The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-07-02

There is no feverish activity at the
headquarters Of the Democratic Congress
sionaI Committee. Nearly all of the OH
GERS and members of that committee are
In Kansas City. and the work Of the COM
mittee it was said today, will continue
practically suspended till the Convention
shall have adjourned.
But there we're several persons in and
about headquarters who were willing to
make prophecies that the House CT Repre-
sentaaves Of he Fifty-seventh Congress
will be Democratic.
We do not need a landslide" it was
said, ito bring about this result. Though
a landslide cur way is not to be considered
improbable. yet If we only carry the dis
triets that are naturally and normally ours
We will do all that is required. When the
house adjourned it stood 1S5 Republicans.
159 Democrats, and Silverites and Popu-
lists. The majority of the Republicans
therefore over the Democrats, Silverites,
and Populists was eighteen. There were
four vacancies. one of which will certainly
be filled by Democrat, the First Mary
land district, and the Republicans nav
have shade the best Of Il on the others
1t is not likely there will be any decrease
in the number Of Silverites and Populists.
The chance is the other way
The committee is willing 70 concsde
but two members OF the House TO the Re-
publican party from the South. emitting
Maryland The districts which are con-
ceded to the Republicans in the South are
the First and Second districts Of Tonnes
see. The district represented by Mr.
BrownIow. embracing the counties OF Car
ter, Claiborne. Cooke. Granger Greene
Hamblen, Hancock. Hawkins. Johnson
Sullivan, Unicoi. and Washington is sub
stantia1y Republican by three or four
thousand majority, there being a strong
protection sentiment in that part Of the
State. The Second district at present
represented by Mr. Gibson. is also strong
ly Republican. that gentleman's plurality
over John II. Davis having been in round
numbers 7,00o. In total vote OF 10000
There are now several Republican
members Of the House from the South
three of whom came in on contests There
Is Aldrich. Of the Fourth Alabama district:
White. Linney. and Pearson. of the. See
ond, Eighth, and Ninth North Carolina
districts; Hawley, Of the Tenth Texas, and
Wise. Of the Second Virginia.
The Maryland delegation stands four
Republicans, Baker Wachter. Mudd. and
Pearre, TO one Democrat, Denny. A
change Of a very few votes will return
Democrats from the Second and Third dis
tricts OF Maryland, now represented. re-
spectively, by Messr5. Baker and Wachter.
Mr.. Bakers plurality over Mr.. Tippett
the Democratic candidate, was only 4cO
and Mr.. Wachter received about $50 votes
more than John B. Schwatka. In the
Fifth district the Democrats are thus far
harmonious, while Mr.. Mudd has a fac
uonal fight 70 operate against him in q
district which is naturally Democratic.
The Tenth district OF Texas will ii is
said, certainly return a Democrat in place
OF Mr.. Hawley. That gentleman's vote was
1884 to 1S,36s for W. s. Robson. The vote
polled by the Populist candidate, j. W.
Baird, was 2.139. 1t was the vote Of the
so-called gold Democrats which elected
Mr.. Hawley- This will be very much
lighter this fall. and the district Is natu-
rally Democratic
I'm the Second district of North Caro-
INA, now represented by Mr.. White COL
cred. Democrat VIII probably be elected
White having received but a bare plurali-
~ over W L. Fountain. Democrat and
James B. Lloyd. Populist. In favorable
years the Eighth North Carolina district
Is Democratic, Mr.. Linney's majority last
time ha,tng reen but 1000 over Edward
F. Lowell In . total vote Of 80 O6O
The comm .tee expects that the Ninth
Kentucky will send a Democrat 10 Con-
giess in place OF Mr.. Pugh At the last
election Mr.. Pughs plurality over Morde-
cal Williams was just 10 votes in a total
OF mere than $4,000. Mr.. Boreiag's dis
triet. the Eleventh Kentucky, viii be close
with good Democratic prospects Among
other very close districts at the last cleo
ton. but which are now represented ny
Republicans are the Nineteenth and Twen-
ty-hrst New York, the Seventh Ohio the
Fourth West Virginia. the Second and
Fifth Kansas, and the First and Seventh
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