Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-11-06
HOW The HOUSE IS LIKELY TO STAND
Diapatches to the Associated Press Up 10
Midnight Show That Republicans Have
Elected l96 Consrssamen and Demo.
crats $50 with 20 to Hear from.

legislature failed to elect. The terms
OF 80 senator's expire with the pres
ent congress. There Is also a va
cancy from Michigan, caused by the
death of Senator Mcmillan. OF these
81 seats to be filled, not including
the two from Delaware, but includ-
ing the Michigan vacancy, 10 are
now republican and IL are demo-
cratic, wellington (Md.), being classi-
fed as republican and Harris
(Kan'), McLaurin Is. C.) and Teller
(Col.) as democrats. Seven states
have already elected senators to take
their seats March 4, 1908. Maryland
has chosen German, q democrat, to
succeed wellington, q republican;
Kentucy, McCreary, democrat, to
succeed Deboe, a republican; Della
ware has reelected Allison, a repub-
lican; Ohio has reelected Foraker,
a republican,; Louisiana has reelected
McEnery, democrat; Vermont has
reelected Dillingham;, a republican,
and Georgia yesterday reelected
Clay, democrat. Four democrats
and three republicans, therefore, al
ready are elected, leaving 10 republic
ans and eight democratic seats to be
filled. The legislature Of Oregon,
which will choose successor to
Simon, has been elected and is re-
publican. Including Delaware, there
fore rs senator's will be elected by
the legislatures chosen yesterday,
These legislatures were elected by
the following states: Indiana, Della
ware 1.-TWO seats), New Hampshire,
North Dakota, Nevada, South Dakota,
Illinois, Pennsylvania, California,
Connecticut, New York, North Caro-
lima, Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan,
Idaho, Arkansas, South Carolina,
Florida, Alabama, Utah, Colorado,
Washington and Missouri. OF these
the republicans have surely carried
10, viz: Indiana, New Hampshire,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Penn
sylvania, California, Connecticut,
New York, Michigan, Kansas, Wis
consin and Washington, and the
democrats seven, viz: North Caro-
lima, Delaware (probably), Arkansas,
South Carolina, Florida, Alabama
and Missouri. This insures 50 rcpub-
licans and "a democrats in the next
senate. The result Of the contests,
owing to the meager returns re-
ceived at this hour, is still in doubt
in Nevada, Idaho, Utah and Colorado,
with the chances favoring the elec-
tion of democratic legislatures in
Colorado, Idaho and Nevada and n
republican legislature in Utah. II
these probabilities should be realized
the senate will stand 50 republicans
and 81 democrats, with loss Of four
majority to the republicans com
pared with the present political divi-
sion, II the present republican leg
islature in Delaware should be called
in extra session and should be able
to get together and elect two repnb-
lican senators before the new legis-
lature convenes the republican
strength in the senate would be in
creased two, giving the dominant
party a majority Of 20, or more ex-
actly what they have in the present
senate.
How the House IL Likely to Stand
Chicago, Nov. 5.-Dispatches to the
Associated press up to two o'clock
this morning show that the repub-
licans have elected 1s3 congressman
and the democrats rs. with 2s dis
tricts TO be heard from. All the
southern states which elect demo-
cratic delegations are represented in
the total Of 16l. The dispatches
show the election OF the following:
Alabama, . democrats; Arkansas, I
democrats; California, ! republican;
Connecticut, 5 republicans; Delaware,
/ democrat; Florida, 3 democrats;
Georgia, II democrats; Illinois, 10 re-
publcans. democrats; Indiana, 4
republicans, II democrats; Iowa, I
republicans; Kansas, s republicans;
Kentucky, 10 democrats, / republic
an; Louisiana, democrats; Mary
land, republicans, 2 democrats;
Massachusetts,, 10 republicans, 2
democrats; Michigan. 10 republicans;
Minnesota, I republicans, 2 demo-
Gratis; South Dakota, 2 republicans;
Tennessee, democrats, republican;
Texas, 16 democrats; Virginia, Q dem
ocrats; West Virginia, 2 republicans;
Wisconsin, s republicans; Wyoming,
republican.
Later-Dispatches to the Associ-
ated press up to $3.50 this morning
show that the republicans have elect
ed 105 congressman and the demo-
Gratis 1870, with II districts to he
heard from.