The sun., 1904-08-29
ZEE NExr CoNaREss.
Survey OF the situation by an Intel.
Igent Observer.
From he Washington Erenina Star,

ugent ODserNer.
From The Washington Erenina Star.
Many people have considered that the I'M
deniably bright Roosevelt prospects would
null the Congress ticket out Of difficulties
In the close districts. That may be true.
The Republican managers. however, are not
proceeding upon that theory, but regarding
the Congress situation solely on its merits.
From that viewpoint the outlook is not as
bright as the mana gers would desire
Considering the Congress situation in do
tail, the summing up Of Affairs in the districts
shows that there are about seventy-one dis
tricts which are fairly debatable and which
could be considered fair fighting ground for
either Democrats or Republicans. The pres.
ent Republican majority In the House is 10,
excluding the seats gained by contested cases
decided by the House itself. In some OF the
seventy-one debatable districts the prospects
are more favorable to the Democrats than to
the Republicans.
Balancing the reports from authoritative
Democratic and Republican sources. BIRDS
eye view of the conditions In the respective
districts can be obtained. 1t may be stated
that neither the Democratic nor the Republi-
can managers are binding themselves by fat
terIng conditions, but are trying to find the
weak spots in their respective fences and
put up some barbed wire.
Going over the list alphabetically, Califor-
MIA presents three districts that are admit
ted to be debat abe-the Second and the two
San Francisco districts. In Colorado. where
|. there are two strong Republican factions.
and on account of the acute labor troubles.
the three districts. although now represented
by Republicans. are declared debatsble. In
Connecticut two OF the fve districts are con-
sidered surely Republican. the other three to
Illinois is counted by the Republicans as
ths oonsse.s s Ticket ct six districts Be
5 and two by BY
fourth ffastih 1adi'i and fiwenty-fifsb,
Indiana lana Del Delegation. gait and i i thoRsht ths,
AS of them are safe: The First, Eth han, and
able eepR oniy 1 two districts IL iowa. the second
and Sixth. are expected to present fighting
hght In the Bowersock district, where the oppo-
sltlon q, personal to the candidate. and IN the
ehusetts three districts are in the balance.
Minnesota Is safely Republican, with the posi-
Ss s q dsSs s 4 senos aas sea 6sa ssn SON
faHs IN NebfssFa NJ Tie Democrats and Populist,
ck Ticket 'uesG ucesoGncedins The State to Roossveii.
they propSse Il possible CT to S elect ia psmo prTsn
Fourfs sas Ffth and n SIXTH dsrets Which are
now represented by Republicans.
thee 81 the ed dIstricts-the Third. Fourth and
,in New York in the upper part q the Stat STAT
dricts are nov rspresSendsedr r3{n 5N RsRaSb
tsstsd. with odds said to be in favor Of the
oAio new has seventeen Rspubliea2,A p nm mem, en-,
RspuSean fp BE- saa S se n Rs
There are two Republican nominees in the
Pennsyivania now has twenty nine Repub
Of these twenty. nine six districts will be
tSsy hsSs ns any hope q carrying
state for Parker they viii give ntSs snsr
pemoerat oHs 'U and one Republ lean and IN both
psan viii BE- msds o Trsna the 0f Re
NRS ds,sSf o1.ss.St yhs KIN ,ST Se II: /:
West Virginia now has fve Republicans iI
district dis % that It's Is declared ssfsiy Republican
sbe snd two
candid candid ate %hiie %sst virsnis VII Be one
OF the battle grounds Of the national campaign.
| for the Congress committees. Indications
| are that while the State may be safe for the
national ticket the Republicans cannot main
tain their present representation in the House.
Wisconsin is badly torn. up by factions;
| two Republican State committees. The pres
ent representStiop is ten Republcans and one on,
be reelected in the Sixth district. and the
First, Seventh. Eighth Tenth and Eleventh mt,
however, make an aggressive fight in the
Second Third. Fourth, Fifth and Ninth.
The Second is the Madison district. repre-;
BY Mr.. Babeook, the Fourth, and Fifth are the
two Milwaukee distriots. and the Ninth Is rep
as the Half Breeds, represented by the pres
ent Governor, La Toilette, is determined to
defeat Mr.. Babcock and Mr.. Minor II possible;
In Maryland only two districts are counted
as safely Republican.
The foregoing estimate Is believed to be
fair resume Of the Congress situation and
representing both the hopes and fears OF the
mana gers of the two great parties.