The evening times., 1900-07-09
FIGURING ON THE HOUSE.
Democrats Expect to Control That
Branch of the Next Congress-.

brnncn oil the NeXt Congress.
Political arithmetic. with reference to
the complexion OF the House Of Represen-
tatives OF the Fifty-seventh Congress is
being studied at the headquarters of the
Congressional Committee of the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties in this city.
The Republicans get little and the Demo-
Gratis much comfort out of the figures
When Congress adjourned the Republican
majority in the House was 16. The total
membership OF the House Is S57, divided
at present as follows: Republicans, 1S5,
Democrats, lei: all others, s; vacancies. 3.
The Republicans thus have a majority of
10 as the House is constituted. or the 3
vacancies. one is IN district surely Dem
ocratic-the First Marylan6-and two in
Republican districts-the Fifth Pennsyi-
yania and the Twenty fourth New York
so that with the House full the Republican
majority would be IL
Three Of the present Republican mem
bers Of the House were seated as the re-
suit of contests-Aldrich Of Alabama, Wise
OF Virginia. and Pearson of North Carolina.
Should the Democrats have enough mem
bers to control the organization OF the
20 the Democratic column.
OF the Republican members in the pres
ent House. twelve were elected by a ma
JOrtty CT less than ICCO but then on The
other hand there are thirteen Democrats
in the House elected by a majority OF less
than l.G00. These men. though, as a rule
represent districts that are normally
strongly Democratic and many Of them are
in Democratic States
The Republicans who entered the House
by small majorities are as follows: Need
ham Of California. l13 majority In a dis
trict supposed to be normally Democrats.
Marsh OF Illinois. plurality 2i2- In MaTsh's
district there were I'll votes cast for the
Prohibition candidate. and, had they gone
to the Democratic candidate, Mr. Marsh
would have been defeated. Although Mr.
Marshs majority was small. 1t is said tha.
he VIII probably be reelected. as he IS now
serving his fourth consecutive term. Mr.
Rodenberg OF Illinois is serving his first
term. and was elected by a majority OF sos
With 1888 votes scattering Mr. FaTis or
Indiana had a majority Of 252 votes. with
S42 scattering. Mr. Pugh OF Kentucky was
elected by majority Of 10 votes over MOI
decai Williams.
Mr.. Baker Of Maryland had a majority Of
only 40. He Will rot be a candidate again.
and his successor will probably be Dem
ocrat.
MT. Wachter Of Maryland entered the
House by a majority Of 12Z with ia for
Hicks. PTohibitionist. and "a scattering He
will. il Is said. certainly be succeeded by
Democrat.
Mr. Norris OF Minnesota had 1853 ma jor-
ity and be has said he fears his seat is
lest by the action Of the party on the Porto
Rican bill
Mr. Howell Of New Jersey may give way
TO Democrat. as his majority was only
$50. while $50 votes were east for the Pro
hibitionist and Social Labor candidates.
Mr. Weaver Of Ohio came in with 4O6 ma
jority. while 7z5 votes were cast for Rath-
bun. Union Reform.
Mr.. Dayton OF West Virginia had a con-
paratively small majority Of 6z4 Mr.
Freer CT the same State had a majority OF
s73.
The Democrats. Il is believed have
good chance OF winning in Mr. Waters DIS
trict in California. which he carried for the
first time against fusion in 1888 Mr. Hof-
ecker was elected tative-at-large
from Delaware by a majority OF 2.5l3. but
as Delaware is a Democratic State he nay
be defeated this time. The Democrats also
promise 10 defeat Hawley. the only Repub-
licsn member from Texas, although he lad
q majority of 145s in 1898.
The Democratic members whose najori-
ties were small are Jett OF Illinois. -:
Turner OF Kentucky. 56s; Gilbert OF Ken
lucky, s41: Denny OF Maryland. $50: Thay-
er Of Massachusetts 159. Scudder OF New
York. 4iC: Glynn Of New York. 557: Thom-
as Of So-th Carolina IS9; Lentz OF Ohio.
zee: CASTOR OF Pennsylvania, 81, and John
ston OF West Virginia. 765.