Evening journal., 1904-11-09
REPUBLICANS
CONTROL HOUSE
The Majority in This
Branch OF Congress
Nay BE Doubled
Party VIII Have at Least
Fifty-Later Returns
May Give More

Washington. Nov y. President
Roosevelt is assured OF the oo-opera.
lion OF a Republican congress. The
present Republican majority In that
body Is s4 and there need ne no sur,
prise - this figure Is almost doubled
and it Is reasonably certain 20 reach
majority Of at least SO iu practically
all districts the Republicans have
held their own. while In some signif
cant instances the Democrats have
lost Probably the most marked OF
these cases are the fourth and fifth
districts Of California (San Francisco) 4,
now represented BY Representatives
l.ivernash and Winn. Democrats,
which reports indicate have been
gained By the Republicans. In the 18th
Ohio district, Taylar. Rep. is reported
20 have defeated Badger the sitting
Democratic member who was a candi.
date for reelection. The most snrpris.
ing Of all the representatives. how
ever. comes from the nfth and 18th
. Missouri districts. with strongly
Democratic, and the former represent
ed by Mr. Cowherd. chairman OF the
Democratic congressional campaign
committee. The Republicans claim to
have carried both districts. In the
light Of these reports, a Republican
majority Of 80 In the house is consid-
cred a conservative estimate. Returns
from the southern states show that
they have returned the usual Demo
cratic majorities on congressman as
O mother candidates The states Of
Alabama. Arkansas. Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi North Carolina. South
Carolina and Texas. all send solid
Democratic delegations. while those
from Kentucky and Virginia probably
each win send only one Republican
representative. making no change from
the present complexion. Tennessee will
continue 70 send two Republican con
gressmen. There are several solid Re
publican delegations already reported
from northern states including Iowa
with one possible exception. Kan
sas. Minnesota. New Hampshire and
the two Dakoias. To these must be
added the delegations from Maine.
oregon and Vermont, In which states
elections we're heid prior to today
Other states such as Michigan. M.
nols. Ohio. Pennsylvania and even
Indiana and New Jersey, from which
the Democrats hoped for much in the
way Of gains, again send 70 congress
delegations which are preponderat.
ingly Republican. In New York the
Republicans viii suffer no loss and
will gain several congressman. and
they win make gain of at least two
in New Jersey and other gains are re.
ported from Maryland ana West vlr
ginia
Among the early dispatches was one
Indicating the certain return OF
Speaker Cannon.
The latest returns show congressman
have been elected in the different
states as follows
Alabama, DEM .. Arkansas. Dem.
z; California, Rep. ] Connecticut
Rep. o: Florida. Dem. p; Georgia.
Dem. II; Illinois, Rep. 20. Dem, g;
Indiana. Rep. Q. Dem. q Iowa. Rep,
u; Kansas, Rep s.. Kentucky, Rep. /,
Dem, o. Louisiana. Dem. a: Maine.
Rep. a. Maryland Rep. 8. Dem. .;
Massachusetts, Rep, II. Dem. 3 Mich
igan, Rep.ll; Minnesota Rep, s: Mis-
sissippi. Dem. s. Missouri. Rep, l..
sissippi, Dem, 81 Missouri Rep. l..
Dem, Nebraska. Rep. A. New Hamu-
shire, Rep .; New Jersey. Rep. 9.
Dem. ! New York. Rep. 25. Dem,
li North Carolina. Dem, 10; North
Dakota Rep ?, Dem. .: Ohio. Rep.
l6- Dem, 4; Oregon. Rep, .; Pennsyl-
vania. Rep, 30. Dem. .; South Caro-.
lima. Dem. Z; South Dakota. Rep. 2:
Tennessee, Rep, 2, Dem. 8: Texas.
Dem, i6: oNrmont, Rep. .: Virginia.
kep- ], DEM, Q. West Virginia. Dem.
T. Wisconsin. Rep, s. Dem, ]: Wyom-
Fg. Rep, ]. Totals. Rep. pos. Dem.
l35.