Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-09
THE NEXT cONGREss.


CO019eDS Vn0t Sn0
Party Will saMsjority.
{ washing gton, Oct There is an ex-
ceilent prospect, almost q certainty that 1
the next hotse of representatives will
be republican. It surely will be unless
Ill present political slsns prove mislead-
ing and q sort o1 tldai wave for Bryan
runs over the country.
In the event Of dn excee dinghy close
contest between th1 presidential carldi-
dates 1.-THE republicans would have the
better chance 70 c4ptnre the house. II
Mckinley wins III the northern states /
by substantial plurAlities. as he Ia
generally expected to do, the republi-
cans will carry the house also. q
For some time the managers Of the.
republican conversational campaign
have systematically endeavored to put
forth the Impression that even in the
event Of McKiniey's success there is
danger the house will be democratic.
They have done this, OF course, with
q purpose, and the purpose was to
frighten the business men Of the coun-
try into more active support Of the re-
publican congressional nominees and
also to trim their sails to the little
breeze stirred up by gold democrats and
gold anti-imperialists who have said
II the country could afford to defeat Nc
Kinley, but could not afford to elect .
democratic house.
The truth is that the republican con-
Igressional leaders are feeling very conf
dent OF the outcome as to the lower
branch Of congress. They expect to con-
itrol the house by majority fully as
large as they had the beginning OF the
present congress. Il not larger That
was not wide margin, to be sure. but
lit was enough.
When the present house was elected
the republicans had LBS representatives
4 or six more than the 179 needed to or
Iganize the body. This year they fear
4 they are too lose one vote in each OF the
\ following states: Illinois, Indiana
sIohio. Michigan, North Carolina and
Texas.
They may possibly lose two in I'LL.
nois. two in Indiana, and also one II
.Isouth Dakota But this is about thu
4 extent OF their risks, barring an unex'
lpectedly strong democratic sweep. II al
these ten seats be lost and no gains
Y are made to offset them, Of course tn,
y deposition will capture the house.
n But the republican managers fee
very sure OF gains az follows: Three !,
! two IN New York. one II
sEMassachusetts. one and perhaps two \
S K Kentucky, and one in Nebraska.
tiIthese expectattonS sbe5 eaaiEed, andSa
> pltheFfearetf losses are sustained. ia
: house will still be republican.
/ There are other states In which tn
!, republicans hope to make gains. The
managers would not be at alissurprise
Ito gain one seat in each Of the followin
lstates: Virginia, Tennessee, Colorado
kansas Idaho. Missouri and Nevada.
I may add that have personally ea
. aminsd the reports received from tn
. various close districts reports nj
= meant for publication. but only for tn
eyes OF the anagers-and the outloo
: Is very good indeed for the election Of
E Republican house Of representatives
z lease the Mckinley and Roosevelt tick
E ltriumphs There is not one chance
r la dozen that the presidency will go OF
), way and the house the other.
: In fact, never In the recent history
8 the country have the people split the
vote. putting a man OF one party IN
: the presidential chair and choosing
II house with majority Of the other pa
n ~, excepting only in 1876. Then Il
Is electoral commission gave the pres
% Idency to Hayes. tho the democrats hi
- q majority Of nine in the house.
20 But as Tilden was elected so far
" the face OF the returns OF the popul
n vote was concerned, it may be said Z
le rule has never failed that the preside
1t cy and the house of representatives,
le together. There is no indication tn
in the rule will fail this year.
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