The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-04
IT WILL BE VERY CLOSE.
NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE A BIG
MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE.
Chances Are that What There Is viii
Be Controlled by the Democracy.
Figures Given.
lsneclnl to The postl

Chicago. November 3.--Most reliable In
side information obtainAble, based on data
carefully collected for the managers of
the campaign which closed today, shows
that the fight for the next house Of rep
resentatives will he very close. The tariff
revision and antitrust sentiment IN req
publican circles In the West and the
anthracite coal strike In the East may
spring surprises, but the best advices
gathered by the leaders Of the opposing
forces Indicate that the republicans Will
have the following 162 votes In the next
house sure California 3, Connecticut 4,
Illinois 49, Indiana 6. Iowa Q, Kansas g.
Kentucky T. Maine 4, Maryland ., Massa-
chusetts 0, Michigan II, Minnesota Z, Mis-
souri /. Nebraska ], New Hampshire ?,
New Jersey L. New York H. North Da
kota 2, Ohio 15 Oregon .. Pennsylvania
81, Rhode Island /, South Dakota 2, Ten
nessee ., Vermont ,, Washington 3, West
Virginia g. Wisconsin s, Wyoming !.
The democrats claim and are by the re.
publicans conceded the following los mem
bers: Alabama 8, Arkansas 7. Colorado
3. Delaware /, Florida 3, Georgia IL, Hi
nois 8, Indiana 4, Iowa 4. Kansas 1, Ken
lucky s, Louisiana Z, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts 3, Mississippi s. Missouri a,
Montana /, Nevada /. NeNFSersey 2, New
York -, North Carolina 8. Ohio 4. Penn
sylvania s. South Carolina q Tennessee
s. Texas TO- Utah 1, Virginia 10, Wiscon-
sin /,
This leaves sixty.one districts doubtful,
as follows:
California ., Connecticut 1, Idaho !, I'LL
nois 4, Indiana 3, Iowa 1, Kansas l, Ken
lucky o Maryland 8, Massachusetts .,
Michigan !, Minnesota ., Missouri /, NJ
braska 5, New Jersey A. New York s, Moth
Carolina =, Ohio ., Pennsylvania 8, Rhode
Island /, West Virginia A. Wisconsin :.
Republicans are reasonably certain Of
carrying twenty nine Of these doubtful dis
tricts, as follows:
California 3, Illinois ., Indiana 1, Ken
lucky /, Maryland /, Massachusetts /,
Minnesota 1, Missouri i, Nebraska 2, New
Jersey .. New York 8, Ohio /, Pennsyl-
yania 4, Rhode Island /, West Virginia .,
Wisconsin l.
The democrats have good lighting
chance In thirty-two Of the sixty-one
doubtful districts, and It would not be sur
prising If they should carry the following
and thus gain control Of the next house OF
representatives;
California ?, Connecticut /, Idaho /, I'LL
nois ., Indiana ., Iowa ], Kansas 1, KEN
lucky 1, Maryland ., Massachusetts /,
Michigan !, Minnesota l. Nebraska 3, New
Jersey ., New York 3, North Carolina 2
Ohio /, Pennsylvania p West Virginia 3
| Wisconsin l.
This forecast is iInquestlonably the most
| accurate of any yet submitted, as 1t is
based upon the pest information which the
campaign managers could collect for their
personal information. and should tomor-
rows elections produce the results which
many Of the best Informed expect, tine
house will be uncomfortably close for both
! parties and may be divided 1875 democrats
| TO l91 republicans.
In Illinois the republican managers con-
! cede the democrats the following congrea-
| sional distrlcts Fourth, Fifth, Eighth,
! Twentieth, Tweuty-Gr and Twenty-third,
| The republican managers consider the fol-
| lowing Illinois districts doubtful: The
| Sixth Twenty second, Twenty Fourth and
| Twenty-ffth, and admit the Sixth ana
Twenty second win probably so democratic.