THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, TUESDAY, MAif 6, 1U02,
A FLURRY IN STOCKS
Caused by Failure of Three
Firms in Wall Street.
BUT MARKET SOON RECOVERED
Offenbach. & Moore4 Lockwood &
Hard Co. nnd Henry Bros. Make
Auslsrnments They Give Anur-
aace Tliey "Will Remnie.
NEW YORK. May 5. Three Stock Ex
change firms. Offenbach & Moore. Henry
Brothers & Co.. and Lockwood, Hurd &
Co., announced their suspension in the
order named at the opening of the mar
ket today. The amount of their joint
liabilities is variously estimated at from
$2,000,.000 to $5,000,000; assets unknown, and
in the opinion of good judges, a goodly
portlon are of doubtful value. The day
closed with the usual rumors of more
failures, criminal prosecutions, and the
like. The solvency of several financial
institutions of -standing was brought into
question, but for such rumors there ap
peared to be absolutely no foundation.
The failures were directly due to last
week's serious decline in a number of in
dustrial stocks. Two of this group, Rut
land Railway, preferred, and St. Law
rence & Adirondack, are regularly listed
on the Stock Exchange. The others, in
cluding Dominion securities, Hackensack
Meadows, North American Lumber and
Pulp & Storage Power, are, or rather
were, more or less extensively dealt in
on the "curb."
Following the announcement of the fall
Tires, many lots of stocks and a few
blocks of bonds were bought and sold
'under the rule" on the exchange for ac
count of the insolvent concerns. All told,
3525 shares of Rutland preferred were
traded in during the day, at from S6 to
95, closing at 95, a net loss for the day of
five points. The rally in Rutland from
the low point followed the announcement
that Vanderbilt interests had agreed to
tako up a block of those shares for the
account of some of the embarrassed spec
ulators. There was very littlo trading in
the Webb-Meyer stocks.
Wall street's conservative men were al
most unanimous in the opinion that the
day's happenings had done much to clari
fy the financial atmosphere.
From $15,000,000 to $25,000,000 was loaned
by the down-town banks and trust com
panies in the course of the day. The bulk
of the money was loaned at from 10 to 15
per cent. A report that the Clearlng
House Association had called a meeting
to check the rising tendency of the money
market was characterized as absurd by
William Sherrar, the manager.
The stock market opened weak with
the knowledge that a number of failures
were imminent. Support was accorded
the market, and there were some rallies,
but when sales under the rule for sus
pended houbes were made, the market
gave -way again. The high-priced stocks
which had been under recent manipula
tion were the severest sufferers. Rutland
preferred lost 14 points, Weetinghouse
Electric 15, New York, New Haven &
Hartford, 5, Northwestern and Tennessee
Coal, 3. The coalers were affected In ad
dition by fears of a miners' strike. Read
ing dropped 3, and others small amounts.
Losses of 1 to 3 points were quite gen
eral throughout the list.
Before the first hour had elapsed, sup
porting orders were effective again and
there were some sensational rallies." On
the curb, where non-exchange securities
are traded in, there was an excited group
of traders trying to make sales In Webb
Meyer stock. Dominion Securities, which
sold last Friday at HSl& and on Saturday
a 70. were offered today at 30, with 10
bid. Hackensack Meadows was offered
at 40, with no bid. On Friday it sold at
79. Dr. W. Seward Webb, president of
the Rutland Railroad Company, arrived
today from Shelbourne Falls, Vt. It was
said at his office that a statement on his
behalf would be Issued some time during
the day.
HiKlt rtntcn for LoanN.
No statement to the public was made
at the close of the conference between
Dr. Webb, Mr. Meyer and others. Dr.
Webb's private secretary said it was pos
sible that its issuance might be post
poned for several days. William Scherer,
manager of the New York clearing-house,
said that no meeting of the banks had
been called for the purpose of taking
measures to ease the money market.
"There is no reason for such an action,"
he went on. "The rates are not high, and
besides the New York banks cannot un
dertake to provide abundant funds for
those who are 'kiting' strange stocks to
prices all the way from, three to five times
their real worth. There is less occasion
for action now by reason of the per
fectly sound condition of all our banks in
New York and responsible brokerage
houses as well. They have kept well away
from participation In the 'syndicate op
orations on the Stock Exchange."
Early in the day the National City Bank
loaned over its counter large sums of
money at from 6 to 8 per cent. Howard
P. Frothlngham, a call loan broker, act
ing for the First National Bank, the
Western National, Metropolitan Trust,
Union Trust and several other Institu
tions, loaned large sums at from 8 to 12
per cent. In the last hour, when the
money rate went as high as 14 to 15 per
cent, Frothlngham announced that he had
$15,000,000 to loan at 15 per cent. Crelgh
ton Webb, a brother of Dr. Webb, was
at the Hackensack Meadows office In the
afternoon, but declined to make any
statement.
Preparations to Resume Business.
A. L. Meyer went to his Wall-street of
fice this afternoon, accompanied by B. F.
Moore, and an hour later he was joined
by Crelghton Webb. The three men en
tered into conference. It was said that
negotiations were pending by which Mr.
Meyer hoped to dispose of a quantity of
his holdings, especially a large block of
St. Lawrence and Adirondack, and secure
ready cash to tide him over the present
difficulties.
The members of the firm of Offenbach
& Moore declaredthey did not expect to
make an assignment. They hoped, they
said, that as a result of the conference
this afternoon they would be able to re
sume business.
P. J. Weir, of the firm of Henry Broth
ers & Co., said that on Friday they re
ceived an order to buy 4000 of curb stock
to be delivered to Offenbach & Moore to
day. The suspension of that firm pre
vented delivery, and when the 4000 shares
of stock was left on the hands of Henry
Brothers & Co. this morning, it tied up
their entire capital, and forced them to
suspend temporarily.
Henry Bros, made an announcement of
their suspension to the effect that their
embarrassment would be but temporary,
and that they had suspended for the time
being in order to protect their customers.
No statement of liabilities and assets ac
companied the suspension -notices, and it
was said such statement might not be ob
tainable for several days.
To Flsht American Tobacco Trnst.
LONDON. May 5. The Cunard steamer
Saxonla. which has left Queenstown for
New York, has among her passengers
three prominent members of the Imperial
Tobacco Company. W. R. Clark, of Liver
pool, J. D. Player, of Nottingham, and E.
H. M. Gunn, of the firm of W. D. & H.
O. Wills, of Bristol. It is said these gen
tlemen are going to the United States in
connection with a plan to manufacture
tobacco there, and to fight J. B. Duke,
president of the American Tobacco Com
iianj, on hl3 own ground, by taklmr ad-
vantage of the feeling against trade com
binations, and by endeavoring to organize,
the interests In the United States and
Canada which are opposed to the Ameri
can Tobacco Company.
TELEGRAPH TO DAWSON.
Length Will Be 2105 Miles nnd Coat
VANCOUVER, bTS., May 5. A special
from Ottawa says: In the House of Com
mons this afternoon the Public Works
Department estimates were under consid
eration. The total length of the Ashcroft
Dawson telegraph line was stated to be
2125 miles, and the cost $786,224, not In
cluding $94,000 for supplies and provisions.
The average cost per mile was $368. The
gap filled last year was 110 miles, instead
of 54, as expected. In difficult spots It
was proposed to lay a cable on the ground
during the coming year, as at certain
points there was a depth of 25 feet of
snow.
Suicide With Strychnine.
FOREST GROVE, May 5. Daniel Pat
ton, aged 4S years, a native of England,
who had lived here for 10 years, took
strychnine and died here at midnight last
night. Corpn-r W. P. Via made an In
vestigation this morning, and the facts
brought out were that the deceased had
become despondent, thinking he had
Brlght's disease. It was a premeditated
act. He made a will without witnesses, In
his own handwriting, on April 29 last, be
queathing to his brother. Edmund, at Isle
Abbott's. Taunton, England, his 160-acre
homestead, about 20 miles north of this
place, and $45 In the bank. He appointed
J. F. Pierce and J. L. Laughlln adminis
trators, giving them the power to deed
his property.
A letter found reads that the reason
why he willed hie property to Edmund
was that his brother had cared for his
mother, who resides with him in Eng
land. Another brother In Illinois survives
him. Interment was in the Naylor ceme
tery this afternoon.
IVad "Wanted on Chnrge of Perjury.
CHICAGO. May 5. Dr. Ellington W. Al
drlch, who killed himself in Los Angeles
yesterday to escape a requisition for re
turn to Illinois, was wanted on a charge
of perjury. The alleged false swearing
was committed in Judge Chetlaln's court
December 8, 1900. Aldrlch had come to
Chicago for the purpose of securing a
divorce from his wife, formerly Miss Leo
nora Aldridge, whom he is said to have
married in Mlneola, Tex., December 14.
1899. It is alleged that he abandoned her.
The cause alleged for divorce by the doc
tor was desertion on her part. He swore
that she had left him in Chicago because
she loved another man. A decree was
granted by Judge Chetlaln on Aldrlch's
testimony. Mrs. Aldrlch. who had gone
to her home in Texas, did not learn of the
divorce, it is alleged, until a few months
ago.
Tragedy on Donglns Island.
VICTORIA, B. C, May 5. Advices were
brought by the steamer Princess May of
a tragedy near Petersburg, on Douglas
Island. Thomas Johnson, a white man,
who was living with a family of Indians
named Hansen, of the Sitka tribe, took
up with the daughter of the Hansens- and
paid her father $100 for her. He went to
the store at Petersburg and got whisky
for the Indians, and all became intoxi
cated and fought. During the fight they
burned the camp, and as the camp burned
the Hansens fied'ln a canoe. Johnson fol
lowed in another canoe, and they fought
again, both canoes being upset and all
drowned. The victims were Thomas John
son, and George Hansen, wife and daugh
ter. Bought by Senator Clark's Son.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5. Walter S.
Hobart has sold his palatial country resi
dence at Burlingame and 200 acres of land
to Charles W. Clark, son of Senator W. A
Clark, of Montana, for $200,000. Mr. Ho
bart will still retain 300 acres of the prop
erty. The new owner obtains possession
of the magnificent stables and racetrack.
Charles W." Clark has not decided when
he will move Into his newly acquired home.
He Intends taking a trip East before he
permanently moves td Burlingame.
Expedition Delayed.
VICTORIA. B. C, May 5. News was
brought tonight that the Unuk River ex
pedition, which shipped machinery for a
five-stamp mill to the head of Burroughs
Bay, came to grief at a point about 20
miles above the head of Unuk River,
owing to the wearing out of some part of
the towing outfit, which will have to be
replaced before a further advance can bo
made.
REVISES BEEF-TRUST BILL
Attorney-Genernl Knox "Will For
ward It This Week.
WASHINGTON, May 5. S. H. Bethea.
United States Attorney at Chicago, and
William A. Day, special assistant attor
ney, had a conference today with Attorney-General
Knox on the subject of the
beef combine, and presented to the Attorney-General
the text of a bill in equity
which they had prepared under his In
struction. This was carefully gone over.
The Attorney-General has revised the bill
in a number j)f important particulars, and
It is now expected that it will be sent to
Chicago some time during the present
week to be filed In the office of the clerk
of the United States Court there. After
the bill has been filed, it will be made
public
Missouri Investifrntlon Today.
ST. LOUIS, May 5. Thirty-two wit
nesses have been summoned by Attorney
General E. C Crow to testify before
Justice G. D. Burgess, of the State Su
preme Court, at Jefferson City, where an
investigation of the alleged beef trust will
Le begun tomorrow. It Is said that unuer
the anti-trust law of Missouri the beef
companies can be prohibited from doing
business in this state. The list of wit
nesses to be examined Includes representa
tives of Armour, Swift, Morris, Dold,
Cudahy, and the St. Louis Dressed Beef
Company., There are also cattle-buyers
and shippers, St. Louis, Kansas City and
St. Joseph butchers, and wholesale meat
dealers from several points in the state.
The Chief Justice will deliver the testi
mony to the Attorney-General after the
hearing and Mr. Crow will decide whether
to institute proceedings against any Indi
vidual, firm or company under the anti
trust laws.
t
To Keep Amendments Off Ballot.
DENVER, May 5. Attorney H. B.
O'Reilly gave notice to the State Supreme
Court today of his Intention to file an ap
plication for a writ of prohibition to re
strain the Secretary of State from print
ing the six constitutional amendments
which the Legislature voted to submit to
the voters of the state at 'the coming elec-.
tlon. These are the Rush amendment,
which Is intended to give Denver home
rule and constitute the city and county
governments; the Buckley single-tax
amendment; the eight-hour amendment;
two amendments regarding elections, and
one regarding qualifications of voters.
Mr. O'Reilly will attack the amendments
on the ground that fhey are in contra
vention of the bill of rights and of the
constitution itselL He will contend that
under the bill of rights the constitution
can be amended only in constitutional con
vention. Conrt Upholds City Ordinance.
DENVER, May 5. The Colorado Su
preme Court today upheld the city ordi
nance of Denver for the regulation of
wlnerooms. The decision reverses that of
the District Court, given by Judge
Palmer who held that women have the
same right to enter wlnerooms or. saloons
that men have. The court holds that In
jury to public morality would result If
women were permitted to frequent wine
rooms unrestricted.
POLITICS GETTING -WARM
SALEM REPUBLICAN CLUB STIRS
UP ENTHUSIASM.
Members of Marion Legislative
Ticket Slake Stirring Speeches
Plans of the Campaign.
SALEM, Or., May 5. The Young Men's
Republican Club, of this city, opened the
political campaign In Salem tonight with
a rousing meeting at the City Hall. The
room in which the meeting was held was
not large enough to accommodate the
crowd and many were unable to gain ad
mittance. Enthusiastic Republican ad
dresses were made by Claud Gatch and
Frank Davey, E. M. Crolsan, T. B. Kay
and S. Farrar, of the Republican Legis
lative ticket. Great enthusiasm prevailed
at the meeting.
The ciub has a membership of over 300.
Tonight it appointed a committee, con
sisting of W. E. Richardson, J. L. Hat
ton, Peter Graber and Fred Fontaine, to
organize a flambeau club. A cymbal club
will be formed under the direction of a
o
W. L. HAYWARD,
"Will Conch Pacific Universi
ty Track Team. '
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, FOREST
GROVE. May 5. V. L. Hayward,
whom Manager Gibson has secured
to coach the Pacific University
track team, has been for thevlaat
two years trainer of track, base
ball and football teams at Berk
eley. He has -worked under W.
Christie, formerly of Princeton, but
"now head trainer at he University
of California. Mr. Hayward will
return to Berkeley after completing
his work at Pacific University, hav
ing signed for another year with
the California 'varsity. Mr. Hay
ward has been 12 years at work.
His' records in athletics are as fol
lows: 100 yards, 10, 1-5 seconds;
pole vault. 10 feet; 56 - pound
weight. 30 feet 10 Inches; 220 jards,
23 1-5 seconds; 440 yards. 52 sec
onds; broad Jump, 21 feet 8 Inches;
120-hur'e. 10 1-5 seconds; 10-pound
shot. 40 feet 8 Inches; 220-burdle,
20 3-5 seconds.
committee composed of C. A. Bort, J. H.
Campbell, Jr., W. D. Evans and E. H.
Lampert. The club named as programme,
committee C. M. Inman, C. L. McNary
and H. C. Ehley. This committee will
co-operate with the Salem Republican
Club In receiving and entertaining state
candidates and other speakers on the oc
casion of their visits to Salem. The club
will meet every Monday evening, during
the campaign, and will do active work.
It expects to give a "smoker" some time
next week.
Claud Gatch, president of the Salem Re
publican Club, was the principal speaker
of the evening, and delivered one of his
characteristic, rousing Republican talks.
He said In part:
"The duty of good citizenship should
make a man Interested In politics. He
should register, take part In primaries
and vote. It Is no longer fashionable to
carp at politics. Roosevelt taught this
lesson to the rich of New York, and the
experience of the past few years has
taught the lesson to the laborer and to
the plain people.
"Picture the calamity of free sliver and
our narrow escape therefrom, and the
Dresent marvelous nrosnerltv. which is
but the beginning of what we are to en- j
joy, all owing to the defeat of free silver.
"The Republican party, with the help
of the sound-money Democrats, accom
plished this prosperity. Our debt to these
Gold Democrats, who, breaking party
ties, assisted us, the Republican party of
Oregon Intends to acknowledge, and to
cancel part of the debt by the election of
W. J. Furnish as Governor." (Applause.)
The question of the trusts was dis
cussed and the opinion was expressed
that the Republican party, a party of ac
tion, would properly restrain and regu
late them. Continuing, Mr. Gatch said:
"In fact, the only practical advance
ment toward that end is made by our
party at this time. That National Issues
were at the question In our state election,
that from this very reason our opponents
evade the issue, is proof that the Repub
lican party is right In upholding the flag.
That the Philippines nor the Sandwich
Islands, nor Porto Rico, nor Alaska, nor
Oregon, nor California, nor Texas, nor
any of the Louisiana purchase shall be
other than American territory states of
our states and flag of our flag duty to
mankind demands."
ROSEBURG GREETS FURNISH.
Citizens Tnrn Out to Give Him a
Hearty Reception.
ROSEBURG, Or., May 5. The Republi
can nominees for state offices. W. J. Fur
nish, J. H. Ackerman. A. M Crawford
and J. R. Whitney, addressed a large and
enthusiastic assemblage of citizens of
Roseburg at the opera-house in this city
tonight. The opera-house was crowded
to standing room, and the audience gave
close attention to all the addresses. When
the meeting adjourned, citizens crowded
forward to shake the hand of the Repub
lican candidate for Governor, and to wish
him complete success. Men who attended
both meetings say that the Republican
audience was very much larger than that
which greeted the Democratic candidates
last week.
In their general scope the addresses did
not vary much from those which have
been delivered at other cities south of
Roseburg, but numerous elements of
weakness In the Democratic claim for the
support of Republican votes were shown
up In a new light. It Is evident that the
Republicans are fully answering the ad
dresses being made" by Chamberlain and
that they have a decided advantage In fol
lowing the Democratic nominee. This is
generally considered a fair advantage,
however, for since the Democrats are
opening with an attack upon Republican
policies and administrations, the natural
order would be for the Republicans to fol
low. Aside from answering the arguments of
the Democratic candidates, the Republican
addresses emphasized the Importance of
the Issue over the retention of the Philip
pines, and said that If Chamberlain should
be elected Governor, the country would
view the result as a Democratic victory,
and a rejection of the Republican policy
in regard to the islands.
The Republican nominees held a meeting
at Oakland this afternoon, where a very
gratifying reception was had.
CUXXIXG DODGERS, INDEED.
Clever Circus Men Evade Officers of
the Latv.
BAKER CITY. May 5. An effort was
made to attach the Pan-American circus,
which played here Friday, but It failed,
much to the disgust of the attorney who
was trying to serve summons on some
responsible person. The summons were In
behalf of the man who was Injured by
the lions at Portland. He had filed a suit
for damages, but the circus people avoid
ed service. An attachment was obtained
in another case, which was brought by
the same man for wages alleged to be
due.
The attachment papers were placed In
the hands of Sheriff Huntington, who
tried to find something to attach. The
Sheriff had his eye on the cashbox. About
the time the tickets for the afternoon were
all sold and the money was In the box
the Sheriff descended on the ticket wagon,
only to find that the regular treasurer had
been deposed and a man representing the
owner of the show was in charge. The
real owner Is a Chicago man, and his
agent, averred, that all money taken In
here had been turned over to him to apply
on the rent, which was In arrears. The
lessee and all of his chief assistants did
not stop in this city, having been advised
by their attorney to keep out of sight
until the circus was safely out of the
state. .
BIG FISH HUN EXPECTED.
Novr Certain Salmon Being: Taken
Came From Hatcheries.
ASTORIA, May 5. The run of fish in the
river between Gray's Bay and Skamok
awa Is very good for this time of the year.
The fish, however, average small, and
are only adapted for cannery purposes.
That the fish are the result of artificial
propagation now appears certain with a
big run to follow as the weather grows
warmer.
Man Fonnd Dead in Bed.
John Mlenen was found dead In his
bed yesterday at his home In this city,
evidently having died from, natural causes.
He had been treated for some time for -an
abscess of the kidneys, and It is believed
.
OF BERKELEY
that this was the immediate cause of his
death. The funeral will be held Wednes
day, under the auspices of the Sons of
Herman, of which order he was a mem
ber. The deceased was a native of Al
denburg, Germany, 47 years of age, un
married, and had lived In Astoria for the
past 20 years.
Record for Land Transfers.
The records In the County Clerk's office
show that the number of transfers of
property during the past few months has
far exceeded the record for any previous
corresponding length of time in the his
tory' of the countv. The transfers are
principally of timber lands, and as several
other large deals arc known to be In
progress at the present time, the activ
ity will probably continue for several
months yet.
Penthouse to Be Completed Today.
The new pesthouse, which is being con
structed .for the city, will be completed
tomorrow, so that should any more cases
of 'contagious diseases occur the author
ities will have a place In which to-icara
for them. All the persons who are now
under treatment for smallpox are Improv
ing rapidly. The quarantine was re
moved from the Hansen residence last
evening, and the two men who have been
In quarantine will be released Wednes
day. New Councilman.
At the meeting of the Council this
evening C. C. Utzlnger tendered his resig
nation as Councilman from the Second
Ward, and J. V. Burns was elected to
fill the vacancy.
WORK FOR ELECTIOX CLERKS.
Required by Law to Post Notices In
Their Respective Precincts.
SALEM, Or., May 5. There appears to
be a general misunderstanding among the
election boards of the county concerning
the posting of election notices In the sev
eral precincts. Formerly the Sheriff was
obliged to post the notices, but under the
new law the work devolves upon the
clerks of the election boards of each pre
cinct. The notices have been mailed by
the County Clerk to the clerks of the dif
ferent boards. The clerks are required
to post the notices In conspicuous places
within their respective precincts. Since
no instructions have accompanied the
copies of the notices of election, many
of the recipients thereof have been In
a quandary to know what to do.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
T. J. Glllani, Pioneer.
ROSEBURG, May 5. T. J. GUlam. an
Oregon pioneer of 1S55, yesterday died at
his home, eight miles north of this place,
of heart trouble. He was 67 years of
age and left a wife and four children.
The children are: J. C. GUlam, Portland;
Mrs. Jack Chapman. Wilbur; Mrs. Dan
Fisher, Roseburg: John GUlam, Garden
Valley. The funeral was held at Wilbur
today.
Odell nt Los Ansreles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 5. Governor
Benjamin B. Odell, of New York, and
party have arrived here. With the Gov
ernor are his wife, B. B. Odell, and Miss
Odell, of Newburgh, N. Y.; T. E. Ells
worth, of -Lockport. and H. K. Bird, of
New York City. The party was enler-
j talned today with a tally-ho drive and
luncheon tendered by Senator Fred M.
Smith for the Chamber of Commerce, and
Mayor M. P. Synder. This evening the
New York Society and the Chamber of
Commerce held a reception In Governor
Odell's honor. Governor Henry T. Gage
and Mayor Snyder extended the welcome
of the state and the city to the parly.
Governor Odell's Itinerary in California
will Include Santa Barbara, San Fran
cisco, Monterey and possibly Yosemlte.
Goes on a Stumping Tour.
SALEM, Or., May 5. J. D. Leet Super
intendent of the State Penitentiary, left
today on a week's tour in the interest of
the Republican state ticket. Mr. Lee
speaks tonight at Newport., His dates for
the rest of the week are as follows: Phil
omath. Tuesday evening: Scio, Wednes
day; Detroit, Thursday; Stayton, Friday.
Mr. Lee will leave next week for South
ern Oregon, where he will make a simi
lar canvass. He is an able campaigner
and has done active work for the Re
publican party on the stump.
Northwest Folic In New York.
NEW YORK, May 5. Arrivals from
Portland At the Imperial, W. 'E. Hurd;
at the Fifth Avenue, Mrs. M. Helmbpld,
J. H. Mitchell.
From Seattle At the Hoffman, J. W.
Kelly: at the Grand Union, J. M. La
throp: at the Manhattan, S. GUken; at
the Herald Square, R. F. Fisher and
wife.
Motlter Gray' Sweet Powders ,
For Children. Mother Gray, a nurse In the
Children's Home in New York, treated children
successfully with a remedy called Mother
Oray'n Sweet' Powders for Children. Theyarft
harmless as milk, pleasant and never fall. A
certain cure for feverlshness, constipation,
headache, teething and Btomach disorders and
remove worms. At all druggists, S5c Sample
FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted. X Roy, N. Y.
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the States sent representatives to Wash
ington," and up to 1S72 there was so much
military Interference with elections that
they are utterly valueless as statistical
data. In 1S72 Grant defeated Greeley by
a tremendous majority; 194 Republicans
were elected with him to the House of
the Forty-third Congress, 92 Democrats
and 14 Independents. In the next House,
the Forty-fourth Congress, only 197 ap
peared lo swear in on organization day,
while there were 16S Democrats: or. In
other words, the Republican plurality of
102 had disappeared and In Its place they
found themselves In a minority of 61.
' In 1876 Hayes was seated by the de
cision of the Electoral Commission. Ono
hundred and fifty-one Democrats organ
ized the House and were opposed by 142
Republicans. In that case there was no
possible chance of Republicans showing
their disapprobation of the President by
turning him over to the opposition, for
he was already In their hands. In the
Congressional elections of 1S78, 129 Repub
licans were elected. 143 Democrats and 16
Independents to legislate for the balance
of Mr. Hayes' term.
In 1SS0 Garfield was chosen by the peo
ple to execute the laws for four years.
With him to the Forty-seventh Congress
went 146 Republican members. 13S Demo
crats and nine Independents. Garfield
was assassinated. but, at the Congres
sional election in 1SS2V while Arthur was
administering the Executive office, the
voters elected to the House of the Forty
eighth Congress 199 Democrats, the Re
publicans 124, Independents 1, and one
vacancy. Under a new apportionment,
based on the census of 1SS0, the House
had increased Its membership from 293 to
325. A Republican plurality of eight had
been changed to a minority of 75.
In 1888 the House of Representatives of
the Fifty-first Congress was elected with
Harrison. The Republicans had 166 mem
bers and the Democrats '159, which gave
the Republicans seven majority over the
Democrats. No Independents were
elected.
The House of the Fifty-second Congress
was elected two years afterward, in 1S90.
in the middle of Mr. Harrison's term.
The Republicans elected 8S members, the
Democrats 236 and the Independents 7,
giving the Democrats a plurality of 14S
over the Republicans and a majority over
all of 141.
Now witness the same transformation
under a "Democratic administration.
With Cleveland, in 1892. was elected the
House of Representatives of the Fifty
third Congress. The Democrats elected
222, the Republicans 126 and the Independ
ents 8. The Democrats had 96 plurality
over the Republicans and a majority over
all of 88. A new apportionment had In
creased the membership of the House to
356 members. Utah had not yet been ad
mitted. In 1894 the House of the 54th Congress
wah chosen, but what a change! Only
104 Democrats were found to have been
elected, 245 Republicans and 7 Independ
ents, which gave the Republicans 142
plurality over the Democrats, and a ma
jority of 135 over all. '
The numbet of instances which show
the political reversals of the House can
be multiplied by almost as many times as
there have been Congressional elections
during the last 100 years. Only three ad
ministrations, however, will be taken to
compare with the present one. These
three administrations are used for compar
ison because In the first and last a Presi
dent wa3 assassinated, and under these
the membership of the House was In
creased by new apportionments.
In the Garfield Administration, although
the Republicans organized and had a plu
rality of the House, when he was Inaug
urated, they could only obtain 3S.4 per
cent of the House elected two years after
ward. If the Republicans, which have a
plurality In the present House, get the
same per cent of the next House, as they
did of the House elected In the middle of
the administration for which Garfield was
elected, viz., 38.4 per cent of 3S6, they will
have In the House of the 5Sth Congress
145 members and the opposition 23S.
At the commencement of Mr. Harri
son's term the Republicans had a plurallty
ln the House, but at the next Congres
sional election. In 1890, they could only
get 26.5 per cent of the members elected.
Apply that percentage to the present ad
ministration as the one the Republicans
will obtain In the Congressional election
this Fall, two years after the election of
Mr. McKlnley for a second term, and
they will have 26.5 of 3S6, or 102 members,
and the opposition 2S4.
Mr. Cleveland's party had a big plu
rality In the House of Representatives
when he took office, but two years after
the Democrats could bnly get 29.1 of the
House elected In 1S94. If the Republicans
cannot do any better than the Democrats
o'd In the middle of Mr. Clevelann's Ad
ministration that Is, 29.1 per cent they
will have in the next House of the 5Sth
Congress 112 members, out of 3S6, leaving
274 to the opposition.
The following tables demonstrate bet
ter than words the possibility of the Re
publican plurality In the present House
being changed to a Democratic one In
the next. Table "A" shows how few
Democrats were elected to the present
House from states which. In what are
called oft years, generally send to Wash
ington almost as many Democrats as Re
publicans. A glance at the Republican
pluralities by states will tell also, the
reason whv no more Democrats were
elected to Congress In 1900:
Table A. '
Rep. Dem. Rep.
State ' Plur. Cong. Cong.
California 39.770 .. 7
Connecticut 2S.570 .. 4
Delaware 3,671 .. l
Indiana 26,179 4 ' 9
Iowa 83,154 .. 11
Illinois 94,924 11 11
Kansas 23,354 1, 1
Maryland 13,934 .. 6
Massachusetts C1.S69 3 10
Michigan 104,584 .. 12
Minnesota 77,550 .. 7
Nebraska 12,563 2 4
New Hampshire 19,314 .. 2
New Jersey 56,889 2 6
New York 143.606 12 22
Ohio 67,567 5 16
Oregon 13,141 .. 2
Washington 12,493 .. 2
Pennsylvania 2SS.483 4 26
West Virginia 21.022 .. 4
Wisconsin 106.5S1 .. 10
Totals 1,239,534 44 171
Two silver.'
It would seem utterly Impossible for the
Democrats to have elected In 1900 even
44 Congressmen In states which cast such
enormous pluralities.
Maryland.
How the counties, wards and precincts
of the state, which make up the new
Congressional districts', voted in 1839 for
Governor:
Dem. Rep. Dem. Rep.
District Vote. Vote. Plur. Plur.
1 24.579 20,549 4.030
2 21.6S5 18.742 2.912
3 21,550 1S.639 2.941
4 21,835 17,473 4,362
5 20,017 20,292 275
6 19.764 20,370 COG
Based on the vote for Governor la 1899,
Republicans have a slender chance of
electing their candidates in two districts,
and none ih the other four.
Indlann.
Republican plurality In state, 17.51S. Vote
"of Congressional districts under new ap
portionment in 1893:
District Vote, Vote. Plur. Plur.
Dem. Rep. Dem. Rep
1 19,549 20.2S3 1,144
ia.oii 19.040 033
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3 20,541 17.264 3,277
4 23.143 19.65S 3.4SS
5 ., 22,672 25.72S 3.050
6 21.1SS 23,738 2.550
7 20.S19 23,191 2.372
S 21.464 24,369 2,905
9.. 23,233 - 26 033 2.100
10 13,943 24,909 4,9b6
11 19.277 22.S13 i,566
12 18,794 18,383 411
Marlon County.
There is no great concentration of either
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Democratic or Republican votes in one
portion of the state If Indiana should go
Democratic this Fall by a small plurality.
It would wipe out the Republican plurali
ties in every district except the fourth,
ninth and tenth, and, of course, increase
Democratic pluralities in the same ratio.
New Jersey.
Vote for Governor by Congressional dis
tricts under the new apportionment In
1901, Republican plurality, 17,133.
Denr. Ren. Dem. Rep
Plur. Plur.
5,673
6.255
26S
1.116
1.326
1.901 .
6.S95
S,9S
Essex County. Hudson County.
New Jersey Is represented In the pres
ent Congress by two Democrats. When
one considers, the former elections of that
state and that the table represents a
Republican plurality In the state of 17,133,
It will be seen that the fifth, sifth and
seventh are not certain to go Republican
in 1902.
Pennsylvania.
The vote by Congressional districts un
der the new apportionment in 1801. Re
publican plurality, 131.513.
Dem. Rep. Dem. Rep.
District Vote. Vote. Plur. Plur.
1 to 6 15,236 121.343 119,307
7 5.457 12.132 6.6S5
8 17,100 lo,792 1.30S
9 5,257 12.217 6,160
10 12.973 8,848 4.125
11 24.2S9 9,073 15.214
12 10,847 S.950 1.S87
13 19,190 11.306 7.S8Q
11 7,Si6 9,117 1,231
15 12.127 12.610 4S3
16 13.S56 10.177 3,379
17 13.923 16.1C5 2,212
IS 10.702 13.89S 2.1S0
19 6,311 7.157 816
20 12,725 9.481 3,244
21 11.204 10,834 370
22 13,024 14.760 1.736
23 11,225 15,177 3,962
24 6.945 12,427 5.4S2
25 6.397 8.914 2,517
26 12.537 7.4?9 5.08S
27 8.205 11,092 2.8S6
28 10,540 11,661 1,335
9-30-31-32 ... 11.204 38,599 27,395
A large reduction of Republican plural
ity, on which this table Is based, would
change a number of Republican districts
to the Democratic column. The vote of
1901 Is the vote for State Treasurer, and
gave a Republican plurality of 131,543. The
Republicans are unable to ute their great
plurality to advantage because It is con
centrated In Philadelphia and Allegheny
Counties.
West Virginia.
Congressional districts under the new
apportionment, showing how the sta"te
voted In 189S for Governor:
Dem. Rep. Dem. Rep.
District Vote. Vote. Plur. Plur.
1 1S.971 20,891 1,920
1 22,734 23,385 061
3 22.S02 22.037 7
1 20.854 21.727 873
Republican plurality in state 2679.
To make an apportionment which will
District Vote. Vote.
1 11,333 20.005
2 12,240 18,405
3 17.S14 17,516
4 17.422 16.316
a : 17.903 19,456
6 21.203 23.181
7-8 29.SS5 36.7S0
M0 36.8S2 27.SS2
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vantage is a hard problem In any state,
but to do so In a state which Is politically
so evenly divided as Webt Virginia is
practically impossible. The Republicans
have spread a very thin Republican plur
ality over the whole state, and by their
selfishness are very liable this fall to lose
the whole five districts.
North Carolina has a very clofae district
In the Tenth, under the new apportion
ment. The district Is made up of coun
ties comprising the old Ninth, with tho
exception of Madison, Mitchell and Yan
cy. These three counties gave a Repub
lican plurality of 2651 in 1900. J. M.
Moody, present Congressman, carried the
old district in 1900 by 204. The detach
ment of three Republican countits
leaves him In a minority of 570.
The First district of California is aIo
a close one. In the state election for Gov
ernor the counties which make up the dis--trict
under the new apportionment gave
a Republican plurality of 97S.
Utah has but one member In the lower
House. It was represented In the Flttj
Sixth Congress' by a Democrat, who was
elected In 1898 by a plurality of 4247. In
1900 a Republican was elected over Ms
Democratic opponent by 211. In the com
ing contest, baaed on previous elections,
Utah will again &nd a Democrat to
Wshington.
Ohio is a state which has been known
to gerrymander her Congressional dis
tricts several times in a single decade.
For Instance, when the Democrats have
had complete control of. the state, tht y
have fixed the districts in sudha way
that the Republicans could onfy elect
five or ix members out of twenty-one.
The Republicans do exactly the sarao
thing when they are in power. As tbe
Republicans have apportioned the state
lust and only allowed the Democrats to
send five members to the present Con
gress, It is doubtful whether they can
further reduce the number of Democratic
Congressmen in the new apportionment.
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has within Its city area 17 Congreselon il
districts, and part of another, the First,
which Is made up of the Borough of
Queens, with the Republican counties of
Nassau and Suffolk attached. There aro
a number of other districts throughout
the states which generally send Demo
crats to Congress in the middle of R -publican
administrations, notably Erlo
County (Buffalo). Thirty-fifth and Thirty
sixth districts; Nineteenth, made of the
Democratic county of Westchester. New
York State is represented in the present
House by 12 Democrats and 21 Republi
cans. In the next House she will have
37 members, but it must be reraembtn d
the present House was elected when the
State of New York gave a Republican
plurality of 143,416. This year the indie i
tlons are that the vote of the state will
be more evenly divided between tlie pir
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