Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-11-06
C0NCRESSNEN CHOSEN
Republicans Will Control the House
By Narrow Margin.
DEMOCRATS MADE BIG GAINS

To Obtain a Majority They Had to
Secure 78 Votes In the North and
West, and Latest Reports Leaves
Them 16 Short, With 26 Districts
to Be Heard From.
Washington, Nov. 5.-AIthough the
returns from the doubtful congression-
al districts were slow In arriving, the
Indications are that the Republicans
would control the next house OF repre-
sentatives by a narrow margin. In
the present house, with a membership
of 357, the Republicans have Al ma
jority. Under the new apportionment
the 58th house will consist of 1856 men,
bers, a majority of which is 1874. The
13 southern states. not counting West
Virginia, but including Missouri. have
1926 representatives. The Democrats
have carried 116 of the districts and
the Republicans probably five, two in
Tennessee, one in Kentucky and two
in Missouri, with two in North Caro-
lima, one in Virginia and one in Ala
bama doubtful, according to the latest
returns.
To obtain a majority in the next
house it was necessary, therefore, for
the Democrats to secure 7S votes In the
north and west In this territory they
have at present So representatives. The
latest returns indicate that this
strength has been held, with the ex-
ception of one seat each from Idaho.
Montana and Nevada, as to which the
returns are inconclusive. Adding 49 to
1l6 gives the Democrats 165.
The returns show the Democrats have
made a gain of three in Pennsylvania,
one in Nebraska. one in Delaware, one
in Wisconsin, two in Maryland, one in
Colorado and probably four in New
York, swelling to total to 178. This
leaves them 16 short of majority,
with the result in five doubtful south
ern districts to be heard from and Il
doubtful districts in the north and west
to be heard from.
The latest returns add one Democrat
In New Jersey, one In Minnesota, one
in Illinois, one in Alabama and two In
North Carolina to the Democratic rep
resentation, a total Of six. But two
of the gains credited to the Democrats
in Pennsylvania should properly be set
down as Fusion Republicans. making
the Democrats actually elected by the
returns thus far received 1874, with the
doubtful districts in Minnesota hav-
ing gone Democratic, the one in Kan
sas Republican, Kansas having gone
solidly Republican, and the one In Iowa
| Republican. Three of the four doubt
| full southern districts went Democratic.
partial list of congressman elected
is as follows, those marked (1l being
reelected:
Pennsylvania-First district, sHenry
H. Bingham, R.; I'd. 'Robert Adams,
Jr, R.; Sd, "Henry Burk. r.; 4th,
Robert H. Foerderer, R.; 9Th. edward
Morrell. R.; 9Th. George d. McCreary,
R.; 7th, *Thomas s. Butler, R.; 9Th,
"Irving O. Wanger. r.; 9th, III. Burd
Cassel, R.; 10th. "William Connell, R.:
18th, Marcus C. L. Klein, D.; 14th,
sCharles F. Wright, R.; 18th. "Elias
Deemer. r.; 18th, Charles H. Dicker-
! man. D.; 17th, Thaddeus NJ. Ma
hon, R.; 18th, sMarlin e. Olmsted, R.;
10th, *Alvin Evans, R.; goth, William
MCLEAN, d.; 21st, s. r. Dresser, r.;
22d, George F. Huff, R.; 2Sd Allen F.
Cooper. R.; oath, 'Ernest +. Ache
son, R.; 26th, D. H. Shull, D.; 9th,
William o. Smith, r.; 2Sth. "Joseph
c. Sibley R.; 29th, George Shiras Fu-
| ;ct. O1.t Ktrlx
32d, James w. Brown, D.
New Jersey-First district, III. G..
Loudenslager, R.; I'd, "John ]. Gard
ner. r.; Sd, "Benjamin F. Howell, r.;
4th. William M. Lanning, r.; 9Th,
William Hughes, D.; 7th, 'R. Wayne
Parker. R.; 8th, William H. Wiley, R.;
9th, Allen Benny, D.; 10th, Allen L..
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