Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-11-05
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inc tn the latest returns. To obtain q,
majority In the next house 1t was nee,
essary, therefore, for the Democrats to
secure Is votes in the north and west
In this territory, they have at psesent'
So representatives. The latest returns
indicate that this strength has been
held, with ths exception Of one seat
each from Idaho, Montana and Ne
yada, as to which the returns at this
hour are inconclusive. Adding 40 10
116 gives the Democrats 165. The re-
turns show that they have made o
gain az three In HennsyIyania, one In
Nebraska, one In Delaware. one In
wisconsin, two In Maryland. one In
Colorado, and probably four, in New
York; swelling the total 10 17S. - q
80 Short OF Majority. ~
This leaves them 10 short OF ma.
jority with the resrm In four doubtful
southern districts to be heard from.
and doubtful districts In the north and
west from which the returns Were as
yet inadequate. as follows:
West Virginia, 2; Ohio. 1; Indiana,
3; Illinois, 2; Iowa, ]; Nebraska. i;
Kansas, /; Minnesota, 2; Michigan, !;
|, California, Q; and Utah, 1, a total OF q.
Returns at o'clock added one Dem
: ocrat in New Jersey, one in Mime
sofa, one in Illinois, one In Alabama,
and two in North Carolina to the
Democratic representation, q total OF
six. But two of the gains credited
80 the Democrats in Pennsylvania
should properly be set down as ru-
, sion-Republicans making the Demo
Gratis actually elected by the returns
thus far received 1S4, with the doubt
full district in Minnesota having gone
Democratic, the one In Kansas ne
publican, Kansas having gone sonay
Republican. and the one In Iowa ne,
publican. Three OF the four douot1ul
Southern districts went Democratic.
Washington, Nov. 5.--The next
United States senate will be RepuDh-
can by at least 16 majority, against the
present majority Of 20. The present
senate contains 81 Republicans and "a
Democrats In a total Of 80 seats, there
being two vacancies from Delaware,
where the Republican legislature
failed to elect. The terms OF thirty
senators expire with the present con-
gress. There Is also vacancy from
Michigan, caused by the death OF Sen
ator Mcmillan. OF these 81 seats to
be filed. not including the two from
Delaware, but including the MCMILLAN
vacancy, 10 are now Republican, and
Il are Democratic, Wellington, OF
Maryland, being classified as Repub-
lican. and. Harris, of Kansas; McLaur-
in, OF South Carolina, and Teller, OF
Colorado, as Democrats. =
4 Already Chosen Senator's y
Seven states have already elected
senators to take their seats March 4.
1903. Maryland has chosen, German,
a Democrat, to succeed Wellington, q
Republican; Kentucky. McCreary, a
Democrat, to succeed Deboe, Repub-
lican; Iowa has reelected Allison. a
Republican; Ohio has reelected For
aker, a Republican; Louisiana has re-
elected McEnerny, q Democrat; Yer
mont has reelected Dillingham;. Re
publican, and Georgia today reelected
Clay, q Democrat Four Democrats
and three Republicans. therefore are
aleady elected, leaving sixteen Repub-
ncans and eight Democratic seats to
be filled. The legislature in Oregon,
which will choose successor to ST.
mon, has been elected and is Republi-
can. Including Delaware. therefore,
the rs senators will be elected by the
legislatures chosen today. Those leg
fslatures were elected by the following
states: Indiana, Delaware 1.-TWO seats)
New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ne
yada, South Dakota, Illinois, Pennsyl-'
yania, California, Connecticut, New
York, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Kan
sas, Michigan, Idaho, Arkansas, South
Carolina. Florida. Alabama. Utah. Col
orado, Washington and Missouri.
Republicans Surely Have 13.
OF these the Republicans have sure
~ carried Is, viz: Indiana, New Hamp-
shire. North Dakota, South Dakota,
Illinois. California, Connecticut, New
York. Michigan, Kansas. Wisconsin
and Washington, and the Democrats
seven, viz: North Carolina, Delaware
(probably). Arkansas, South Carolina,
Florida, Alabama and Missouri. This
insures So Republicans and "a Demo
Gratis in the next senate. The result
Of the contests, owing to the meagre
returns received at this hour, Is still
in doubt In Nevada, Idaho, Utah and
the election of Democratic legislatures
IN Colorado, Idaho and Nevada and
Republican legislature in Utah.
Less of Four to Republicans.
II these probabilities should be real
ICED the senate will stand SO Republi-
cans anc 81 Democrats. loss of four
majority for the Republican Connared
with the present political diva. In
the present Republican legis~ : . ii
Delaware should be called in e2tcA
session and should be able TO sc, to
gether and elect two Republican sena-
tors before the new legislature con
venes, the Republican strength in the
senate would be increased two, giving
the dominant party a majority OF 20,
or exactly what they have in the pres
ent senate. :.