Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-08-15
A DEMOCRATIC GAIN
OF the 29 Additional congressman, Dem.
0cratS VIII Get 20.

Predictions made by the prophets OF
the two great political parties as to
the result of the coming Congressional
elections are just coming in. Every
one of these is claimed to be unofficial,
but still they may be reckoned upon as
the foundation for future estimates,
Most of the Repu blican estimates place
their majority in the next House of
Representatives at twenty-five. The
Democrats claim little larger major
lty, estimating that they will control
the House in the Fifty eight Congress
by about thirty five votes.
The Republican majority in the pres
ent House is forty-seven, and they are
quite generous to give the Democrats
twenty five of this number. The cal
culation that they will lose twenty-five
OF their majority is based upon the fact
that of the twenty-n additional
members of the House of Representa-
tives in the next Congress as d result
of the apportionment act, most of them
will be Democrats. 1t is worth noting |
to the Democrats that the Republican |
predictions up to this time do not |
prophesy the loss of single district to
the Democrats, while they concede the
loss OF several strong Republican dis.
tricts. In cutting down their majority
The Republicans estimate as follows:
WHERE DEMOCRATS GAIN.
An additional member is added to
5he Arkansas delegation, and this, of
course, is placed in the Democratic ,
column, as is the case of the additional {
member given to Colorado. Another
member Is added to the present repre- +
entation from Connecticut and this,
90. is credited to the Democrats. The
ddltlonal member given to Florida is
lven to the Democrats. The delega ! q
ion from Kansas is not increased, but q
he Republican estimates give the i
Democrats three members in the next q
iOuse instead of one, as is now the 4
ase. Louisiana gets another member, Z
nd this goes to the Democrats. A loss f
two is conceded by the Republicans %
Maryland. The Repu blican prophets h
lace the additional members given to a
massachusetts, in the Democratic col
mn. and from the regular delegation b
mt by Michigan they count upon ia
sing two. Minnesota gains two men, h
RS, and one of them is given to the b.
emOcrats. se
Missouri gains two new members, d,
I'd one of these Is accredited to the W
emocrats. One of the two new mem. m
RS allowed New Jersey is given to
Democrats. The additional mem. to
r given to Mississippi is conceded to di
a Democrat. Of the two extra pc
'mDers added to the New York dele te,
tion in the next Congress both are
ICED in the Democratic column. po
'rth Carolina and Texas gain one and gu
zee respectively, and four members po
added to the rapidly swelling ranks wa
the Democrats. da
ESULT OF REPUBLICAN ESTIMATE. die
The gain OF two in Pennsylvania is
ided evenly, the estimates gives the giy
one and the Republicans KIN,
;. The Republicans concede loss ly,
)ne in Wisconsin. and also estimate PIT
It the new member under the ap- hat
'tlonment act will be Democrat. per
the total of 80 additional members wo
he next House, the Republicans ers
mate that they will get only 9 of onl
NJ. Counting upon loss of Z and onl
ceding 20 out of the 80 new mem for
to the Democrats. the Republicans pitt
the Democrats 20 more than wei
had In the last House. Their 6
mate is 204 Republicans and 1872 by
nocrats. jar
n the other hand. the crude esti- me
es so far made by the Democrats esty
ee 2lO members In the Democratic day
INN, and 176 in the Republican had
Ks. Demscratie majority of "a. The
call