New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-02
THE OUTLOOK FOR

THE OUTLOOK FOR THE NEXT CONGRESS
BOTH CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES HOPEFUL - \
Talk WITH HENDERSON. OF THE REPUBLICAN,
COMMITTEE.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUSEl
WASHINGTON Nov. 1.-when asked to day by o
TRIBUNE correspondent about the prospects in the
Congressional districts Secretary Henderson, OF the
Republican Congressional Committee. said
ave feel greatly encouraged by the advices re-
ceived during the last week. Our people every
where are feeling more confident and we have every
reason TO predict the election OF Republican ma
iority to the next House OF Representatives. Two
or three weeks ago we knew that We had lighting
chance, and very careful estimates made at that
time led us to believe that the Republicans would
have majority of from twelve To seventeen IN the
next House. Our figures and prospects to-day are
much better than they we're then. The Democrats
themselves alarmed and in some parts OF the
SOUTH. as, for example. South Carolina. give evil
dence of their alarm by resorting to the old meth
dds of intimidation and violence OF course We
must expect that these methods will be supple
mented by ballot-box stufing and false counting
wherever they can be practsed.
"In spite OF all these things, however we shall
make very Large gains in the South. From nfor-
nation have obtained from trustworthy sources,
know that the members of the Democratic ION.
ready and several of them greatly dsheartened.
They are not talking much about whom they
will elect Speaker of the next House as they were
fortnight ago. and about the only hope Of success
they have left is in Republican apathy and dissen-
sions. On the other hand as said BEFORE our adj
vices from the Congressional districts show that the
Republicans generally are coming up almost solidly
to the support of the Congressional candidates
1t is understood that Secretary Chandler, who
has looked over the field very carefully, now feels
reasonably confident that the Republicans will
secure majority of the next House.
| Later in the day the correspondent visited the
rooms of the Democratic Congressional Committee
at the Capitol. No member of the committee is
now in Washing ton. and the business devolyes upon
a single clerk. He said that the committee had
virtually ceased work. No documents are now
| be NJ sent out. When asked how many documents
had been distributed by the committee be replied
:" very few in comparison with the nnmDer sent Dy
| the Republican Committee" The Democratic
Committee has not paid much attention To reach
ing individual voters With documents. but has con-
| tlned itself " to educating the Democratic news
| papers and speakers by such methods. The clerk
| said that the advices received by the committee
| Indicated the election OF good working ma
Orty " of DemocI ats TO the next House. Inc CONF
| mittee claim the election of certainly one DEM
Ocratic ongressman in Iowa and have strong hopes
| of securing two mere. They expect to gain one
district certainly Ia Wisconsin and probably one or
| two In Michigan they feel sure of the cleo
ton of the Den ocratic candidates in the LIST and
| With Districts and are hopeful of the With and
| Xth Districts. They count with certainty on the
| election of eight Democratic Congressman III In:
diana with the probability Of one or two more, and
confidently anticipate very large gains IN Pennsyl-
| vania. New York, and Connecticut. The mem beers
| of the Democratic Committee did not believe thau
the Democrats will suffer any appIeciabe loss IN the
| Solid south.