Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-07
REPUBLICAN CONGRESS
The Administration Will Have q
Congress in Harmony With
Its Policies
Working Majority For the Republic.
cans Considerably Increased by
the Election.
Gains Made in New York and Other
states-Other Election
News.

Chicago, Nov. 7.-Congress Will con-
atinue in republican control. President
Mckinley will have the aid of loyal
Legislative body in solving the govern
mental problems Of the next two years.
The republicans will have a good work
ing majority il, each branch of the iif-
ty-seventh congress. which will begin its
life March A. In the house the majority
thirteen OF the presen congress totwen-
Ity-one or more. The senate promises to
show little change from the present re-
publican majority Of twenty. 1t may
drop % sixteen. but on the other hand.
it may go as high as twenty-eight.
These majorities will enable the repub-
ilican party to enforce its policies and
save the country from rea ctionary legis-
iatiol.
In HIS prediction estimate Congress
man Babcock, of Wisconsin, chairman
of the republican congressional com
Imittee, only claimed majority of Ii
but he admitted to those in his conf
idenee that there We're Gig thy-three
doubtful districts. He claimed some of
these in making up his figures. but he
was not over-sanguine and kept we'll
! within the bounds of probability. The
isove.;Nhe Ginning vote on the presidential
| ticket in several states has placed a
number of democratic districts under
Republican control This Is notably the
lease in New York and Pennsylvania.
| and there isg a strong probability of
! gains in the transM ississippi country,
especially in Nebraska.
| The most serious publican lose APP
! pears 10 be in the city of chicago. Late
returns show that Congressman Lori
| liners Gistrict8is close. and 1t is probable
| he is defeated. Congressman Boutell' $
| margin has also been Whitfield 90 close
tina t there ia little hope of saving him
4 Returns from Pennsylvania indicate
a gain of four congressman for the re-
publicans, and they are claiming three
more in New York. Nebrask ska -epub-
/ leans may adj two in that state. and
4 Utah reports that II has elected a re-
Publican. Felix Angu,of the Baltimore
1 American. claims all six congre semen
l5from Maryland for the republicans
4 but he may be too sanguine by two, In
ilsOhio the democrats seam TO have lost
i the Columbus district, now represented
4 by Lenfz. and also the Dayton district;
3It is possible t1ay have also LOST thu
4 Fourth In Indiana. Iowa Wisconsin
Land Michigan have again elected solo
delegations TO congress and Massachu.
II sets seems TO have reclaimed one dis
Itrict from the democrats. in spite OF
\ 3apparent gains elsewhere on the cry o.
4 Imperialism. The republicans gain on
fI3I
i Kentucky.
The terms Of thirty United state.
A senators expire in March, but six Of
these places have already been filed
4 zWet,nore. OF Rhode Island; Martin. o
i Virginia, and Bacon. OF Georgia hav.
4 been reelected. Louisiana has chosel
ex-G Governor Murphy j. Foster am
i MISSISSIPPI Ex-Governor A. j. aIcLau
4 rim. Kentucky has elected ex4Sanato
III. S. G. Blackburn. Deliver, of Iowa
\ who is filing out the unexpired tern
4 Of I he late Senator Gear. is stated b,
4 Governor Shaw for re- appointment un
4 til the Iowa legislature meets in 1902
Ex-senator William Y. Allen, of Ne
4 braska, populist, was appointed by
< populist governor to the seat made va
4 cant by the death of Senator Hayward
4 and this vacancy will be filled by tn
Nebraska legislature a its coming ses
a Sion, beginning in January. There ar
also untitled vacancies in Delaware
Montana. Pennsylvania and Utah. tn
senate having rejected Clark, of Mon
lana. on account Of bribery. and III
legislatures of the other three state
a having failed TO elect senators. Ii hap
n pens therefore that Delaware Mon
Etana and Nebraska will each have tw
senatorial places fill at the approach
ing sessions of their legislatures.
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