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fifth and sixth. Montana may be in doubt,
II Senator Clark's son runs for Congress.
The Nebraska Fusion.

In Nebraska the democrats and populists
have fused upon all except the national
ticket. Conceding the state to Roosevelt,
they propose II possible to elect a demo-
cratic legislature that will send Mr.. Bryan
TO the Senate. and to capture the third.
fourth, fifth and sixth districts, which are
now represented by republicans.
New Jersey now has seven republican
members, but there will be hot contest
in three of the distrcts-the third, fourth
and fifth.
In New York in the upper part Of the
state all the districts, except one Of the
Buffalo districts, are now represented by
republicans, and the first, third, fifth, sixth,
dfteenth and seventeenth will be hotly con-
tested, with odds said to be in favor of the
democrats.
Ohio now has seventeen republican mem
bers. Out of these there are only thirteen
that can be said to be counted as certainly
republican, with four in the doubtful list.
There are two republican nominees in the
sixth district.
Pennsylvania now has twenty-nine repub-
l1can members out of the thirty-two. Out
or these twenty nine six districts will be
hotly contested by the democrats While
they have abandoned any hope of carving
the state for Parker. they will give their
whoie attention to increasing the demo-
cratic representation In the House
Rhode Island is now represented by one
democrat and one republican. and in both
districts an aggressive and determined cam
paign will he made In Virginia the re-
publ1cans have one member. now repre-
senting the ninth district which will have
to sustain a determined onslaught from the
democrats.
West Virginia now has five republicans in
the House, and there Is practically only one
district that IS declared safely republican
In one district there are two republican
nominees In the field. and in another h.
strons> personal opposition to the repub-
Ilcan candidate. While West Virginia will
be one of the backgrounds of the national
campaign, 1t will afford ample opportuni-
Ties for work for the congressional COM
mittees. Indications are that while the
state may De safe for the national ticket
the republicans cannot maintain their pres
ent representation In the House
Wisconsin is badly torn up by factions.
there being two state tickets in the field
ana two republican state committees The
present representation Is ten republicans
and one democrat. The democrat will nm
doubtedly be elected in the sixth district
ana the first, seventh, eighth, tenth and
crats Will, however, make an aggressive
nght In the second, third. fourth, fifth and
ninth. The second is the Madison district
represented by Mr. Adams: the third repre-
sented by Mr.. Babcock, the fourth and
NTH the two Milwaukee districts. and the
ulntn represented by Mr. Minor. The fac
tlon known as the hall breeds" repre-
sented by the present governor La Toilette
are determined to defeat Mr. Babcock and
Mr.. Minor If possible "''"
In Maryland only two districts are coun.
ed as safely republican
1he foregoing estimate is believed IN he
fair resume of the congressiona, sitn
alton and representing both the homes and
parties.