Omaha daily bee., 1900-11-08
CONGRESS- IS ONE.SIDED
Republicans Have Majority Over All Of
Torty-seven Votes
EVEN LARGER CLAIMS MADE As TO SIZE
Chairman Richardson of the Demo-
cratic Committee Comedies De-
feat, hut Refuses to
Go Into Figures.

CHICAGO Nov. AT 10 O'Clock tonight
Congressman Joseph W. Babcock. chairman
Of the republican congress. s.onal committee
issued the following statement:
The democrats have e.ected solid con-
gressional delegations in the following
states, viz: AlaJama Arkansas: Colorado
Florida; Georgia. Louisiana; Mississippi;
Montana; Nevada; South Carolina; Texas
and virgiha, aggregatiDg seventy-Gye mem
bers
The republicans have elected solid con-
gressional delegations in the following
states, viz: California; Connecticut, Della
ware; Iowa; Maine; Maryland; Michigan
Minnesota; New Hampshire. North Dakota
Oregon, Rho.e Island. south Dakota, Utah;
Vermont; Washington; West Virginia,
Wisconsin and Wyoming; aggregating nine
ty members.
The republicans have elected twelve mem
bers In Illinois, the democrats ten Lorimer
aud Rodenberg republicans, having been de-
feated In Indiana We elect nine and the
democrats four. the representation remain
ing the same as now. In Kentucky the re-
publicans elect two, in the Fifth and Elev-
enth districts, and the democrats six, with
the Third, Ninth and Tenth in doubt. Mass
schusetts, republicans. ten; democrats.
two, democrats twelve. with Fourteenth
district in doubt. Nebraska. republicans
two democrats one with the Third. Fourth
and Fifth districts In doubt. New Jersey,
republicans six, democrats two, same as
now. New York. republicans twenty-five,
democrats twelve. We gain the First. Third,
Fourth, Fourteenth. Sixteenth and Twen-
tieth districts in New York. North Carolina,
republicans two in the Eighth and Ninth
districts. democrats seven. Ohio, republic
ans seventeen, democrats four. We gain
the Third, the Dayton district by 200, and
the Twelfth, Columbus. the district OF Con-
gressman Lentz. by IA. Pennsylvania, re-
publicans twenty-six, democrats three. with
the Twenty eighth district in doubt We
gain the Third. Twelfth. Thirteenth. Nine
teenth Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh
districts In Pennsylvania. Tennessee. re-
publlcsns two. democrats eight same as
now. Total republicans, 2y2; democrats 147;
doubtful S.
The present congress as elected contains
1856 republicans. opposition. 172.
Congressman William Lorimer OF the
Second district conceded his defeat this
morning. The majority against him may
reach 1900. The republicans claim the on
cial count will be necessary TO decide the
result in Congressman Boutells district.
Nothing on which TO base definite state
ments has been received from the Fifteenth
and Twentieth districts and the county
cbairmen OF those districts have been
wired TO hasten returns.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.-Representative
Loudenslager, who is in charge OF the
eastern headquarters OF the republican con-
gressional committee, said tonight that his
returns and the press dispatches indicated
that the republicans would have 203 mem
bers in the next house of representatives
against l54 for the opposition.
At the headquarters of the democratic
congressional committee Mr.. Kerr. the sec
retsry. denied the claims made by the re-
publicans to a majority of from forty to
fifty in the next house. He says that the
information he has received makes 1t GER
tain that the democrats will have at least
166 members. with the prospect Of one or
two more seats, which are still in doubt,
leaving the republicans a majority on the
face OF present advices of only %.
Chairman Richa rdson refused TO give out
any statement on the general result, merely
saying he did not wish TO talk at this
time.
oKLAHoMA-Secretar Rensh OF the re-
publican territorial committee made the
following statement tonight
Dennis Flynn is reelected delegate Ia
congress Dy OOVU majority. we nave erected
q majority in both branches OF the legis-
lature, The two houses stand as follows
Lower house, IL republicans, . democrats;
council republicans, democrats.
CALIFORNIA-Second district: Woods
republican. elected
COLORADO-The fusionists will have
large majority on Joint ballot in the legis
lature. According TO the returns received
up to 1880 D IN, the fusionists will hav,
twenty members OF the senate and the re
publicans Ave and of the sixty-fve member
OF the house sixteen were conceded to th
republicans.
Delaware-The returns received thi
afternoon definitely determined tn
political division OF the next Della
ware legislature. II is republican Il
each branch and will probabl
elect two Uptcl States senators of tha
party In the twelfth representative dis
trict the vote for representative was a III
between Bayard Heisel (dem.) and Theo
doro r. Clark (rep). The house will re
solve the tie in favor of the republican n