The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-07
THE OUTLOOK
Seems Bright at This Time for
the Democrats
J . WIN CONGRESS-,
The PopuIarlt, Of Roosevelt Will Not
be Available to Republican Candi.
dates. Uncle Joe May be
On The Floor In the Next
Congress-.

1 Soukt
The Columbia Records Washing.
ton letter says tho hcgira Of b tyantes
toward New York during the past
few days has put Democratic statiB
ticians to work figuring out to nice
ty just what 5be complexion of the
next housa ia going to be- A group
OF we'll known politic'aos was seated
In the lobby Of the New Wizard q fow
evenings ago discussing this qlestion
aud the synopsis of what they aaid
nay be expressed In the following
language: The Democratic control OF
the next congresA sA-both houss sss-will
nece7sitake overcoming Republican
majority Of twenty four in the senate
and one hundred aud twelve in the
house. The total senate mambershir
IL 30 and the house membc rship 36a.
The terms Of 80 senators DEN.
ocrats and Is Rspublicans-exp
March 3 d uext. The Democrats are
Bacan, Ganrgis; Bsliay Texas; Berry
Arkansa Blackburn, X 5ntucky; Oar
mack, Tennessee; CLARK, Montpna;
Dubois, Iowa; Foster, louisiana;
Gearin, O:ego, McLaurin, Mississip.
p'; Martin, Virginia; Morgan, Ala.
oAma: Patterson, Colorado; Simmons
North Carolina, and Gilman, South
Carolina. The Republicans are: Alger,
Michigan; Alice, Delaware; Benson
X .nsa:; Blu -nham, Nsw Hampshire;
Ctane, Massachusetts; Oullon, IlinoI ;
Dolliver, Iowa; DrydeD, New rsey
E!kins, West Virginia; Ffye, Msine
Gamble, South Dakot, Mlllard, Ne
braska; Nelson, NJ nntsot Warren,
Wyoming, and Wetmore, Rao1e Is
land. Foster and McL.ufio have al
ready been re eleoteu for another
term. Berry, Blackburn, Carmack
and Gearin will retire after March
4th. Martin, Morgan and Bacon ba g
been ro elected fOi another term eaca
Unless unforeseen things happen the
comple xion OF the senaaa will not soon
be changed and the pre- cportion OF
Democrats and Republicans will re-
main for sometime as 1t is at present
On the house side the matter has
assumed ia different color. p redic ions
apparantlye we'll founded !, Sre made
that q big enough Democratic gain
will be made to overcome the present
Republican ma )fity of l12
There are now four r puhlicans In
the house from the Sout.-- Blackburn,
Of North Carolins; Slemp, Of Virgin
Ia, and Hale and Brownlow, of T;nn
esse. Indications point to the retire
mont of Blackburn, Slemp. and pos
sibly Brownlow., That will leave only
ora distrjct In the entire South Be.
publican.
Close figuring shows that New
York state now has 26 r puhlican,
and IL Democrats 10 the mouse aud
the Democrats expect TO gain IL
New Jersey tho proportion Ia 8 r.
publicans and one d moorat, and Jne
latter believe tuey will gsin two; ir
P~nnsylvania the proportion Is 3 r. !,
| puhlicaoB and t@o Democrats, auG
the gain looked for by the latter i.
tWo. In Ohio there are 20 Rerub!i
cans and Ono Democrat, aud the lat
Ter hope TO gain Ave. Indjaua shows
.nat her pro .;ortioD Is IL to two ant
a g4in Of two is looked for. La Lii.
nois the proportion is "a to one, ard s
gain Of ak Is locked for. Wisconsin
shows 10 10 one, and one gain is look
ed for. N39raska shows ak to moth
ing, and one gain iS Looked for. Col
0rado shows three to nothing and on,
gain Is looked for. Montana shoW
one to nothing ana Democrats wan
5his. California shows eight to moth
ing and Democrats hope for two. Mis-
sourl Ia nino to seven and Democrat
want a gain OF six. Kentucky show
bwo Republicans and nine Democrats
and the latter expect to gain one o
the two
New Y rk state possibly than on an
other. Republicans admit that tn
Democrats have not their usua
quota, having only l 1 out OF 81 repre-
s@ntativeS. This is by no means th
usual proportion. Sixteen would
the usual number, 80 the gain Of iV
ls apparently not an exbravagan
nope. All New York Democrats
tho house at this time are from til
city OF NV York with one exoeI
ZION.
a careful survey of the field cor
sidered by sections aud states, an
based on past conditions, indicstes
Democratic gain Of between 35 an
40 The election OF 1904, at Whic
/ line the present house was electe
WAS fair test Of the strength Of III
o two parties In the country. TT
tremendous personal popularity {
+, President Roosevelt entered into TT
! fight ahd ensured the success Of a
> most every candidate labeled Rapubl
! san, except In the Southern state
: DISTRICTS never before known to Gle,
, u Republican went with the landslid
Q In q number of big states having lars
q delegations, only one OF tho Dem oor
tio representatives was roturne
> Among those were Illinois, Ohi
Pennsylvania, New jersey and WI
consin. Other statea like Californl
@ Nebraska, Kansas and Michigan d