The evening times., 1900-06-14
NEXT HOUSE DEMOCRATIC.
Prediction Made by Some of tht
Leaders of the Party.


1t was said with an air OF confidence at
the headquarters OF the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee today that the
House OF Representatives In the Fifty
seventh Congress will be Democratic, and
the politicians there are tabulating long
lines OF figures to sustain their contention.
In looking over the Southern Held
said member Of the committee. I'VE are
willing 10 concede that the First and Sec
ond districts Of Tennessee will be repre-
sented by Republicans, as they are at
present The district represented by Mr..
Brownlow, embracing the counties Of Car
ter. Claiborne, Coke, Granger, Greene.
Hamblen, Hancock. Hawkins. Johnson,
Sullivan. Unicoi. and Washington, is sub
stantiaIly Republican by three or four
thousand majority, there being a strong
protection sentiment IL that part Of the
State. The Second district, AZ present
represented by Mr.. Gibson. is also strongly
Republican, that gentleman's plurality
over John NJ Davis having been in round
numbers 1000, On total vote Of 10000. z
I'VE are practically assured OF gain Of
one Democrat in the Tenth district Of
Texas, now represented by Mr.. Hawley-
That gentleman'S vote was lT,S24 TO 1888
for ". S. Rcbeson. The vote polled by
The Populist candidate. j. W. Baird, was
2.I39. II was the vote of the so-eailed
gold Democrats which elected Mr.. Hawley.
This VIII be very much lighter this fall,
and the district is naturally Democratic.
In the Second district OF North Caro-
lima, now represented by Mr- White, COL
ored. Democrat viii Certainly be elected,
White having received but a bare plu-
raIiry over W. Z. Fountain, Democrat, and
James B. Lloyd Populist. IN favorable
years the Eighth North Carolina district
is Democratic Mr. Linney's majority last
time having been but !. 600 over Edward F..
Lowell in a total gOte OF 80, e0e.
In the First Maryland district, in which
a vacancy exists by reason Of the resigna-
tion of Mr. Smith to enter the gubeTna-
torial chair CT Maryland. there viii be
elected a Democrat a change OF a very
few votes will return Democrats from the
Second and Third districts OF Maryland
now represented respectively, by Messrs.
Baker and Wachter. Mr.. Bakers plurali-
y over Mr.. Tippett, the Democratic candi-
date, was only 400, and Mr.. Wachter re-
ceived about Z59 votes more than John B.
Schwatka. In the Fifth district the Dem
Ocrats are thus far harmonious. while Mr..
Mudd has a factiOnal fight to operate
against him in a district which is natu-
/ rally Democratic.
With a bare Democratic majority in the
House We will be able to prevent the iIIe-
gal seating Of Republicans on contests.
such as occurred during the late session in
the Ninth district Of North Carolina. the
Second district Of Virginia, AMI the Fourth
| district of Alabama.
IN the West we expect 10 make large
gains Among the districts in California
which were very close al the last election
ar the First, represented by Mr. Barham
and the Seventh. represented by Mr.. Need
| ham That district is strongly Demo
cratic, Mr.. Needham's plurality az the
| last election being 100 in a total vote OF
Il 600.
Mr. Bowersock's district. the Second
Kansas. is close and doubtful. So. too Is
Mr.. Calderhead's. the Fifth Kansas
The Ninth Kentucky, now represented
/ by Mr.. Pugh, Will assuredly return a Dem
| ocrat- AT the last election Mr.. Pugh's
/ plurality over Mordecai Williams vas Just
| 10 votes in a total Of more than S3. GEO.
! Nr. Boreing's district. the Eleventh Ken
| tlIcky, viii be close. with good Democratic
| prospects.
In Mr.. Corliss' district. the First Mich
| igan. there is Republicans disahestion. ard
| a Democrat will be returned. The Michi-
| gan districts represented by II. c. Smitf
/ and Washington Gardner will be close
| The Minnesota district represented BY
| Page Morris will swing back into the
| Democratic column without doubt.
The Nineteenth and Twenty-frst New
York districts were Republican last time
\ by very small pluralities. and IL is thought
| that the Democrats can carry them this
/ fall. Among the Ohio districts which We
| expect TO win is the Seventh, including
! the counties OF Clark, Fayette, Madison
Miami, and Pickawsy.
Mr.. Freer's dist-i-t, the Fourth West
| Virginia. is eounte1 upon to swell the
| Democratic majority IL the next Congress
| So also do We count upon the Second Dis
4 tricf of Wisconsin -