Arizona republican., 1920-10-31
POLITICAL FORECAST IF CONGRESS MADE BYCONGRES SSMAN TESS AFTER. ANALYSIS IF REPORTSFROM NATION
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Republican A. P. Leased wire COLUMBUS. O., Oct. 30.--When the next congress convenes, the Republi- can majorities in both houses will show large increases. according to pre- election statement issued here to- night by Congressman Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, chairman of the national Re publican congressional committee.
 His forecast. based on an analysis of reports from all congressional dis. tricts in the country, is that the Re- publican margin in the house will be increasel from 45 to at least ST. and that Of the senate from two to a minimum of eleven. and possibly sev- enteen, giving that body safe working majority.
 According to MT. Fess' estimate. the next house will have in it's member ship not less than 261 Republicans, and not more than 174 Democrats, and the senate will be composed of from sixty to sixty-six Republicans and from A to 30 Democs
 In making this forecas ress- man Fess declared that, so IS the house is concerned, 2TSstates ere in- cluded in the "sure" Rspesli sn coll umn. He estimated these states will return 229 Republican, congressrnen- gain of twenty from those states.
 In doubtful. states with Republican ] leanings. among which he included Maryland. West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and Colorado. Mir. Fess pre- dicted that g Republican congress- men would be elected; three in doubt 1 ful states with Democratic leanings, l (Nevada, Arizona, Oklahoma, Mon- tana and New Mexico). and five mem bers from certain Democratic states, l including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Ala : barna. Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi. Louisiana and Arkansas.
 Added to these. Mr. Fess stated VII. l be 23 Democratic congressr11en from strong Republican states making a conceded total Democratic membership 1 Of 132, Forty-one congressional dis tricts are placed in the doubtful col umn by MT. Fess. "Conctding. the entire list of forty2one doubtful dis trlcts to the Democrats this would give them 174 members m the house oi representatives.'' Mir Fess said. Listed in Chairman Tess doubtful group oi districts are: Republican states-one Massachusetts: four in New York one in Pennsylvania; five in Ohio; one in Indiana: two in Illinois: one in
 
 Minnesota; one in South Dakota; one in Washington and one in California
 Democratic states--two in Virginia four in North Carolina; one in Ala bama; one in Tennessee, and two il Texas
 MT. Tess said that the Republican gain of 20 in the certain Republican states will result from gains of On, member in each Maine, Massachusetts Connecticut. Michigan Illinois anC Nebraska, two members each in Cali fornia. Kansas and Ohio. and thre, members each in Pennsylvania. Nev Jersey and New York He claimed that three additional Republicans Nil from Tennessee and North Carolina.
 The II southern states, classed at certainly Democratic, are figured il Chairman Fess' estimate as sendinl , S9 Democratic members to the house Seven other Democratic congressman , Mir. Fess said. will be elected iron doubtful states with Democratic lean ings and IA Democrats will be electe, from doubtful states with Republican , leanings.
 Doubtful States.
 One in Maryland, two in Kentucky 7 three in Missouri, one in Colorado one in New Mexico, and two in Okla homa
 1 Certain Republican senatorial gain are predicted by Mir. Fess to result i
 the Maryland, Kentucky. South Da
 kota, Idaho and California election: