The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-02-08
By Republicans Who Have
Gone over the Situation
Thoroughly.
TO HAVE NEXT HOUSE
Figures Are Produced to
Show the Basis Of the
Hope They Have.

4 WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. g.
Republicans in Washington who
have carefully gone over the polite
al situation are hopeful that what
ever may be the result Of the pres
idential campaign, Republicans Will
have a majority In the next House
of Representatives. The belief is
based upon the large number OF
Democrats now jim the House who
were chosen by very small pluralitIes
and who they consider may be de-
feated for reelection by the exercise
Iof little effort on the part Of the
Republicans.
1t is pointed put for example that
there are eight Democrats in the
present Congress from the. state Of
Pennsylvania; whereas there are but
three districts in the state which
normally should be Democratic.
Under the new apportionment, with
four members at large, ,Pennsylya-
mia will have thirty-six representa-
Itives and it freely predicted by Re-
publtcans here that at least thirty
two OF these win be Republican in
the next Congress.
The present Congress consists OF
3s8 members making 1917 necessary
for a majority ills peinted out that
change Of lessFtaan Il, 600 votes out
Of total of more than IA 900, 600
would have elected thirty-four Re-
publican and changed Republican
minority of thirty-four into a major
ity Of one, giving the Republican,
control Of the House.
There are thirty-four congression-
al districts in the, country in which
q Democrat ws elected in 1910 by
less than 1,4OOop plurality, running
from a plurality of one in the case
of Representative Smith, of Buffalo,
". Y, and five in the case of Rep
iresentative Konop, of Wisconsin, to
,375 in the case Of Representative
Buckley, of Ohio. The total plural
ity of the Democrats including
Berger, the wisconsin Socialist. was
only 81 oil, SO that a change Of Tess
than 1900 votes, properly distrib-
uted among these districts, would
have defeated the entire thirty-four.
The thirty-three Democrats and
one Socialist, who were elected by
very small pluralities and whom the
Republicans expect to be able to
defeat with ease at the coming cleo
ton and the pluralities which they
received are as follows:
From California, Representative
Raker, plurality 1874.
From Illinois, Evans 51O and
Fowler St7.
From indiana, Morrison $685.
Rauch 1,246, Barnhart LOO.
From Kansas, Taggart lib.
From Kentucy, Fields 1928, Thom-
as 1918.
From Maryland. Konig sss, Lewis
$50.
From Massachusetts, Thayer 500.
From Michigan, Sheets $50.
From Missouri, Hensley 500,
Hamlin 482. Russell 1,149, Daugh-
erty sis.
Lewbeck 2S9.
From New York, Maher s6s,
Wilson ss1, Smith u, connell 517
From Ohio, Allen 4S9, Francis
4oS, Bathrick 965. Buckley 1895,
From Pennsylvania, Difenderfer
t577, Lee 81. MdHenry 81, Donohue
| 1876, Gregg 1913.
From wisconsin, Berger, Social
list, $50; Konop 5.
1t is pointed out by Republicans
that Democratic disatfection will
alone accomplish the defeat Of many
of these representatives without
iauy special effort on the part of Re
publlCans to defeat them. In al
most every instance these men have
been elected for the first time and
Ihave succeeded Republican members
of Congress- VINO have been in the
habit of accomplishing something
for their districts. Under the policy
! of the democrats these new men will
be compelled to go home without
having accomplished anything for
their constituents. There Is to be