Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-09-23
CONTROL eF THE HOUSE.
Ne Oround for ciaiaiss that Dsos.
erass VIII Ne racesssfsi.


crate VIII Ne rucesssfsi.
With Ms usual penchant for exploiting
mares nests the New York Herald has
figured out statistical possibility that
tho election returns on tho night Of
November 8 will show = Democratic
House of Representatives" II also
thinks the Republicans may elect their
National ticket aud "stiii lose the House
by . large majority"
IL is Interesting to observe the jug.
cling with improbalitics out OF which
this mares nest IL constructed. As We
all know. the present membership Of the
House il $50. divided Into .uS Republl.
cans. iI2 Democrats. Union Labor
Democrats aud vacancies. the Repub.
iican majority being n. The Herald
expert ,6surcs that there arc I'D safe
Democratic districts and only 100 safe
for tho Republicans. making Il necessary
for the latter 10 win ID Of the Il doubt.
fuA districts to secure . majority. while
the former would only need 10.
but the Herald IL confronted By the
fact that OF these ~. so.caiiesi. doubtful
scais the Democrats now only occupy
i8 to 81 held down more or less secure.
~ By Republicans. Nothing dauniei
BY this untoward condition it proceeds
to talk Eiibly Of giving aix so-cailed
doubtful seats In Illinois. eve 10 Indiana.
two In Iowa. three In Kansas. two In
Minnesota. four In Nebraska. aix In
Ohio. hvc Ia Pennsylvania and dvs la
wisconsin TO the Democrats
How this IL accomplished may Be- best
illustrated and exposed BY the case -
stated In regard 10 Illinois. The sis
districts placed in the doubtful column
are the arst and twenty fourth. now
held By Democrats. tho sixth. ninth.
twenty second. and twcnsy.afth By Rc.
pubiicans. "a considerable reduction In
the Republican vote In the State" says
this happy eanjarrr by the hope that
Is In Il. might easily result In the slec-
ton OF Aix Democrats from these Dis
tricts-" Verify Il might rrsuh In the
election Of six dotlos. were u not for the
fact that tho doio IL an extinct bird.
In lDOc. which was an on year for
Republicans In Illinois. Martin En-.
erich, Democrat. was elected In the
first. . strong Republican district. By
q plurality Of l.i5.. but solely by reason
af fierce factionai 6sht within the Re.
publican ranks. which has subsidized.
Congressman t.orimcr. Republican. had
a plurality Of only pS5 In the sixth.
where the normal party majority IL over
5000. lie IL not meeting the same op.
position this year. Congressman Bon.
tell had a plurality Of 2.0s5 In the ninth.
His personal popularity alone insurcs his
reelection by an increased plurality.
Congressman Rodcnbcre had plurality
Of 2.154 In the tweniy.sccond. and the
district IL good for m increased Rcpubli-
can margin. Congressman Smith had a
plurality Of 2.3Oi In the twcnty.af'h.
which Ia 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 70.
in 1902. Is the only one where the Demo.
Gratis stand q possible show In 1901.
and there the strength Of the Republican
National and State tickets promises Mr..
Williams relief from further attend.
ancc In the House Of Representatives.
Mckinley carried the counties In this
district by over 1900 plurality In 1900.
Thus. with at least six Of the pos
sibil,ies In the Hernii's mares nest In
one State adilcd. and with like anaiy.
sis revealing similar conditions In all the
others. there IL good ground for assum.
ing TINT the Republicans will not only
retain their present n.ccniancy In the
House Of Representatives. but will have
an increased majority In the Fffty.nintb
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