The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-23
HOLSTERS IN CONGRESS.
Democrats Claim They Will Gain Four
seats from the Republicans.

Special 10 The washington Post.
Indianapolis, Ind. Oct. H.-The man.
ayers of the Indiana Democratic campaign
claim victories in seven Congressional dis
tricts-the First, Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth. Ninth. and Twelfth. The Second,
Third, Fourth, and Twelfth are now rep
resented Dy Democratic congressman.
Secretary Hawkins. of the Democratic
State committee, has offered 10 bet SEQ
that the Democrats will elect al least four
Congressman. Chairman Hernley, of the
Republican State committee, announces
that the bet will be taken. The officers Of
the Republican State committee claim
that the Republican candidates In the
First, Fifth, Sixth. Seventh, Eighth.
Ninth Tenth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth
districts, now represented by Republicans.
will be reelected. and that the Repub-
licans will carry the Fourth and Twelfth
districts, and, probably. the Second.
The doubtful districts are the First.
Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Representative
Hemenways opponent in the First Is Col.
Alfred Dale Owen. member Of the IA
NOUS Owen family OF scientific renowu.
lie is popular with the old soldiers, and Is
the strongest candidate the Democrats d
the First district have had in years. The
Democrats
carry three wards in Evansville which
usually have given the victory 20 the Re
publicans. The Republicans have a strong
candidate in the Fourth district In Nathan
Powell. OF Madison. He is d young man
of fine education, whose ability 20 make
speeches in German is making him votes.
II Is predicted that If he does not defeat
Renresentatiye f. ~ Griffith he will cut
down the usual Democratic plurality ma
terially.
Ia the Fifth district the Republicans
have factional troubles. and IL is claimed
that more than a majority OF the coal
miners are for BRYAN. The Social Demo-
cratic party has a strong hold in the dis
triet. and Is making inrOads on the Demo-
cratic strength. The candidates. Frank
A. Horner. Democrat and E s. Holiday.
Republican. are law partners. II the
Ninth district. Capt. D. r. Allen. a pOpu-
lar soldier Of the civil and Spanish-Ameri-
can wars Is giving Charles g. lands the
Republican incumbent the race Of his life.
Allen is still in the Philippines
in the Second district Robert -. Mlers,
Democrat. an 9ld-timer in Congress, prob
ably will be reelected b. his customary
uIurality OF 100 Peter n WadsWorth
OF Washington. Is his opponent
". T. Zenor Democrat Of COryd0n. Is
running against Hugh OCOnnor. Of the
same town. Zenor's election b. the Gus
t0mary large plurality - conceded.
The Sixth or "old burnt district Il re-
ilably Republican. as usual. James r.
Watson. Republican. Is opposed for re-
election b. David Mckee, C0nnersYiile
lawyer.
Jesse Oyerstreet. Of the Seventh district
secretary OF the Republican Congregational
campaign COMMITTEES, has a EalksWay.
The labor record OF Frank y. Burke, his
opponent il bad
George ~ CTomsr. Republican. will be
Reelected IN the Eighth district over 10.
seph r. Day, Democrat. b. a substantial
plurality.
Edgar D. crumpacker. Republican. Of
Valparaiso Is certain OF a large plurality
IN the Tenth district, his stand opposing
the Porto Rlcan tariff having strengthen
ed him. John Rose. Of Lafayette. l. his
opponent
Mai George W. Steele. OF Marion will
have his usual plurality. W j. H0uck
% Marion. Is his opponent Steel has
been cillgent IL securing political Jobs for