The Republican journal., 1902-09-11
THE FIGHT FOR CONGRESS-.

According to estimates coming from
both parties, a change of twenty seats
either way in the tables will decide the
complexion of the next House. In
looking over these figures of expecta-
ton it is interesting to note how many
States are set down the same way by
both Republicans and Democrats Both
parties agree that the eleven States
tiiat formed the Confederacy will be
sondly Democratic, except in two dis
trlcts III East Tennessee These eleven
states, both parties say. will elect to
congress SO Democrats and ? Republi-
cans Democratic tables concede that
sollu republican delegations will be re-
Iuiheu from Maine, Minnesota. New
hampshire, North Dakota Rhode Is
1ald, south Dakota, Utah, Vermont
j." ashlngton, West Virginia and WON,
i ny d 1otal OF 81 members, which. with
NIesol , Republicans, already elect
e eu' make 81: kentucky is estimated
ny potll parties at Democrats. Re
PiolloalS. Here are tWentyfour States
~ more IMAM half of the entire mum
~, IN "hlcn the result of the congress
ol1i'"i electlon III November is regard
t 81 ~ pom parties as practically settled.
i5.oi1 ~ t'FeS on all these States being
~ 'IGai' The battle-ground, therefore.
Is III me other tWenty-one States
!; ~ TWO OF Tie latest tables the Repub-
~ a!lS ,, eIalm majority Of "a in the
mex House, and the Democrats claim a
majority of ;;2 the figures above OWEN
stdhdlll@ accepted by both Both tah,4s
aiso allow that Colorado. win plp,t 2
democrats but the Republicans onght
W nave a fighting chance in that mo
gfesslVe State. tn California. Conner-
4 IicuU ana " lscOnsin the RepubIjcalIs
expect solld delegations, but the Demo
eldIs claim one member in each State
| he Republican table comedies that
Nevada will elect a Democrat, but here
AGAIN doubt is expressed in well-inf0rni-
eu quarters. Delaware and Idaho. each
electlhs one member are claimed by
both sides. Most of these states are
sihalI, ana 1t IS to the remaining States
Ihdt Tie mann gtneTalsiip of the con-
gIeSsloHdl contest must be directed. In
liIiholS the Republicans expect Is to
~ ana the Democrats say it will be Is
10 ~ Indiana stands to + in the Re,
pupllcan table, the Democrats conced-
ing only to 6. There is disagree
nient on Maryland and Nebraska, the
htpuDllcans claiming I to , in each
State, the Democrats reversing these
figures. In Massachusetts the Republi-
cans say they will lose only 3 seats and
the Democrats claim T. The Republi-
can estimate in Michigan is 10 to ,,
Democratic 5 to 1. Both parties put
down Montana's one on the Democratic
side
The largest divergence in these tables
IS III New ork, Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA
The Republicans estimate that New
ork VIII stand - to -, Ohio is to D.
and Pennsylvania - to ). The Demo-
cratic figures are: New York, 10 to IS:
Ohio, 10 to 5, and PENNSYLVANIA, y to
10. The Republicans claim a major
ity OF 10 in the three States. and the
Democrats allow but IS The Republi-
cans put the New Jersey delegation at
to ,, the Democrats at 6 to +. The
republican estimate for Missouri is ,
Republlcans to II Democrats, while tile
Democrats claim all but one There is
a good prospect of gaining several seats
III Missouri, aud i'll that respect the
election may contain surprise. 1t
VIII be observed that the Democrats
are looking to New DIRK, PENNSYLVANIA,
ONO, Illinois and Indiana for the big
change IN their favor necessary to carry
the next House. These are all great
business States and not disposed to
tamper with prosperity. 1t is a blue
outlook for the party without an issue
confronted with harmony in two groups
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