Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-11-07
CONGRESSMAN CHOSEN
Republicans Will Control the House
By Narrow Margin.
DEMOCRATS MADE BIG GAINS

by NdIIOW mdIgl
DEMOCRATS MADE BIG GAINS
To obtain Majority They Had to
Secure rs Votes In the North and
West, and Latest Reports Leaves
Them IS Short, With &c Districts
to Be Heard From.
Washington, Nov. 5.-AIthough the
returns from the doubtful congression-
al districts were slow in arriving, the
indications are that the Republicans
would control the next house of repre-
sentatives by a narrow margin. In
the present house, with membership
of S57, the Republicans have Al ma
jority. Under the new apportionment
the 5Sth house will consist Of 1856 mem
bers, a majority of which is 1914. The
IS southern states, not counting West
Virginia, but including Missouri, have
125 representatives. The Democrats
have carried 116 of the districts and
the Republicans probably five, two in
Tennessee, one in Kentucky and two
in Missouri, with two in North Caro-
lima, one in Virginia and one in Ala
bama doubtful, according to the latest
returns.
To obtain a majority In the next
house it was necessary, therefore, for
the Democrats to secure Is votes in the
north and west. In this territory they
have at present So representatives. The
latest returns indicate that this
strength has been held, with the ex-
ception of one seat each from Idaho
Montana and Nevada, as to which the
returns are inconclusive. Adding 49 to
| 116 gives the Democrats 165.
The returns show the Democrats have
made a gain of three in Pennsylvania,
one in Nebraska, one in Delaware, one
in Wisconsin, two in Maryland, one in
Colorado and probably four in New
York, swelling to total to 17S. This
leaves them 16 short of majority
with the result in five doubtful south
ern districts to be heard from and q
doubtful districts in the north and west
to be heard from.
The latest returns add one Democrat
in New Jersey, one in Minnesota, on,
in Illinois, one in Alabama and two il
North Carolina to the Democratic rep
resentation, a total of six. But two
of the gains credited to the Democrat
l. oh hn or,
/ down as Fusion Republicans, maxim
o the Democrats actually elected by tn
r returns thus far received 1884, with tn
Q doubtful districts in Minnesota hav
n ing gone Democratic, the one in Kan
IS sas Republican, Kansas having gon
solidly Republican, and the one in low
Republican. Three of the four dOub
81 full southern districts went Democrat
a A partial list of congressman electo
is is as follows, those marked ~ bein
re reelected:
ID Pennsylvania-Fir district, "Henl
y H. Bingham, R.; I'd, *Robert Adam
!" Jr., R.; Sd, *Henry Burk, R.; At
Of Robert H. Foerderer, R.; 5th, *Edwal
re Morrell, R.; 9th, George D. McCrear
re R.; 7th, *Thomas S. Butler, R.. St
nd *Irving o. Wanger, R.; 9th, *H. Blu
le Cassel, R.; 10th, *William Council, R
80 18th Marcus c. L. Klein, D.; lat
m *Charles F. Wright, R.; 18th, *Eli
Deemer, R.; 18th, Charles H. Dickt
he man, D.; 18th. Thaddeus NJ. N
an hon, R.; 18th, *Marlin E. Olmsted,
IN 18th, *Alvin Evans, R.; goth, Villa
-. MCLEAN, D.; 21st, S. R. Dresser, F
re 22d, George F. HUFF, R.; 23d, Allen
,en Cooper, R.; oath, @Ernest F. Acl
ian son. R.; 26th, D. H. Shull, D.; 81
es William o. Smith, R.; 18th, *Jose
OF c. Sibley, R.; 10Th, George Shiras
is Ts' sionist; S1st, H. Kirke Porter,
wv 32d, James w. Brown, D.
tho New Jersey-First district, Al.
lid Loudenslager, R.; I'd, *John J. Ga
mis- ner, r.; Sd, *Benjamin F. Howell,
ON 4th, William NJ Lanning, R.; 6
rr' William Hughes, D.; 7th. +R. Way
Parker, R.; Sth, William H. Wiley,
. 9th, Allen Benny, D.; 10th, Allen
m McDermott, d.
ou- New Yorlk-First district, Townse
at Scudder, D.; I'd, *George H. Linds
es- D.; 3D. Hugh Rogers, D.; 4th, SRA
pie lin E. Wilson, D.; 5th, Edward M. B
les. sett, D.; 9Th, Robert H. Baker,
vail 7th. *John ]. Fitzgerald, D.; 9th, He
es- M. Goldfogle, D.; 10th, "William
ger. D.; 18th, William r. Hearst,
- 18th, %George B. Mcclellan, D.; i
. Francis B. Harrison, D.; 14th, Ira
Rider. D.; 18th, Henry P. Martin,
10th, *Jacob Rupert Jr, D.; L
Francis E. Shober, D.; 18th, Joseph
Goulden, D.; 18th, Norton P. Otis,
DIST. *JOhn II. Ketcham, R.; 22d, '
b H. Draper, R.; oath, George J. SIN
d R.; 25th, "Lucius N. Littauer, R.; 2
- w. H. Flack, R.; 9th, "James
Sherman. R.; goth, "Michael F. I
18th coll. R.; SOth, John w. Dwight,
nod 31st. sSereno E. Payne, R.; saith,
W. Wadsworth, R.; Both. ID. A
Alexander, R.; S7th, edward B. '
ar land, R.
the virginia-First district, 'Willian
Jones. D.; I'd, %Harry L. Maynard.
Sd. *John Lamb, D.; 4th, R
Southall. D.; 5th, "Claude A. 81
son. D.; 9Th, Carter Glass, D.;
+James Hay, D.; 9Th, "Jehn F. Ri
D.; 9th, William r. Rhea, D.;
sHenry D. Flood, D.
Delaware-Congressman-at-large
S9 A. Houston. D.
West Virginia-First district, Il
q Dovenor, R.; I'd, John T. McGraw
% 4th. Harry C. Woodward, R.;
@James A. Hughes, R.
Maryland-First district, *Wil
H. jackson, R.; I'd. ]. F. C. Talbot
sold Sd, *Frank c. Wachter, r.; 4th, il
w. Denny. D.; 5th. Sidney g. N
R.: 6tlI. sGeorge A. Pearre, R.
THE UNITED STATES sENA
Goods u viii Be Republican BY About
teen Majority.
Washington, Nov. 5. - The
inte, United States senate will be Re
will can by at least 16 majority, ae
was the present majority of 20. The
# he ent senate contains 81 Republican
We a "a Democrats, in a total of 80
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