis either of which
may have been carried by the republicans
He figures certain loss of three districts
in Illinois, leaving two doubtful Brumm
Lewis, {. w. Stone and Wood in Pennsvl-
vania he puts in the doubtful column
In his estimat- of 1s5 he does not include
the doubtful districts. The returns in the
east. middle west ard northwest show that
the republican losses We're IN the cities
while the gains Were in the rural distress
and this encourages him to hone that
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