Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-11-11
MAJORITY IS ASSURED.
REPUBLICANS WILL HAVE COM.
PLETE CONTROL OF THE
LOWER HOUSE.
GAINS IN SEVERAL DISTRICTS
DEMOCRATIC STRONGHOLDS ARE
CAP IURED BY REPUBLIC
AN CANDIDATES.
WILL ASSIST THE PRESIDENT
CONGRESS WILL 5E IN ACCORD
WITH THE VIEWS OF THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE.

Washington, Nov. 9.-President
Roosevelt is assured of the co-opera-
ton of a Republican congress. The
present majority in that body is
tnirty-four and there need be no sur
prise if this figure is almost doubled
ar / it is reasonably certain to reach a
majority of at least fifty. In prac-
tically all districts the Republicans
have held their own, while in some in
significant instances the Democrats
have lost Probably the most marked
OF these cases are the Fourth and
Fifth districts of California (San
Frarcisco), nov represented by Rep
res> = .,s.tiyes I-iEullasn and Wynn,
De az rats, which reports Indicate
have yeen :5ained by the Republicans.
II lie Twelfth Ohio district Taylor,
Rep, is reported to have defeated
Ea!gcl, Dem. The most surprising OF
all the reports. however, have come
from the tii1h and Fifteenth Nilsson.
ri diStrics, both strongly Democratic,
and the former represented by Mi.
Cowherd, chairman Of the Democratic
congressional campaign committee
The Republicans claim TO have carried
both districts. In the light of these
reports a Republican majority of 50
in the house is considered a cOnserva-
tive estimate.
Returns from the Southern states
show that they have returned the
usual Democratic majorities on con-
gressmen as on other candidates. The
states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Texas, all SEND
solid Democratic delegations, while
those from Kentucky and Virginia
probably each will send only one Re-
publican representative, making no
change from the present complexion.
Tennessee will continue to send two
Republican congressman.
Several Solid Delegations.
There are several solid Republican
delegations already reported from
one possible exception), Kansas,
two Dakotas To these must be added
and Vermont, in which states elc~
tons were held prior to TUESDAY,
Other states, such as Michigan, Ill
nois. Ohio, Pennsylvania, and even
Indiana and New Jersey from which
the Democrats hoped for much in the
way OF gains, again send to congress
delegations which are prepOndeEating-
ly Republican. In New York the Re
pubiicans will gain several congress:
men and will make a gain of at le:> =
two in New Je' scv and other gains ara
reported from Mar. land and West
Virginia.
1t is probable the Republican ma
jOrity in the senate will show little
if any chance from the present voting
strength there. OF the ninety mem
bers of that body ffty-seven are Re
publicans and thirty-three Democrats.
Late DISPATCHES show that the Re
publ!cans have elected POP congress
men and the Democrats 1873.
The terms of thirty senators expire
on March 4: next OF these Mess"s.
Dick Of Ohio. Daniels of Virginia ana
Money of Mississippi have been e
elected and Mr. McComas of Mary
land has been SUCCEEDED bv Mr.. RAY
ner of the same state. This is a
Democratic gain and the only one So
far made. Of the senators whose
terms expire seven are Democrats and
Of these two already have been chosen
as their ovn successors. In four IT
the other five cases Democratic sil"-
cessors are assured. The seventh in
stance Is that of Mr. Gibson of Mon
tana. who NAV be succeeded by Thorn
as H. Carter, Rep.