The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-11-10
ouhli'au
W,rmiog, b. b. Brooks. Republican
'Re.el.rted
o. To succeed governor Of opposite
party.
chosen at an earlier ieh clerlion
Republicans Retain Control of the
National House.
MAJORITY MAY &c DOUBLED
Dominant Party viii Have Majority
Of at Least FIFTY. But Claim More
When All the Returns Of the Elee-

Whcn Nll Nne "s W ''N
ton Are IN.
Wa-hinetou Nov 9. President
Roosevelt is assured OF tho coopera
ton OF q Republican congress The
present Republican majority in that
body J., g. and there need BE- no sur
prise i fni, heurc is almost doubled.
and it Us reasonably certain to reach
q majority of 40 least So In practically
all districts the Republicans have
held their own. while In some signin
cant instances the Democrats have
lost Probably the most marked OF
these cases are the fourth and fifth
districts OF California ,San Francisco,
now repre- rutcd boy Representatives
Liypmash and VIM Democrats,
which report. Indicate have been
gained hy thr Republicans. Ia the l-th
Ohio district TavIar Rep is reported
10 ha,. defeated Badger the sitting
pcmoral. member. who was candi-
date .r r...lrcti0n Tho most surpris
ing oI 800 the representatives. how
e. .r comes from tho NTH and 18th
Mi lrr districts. with strongly
Democratic. ami tho former represent
cd by Nr CoWhcrd chairman OF the
Democratic congressional campaign
committee The Republicans claim to
have carried hotn districts. In the
light oi these reports a Republican
majority OFF -p Joe tho house is consId
cred conservative estimate Returns
from fle southern states show thai
they hat. returned the usual Demo
cratic ma.orirIc. 900 congressman as
O mother candidates The states OF
Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia.
Mississippi NurH Carolina South
Carolina and Texas. all send solid
Democratic delegations while those
from N.nmD.s and Virginia probably
each wU send only one Republican
repr. souarl. making mo- change from
the pe. .ut complexion tennessee will
continue u send 1870 Republican con
lro-smrn. There are several solid Re
publican delegations already reported
from northern states including Iowa
with ono possible exception Kan
ses M1ue. m New Hampshire and
tle t.u lm.o.a- T1 these must be
added fA. iD. cations from Maine
Oregon and Vermont. iu which states
election. were Hold prior TO TODAY
Oher -faf.s such AS Michigan Hi
u0.- Ohio PENNSYLVANIA. and even
indiana and NcN Jersey from which
lhe Democrats hoped Tor much IN tn
way o. gains again send to congress
delegations which are prepOnderai
mep Republican ln New York the
Republicans nu suffer no loss and
viii gain several congrcssmen and
they will ma.e -ain OF at least two
in Nc1 IersrN. and other gains are re-
ported from Maryland and West Viz
e.uIa
Among 'ae early dispatches was one
indicating the certain return of
Speaker Cannon
Tho latest returns show congressman
have been elected i'm the different
states AS follows
Alabama Dem. %, Arkansas Dem,
Z: California Rep. ! Connecticut
Rep. B. Florida DEM 3. Georgia.
Dom D.. Illinois Rep 20 Dem. 3.
Indiana Reu o. Dem . Iowa, Rep
n. Kansas Rep. s. Kentucky Rep |,
Dem. o. Louisiana Dem. = Maine,
Rep. Maryland Rep g. Dem, ?:
Massachusetts Rep II Dem. 3. Mich
igan. Bep.ll. Minnesota. Rep S. Mis-
siss.pui Dem s. Missouri. Rep. /.
sissippi Dem. s. Missouri. Rep. 1,
Dem. Nebraska Rep. 4. New Hamp-
shire. Rep. D. New Jersey Rep. 9.
Dem. T. New York. Rep 25 Dem.
II. North Carolina. Dem. 10: North |
Dakota Rep % DEM >. Ohio. Rep.
10. Dem. g. OREGON Rep >. Pennsyl- |
yania. Rep 800. DEM , South Caro- !
lima. Dom. = South Dakota. Rep. ?: |
Tennessee. Rep .. Dem. 8. Texas,
Dem. TO-. cNmont Rep. .. Virginia,
Rep. !. Dem. g. West Virginia. Dem,
/. Wisconsin Rep. y. Dem. /. Wyom-
ing. Rep. /. Totals. Rep. POS: Dem,
1875.