Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-11-08
CONGRESSMAN CHOSEN
Republicans Will Control the House
BY Narrow Margin.
DEMOCRATS MADE BIG GAINs


indications are that the Republican
would control the next house OF repre-
sentatives by narrow margin. II
the present house, with 4 membership
of 357, the Republicans have Al ma
jority. Under the new apportionmcn
the 58th house will consist of 1856 mem
bers, a majority OF which is 1914. TIT
13 southern states. not counting Yves
Virginia, but including Missouri, hav'
1875 representatives. The Democrat
have carried 116 OF the districts anC
the Republicans probably five, two II
Tennessee. one in Kentucky and two
in Missouri, with two in North Caro-
lima, one in Virginia and one in Ala
bama doubtful, according to the lates
returns.
To obtain a majority In the mex
house it was necessary, therefore, fol
the Democrats to secure 7S votes In the
north and west. In this territory they
have at present 50 representatives. The
latest returns indicate that this
strength has been held, with the ex'
ception OF one seat each from Idaho
Montana and Nevada, as to which the
returns are inconclusive. Adding 40 to
116 gives the Democrats 165.
The returns show the Democrats have
made a gain of three in Pennsylvania,
one in Nebraska, one in Delaware, one
in Wisconsin, two in Maryland, one in
Colorado and probably four in New
York, swelling to total to 178. This
leaves them 16 short OF a majority,
with the result in five doubtful south
ern districts to be heard from and Il
doubtful districts in the north and west
to be heard from.
The latest returns add one Democrat
in New Jersey, one in Minnesota, one
in Illinois, one in Alabama and two In
North Carolina to the Democratic rep
resentation, a total Of six. But two
of the gains credited to the Democrats
in Pennsylvania should properly be set
down as Fusion Republicans, making
the Democrats actually elected by the
returns thus far received 1874, with the
doubtful districts in Minnesota hav-
ing gone Democratic, the one in Kan
sas Republican, Kansas having gone
solidly Republican. and the one in Iowa
Republican. Three Of the four doubt
full southern districts went Democratic.
A partial list Of congressman elected
is as follows, those marked ('l being
reelected:
Pennsylvania-F}rst district. 'Henry
H. Bingham, R.; I'd. 'Robert Adams,
Jr., R.. Sd, "Henry Burk. R.; 4th.
Robert H. Foerderer, R.; 5th. Edward
Morrell, R.; 9Th, George d. McCreary,
R.; 7th, 'Thomas s. Butler, R.; Sth,
+Irving o. Wanger, R.; 9th, III. Burd
Cassel, R.. 10th, "William Cornell, R.
18th, Marcus c. L. Klein, D.; 14th,
"Charles F. Wright. r.; 18th. 'Elias
Deemer, R.; 18th, Charles H. Dicker-
man, D.; 18th, Thaddeus NJ. Ma
hon, R.; 18th, marlin E. Olmsted, R.;
18th, 'Alvin Evans, R.; goth, William
D.. Dist. S. r. Dresser, R.;
22d, George F. Huff. r.; 23d, Allen F.
Cooper, R.; oath, 'Ernest F. Ache
son, R.; 26th, D. H. Shull, D.; 9th,
William o. Smith, R.; 2Sth, "Joseph
c. Sibley, R.; 29th, George Shiras Flu
sionist; 31st, H. Kirke Porter, D..
32d, James w Brown, D.
New Jersey-First district III. c.
Loudenslager, R.; I'd, John J. Gard |
ner, R.; Sd, benjamin F. Howell, R.;
4th. William NJ. Lanning. R.; 9Th.
Hughes, D.; 7th. ar Wayne
Parker, R.; Sth, William H. Wiley, R.; |
9TH, Allen Benny, D.; 10th, Allen L.
D.
New York-First district, Townsend |
5cudder, D.; I'd, George H. Lindsay
D.; Sd, Hugh Rogers D.; 4th, 'Frank-
in E. Wilson, D.; 5th, Edward NJ. Bias
,ett, D.; 9Th, Robert H. Baker, D.; |
til, John ]. Fitzgerald, D.; 9Th, Henry
". Goldfogle, D.; 10th, 'William Sui
.er, D.; 18th, William R. Hearst, D.;
9th, $George B. Mcclellan, D.; 18th,
francis B. Harrison, D.; 14th, Ira F.
Rider, D.; 18th, Henry P. Martin, D.;
9Th. 'Jacob Rupert, Jr., D.; 18th,
francis E. Shober, D.; 18th, Joseph A.
Ioulden, D.. 18TH Norton p Otis, R.;
LIST. +John H. Ketcham, R.; 22d. VIM.
/. Draper, R.; oath, George ]. Smith,
l.; 25th, "Lucius N. Littauer, R.; 26th,
v. H. Flack. r.; 9th, 'James S.
sherman, R.; 18th, "Michael F. Dris-
oil, R.; both, John w. Dwight, R.;
LIST, *Sereno e. Payne, R.; gath, ~
v Wadsworth, R.; seth. I'D. A. s.
alexander, R.; 9th, edward B. Vree-
and R.
Virginia-First district, civilian A.
ones. D.; I'd, 'Harry L. Maynard. D.;
d, 'John Lamb, D.; 4th, r. G.
outhall, D.; 5th, +Claude A. Swan
on, D.; 9Th, Carter Glass, D.; 7th,
James Hay, D.; 9Th, 'John F. Rixey,
y, Jluj w llldAH r. IbhSdJ ~ 1Olu, |
Henry D. Flood, D.
Delaware-Congressman-at-large, H. !
B. Houston. D. /
West Virginia-First district, "B. r.
'ovenor, R.; I'd, John T. McGraw, D.;
tn, Harry c. Woodward, r.; 5th.
James A. Hughes, r.
Maryland-First district, civilian
I. Jackson R.; I'd. ]. F. C. Talbot D.;
d, "Frank c. Wachter, R.; 4th, James
'. Denny. D.; 5th, Sidney e. Mudd.
e: 9Th. 'George A. Pearre. R.
| KILLED WATCHING RETURNS
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BY Premature Explosion.
New York, Nov. 5.-By series OF
,plosions of pyrotechnic bombs and
her fireworks last night among the
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luare to witness the ascension Of an
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