The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22

IN the f1Ity-SeconQ congress the house
consisted of 2S5 democrats, IS republic
cans and 7 farmers alliance. Two years
later Grover Cleveland was elected for
the second time, receiving ZIG electoral
votes to las for Harrisoni and the house
Of the Flfty-third congress elected at the
same time stood; democrats, 21S; republi-
cans, 127; independent and peoples party,
IL
In the middle of Clevelands administra-
ton, in 1894, the democrats were over
whelmed. In the house of the Fifty-fourth
congress they had only % members and
the republicans had 252; the popuHsts
were represented by 8 and the silver party
by member. Two years later William
Mckinley triumphed, revolving 271 cleo
toral votes; William ]. Bryan's total
was 40. The house of the Flft.&ffth con-
gress stood: 2Oe republicans; 12s demo-
Gratis, fusionIsts, 21 popunsts and 8 sill
yer party.
When 1t Went Wrong.
The house of the F1fty-sixth congress,
chosen in the middle of the first Nc
Kinley term, was republican. but the
margin was not large. The republican
membership was 1856, democratic 1853. popu-
list Z and silver party 3 AS an index of
the presidential election in 1900 it was
trustworthy, however: President McKin-
ley's electoral vote was 292 and Mr..
Bryan's 49, The house of the fifty
seventh congress contained POI republi-
cans, Isl democrats, 4 populists and 1
silver
The popular branch of the Fifty-eighth
congress, elected after William McKin-
ley's death, was divided as follows:
Republicans, 30; democrats. 17S. and
union labor, 2. In the presidential cleo
tion of 1904 President Roosevelt received
1886 electoral votes and Alton B. Parker
140. The house elected at the same time
for the Fifty-ninth congress contained
252 republicans and 1873 democrats. In all
these years the senate was democratic
only during the Fifty-third congress,
when 1t consisted OF "A democrats, 81
republicans and independents
The democrats In order to capture the
next house, which begins its legislative
life on March d. 1907, will be compelled to
lasso fifty-eght seats and not lose a
single one they now hold.
The Issues.
The main issue of the campaign will be
stand by Roosevelt" Thousands of DO
liticsl pamphlets will be issued, and the
tongues of many orators will be kept
busy asking:
Q. Who passed the rebate railroad law?
A ID
Q. Who got the government meat in
spection law? A The Roosevelt admin
istration.
Q. Who whacked the Standard Oil COM
pany and other gigantic corporations? A.
The Roosevelt administration.
5ryan's Peculiar Position.
If Mr.. Bryan is nominated by the dem
ocrats he will be the first man selected
as the standard bearer of that party aft
er he had twice led 1t to defeat Thomas
Jefferson was defeated but by only a few
electoral votes in 1896 Four years later
Aaron Burr came near defeating him, but
as Jefferson was victorious in the lower
house of congress, he was nominated a
son was nominated by the conventions of
several states in 1924, but he was de-
feated in the house after he had obtained
majority of the electoral votes. 1t was
believed to have been corrupt combina-
ton that defeated him. This was the
cause of his nomination in 1928. and con-
tributed to his great victory in 1892
Martin Van Buren,, the Jacksonian
party nominee won in 1896, but was de-
feated four years later, and the demo-
Gratis refused to nominate him in 1874.
His record up to this time is compared
to that OF Grover Cleveland, whose
friends when they put him up for the
nomination in 1892. claimed that his de-
feat in 1888 had been balanced by his
victory four years before.
The only man ever nominated third
time after having beaten was Henry
Clay, who was a whig. He was fourth
in the race in 1924. was beaten by Jack
son eight years later, and was made the
nominee of his party in 1874.
De-