The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-07

washington, NONeIIb-- f-+AlILOuSh
the returns from the doubtful congress
sionaI districts were SLOW IN arriving,
the indications at midnight were that the
republicans would control the next house
of representatives by n l4rruW margin.
In the present house. with 4 member
ship of 357. the republicans h@y Al ma
jority.
Under the new ap~p1ctiOnEIent, the
5Sth house will consist OF CSC members,
a majority of which is 1%4- The Is
southern states, not counting West Viz
ginia, but including Missouri, have 125
representatives. The democrats have
carried 116 of these districts and the
republicans probably i've. two in en-
nessee. one in Kentucky ard two is Mis-
souri,, with two in North Carolina, one
in Virginia and n in Alabama doubt
full, according To the latest returns. To
obtain a majority in the next house it
was necessary for the democrats to Sc
cure IS votes in the north and west.
In this territory they have at present
fifty two representatives. The latest
returns indicate that this strength has
been held, with the exception of one
seat each from Idaho. Montana and
Nevada as to which the returns at
this hour are in~conclusive Adding 40
to 116 gives the democrats lf5. The re-
turns show that they nave made a gain
of three in Pennsylvania. one in Ne
braSka, one in Delaware, one in Wis
consin, two in Maryland. one in ColOra-
do and probably o u in New York.
swelling the total to lis. This leaves
them sixteen short of Il majority with
the result in four doubtful southern dis
tricts to be heard from and doubtful
districts in the north Sn6 west from
which the returns are as yet inadequate,
as follows:
West Virginia 2, Ohio 1. Indiana 2.
Illinois 2. Iowa /. Nebraska 1. Kansas
/, Minnesota 2, Michigan l. California
. and Utah /. a total Of Il
Returns at 1 o'clock I che demo-
crat in New Jersey. one III Minnesota.
one in Illinois, one in Alabama n two
in North Carolina to the democratic
representation, a total If 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 re-
turns thus received 1S4 with the doubt
full districts reduced 10 from twenty
one to fifteen one of the doubtful dis
tricts in Minnesota having gone demo-
cratic, the one in Kansas. republican.
Kansas having gone sOlidly republican
and the one in Iowa, republican. Three
of the four doubtful southern districts
went democratic.
The next United States senate will
be republican by at least sixteen ma
jority, against the present majority of
twenty. The present senate contains "A
republicans and 81 democrats in a total
of 80 seats, there being ? vacancies from
Delaware. where the republican legis-
lature failed to elect. The terms of SO
senators expire with the present con-
gresS. There is also = cdn from
Michigan, caused by the death of Sen
ator Mcmillan. Of these 81 seats = be
filled, not including tn two from Del
aware but including the Mcmillan va
cancy. 19 are now republi'.ir and Il are
democratic. Wellington, Of Maryland
being classified as Il republican and
Harris. OF Kansas. McLaurin. of Soutt
Carolina. and Teller o. Colorado. as
democrats.
If the present republican, Legislature
in Delaware should be called in extra
session and should be able TO get to-
gether and elect two republican sena.
tors before the new legislature con
venes the republican sIrength in the
senate would be increased two givins
the dominant party a majority Of TWEEN
ty. or exactly waht they ave in tn,
present senate
ROOSEVELT Satisfied.
Oyster Bay. y. Y. November 4.-Hav
ing been kept fully informed during tn,
day and night as to the course of tn,
election. President Roosevelt retired a
II o'clock fully satisfied with Inc result
He was particularly 'Sratifod with tn
returns from New York state whicl
showed the reelection Of Governo
Odell. The president la-e tonight sen
a telegram of congratulation to the gov
ernor. but the text of the message wa
not given out. The president s electiol
precinct. the fifth, of the third assem-
bly, district, went democratic by thirty
one votes. Ordinarily it is Democrat
by from 60 to 80. The president an
party will ave Oyster Bay at z o'cloc
tomorrow for Philadelphia.
Washington, November 5.-At 2 a. N
Chairman Griggs, of the Democrat
congressional committee, issIed a state
ment claiming that the democrats ha
elected 199 congressman. or a majorit
of five.
Washington, November Sat 2:30 {
m. the returns received here indicat