Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
CONTROL sF THE HOUSE.
No 0rsusd for CiaIaIag that Dsas-
Gratis viii Ne esccsssfui.

CFoto VIII Ne eoCcoooHuts
With its usual penchant for exploiting
mares nests the New York Herald has
figured out a statistical possibility that
the election returns on the night of
November s will show a Democratic
House of Representatives" II also
thinks the Republicans may elect their
National ticket and -stiii lose the House
by 4 large majority
II is interesting to observe the jug
Cling with improbaiities out of which
this mares nest is constructed As We
all know. the present membership OF the
House l. 3s6. divided into los RepubIi-
cans. l12 Democrats, Union Labor
Democrats and vacancies. the Repub.
lie.n majority being 81. The Herald
expert figures that there are 1la safe
Democratic districts and only l5s safe
for tine Republicans. making IL necessary
for the latter TO win b of the II doubt
full districts to secure n majority. while
the former would only need 36.
But the Herald Is confrcnted By the
fact that OF these II. so-caiied. doubtful
seats the Democrats now only occupy
IS to 81 held down more or less secure
ly by Republicans. Nothing daunted
by this untownrd condition IL proceeds
to talk glibiy OF giving six so-calied
doubtful seats in Illinois. Eve in Indiana.
two In lows. three In Kansas. two in
Minnesota. four Ia Nebraska. six in
Ohio. FIVE in Pennsyivania and i've in
Wisconsin TO the Democrats
How this is accomplished may be best
illustrated and exposed by the case as
stated in regard TO Illinois. The six
districts placed In the doubtful column
are the first and twenty fourth. now
held by Democrats. the sixth. ninth.
twenty-second. and twenty-hfth by Re
pubiicans. "A considerable reduction in
the Republican vote in the State" says
this happy conjurer by the hope that
Il in Il. might easily result in the cleo
ton OF six Democrats from these dis
tricts." Verify II might result in the
election Of six dodos. were 1t not for the
fact that the doio Is an extinct bird.
In 1902, which was an OF year for
Republicans in Illinois, Martin Em-
erich. Democrat was elected in the
first, strong Republican district. by
a plurality OF 1.l52. but solely by reason
of q fierce fa~tionai fight within the Re
publican ranks. which has subsidized
Congressman Lorimer. Republican. had
a plurality of only eSJ in the sixth.
where the normal party majority is over
5000. He Is not meeting the same OPP
position this year. Congressman Bou-
tell had n plurality Of LOSS In the ninth.
His personal popularity alone insures his
reelection by an increased plurality.
Congressman Rodenberg had plurality
Of 2.lJ4 In the twenty second. and the
district IL good for an increased Repubii-
can margin. Congressman Smith had
plurality of 2.3o1 in the twenty fifth.
which Is more likely to be doubled than
reduced next November.
or all the Illinois districts mentioned
as doubtful the twenty-fourth. which
Congressman Williams carried by 25a
In 1902, IL the only one where the Demo-
Gratis stand a possible show In 1904.
and there the strength of the Republican
National and State tickets promises Mr..
Williams relief from further attend,
ance In the House Of Representatives.
Mckinley carried the counties In this
district BY over 2,a0O plurality in 1900,
Thus, with a. least six OF the pos
sibilities In the Hernid's mares nest in
one State added, and with like analy-
ais revealing similar conditions in all the
others, there Is good ground for assum-
Ing that the Republicans will not only
retain their present ascendancy In the
House OF Representatives,. but will have
au increased majority in the Fifty-ninth
Congrcss.