Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. ID. c.. November 3.

Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, ID. c.. November 3.
Fair weather is promised by the
Weather Bureau for the election to-
morrow generally in the east and middle
west with the exception OF the lower
Mississippi Valley where rain is indicated.
The democratic county congressional
committee has concluded its work and
numbers await the verdict with conf
lenee. The official for cast divides the
$50 members of which the next House OF
Representatives of Congress will be COM
posed, as follows: Democrats, 1855; re-
,ubicans, 1853; doubtful, 4S. OF the
doubtful ones the committee feels certain
# capturing number sufficient TO as
sure the democrats the privilege OF Oh
ganizing the next House. Figrr s
Jrivately submitted by astute political
calculators are of more conservative char
lcter. They portend the certain election
If 1862 democrats and 1874 republicans,
md leave 40 in doubt. The democrats
xpect to make gains in the East and in
he middle West. Increased democratic
representation is looked for in New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts,, Min
ne sofa, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio and
Wisconsin. OF the forty districts classed
Is doubtful in the latter estimate, they
will have to gain thirty-two districts to
ontrol the House. Conservative politi-
cal opinion is against the claim
f dominalt democratic strength III
more than a dozen of them. The
~epublicans have distinct advantage in
eight. They would require victory in
but two OF the remaining 20 to give
hem control. The republican claim
5 for a good many more, the republican
majority in the House being placed
usually at from % to 50. Chairman
Babcock of the republican congressional
committee says that the House will con-
tain at least 204 republicans. Chairman
5riggs of the democratic committee says
The democratic majority will not be less
then 20. Congressman Grosvenor, OF
ohio, gives the republicans majority
If 80. The present majority is 46. The
next House will contain 20 additional
members. Most of the redistricting has
been done by republicans, so that OF
the 80 new districts the democratic gains
must be confirmed principally to the
southern States. The greatest gain in
sight is three seats from Texas.
The Department Of Justice desires to set at
rest statement emanating from Philadelphia,
10 the effect that the district attorney there
has been instructed TO proceed crimlnally
lgainst Senator Quay for his alleged violation
# the civil service rules as set out IN Presi-
lent RoOseyelt's recent circular on the sub
ieet. No such action has been ordered. The
district attorney at Philadelphia has simply
been instructed TO investigate the charges, IN
order to determine whether or not criminal
proceedings would be in order. No report
has vet been received from him.
This is moving day for the Presidential
family. The new office building is completed
and the White House staff took advantage OF
the absence of the President TO move the
furniture from the temporary TO the new
office The interior has anything but cheer
ful look, and big white mantels stare out
from walls of buraped green. The rooms are
all similarly furnished and the effect is a
markedly gloomy one.
The amount of money in circulation in the
United States on November LIST was $3.50
III 1922. as compared with 1925, 6S6,651 on
October