, 1906-11-13

Some interesting figures are adduced
from the table of members of congress
printed in The Republican Monday af-
ternoon, showing what little ground
there is for democratic claims of sue
cess in any direction. The figures
SHOW that while the republicans lost
some districts they gained two years
ago by the tremendous weight of the
Roosevelt personality in the campaign.
as in Missouri, for instance, the real
republican states not only did as well
as last election, but in some cases bet
ter. The next house, according to the
table, will consist of 228 republicans
and 1853 democrats, a republican major
ity of 60.
SolidIy Republican.
Eighteen states have solid republican
delegations, as follows. California, Col
orado, Connecticut, Delaware Idaho,
Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Montana,
New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ore
gon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont,
Washington, West Virginia and Wyo.
ming. These eighteen states have So
members. There are ten states with
solid democratic delegations-all SO.
called southern s~tates,' by the way
as follows: Alabama, Arkansas, Flori-
ia, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ne
vada, North Carolina, South Caroli>.a
and Texas. The ten states have a
membership of 10.
Nearly SolidIy Republican.
OF the states having a mixed dele
CATION the majority of whose members
are republican, there are eleven, as fol-
lows: Illinois, 10 republicans, 6 dem
o%crats; Indiana, 8 republicans, 4 demo-
Gratis; Iowa, 10 republicans, 1 demo
crat; Massachusetts, IL republicans, 8
democrats; Minnesota, s republicans,
! democrat; Nebraska, 5 republicans, 1
democrat; New Jersey, 6 republicans,
4 democrats; Pennsylvania, 81 repub-
licans, 6 democrats; Wisconsin, 9 re-
publicans, 2 democrats. Total, JAG re
publicans, A democrats.
Somewhat Democratic.
Only four states with mixed dele
cations have a majority of democrats
in their delegations-Kentucky, 7 dem
o%crats, 4 republicans; Missouri, IL
democrats, 4 republicans; Tennessee,
S democrats, 2 republicans; Virginia,
9 democrats, l republican. Total, SO
democrats, II republicans.
Maryland has 3 republicans and 3
democrats N Rhode Island has 1 re-
publican and l democrat.
Wyoming Legislature.
A more gratifying condition exists
in the formation of the state legisla.
ture of Wyoming, where the democrats
have only seven members of the two
Eodies-2 senator's and 5 legislators.
Eleven of the thirteen counties have
solid delegations-Albany county, 8
senators, 6 representatives; Big Horn,
l senator, 8 representatives; Carbon
county, 3 senator's, 5 representatives;
Converse county. l senator, 3 repre-
sentatives; Crook county, l senator, 2
representatives; Laramie county, 4
senators, 10 representatives; Natrona
county, 1 senator, l representative;
Sheridan county, / senator, 8 repre-
sentatives; Sweetwater county, 2 SEN
ators, 4 representatives; Uinta county,
3 senators, 6 representatives, and Yves
ton county, l senator and 2 represen-
tatives. making 81 senator's and As rep
resentatives.
Lonesome Fremont.
But one county has a solid demo-
cratic observation-disclosures, with 1
senator and 8 representatives. John
son county has a democratic senator
and a democratic member of the house,
the other representative being repub-
lican.
Total number of republican senator's,
21; total number of democratic sena.
tors, 2; republican majority in SEN
ate, 10.
Total number of republican men,
bers of house, As; total number of den;
ocratic members of house, 5; repub-
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