The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-02-15
BIG VICTORY
NOW SIGHTED
IN THE NATION
BY Republicans Who Have
Gone over the Situation
Thoroughly.
TO HAVE NEXT HOUSE
Are Produced to
Show the Basis of the
Hope They Have.

WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. s.
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 in the House who
were chosen by very small pluralities
and who they consider may be de-
feated for reelection by the exercise
4of little effort on the part of the
Republicans.
I IT is pointed out 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, Pennsylvae
MIA will have thirty-six representa-
tives and it freely predicted by Re-
publicans here that at least thirty
two OF these will be Republican IN
the next Congress.
The present Congress consists OF
1893 members making 1877 necessary
for a majority. 1t is pointed out that
change Of less than 1900 votes out
of total of more than $4,000, 900
would have elected thirty-four Re-
publican and changed Republican
minority of thirty-four into major
ity of one, giving the Republicans
control of tire House
There are thirty-four congresslon-
al districts in the country in which
a Democrat VS. elected in 1910 by
less than 400 plurality, running
from a plurality of one in the case
OF Representative Smith, of Buffalo,
In. ", and five in the case of Rep
resentatiye Konop. of Wisconsin, to
4 1875 in the case of Representative
IBulkley, of Ohio. The total plural
Iity OF the Democrats including
J Berger, the Wisconsin Socialist. was
only 81 oil, SO that change OF less
than 1000 votes; properly distrib-
uted among these districts, would
Ihave defeated the entire thirty-four.
The thirty-three Democrats and
one Socialist, who were elected by
very small pluraIities 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 $40 and
Fowler 81.
From Indiana, Morrison 5sS.
Rauch 1,246, Barnhart HOO
From Kansas, Taggart 1.115.
! From Kentucy, Fields 623, Thom-
as 1918
| From Maryland. KONG 2sS, Lewis
$50.
From Massachusetts. Thayer 600.
From Michigan, Sheets $50.
From Missouri, Hensley 500,
! Hamlin 4S2, Russell 1,f49, Daugh-
erty SIC.
From Nebraska, Mcguire 73s,
Lewbeck 2S9
From New York, Maher SCI,
Wilson 3S1, Smith /, Cornell 517
From Ohio. Allen 4S9, Francis
4OS, Bathrick 9e5. Buckley 1876.
From Pennsylvania, Difenderfer
ST., Lee 81, MdHenry 81, Donohue
1875. Gregg 49s.
From Wisconsin, Berger, Social
list, $50; Konop 3.
! 1t is pointed out by Republicans
that Democratic disaffection will
alone accomplish the defeat OF many
OF these representatives without
any special effort on the part of Re-
publicans to defeat them. In al
most every instance these men have
been elected for the first time and
have succeeded Republican members
Of Congress- who 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
no public building bill and conse-
quently none of them can carry
home to their constituents record
of accomplishment along that line
No waterway improvements are TO
be begun by the present House and
they will have no record of this
kind to stand upon. Apparently
there will be few pension bills
passed because OF the opposition of
southern members OF the majority