The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-07-21
THE NEXT HOUSE.

| Presidential ticket. The present House oil
Representatives has 176 Democrats. 21C
| Republicans, two elected as Union Labor
representatives, and two vacancies. There
fore, the Republicans have majority over
This is not large majority in a body OF
800 members. and it is further pointed Out
! that in q Districts the Democrats were
successful by majorties of less than 1000
By the Democrats this is taken to indicate
a swing of the pendulum toward Democ
racy, and it would only require them to
carry II more Districts in order to have q
gressOnal election the Democrats made
gains in the cities. and they profess to
| believe they will continue to do so. Taken
by States the membership is as follows:
All of the nine Representatives from
Alabama are Democrats, and there is nc
likelihood at present of any Republican
being elected from that State.
The seven Representatives from Arkan-
sas are all Democrats, elected by such
large majorities as to preclude any hope OF
a Republican.
In California five of the eight Represen'
tatives are Republicans, one is Demo
crat, and two are Labor Representatives
The Democratic Representative. Mr.. Bell
was elected by very small majority, and
his District may be recovered. Livernash
the Union Labor Representative. had q
plurality of al over the Republican can,
didate. while his associate, Wynn. beat
Loud, the Republican, by G13. This was
| a revolution and LIQUIDS District may be
recovered. In the other Districts the Re-
publicans all have comfortable majorities
of several thousand.
Colorado is represented by two Republi-
cans and one Democrat, but the conditions
there are such that no prediction can be
made
All five of Connecticut's Representatives
are Republicans, elected by handsome ma.
jorities.
Delawares one Representative is q
Democrat.
Florida's three Representatives are
Democrats.
Georgia's IL Representatives are all
Democrats. with no likely change in the
political complexion of any one of them.
Idaho's sole Representative is Repub-
lican, and was elected by a plurality of
nearly 5000.
There are eight Democrats and II Re-
publicans from Illinois. Four of the
Democrats and six of the Republicans are
from Chicago. Here there is doubt as to
the result.
Four of Indiana's Representatives are
Democrats. All of them except Robinson
of the Twelfth District We're elected by
large pluralities. Robinson, of Fort
Wayne, received 49, 800 votes to 1905 for
his Republican opponent, which would
seem to make that District good fighting
ground.
Only one of IOwa's Representatives is q
Democrat-Wade, of Iowa City, who re-
ceived 1853 majority over his Republi-
can opponent. All Of the others received
may be regarded as safe.
There are eight Republican Representa-.
tiyes from Kansas, and they probably will
remain so.
Out of Kentucky's II Representatives
all are Democrats but one, and will prob
| ably be reelected.
Louisiana's seven Representatives are
all Democrats. and the complexion of the
delegation will not be changed.
Names four Representatives are all Re.
publicans, and will continue to be so.
In Maryland two of the six Representa-
| tives are Democrats, and great interest
will be centered in that State, as in four of
the Districts the majorities are very small
Of Massachusetts, ii Representatives
| three are Democrats They all received
| large majorities, and it is not likely that
the complexion of the delegation will be
changed.
All IL of the Representatives from
Michigan but one are Republicans, elected
by large majorities.
Of the nine Representatives from Min.
nesota but one-John Lind, Of Mnneap-
| olis-is a Democrat. He received 1,SA
majority over his Republican competitor
and will probably be returned. All the
other Districts are safely Republican.
The eight Representatives from Missis
sppi are all Democrats, and no changes
are possible.
Missouri has 10 Representatives, all
Democrats but one. and the State has beer
so carefully gerrymandered that there i.
not chance for a change in the politica
complexion of the delegation.
Montana has one Representative. a Re
publican, who was elected by a comfort
able majority of 1000.
| Nebraska has six Representatives, bu
one of whom is a Democrat, and he elected
by 1000 majority. All the rest have com
Portable Republican majorities rangin.
from 200 up to 5000, except the Fiftl
District, in which George w. Norris wa
elected by 1927 votes to 14,746 votes fo
A. c. Shallenberger. Populist This Dis
trict would seem to be likely fightin.
ground.
Nevada is represented by a Democrat
who received 1916 to 5,1O1 votes for hi
Republican opponent.
New Hampshire has two District
safely Republican by about 1900 ma
jority in each.
There is some good fighting ground il
New Jersey. At present there are thre
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