Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-30
ESTIMATE ON HOUSE
LOudenslager Says it Will Contain
227 Republicans, 164 Democrats.
HITCHCOCK STATEMENT READY
Forecast Of Electoral Vote to Be
Given Out Today,
FIGHTING CHANCE IN SOUTH
Kentucky and Maryland Will Prob
ably Be in Republican Column.
OPINIONS OF SEVERAL LEADERS
Congressman HawIey says Bryan Will
Garry But Four states West
of the Mississippi
River,
Forecast Of Electoral Vote to Be
Given Out Today,
FIGHTING CHANCE IN sOUTI
Kentucky and Maryland Will Prob
ably Be in Republican Column.
OPINIONS OF SEVERAL LEADERS

NEW YORK, Oct %. Representative
Henry c. Loudenslager Of New Jersey, sec
rotary OF the national republican congress
sonal committee, who had been In charge
OF the New York headquarters of the com
mittee during the campaign, today gave
out his estimates of the complexion of the
national house Of representatives In the
Slxty-flrst congress.
From the several thousand letters re-
Ccved" said Mr. Loudenslager, "and from
personal interviews with politicians and
other observers from all sections Of the
country, I am convinced that conservative
estimate of the political complexion Of the
new house Is that It will show 227 repub-
llcans and 164 democrats.
~ am confident that the election results
will give an increase In the number of re-
publicans rather than a decrease"
Chairman Hitchcock of the republican ma
tionai committee said late today that he
would probably give out his forecast Of
the electorsl vote tomorrow afternoon. He
said that the statement would include the
doubtful as we'll as the certain states for
both parties
Mr. Hitchcock is stll OF the opinion that
Nevada will be very close. but he is quite
confident Of Montana. Information from
leaders in Kentucky and Tennessee is to
the effect that the republican candidate has
moro than a fighting chance there.
While no feels sure about Maryland. he
thinks the fight will be close. Mr.. Hitch
cock said that Mr.. Taft was feeling un-
usually fappy last night over the result of
the meetings which he had addressed here
yesterday and particularly the great one
in Madison Square garden.
Opinions OF Leaders.
The following forecasts were made at re.
publican national headquarters today:
England will give it's entire electoral vote
for Taft and Sherman. Massachusetts will
give about the same plurality II gave to
Mckinley, 62,000. have been upstate IN
New York and am confident that not only
Judge Taft, but Governor Hughes, will re-
ceive large maJorities In this state.
Secretary StTaus of the Department Of
Commerce and Labor-Judge Taft Will
carry the state of New York by majority
ranging between that received by Roosevelt
in 1901 and Mckinley IN 1900, Governor
HugheA esvtll receive a larger plurality than
has been supp0sedF
Former Governor Murphy of New Jersey
1T is o question 81 majority only for tart
Congressman Hawley OF Oregon-Tati
will carry every state west Of the Missis-
sippi, with the possible exceptions Of Mis-
souri' okiahoma, .i Texas "a @hS rnS ArSsnsdS san hS
from 5000 to 10000.
Chairman Woodruff of the Republican
State Commlttee-From the canvass made
upstate / predict that TBft's plurality
fall below 5000, ] do not hesitate to say
he will poll bigger vote in Greater New
York than his most sangulne friends now
think.