The Washington times., 1904-11-19
HOUSE MAJORITY
EXCEEDS HUNDRED
Speaker Cannon VIII Have
252 Republicans
A POLYGAMlST FROM UTAH
WIN He Be Excluded Like Brigham L.
Roberts? -Ecw Candidates in In
diana Race FOR Senate.

A Republican majority of us in the
NauoUal House OF Representative for
the TIlD-nlnh Congress is the result
shown ay complete returns Of the late
election.
Speaker Cannon VIII have - members
OF his own party 60 control through wire
tue OF hls leadership, while there VIII
be only ISL Democrats 20 JremD.a when
lie puts ia lew OF Ais mighty lelt-8rm
whacAs with the gaveL
These are the figures reached by the
Clerk OF the House. i'm his preliminary
OF unofficial review of The returns. pre-
pared bieuniaily Tor The Information of
members. Although the Republican MAJ
joIity ia 1870 VIII be SO Iarse lt may
prove uuWleldy, suCu a development is
mot regarded PROBABLE ON the contrary,
II is thought the Republicans wiL agree
thar their great majority puts upon
them extra reasons for turning ont the
best grist OF legislation possible Tor the
good Of the whole country. Many of
The most aggressive Democratic mem-
beers have been defeated and viii begin
their vacation next March g. So that
when the next Congress Is convened con-
diuons VIII De changed greatly all
around.
Missouri Hard Hit.
The State delegation which has under
gone the greatest change by reason of
the Republican landslide is Missouri
Al present il consists of fifteen Demo
Gratis and one lone Republcau-Dr
Richard Bartholdt of ST. Louis The
latteTs optimistic anJe-elecuOu predic-
tons have been pretty nearly fulfilled 10
the letter. with the exception of having
moderated Folks great personal popu-
hrity- Otherwise, however The veteran
Representative proved good proguosu-
Gator ana next year viii be one of
Republican delegation OF nine, while the
Democrats viii retain only seven of their
present fifteen.
one OF the new members, T. =. Ellis,
of Kansas City. has the distinction OF
having defeated Representative Cow
herd. chairman of the Democratic Con-
gressloral Campaign Committee. in the
Fifth District COWheTd's loss Us geuer-
ally regretted for ms service mas shown
him q progressive, capable and active
member and assistant 10 the minority
leader.
Mormon Bishop Gets In.
III amy further evidence is needed 10
show that the Mormon Church orgaui-
zati0u is determined 90 continue It's
political activity, il has been given on
the election OF bishop ot the church
Thomas Hazgn Meirill-who is an
avoWed polygamist lie was a witness
before the Senate Committee on PrlV-
legcs end Elections last spring ana
there. under oath declared he had lived
in p0lygamy since the formal manifesto
oil the church prohibiting lt had been
demanded ana obtained by the National
Government
The important question which now
arises is whether Bishop AeTyil win bee
stopped IN the bar of the House OF Rep
resentatives and denied his scar .s was
Elder Brigham IL. EaDer-s. after L-s
testimony before the Senate Committee
il is difficult To see h8W Ae can take
The oath OF allegiance and promise .ull.
10 support ia, laws OF the aat.u and OF
The state OF tah.
Three Youthful Chicagoans.
From three Chicago disuietz usually
heavily Democratic VIII come EelGa.
HCan members each nader ua1ty years
OF age one IS "a yoWg Hebrew named
Anthony AiehaleE. tHenty-s-ven years
old. boakkeeper Wor--las for salary
OF SD "a week. The others Charles
Wharton. aged tUeuty-slz. ana Charles
McGarlu. aged IWDuty-uiue. are lave
ver- The latter beat William Preston
Harrison. brother of Mayor Garter har-
rIsou. in district that was supposed
10 have 5000 Democratic majority. Be-
sides the Roosevelt landslide, le WA.
helped by lhe fact rEa. Harrison was
not FL resident 0f taa district.
These Cl5caEaal- ar. probably t-.
Youngest mess members oT IAe a.---
House. They Eot ,Ls nominations le-
cause uo .-g r.r. l- t-r rHET -- l.
make tLe aE,e.lut against s#.a r..li
iugIy overwhelming Democratic major.
iues. Starting without tle least lal. "
success, they Ngu llt ON e-..--.a eH1.
Many A1-or a Tcga.