Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-11-04
How the Result is Figured by Politicians at the
National Capital.
ALL FAVORABLE FOR THE REPUBLICANS
Democrats Claim Have Fighting Chance in New York. Indiana and
CafomiaWomsn Vote in Wisconsin for Educational Candidates
HOT TIMES ARE REPORTED in THE CENTENNIAL STATE

Washington, Nov. Am every state
of the union, excepting Maine, Oregon,
and Vermont. an election of some sort
is in progress today. In twenty-one
states full tickets of state executive
officers and legislatures are to be elect
ed, minor executive officers in eleven
and legislatures in two. 1t is an off
year in politics and the election is in.
volved in much uncertainty To the
usual influences of an off year have
been added the effects Of the miners
strike and of growing feeling against
the Dinley tariff
Forty-two states are voting for rep
resentative to the Fifty-eighth con.
gress. 37S in all, the total membership
having been increased by the reappor-
tionment under the twelfth census to
3S6. Eight members, all republicans,
have already been elected-four from
Maine and two each from Vermont
and Oregon. For congress there are
$40 democratic nominees, while the re-
publicans have 333. and the prohibit
tionists 96 in sixteen states. The DEM
ocrats made no nominations in two
New York dictricts and in four Phila-
delphia districts, while the republicans
put up no congressional candidates in
Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and South
Carolina, and in only one district in
Arkansas, one in Kentucky. one in
Louisiana. three in Illinois, three In
Tennessee, five in Texas and two in
Virginia. Two women are among the
candidates. They are Mrs. Mary Burk-
hart. the nominee for the prohibition
lists in the tenth Kentucky district, and
Miss Ida Hayzlett, the socialist candi.
date for congress-at-large from Colora-
do.
A non-partisan poll of the entire
country leads to a belief that the re-
publicans will probably be able to con-
troll the organization of the house,
though by very narrow majority. To
win the control the republicans must
elect 1874 members. One hundred and
seventy districts are admitted as rea-
sonably certain to go democratic, and
with fifteen doubtful districts, the mar
gin for the republicans is conceded to
be exceedingly close. A general dem
ocratic drift in the east, accompanied
by heavy vote for Coler in New York
approaching the 111.00G majority
which Cleveland received ten years
ago, would sweep the republican ma
jority in the house away entirely. Civ
ing the democrats control.
The statements of the chairmen of
the congressional campaign commit
tees of the two parties reflect this esti-
mate of the closeness Of the result
Representative Babcock, chairman Of
the republican central committee
says:
The republicans will elect a major
ity of the next house of representa-
tives. The majority will not be that
of the last presidential election, but
will be somewhat reduced. | think it
will be greater than the majority in
1898. which was thirteen"
In his estimate of the probable re-
suit of today's election, Chairman
Griggs. of the democratic congression-
al committee, says:
IL believe the next house of repre-
sentatives will be democratic by
good working majority. The country
is ripe for revolt against republican
policies. The whole country demands
tariff revision and reduction. especial
ly on trust made and trust controlled
goods. / have no fear that the people
will register their protest and chastise
the party responsible for these wrongs,
All of this means democratic house
of representatives