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Show CONGRESS REPUBLICAN. Roosovolt Assured of Co-Operation of Legislative Body. WASHINGTON. Nov. 0. President Roosevelt Is assured of the co-operation of a Republican Congress. The present Republican majority iu that body is 31. ana there need be no surprise If that figure Is almost doubled, and It Is reasonably reason-ably certain to reach a majority of at least 50. In practically all districts tho Republicans Republi-cans havo held their own. whllo iu somo significant Instances tho Democrats hnvo lost. Probably the most marked of theso cases oro tho Fpurth and Fifth districts of California (San Francisco), now represented repre-sented by Representatives Llvernnsh and Wynne, Democrats, which reports Indicate' Indi-cate' havo been gained by the Republicans. Republi-cans. In the Twelfth Ohio district Taylor Tay-lor Republican, Is reported to huvo defeated de-feated Badger. Tho most surprising of all tho reports, however, como from tho First and Fifth Missouri districts, both strongly Democratic, Demo-cratic, and the former represented by Mr. Cowherd, chairman of tho Democratic Congressional committee. Tho Republican Republi-can claim to havo carried both districts. In tho light of theso reports a Republican majority of 50 Is considered a conservative conserva-tive estimate. Returns from tho Southern States show that they have returned tho usual Democratic Demo-cratic majorities on Congressmen as on other candidates. t The result Justified the wisdom of tho Ropubllcun policy, which was to givo especial attention in tho campaign to close Congressional districts. It Is possible tho Republican majority In tho Senate will bIiow llttlo If any chango in tho present voting strength. Of tho ninety members of that body fifty-seven are Republicans and thirty-three Democrats. Demo-crats. The terms of thirty Senators ox-plro ox-plro on tho 4th of March next. Of theso, Dick of Ohio. Daniel of Virginia, and Money of Mississippi havo been olocted, and McComas of Mnrylond has been succeeded suc-ceeded by Rayner of the samo State. . This Is, a Democratic gain, and tho only ono made so far. Of thoso whoso terms expire, seven are Democrats and two of theso already havo been chosen na their own successors. In four of tho other five cases, Ball of Tennessoo, Cockrell or Missouri, Mis-souri, Culberson of Texas and Hallafero of Florida, Democratic successors aro assured. as-sured. The seventh lnstanco Is that of Mr. Gibson of Montana. Tho returns oro not complete The reports from Nebraska, "Washington. "Washing-ton. Utah, Wisconsin. West Virginia, and Nevada sue not sufficiently specific with reference to tho complexion of tho various vari-ous Legislatures to rnnko It certain which ' party will choose tho successors to Dietrich, Diet-rich, Foster, Koarns, Quarlos, Scott and Stewart. Somo of theso unquestionably may, and all probably will bo Republican. Republi-can. Tho other Republicans whoso terms xplro w4U bQ.auccscded by. RopuWfoauaJ |