The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-01

able to six. If this State should show
 q drift toward the Republican candi-
 erson the present Democratic repre- sentation of three cotes in Congress might be still further diminished. Such
 a contingency is not anticipated by the Democrats who have kept in touch with the situation.
 The solid South is. to be made still more solid if the Democrats can take from the Republicans the one district they now hold in Virginia. the Ninth, touching the mountain country of the western boundary of that State. The Democratic gains expected In West Virginia, Maryland and New Jer- sey will give the minority a good start | toward the eighteen votes requisite to give them control of the House. Of the situation in Maryland and West Virginia 1t Is dificult to gather much information. The Democratic | fight being waged there Is of such a character that 1t is impolitic to even | make a prediction that might uncover | the effectiveness of the campaign that material gains are expected.
 In Ohio the Democratic outlook Is | extremely favorable for doubling the present representation of four votes.
 District will probably be elected, his I district being nominally 5000, Demo-
 cratic, but given over to the Republi-
 cans two years ago because of the feud
 Tom l. Johnson. The Third. now rep
 resented by Republican, is normally
 Democratic and there are Republican | quarrela there enough to give 1t to the
 Democrats who now claim it., unless
 there should be a landslide. In sew
 eral other districts there are factional l rows and quarrels that bode much good 1 for the Democrats in the opinion of
 their leaders, who are making a mag
 niicent night to increase the Demo
 cratic representation from Ohio. l Indiana In Doubt.
 The Congressional result in Indiana will depend almost entirely upon the
 national ticket. If the Republicans
 cure more members than they now have If the State goes Democratic the Democrats will probably make gain | of four in the State. And even if Par
 one district, and possibly two, where a
 Democrat may be- elected to succeed a
 Republican.
 illinois. outside of Chicago. Is much
 redistricted the State so as to make
 their districts reasonably safo. If the
 Democrats carry Illinois they will nave l to make their gains in Chicago, al- | the city that may be reasonably con-
 sidered fighting ground and where the
 chances are pretty nearly even for the Democrats.
 managers are not talking much If l the unusual situation in that State does l not retire a number of Republicans .he | Republicans themselves will be sur
 prised. There Is one Democratic mem Der from wisconsin in the present
 House. At the most conservative estl- | mate the Democratic managers expect | to increase this to four, with the prob- ability that 1t may be run up to five
 The Democrats predict that MT. Bab- cock, Chairman of the Republican Con- | gressional Committee, will be defeat ed The opposition to him in his own | district is very great, and if he wins | at all 1t will be by the aid of DeEh j. cratic votes.
 Although Minnesota is torn up over 1 the timber and land frauds, the Dem- l ocrats, while not claiming much. are | conducting a fight that may lead to I Minnesota, John Lind, Is personally | popular and has a large following among the Scandinavian voters. He Is
 not candidate for re-election. The conditions in Nebraska do not 1 look very encouraging for the Demo- | crats, but they have no doubt of re- | taining their one Democratic district. May Win in Kansns. The present delegation from Kansas 1 is solidly Republican. but there are two | or three factional rows ing hat party. | and the minority may be able to profit thereby to the extent of one. possibly l two, members.
 The Democrats expect to win in Ne yada and Montana and carry the one 1 member from each of these States. but | in Idaho, now represented by Re- | publican, the chances appear to favor | his return. The tide seems also to fa- vor the Republicans In Wyoming and | Utah, buuno Democrats conversant with ! the situation In these two States will , make this admission. On the contrary, i some very good reports have recently | been received from this region.
 The Repnblicans are claiming sAsry- 1 thing in California Secretary ~ If, | who has just returned from his S-Ate 1 says that his party will make clean 1 sweep of the Congressional delegation, | but the reports received at Democratic ! headquarters do not pcr,nit such 2 con- 1 clusion to be conceivable. The Demo- | crats will elect at least two members | and probably three.
 If the Democrats lose Colorado they will stiIl carry the Denver district, and | if Parker carries the State all three of
 the delegation v'll be Democrats, With
 only the Denver district to their credit
 the Democrats will not lose anything l ia Colorado,
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