The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-08

Maniey. from his long and still active con.
necuon with the republican National com.
miltee, Is a prophet who Is honored even
N his own country. since he Is suggested
as a candidate for governor Of Maine. when
me present incumbent, John f. Hill. relin.
quishes that position
joe Maniey. as he Il afeetionately
called was In charge Of the New York
headquarters Of the republican committee
IN the last presidential campaign, ana as
a committeeman he maintains such close
touch With National affairs and has shown
such accuracy In the political forecasts he
mAkes before each election that his predie.
s lions o. tae results this year possess gen
slal interest In statement made yester-
follows:
Ihe present house OF representatives con.
sis!s % 35i members One vacancy ex-
.suns from Pennsylvania there are Only
800 members Of the house out Of this
huhiDer the republicans have 100 the demo
ilc S,S igo ana gthers g leaving the repuo'
Tue next house OF representatives under
tne new census, viii have 3sG members
While the republicans viii make strcuu-
ous hght In every district where they have
any snow whatever still Il must be admit
Ted That 1t VIII DO FAR better FOR the re.
peongan party, iu ilrc presidential contost
y l'N4 y Y should lose the present houss
@ representatives, and this Is appeccnt
lie every one
i tho neat house should have a detno-
cratic II niuiity, they would be pOwerlrss 70
Pass any legislation, but they would So
STOW theii iund that the republicans would
w greatly strengthened throughout the
country. This fact IS known TO the demo-
f., tiHiic managers. and &c Is believed with a
great deal uf authority that they do not
eNnect ana do not desire TO carry the next
New. England gains two members. She
now Daa twenty-seven members twenty
TOUT Republicans and three democrats She
VII nave tWcnty-nine. She win certainly
nave twenty four republicans possibly
twenty I'VE and tho democratic vote Will
10, eNeeeG i9ur' nnd In all probability VII
New York has thirty -f0ur members of the
pIosfn; house. aud will have thirty-scvcn
On the next. She ls nov represented by
,WeiN4 democratic md twenty two rcpull-
lieGns She viii have in the next house
.Nent}tonr republicans, possibly twenty
I'VE. and democrats twelve, possibly lhIr.
New Jersey has eight IN tho present
house. and VIII have ten ia the ncxt SIZE
mas IVY" democrats aud six republicans She
WIN nave seven republicans sure in the
ncNt house, possibly eight and two demo
crafts sure, possibly three.
PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION LARGEis
Pennsylvania has thirty In the present
house. and will have thirty-two IN the
heAt She has three democrats now aud
tWenty-siN republicans, or twenty-five re-
publicans-the Seventeenth district being
vacant. She will have twenty-ulue repub-
leans In the next house. and three demo-
Maryland has six members OF the present.
anu will have slN members Of the next
house Of representatives, They IRE now
lli republicans. The republicans will carry
tour of the districts hcy0nd any question,
probably all six. The democrats cun nos
have over two.
Delaware, OF course Is doubtful. but we
place this State in the democratic column.
Ohio has twenty.une members OF the pres
ear house, viii have tweuty-oue in the
neat and Il mas four democrats and seven.
teen republicans This delegation will not
DO changed.
Indiana mas thirteen members IN the pres
ent house and Will have the same number
IN the next aud s. has four democrats aud
nine republicans. IL may possibly stand five
democrats ana eight republicans.
ILLINOIS WILL BE REPUBLICAN.
Illinois has twenty-five IN the present
house. will have twenty-five IN the next. II
has eleven democrats aud eleven rcpub
leans II will have nine democrats and
sixteen republicans
Iowa has eleven IN the present house, and
wiIl have eleven In the next They are now
all republicans, aud they viii be In the
next house.
Kansas has eight In this house and IN the
next IL has one democrat and seven re.
nUblicans IL VIII probably stand two dem
ocrats and six republicans.
Michigan has twelve in this house ana In
the next All of them nre now republicans,
and they VIII so remain
Minngsota has seyei IN the present holte:
and VIII have nine IN the next all ulre Viii
loo republicans.
wisconsin has ten tn the present house
II Win have eleven In the next aud they
Nebraska has six In the present house