New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-03
THE OUTLOOK FOR CONGRESS.
Mr. BABCOCK ESTIMATES @O4 REPUBLICANS. GIVING DEM
OCRATS ALL DOUBTFUL DISTRICTS


After eliminating in his forecast all the doubt
ful districts. Congressman Joseph w Babcock
chairman Of the Republican Congress Campaign
Committee, says that the Republicans will carry
204 II the $50 districts. This viii leave the Re-
publcaas with a working majority of %
against - at the time the last official Congress
directory published. 1t is no secret, how
ever that the chairman of the campaign COM
mittee is i'm hopes Of carrying :124 out Of the
$50 He may not hope out loud do this
but he hopes il. Congressman Hun. of the
.nittee says that the Republicans viii carry POS
~ the $50 districts without fail, and Congress
nan Overstreet's estimate is little better yet
hut as rock bottom estimate they are content
10 abide by the figures of Mr. Bahcock. who viii
to-day issue detailed statement with refer
ence the prospects.
Generally speaking. the situation is better in
the West than in the East. There are several
weak spots in New York. Massachusetts and
other Atlantic sea board States and while for oh
vious reasons Mr.. Babcock does not wish to
point out particular districts where some Of his
collea CUES in the House are making a losing
fight. he nevertheless has a LOT of these dis
tricts on his doubtful list. and does not count
IN a Republican victory in them in making UP
his forecast.
Auons Well known Congressman who are
Loud Of California Hill. of Connecticut: Foss.
Of Illinois Dayton. Of West Virginia; Hemen-
way. Of Indiana. Lacey Of Iowa: Fletcher. Of
Minnesota. and Burton. Of the XXIst Ohio Dis
trict
Congressman Mercer. of the Omaha District.
also has 2 hard night on and his friends have
little hope Of his success. He has a quarrel with
the Rosewater Republicans in his district. and
the political sharps pick e. NJ. Hitchcock. of
In speaking Of the outlook yesterday, Con
gresham Babcock said.
GENERALLY speaking Ne are in gqod share. an. and
- orsalze The next l59use ~, INNS that al me
vii give Us a maj rity Of % Nv colleagues on the
estimate bur Tor the sake Of being conservative
thar is the way fg}Ire r. This state Is gong
stand ~ normal times 70 carry Two or three add
ovn We shall be doing well
The Tribune below gives table of the dis
trcts and the way they viii go if the hopes Of
the campaign managers are realized. This
table gives the Republicans from ten 10 fifteen
doubtful districts. The Republicans have
eood chance in all these doubtful districts, but
if CONGRESSMAN Babcock decides 10 give out
detailed estimate to-day il will probably he
seen that he has given the Democrats the mem
l,er from Idaho one or TWO more in Massachu-
one in Montana. two or three more in this
state and one more in West Virginia The Va
rlous delegations viii stand about as follows:
ALABAMA.
Nine Democrats:
&c \ T wiley v,BB Il y I Be35stt
"a p eayoH s9 IL B5 5era6sd D.
= " ThoInFson. ..
ARKANSAS.
seven Democrats. -
TX ifnce Mae1l-----1+ n
"a lrf 66stoHs e Z. "a, ~aiaos
CALIFORNIA
six Repubioans. Two Democrats
ram {. COMBS. z flames Z Seeaha r
a 5- I'm z M sI2fi! B
COLORADO
AVA Three P' a%joSa C per.,.-..-D
CoNHDcTTcUT.
4. FiT T,,, EePqf55le :, S.rr.
IL SEER 55sTFy s sE J ? Tanass'e (
DELAWARE.
Henry n HousJ y. Al large
FLORIDA
Three Democrats.
Is sP "a nan: p s-|Hl 3 Lanar-..---D
GEORGIA
Eleven Democrats.
spss Grirs: 4
u p I5ytTgs'on, 2, ii-wn- c BFaHtiey,-. D
IDAHO
ono Republican.
Burton L French r. az large.
ILLINOIS
Marin 3 Madden 3 l4-e F. Msrf ST.. R 7,
5-Wm's V. wilson R. is-J. +. Graf i-. me-. R
5s9 ? III S Csb5ng
-Miism 9, Lo5.Fner l9-Y TaTq ps,r.; +
-Wm. F. Mallory, 2. 3I-R. F Gsidwell..... 2.