The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-09
REPUBLICAN LEADI
MAY Be CUT TO 60
PAIRING DOWN or MAJORITY
NEARLY HALF, FROM ia, De.
LIGHTS DEMOCRATS.
OLD TIMERS DEFEATED
And Many Others Had Hard Fight to
Sctsy in--Bryans Backer Wins
missouri Result Was
Great Surprise.

Washington, Nov. S.--Sixty Repub
lcan majority in the house instead Of
the ia in the present congress, is the
present indication from the country
The reduction of almost one-half OF
the Republican strength represents
losses in all parts of the country
Among the victims are some of the
widely known veterans CT the house
wadsfworth of New York, with ten
terms of service to his credit; Lacy
Of Iowa, with nine; Babcock of Wis
consin, with seven, and Others of
shorter experience. 1t has been the
Expectation of both Democratic and
Republican politicians that the house
would be Republican by from forty
to fifty.
Babcock, in the Third Wisconsin dis
trict, is victim of the wrath of La
Toilette. Two years ago the followers
of the militnt senator almost beat him
There was no such active fight this
year, but the feeling engendered two
years ago found expression in the vote,
and the Third Wisconsin will be rep
resented by James W. Murphy, Demo
crat
Still another victim Of local anita
! gonism is Major Lacy, from the Sixth
| Iowa. He was the most bitter of al
the opponents of Cummins, and was
quoted as saying he would rather lose
his own ceat than see Cummins win
fIo has been accommodated. Iowa
may also lose a Republican In the
First district where reports Indicate
it is close between Kennedy. Republi
can, and Tracey, Democrat.
6ryan's 6acker Wins.
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, owner of the
Omaha Word-Herald and pol!tica
hacker Of William jennings Bryan, l.
| elected once more In the Omaha dis
trict OF Nebraska He was member
of the Fifty-elghth congress, was do
feated for the Fifty-ninth by John l.
Kennedy, and now in turn defeats
Kenned'.
Still another interesting fight was
Douglas, after years of effort, had un
horsed Grosvenor for the Republican
nomination, and now Douglas election
is In doubt. The Grosvenor people are
accused OF doing It and the Douglas
element will be more bitter than ever
against the Athens statesman when
the latter asks the nomination two
years hence
John Dalzell. Pttsburg's princs OF
stand-patters. was the object OF de
termined fight In which his majority
was cut 10 about half; but II was too
big TO be wiped out, and he goes back
by about 5000.
In allinois the Republicans appear
to have lost four Of the seats they
gained in Democratic districts by the
landslide two years ago. Frank Dick
son. in the Twenty-thrd. is beaten by
Martin d. Foster Zeno J. Rives, in the |
Twenty first Is defeated bv Ben r. |
Caldwell whom Dives beat two years |
ago; Anthony Michaelek, Of Chicago. |
the accident of two years ago, who |
was alleged never 10 have been natur. |
allied. Is retired In favor Of A. J. |
Saba h. and the chances are that Char /
les S WhertcB the young man who |
fame by reason Of meeting /
up with John Sharp Williams on the
opening day Of the last Sc sion Is de.
feated by James r McDermott Stan
ley Kunz, Democrat defeats McGanin
IN the Eighth district by sixty-seven
Frank o. Lowden comes from the
Thirteenth Illinois District He has
been politically ambitious almost from
the time he became the son-in-law Of
Ge' rce NJ. Pullman. whose favorita
daughter he welded He tried for the
yovernorshlp and failed and he wants
10 be senator. II Is expected he will
5e a notable addition TO Washington
society. for Mrs. LoWden Is clever.
and socially facile. as well
as exceedingly rich Martin Madden,
lin Mann. "Bill" Lorimer. Speaker
'snno1 and other big men Of the Hi
lois delegation we're successful though ,
several ~ them had fights.
Missouri Surprise.
vi souri turned Mp perhaps the
greatest surprise " the Democrats.
they confidently expected to win back
most Of the house members they had
ost two years ago. ms cad. II nov ap-
'ears that the Republicans lost only
wo Of their Drpgpnt delegation Full q
ersOn. having been defeated by Char
ss F. Booker in the Fourth. and Wei
orr losing to Hamlin in the Seventh
Reports from Idaho Of the Demo
ratio sweep Of the state. including the
lection Of the legislature that is ex-
ected 70 return Fred Dubois 10 the
snate. suggest that Congressman !,
rench. Republican. many be defeat