Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-11-10

washington, Nov. 5.-At 2:3O a. m.
the returns indicate that the republi-
cans have elected 1876 representatives,
democrats 1856 and the independents
three Gin Pennsylvania, leaving
eleven districts in doubt.
Washington, Nov. 5.-Although re-
turns from doubtful districts are slow
in arriving indications at midnight
were that the republicans would con-
troll the next house by narrow mar
gin. In the present house, with a
membership of 357, the republicans
have Al majority. Under the new ap-
portionment the house will consist of
386 members. Thirteen southern
states, not counting West Virginia but
including Missouri, have 125 represen-
tative. The democrats have carried
116 of these districts and the republi-
cans probably five. Two in Tennes-
see, one in Kentucky, two in Missouri
two in North Carolina, one in Virginia
and one in Alabama and doubtful, &C
cording to the latest returns. To OBJ
tain majority in the next house It
was necessary, therefore, for the dem
ocrats to secure Is votes in the north
and west. In those parts they have
at present 81 repres entatives. The
latest returns indicate that this
strength has been held with the eX-
ception of one each from Idaho, Mon
tana and Nevada as to which the re-
turns at this hour are inconclusive.
Adding 40 to the 116 gives the demo
Gratis 165. The democrats have made
gains: 1nree in Pennsylvania, one in
Nebraska, one in Delaware, one il
Wisconsin, two in Maryland, one in
Colorado and probably four in New
York, swelling the total to 178. This
leaves them 16 short of the majority
with the result in five doubtful south
ern districts to be heard from, and the
doubtful districts north and west, from
which the returns are inadequate, are
as follows: West Virginia two, Ohio
1, Indiana two, illinois two, Iowa one,
Nebraska one, Kansas one, Minnesota
two, Michigan one, California two,
Utah one,-total FL.
Baboock Satisfied.
New York, NOV. 5.-At midnight
Chairman Babcock of the republican
congressional commilCee sent the fol-
lowing to Senator Hanna:
"Reurns are coming in slowly. Very
satisfactory outside of New York city.
Think me estimate of 204 republican
members safe. Have elected four OF
the six congressman from Maryland"
Democrats Claim the House.
Washington, Nov. 5.-Chairman
Griggs of the democratic COMPRESSION
al committee at 1870 last night said
the returns were too meager to permit
definite statement but he saw no
reason to waver in his original decla-
ration that the democrats would have
majority of % in the house. He
claimed a gain of five in New York,
two each in Massachusetts, Maryland
and Kentucky one in New Jersey and
the others from various states.
Griqgs Sticks to 1t.
Washington, Nov. Sat midnight
Chairman Griggs claimed the house
would be democratic ten to twelve.
He added to his specifications or gains
three in Calnornia, one in Wisconsin,
two in Michigan and two in Minnesota.
What the A. p. Hears.
Chicago, Nov. 5.-Dispatches to the
Associated Press up to midnight show
| that the democrats elected 161 mem
bers of congress, the republicans LAT,
to which should be added the eight
elected in Oregon in June and Maine
and Vermont in September. This
+ leaves 70 districts to be heard, from.
All the southern states which elect
solid democratic delegations are repre-
scented in the total of ISL.
Is the House Democratic?
Washington, Nov. s., 2 a. M
Chairman Griggs of the democratic
committee claims the democrats have
tho house hu m iOritv Of fiu0