The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-06
Administration of President ROOSe.
welt Warmly indOrSed by the
People of the Country.

washington. Nov. e.-The latest re-
turns received up TO 1880 o'clock last
night show that the Republicans will
control the next house by a vote of 2o4
Republicans TO 17s Democrats. with one
district. the Eighth Tennessee. and two
California districts remaining so much In
doubt that the official returns will be
needed TO decide the result.
With the Republicans are classed the
Fusionists elected from the Pittsburg-
Allegheny districts in Pennsylvania, for
they will vote with that party in the or
Eanization OF the house.
Chairman Babcock OF the Republican
congress campaign committee. gave out a
table last night which showed POS Repub
lican congressman beyond a doubt, 10
Democrats, and 10 doubtful districts The
ones claseed as doubtful are the Seventh
OF Alabama. the First OF California, the
Twenty-fourth OF Illinois. the Fifth OF
Minnesota, the Thirteenth and Sixteenth
of Illinois the First OF Nevada. the
and Tenth OF North Carolina and the
Ninth of Virginia. II was Chairman
Babcocks oponion that the Eighth
Of Virginia probably would be Republi-
can. The others he thought would go
the other way.
Chairman Gr1ggs this morning still
ciainns the election OF Democratic house
by IL majority He claims the election OF
two Democrats in Rhode Island.
The Republicans evidently have a
larger majority than they have received
In any nid-term election In 30 years, ex-
cent when the Democrats wero wiped out
An 1894. and possibly the result OF the con-
gressionai contest In the middle OF
Grants first term. when there was a Pc
publican majority Of s5.
But the Endorsement OF Grant was OBJ
tanned, IN part. from the South then IN
process OF reconstruction, while Roose-
welt had TO depend on the North for mis-
support. Since reconstruction days the
political machinery IN the South is no
longer in hands friendly to the admins
tration.
The exclusion OF the colored vote and
Terrymanders have also had their infiu-
ence so IL appears that this year even in
the mountain districts OF North Carolina,
uniformly Republican, the Democrats
have been successful.
The Democrats have gained a member
In Massachusetts,, another In Rhode Is
land and five in New York.
What has been lost by the Republicans
In the East has apparently been maze
ND in some quarters by the partisan 10y
atty OF the West. In Wisconsin and
Iowa where lt was necessary 10 Hlahe up
one district on Democratic lines, that one
has been carried by the Democrats In
each instance. But on the other hand
IN Minnesota, the Republican district
where John Lind was nominated by the
Democrats, was carried by him-a per-
sonal rather than a party success.
In Ohio the Republican preponderance
Of II to T. reached In 1eo0 has been pre-
served, though with one shift Of districts.
The defeat of Corliss In Michigan Is re-
sarded here as a rebuke OF the lobby In
fuences about his Pacific cable enter
prise.
Mercer's defeat In Nebraska is sharp
reminder; Mercer was personally one OF
the most popular men In the house. but
his theory that districts could be bought
and held with public building appropria-
tions has received n salutary backset.
The loss of Loud from California VIII
be regretted, for he was useful mem
ber me totals given are believed TO be
correct. although there are few dis
tricts such as two in Colorado and one
IN Minnesota where the Republican and
Democratic party managers respectively
DO not concede defeat, but the general re-
suit could not be affected. even should
their claims prove well founded.
The table OF states r. as follows:
State Rep. Dem.
ALABAMA ......-s.sssssssssssss''s -
Arkansas ......s.ss..s''s'''''''''