Evening star., 1902-08-01
CONTROL OF THE HOUSE
PREDICTIONS MADE BY BOTH
PARTIES.
Republicans Count on twenty-five
Ma1ority-The Democrats Say They
Will Have Thirty-Five.

Ante-eiect1on predictions have just ap-
peareo-although not officially--from repuh-
ncan and democratic sources Each party
claims that the House of Representatives
Will be In its control. The republicans say
that their majority will be twenty-five,
while the democrats go their antagonists
several better and claim a democratic ma
Jority of thirty-five.
AL the present moment no one can he
round to stand sponsor for the figures ad-
fanced, and all estimates are declared en-
phatically to be unofficial" however, they
have been chalked down and can be consiG-
ered as the objective points to be worked
LOT py each side in the controversy.
The Increased Membership.
With the twenty-nine additional man.
pers to be elected to the next Congress. il
Is interesting to note the close calculations
or both sides from which their respective
gains are figured. The republican ma aiority
In the present House is forty-sever, and
the1r estimate in cutting this down to
twenty-five makes changes in the various
state delegations as follows:
ARKANSAS is given an additional member
Whlch goes to the democratic column
Iall1orn1a gets an additional member and
credit Tor the same is added to the republi-
can column An additional member from
Colorado is accredited to the democrats, as
is also an additional member from Connec-
ucut. The democrats also gain the addi-
tlonai member which Florida will get while
the republicans lay claim to the two addi-
tlonal members from Illinois The Kansas
delegation does not change numerically
but the republicans concede that they will
nave five instead of seven members from
that state. An additional member from
Louisiana goes to the democrats, and the
repubIlcanS concede a loss of two members
from Maryland, with no change in the total
representation. Massachusetts gets an
additional member and the republicans con-
cede that he will be democrat. Michigan
Will send the same number to Congress.
but the republicans count on losing two in
that state. Minnesota gains two members
and the republican estimate divides up
these two with the democrats.
MISSISSIPPI gains one, which is conceded to
be a democrat. Missouri gains two, and
the republicans count on getting one of
these. New Jersey gains two, and the re-
publlcans claim one of these, in addition to
their present representation from that state
The increased number from New York is
three, and two of these are conceded to
the democrats by the republicans. A gain
of one member is made by North Carolina
and this gain Is given to the democrats
Inc gain of two in Pennsylvania is also di-
Vlded evenly according to the republican es-
innate. Three additional democrats from
IeXas are conceded by the republicans
washington gets new member, which the
republicans count in their column Of gains
and the same thing is repeated regarding
West Virginia In Wisconsin the republi-
cans concede the loss of one of their old
members and also that the democrats will
get the new one under the apportionment
act This completes the changes so far as
the republican estimate goes, and makes
ene next House 2U4 republicans and 1S2
democrats