Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-08

Wal interests. The Missouri Demo-
cratic platform of 1898 expressed my
views on the political questions of the
Jay, Those questions are for future
discussion. however; all / say now is.
what L have said many times before.
mat the Democratic party must be af-
rrrnative and progressive as we'll as
aggressive.
Mr.. Bryan made great fight He
Is one of the most remarkable men Of
history. He may never be President,
out, whether in politics or private life,
no man in America will hold a more
commanding place. and none will be
capaD OF eXerting a greater influence
Tor the public good May God bless
him."
RICHARD CROKER'S VIEWS.
New York, Nov. 7.-Richard Croker
said at the Democratic Club to-day:
was very much surprised and dis
appointed at the way the election
turned out. / did expect Mr.. Bryan to
be elected President of the United
States"
Asked for the cause of defeat, Mr..
Croker replied:
believe that 16 to / had a good
deal to do with the vote against Bryan
In this State. What the causes were
IN the Southern and Western States L
do not know.
New York State. the money centre of
the East However,, New York city did
very we'll indeed. If the rest of the
country had done as we'll as New York
Bryan would have been elected. Kings
county did very we'll, too.
II do not regard the decision of the
country as adverse TO Mr. Bryan as a
man. 1t was against the principles.
he Is magnificent representative
American.
1T is so far ahead and so many
things may develop before the Mayor
now the present election can affect
that contest
II expect to go to Europe as soon as
all this fuss and campaign is over"
CHAIRMAN BABCOCK'S ESTIMATE
Chicago, Nov. 7.-At 10 o'clock to-
night Congressman Joseph w. Bah
cock.ch nirman of the Republican Con
gresSional Committee, issued the fol-
lowing statement:
The Democrats have elected solid
Congressional delegations in the follow
ing states. viz: Alabama. Arkansas.
Colorado. Florida. Georgia, Louisiana.
mississippi, Montana, Nevada. South
Carolina. Texas and Virginia, aggre-
eating 10 members.
The Republicans have elected solid
Congressional delegations in the follow
ing States. viz: California. Connecti-
cut, Delaware. Idaho. Iowa. Kansas.
Maine. Maryland, Michigan. Minnesota.
New Hampshire. North Dakota. Ore
gon, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Utah. Washington. West Virginia, Wis
consin and Wyoming aggregating 90
The Republicans have elected ~
members in Illinois, the Democrats 10,
Lorimer and Rodenburg. Republicans,
having been defeated. In Indiana we
elect nine and the Democrats four, the
remaining the same as
now. In Kentuckq Republicans two,
in the fifth and eleventh Districts
and tenth in doubt. Massa chusetts,
Republicans 10; Democrats same as
now. Missouri. Republicans 2; Demo-
Gratis 12,. with one district, the four
tenth. in doubt. Nebraska. Rcpubli-
cans .; Democrats !, with the third,
Jersey. Republicans 6; Democrats 2.
same as now. New York, Republicans
%: Democrats 1. We gain the first,
third. fourth, fourteenth. sixteenth and
twentieth districts in New York. North
Carolina. Republicans 2, in the eighth
and ninth districts; Democrats I. Ohio,
II; Democrats t. We ~ain
the third. the Dayton district. by 200,
and the twelfth. Columbus, the district
OF Congressman Lentz.. by IA. Penn
sylvania, Republicans 26; Democrats 3,
with the twenty-eighth district in
nineteenth. twentysixth
and twenty-seventh districts in Penn
sylvania. Tennessee, Republicans 2;
Democrats s, same as now.
Total Republicans elected, 202; DEM
ocrats. 49, doubtful, S.
The present Congress as elected, con-
tains 1S5 Republicans, opposition. 1T2.
SPEAKER HENDERSON,.
Cleveland, o.. Nov 7.-Speaker Hen
derson. of the National House of Re
personalities. was entertained at din
ner at the Union Club by about twenty
prominent Republicans of Cleveland on
the evening of October 81 when he de-
livered campaign speech in this city.
He greatly surprised some of his hosts
during the table talk by telling them
that Senator Hanna's campaign tour
of the Northwest had so stirred up
that section of the country that the
Senator was being talked about there
as a Presidential possibility four years
hence.
Senator Hanna was asked to-day
whether he had heard of any such SEN
timent in the Northwest.
Yes" he answered II have heard
rumors to that effect. At some of the
meetings / addressed in the Northwest
cries were raised about the next Presi-
dency which I could not help hearing.
There has been some talk of the char
acter you mention. But 1 don't want
to he the next President after Mr.. Nc
Kinley. / wont have anything to do
with it. I have had enough of politics
and public life to suit anyone
Senator Hanna starts tomorrow
night for New York to dispose of un-
finished campaign business. He will
return home on Monday and remain
until December list, when he will go to
Washington for the rest of the Win
ter and the session Of Congress.
Senator Hanna to-day received about
three hundred kilograms of congratu-