The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-29

though II be far remote. OF a Democrat
slipping In from districts in the North
and West, with a few exceptions, OF
course, even though these districts are
regarded as rock-ribbed in their Repub>
licanism and have never returned
Democrat, but never. by any possible
combination Of political circumstance.
+. is there a chance for a Republican to
slide in from any one OF a hundred or
more districts of the South
In the coming contest there will be
at least % Democrats chosen who will
| have no Republican opposition whatso-
/ ever; there viii be double that number
who will have no opposition worthy OF
l the name, merely candidate named by
the Republicans for the purpose Of
maintaining form and a semblance OF
regularity. There are several such dis
tricts outside the South. including three
OF four In Chicago. and one In Boston.
/ New York city Republicans generally
name candidates even though there IS
not the slightest prospect Of their car
I rying some Of the districts. .
The Democrats neglect to make nom
/ nations only In Philadelphia and Pitts
burg. where II they were not hopelessiy
| In the minority anyway, the political
methods followed by the Republicans in
these cities would deprive them OF all
chance of success In other districts, no
| matter how strongly Republican they
may be. a Democratic candidate is al
/ ways nominated.
Majority of Thirty -four.
In the present House the Republicans
have "A majority of thirty-four. When
it was first organized their majority was
=
been elected on the face of the returns
were displaced and two Republicans
| given their seats, thus increasing the
Republican majority TO thirty-four. Rep
resentative Howell, Democrat, of the
/ Scranton. Pa, district, was unseated by
the Republican majority and William
Connel declared duly elected Repre-
sentative Shafroth. Democrat, of Colo
RADIO, upon discovering that fraud had
been practiced in Denver at the election
; when he was chosen a member, and
that he had been the beneficiary Of such
s.svoluntarily relinquished mis- place
on the floor Of the House and asked that
his Republican opponent, Mr., Bonynge,
be seated.
The Democrats. therefore start out
with a majority of thirty-fOuT against
them. and in order 70 control the next
House It will be necessary for them to
hold all the seats which they now have
and elect members in eighteen districts
now held by Republicans. If they arc
able 70 do that they can organize the
next House by majority OF two votes.
There are in the present House fifteen
Republicans who were elected by ma
jorities OF less than 1000. so that I'm each
of hhese districts. with one exception, a
change of a few hundred votes would
result in the election Of a Democrat.
The One Exception.
The one exception is the case of Rep
resentative Shiras, of Pennsylvania. a
Republican who was Endorsed by the
Democrats and elected over another Re
publican by a majority OF eighteen
votes. The fourteen remaining Republ-
cans whose maJorities when elected 20
the present Congress were less than 900
are Messrs. Brooks Of Colorado, whose
majority was SIS: Lorimer of Illinois.
9s5: wachter of Maryland, 1873; Ames OF
Massachusetts. SS3: Mccarthy Of Ne
braska. CSC: Norris of Nebra ska. Isl
Dunwell of New York. 414: Douglas OF
New York. s9f: Otis Of New York, $50;
Jackson of Ohio. 227; Van Voorhis Of
Onlos oA@s GDUutll VI Gtliilo9 iftitllfAt -vo,
Lafean OF Pennsylvania. 591, and Slemp
or Virginia. 2lS
On the other hand there are eighteen
Democrats whose majorities were each
less than 1000. as follows Messrs. Bell
OF California, a55: Livernash OF Califor-
MIA. 1H; Williams OF Illinois. 252; Miers
OF Indiana, 739; Robinson OF Indiana,
2S5; Rhea Of Kentucky. 76f; Denny Of
Maryland, 5s6; Thayer OF Massachusetts.
80. Van Duzer of Nevada rs; Benny
OF New Jersey. 792; Scudder of New
York. 107; Bassett OF New York. 933:
Baker OF New York. 465; Gudger OF Ohio.
1S3; Badger of Ohio. ZIG; Dickerman Of
Pennsylvania, Sis: Granger OF Rhode
Island. 66l; and Sims OF Pennsylvania,
ga
Three Republicans and one democrat
who hold seats In the present House
failed To receive a plurality of the votes
cast within their respective districts.
These are Often and Stafford, Republi-
cans. Of Milwaukee. where the Socialist
vote was large; Dixon, Republican, OF