Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-08-16

elect a Republican majority to the
house. In '9S we carried the hoise by
q majority of 13. BY contests decided
in our favor our majority was in
creased but we cannot now depend on
the districts they came from. We had
three congressman from North Care
lima but of course since the disfran
chisement of the negroes we shall not
get a representative from that state.
In '9S we had two from Kentucky, but
one was by the narrow majority of ten.
We are not counting on that as certain.
The other district in Kentucky gave
us a large majority, and they cannot
count us out of it. We had one repre-
sentative from Texas-from the Gal
weston district-but it is always close
there, and the presidential election
may change the result this time.
DEMOCRATS HAVE AN ADVANT-
AGE.
"This makes a total of five that we
are almost sure to lose from what we
now have, leaving us bare majority
Of three We are making our estimates
on majority of three now. But the
odds this time are really in favor of
the Democrats. They have to begin
with 122 representatives from the
southern states that always give a
solid congressional delegation for them.
In some northern states they have 10
per cent of the congressman. In New
York they had Is in the last house, or
60 per cent of the New York delega-
ton. So on the face of the outlook
their chances for carrying the house
this time are better than ours.
1--WE look for gains in Pennsylvania
and New York" concluded Congress-
man Overstreet, "but we know that
these gains cannot be made unless Re-
publicans shall stand together and
labor to get out the party vote for the
full Republican ticket. fractional in
terests must be subordinated for the
welfare of the party. By the Republi-
cans of Pennsylvania presenting solid
front to the Democracy we should win
in every debatable district in this
state"
1t is understood that Gen. Reeder
and Congressman Overstreet arranged
for another meeting in the near fu-
ture, when plans will be mapped out
for close cooperation in the work of
the Republican organization of this
state and the congressional campaign
committee in the several congression-
al districts where the Democrats think
they have chance to win.
my Jtiu Sin5III, ieInaIkeu lir. r4l-
kin, more than majority of the
doubtful districts will be carried by the
regulars. Most of the counties in the
regular column are safely Republican,
and in a Presidential year will be car
ried by the stalwarts. The above
figures are only for members of the
house, but they clearly show that if
the Republican party does its whole
duty in November the contest will be
settled by Republican votes in the
house. The only hope left for the in
surgents is to join hands with the
Democrats in November and elect
Democratic members in counties where
they think such tactics will win. This,
of course, will be done, but the lead of
the regulars is too great to be over
come. This is a Republican year, and
fusion with free silver Democrats is
not palatable to sound money Republi-
cans. The fusion movement is falling
fiat all over the state. The masses of
Republican voters are becoming very
tired of being made the tail to the
Democratic kite, flying free silver and
insurgent streamers. The allied forces
in the Republican party will win
against the mad designs of the Boxer
element within it's own ranks and the
wild vagaries of the Bryan Democracy
outside.
This il a table showing probable
makeup of the senate at the next ses-
sion of the legislature:
Regular Republicans observation-disclosures 81
Insurgents Observation-Disclosures. Z
I,eiilo - crafts IA
when all the nominations are
made" concluded Mr. Elkin, "the re-
suit will be as follows as nearly as can
be estimated in advance:
REGULARS
Already nominated in lower house SO
Estimate of those to be nominated rs
Probable nominations in doubtful
llSt ..................,...,.. l2-133
Estimate of regulars in senate 81
Half of doubtful list ................ 2 90
Total nominations by regulars in
both branches of the legislature
INSURGENTS. = : '-'-
Already nominated in lower house q
Estimate of those to be nominated
Total in house. estmated........ 36
Estimate of insurgents in senate.
Half of doubtful list ............. p
Total nominations of insurgents
in both branches of legislature
estimated Observation-Disclosures. As
doubtful among probable nomi-
neeS 10 mouse Observation-Disclosures. IL
WILL WORK WITH HANNA.
Gen. Reeder has been invited to visit
New York and confer with the leaders
of the Republican national committee
in reference to the work of the cam
paign, as it is desired that the chair
man of the various state committees
shall be in touch with the national.
committee and work in harmony with
Chairman Hanna.
The Sneach of accnntancn from