The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-10
HOPE TO CONTROL THE HOUSE.
A Democratic Majority in the Fifty
seventh Congreas Expected.

| seventh ConGrcas Expected.
Democrats count upon controlling tn
House OF Representatives in the Fifty
seventh Congress. When Congress ad
journed the Republican majority il
the House was 16. The total mem
bership of the House is 357, dividet
at present as follows: Republicans, 1855
Democrats, 16l; all others, s; vacancies. 3
The Republicans thus have a majority o.
Is as the House is constituted. OF the
vacancies. one is in a district surely Dem
| ocratic-the First Maryland-ard two il
Republican districts-the Fifth Pennsyl-
vania and the Twenty fourth New York
so that with the House full the Republican
majority would be II.
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
next House these districts would return
to the Democratic column.
or the Republican members in the pres
jority OF less than 1000 but then, on the
other hand. there are thirteen Democrats
in the House elected by a majority of less
than 1000. 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. ia majority. In dis
rfn ha .,
Marsh OF Illinois. plurality 242. In Marsh's
district there were All votes cast for the
Prohibition candidate. and, had they gone
to the Democratic candidate, Mr. Marsh
would have been defeated Although Mr..
Marsh's majority was small. it is said tina.
he will 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 1893 votes scattering. Mr.. Faris of
Indiana had majority OF 252 votes, with
Si2 scattering. Mr.. Pugh of Kentucky was
elected by majority of 10 votes over Nor
decai Williams.
Mr.. Baker of Maryland had majority of
only 470. He Will not be candidate again,
and his successor will probably be DEM
ocrat.
Mr.. Wachter Of Maryland entered the !
House by a majority of 12Z, with IA for |
Hicks. Prohibitionist. and 81 scattering. He
WILL It is said, certainly be succeeded by a
Democrat.
Mr.. Morris Of Minnesota had 463 major |
ity. and he has said he fears his seat is
lost 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 |
1856. while S53 votes were cast for the Pro- |
hibitionist and Social Labor candidates.
Mr.. Weaver Of Ohio came in with i06 ma
jority. while 745 votes were cast for Rath-
bun. Union Reform.
Mr.. Dayton of West Virginia had COM
paratiyely small majority Of GA. Mr..
Freer of the same State had a majority OF
s73.
The Democrats. II is believed, have
good chance of winning in Mr.. Waters dis
.rict in California. which he carried for the
irst time against fusion In 1898. Mr.. Hoff-
scker was elected Representative large
rom Delaware by majority of 2.513. but
Is Delaware is a Democratic State he may
)e defeated this time. The Democrats also
promise 10 defeat Hawley, the only Repub-
lean member from Texas, although he had
| majority OF Lass in 1898.
The Democratic members whose MAORI
les were small are Jett OF Illinois. 725;
Turner OF Kentucky. 56S; Gilbert of Ken
ucky. sal; Denny of Maryland. sos; Thay-
r of Massachusetts. 159; Scudder OF New
FORK. 40; Glynn of New York. SOL; Thorn
S of North Carolina. 1s9: Lentz of Ohio.
o.; CASTOR of Pennsylvania, 81, and John
ton of West Virginia, 765.