New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-05
THE FIGHT FOR CONGRESS.
SIGNS WHICH INDICATE A REPUBLICAN MA
JORITY IN THE LIST CONGRESS.

JORITY IN THE LIST CONGRESS-
y DESPERATE CAMPAIGN OF DOODLE BY THE
DEMCCRATs-woRK OF THE REPUB-
LICAN COMMITTEE.
(BY TELESRAPI TRIBUSkl
Washington, Nov. 4.-The work OF the Re
ipublican Congressional Committee in the cam
spaign is finished, and Edward Mcpherson, the in
defatigable secretary, upon whom the brunt of it
has fallen, will start for Gettysburg tomorrow
forenoon to cast his vote for Harrison and Nor
ton early Tuesday morning. Mr.. Mcpherson, who
is ono Of the most intelligent and conservative
political observers in the country, feels confident
not only of the success of the Republican Nationsl
candidates but of the return of Republican ma
jority to the next House of Representatives The
information received by him during the past few
days indicates certainty that the Repubhcan
Representatives in the List Congress will not fall
much, If any, short of 10, and probably will
exceed that number 4 majority of the House is
l63 For obvious reasons he does not deem it
prudent to publish estimate in detail of prob
able gains and losses before Tuesday
1t has been known for some time that Demo
cratic money has been freely poured into num-
Der OF Congressional districts to defeat Repub-
lican candidates In Pennsylvania, for example,
William L. Scott has made, or caused to be made
liberal contributions 10 hold the Erie District
to defeat Brumm IN the Schuylkill District,
and to elect the Democratic candidate
lin the new XXIyth District, which Is
rather close. 1t is reported that some
.s6G, 600 has been or will he expended by the
Democrats in these three districts. The reports
from al of them are favorable to the Republicans
In the With Kentucky District, McCreary.
who received a majority Of more than 1000 two
years ago and who is a man of great wealth. be-
gan operations this year by placing 5000 in each
of the thirteen counties which compose his dis
'triot He is spending money with great freedom
1t is HIS only hope of reelection.
In the Id West-Vrginia District the Demo
cratic National Committee has invested large
sums of money to save Wilson, of the Ways
and Means Committee. from defeat Generous
expenditures of funds from the same source have
been made in the other three Congressional Dis
trcts, one of which sent Gof to Congress two
years ago by about 600 majority.
Chairman Brice, of the Democratic National
Executive Committee, is said to have placed
$50, 900 IN the XIIth Ohio District to defeat
Pugsley, the Republican candidate. In the
Cleveland District represented by toran
johnson, the Democratic candidate, is spending
money without stint
Burnes, of the Ivtb Missouri District is do
ing the same to save himself from defeat. His
majority two years ago exceeded 1000.
In the With Michigan District, the Democratic
candidate is Orlando F. Barnes, a of the
michigan member of the Democratic National Com
mittee and a of large wealth
lie is making desperate effort by
the use of money to overcome the Republican
majority and defeat Brewer. In the With Dis
trict of the same State, Wellington r. Burt, the
Democratic candidate for Governor, the million
aire salt manufacturer, is pouring out money with
out stint in his behalf and also TO re-elect
Iarsney who voted for the Mills bill In the
With Maryland District, now represented oy NC
Comas Republican, and In the Vtn District
represented by Compton, Democrat, the Demo
Gratis are spending money freely. They pro-
fess to be confident of defeating McComas and re
electing Compton.
IXth Texas District and the lid Arkansas District
to save. Mills and Clifton K Breckenridge, re-
spectively, from defeat. There are some other
districts in which money is being freely used by
the Democrats.
The Republican Congressional cs%paig9 sEaDS,
has been conducted on different
his experience he has never known so great ana
intelligent demand for political information as IN
the present campaign. Ihe calls Tor ior lacts ana
and urgent, and more than ten million documents
have been issued by the Congressional Committee
10 supply the demand. The reports received from
many quarters including districts in the Southern
border States and in North Carolina and Virginia,
as well as in the Northern and Western States show
that the fight on the predominant issue of the
campaign is likely to result in Eepubllcan gains
which will more than offset losses, expected or
unexpected.
All information aside. the probabilities are
strongly in favor of the Republicans. In 1886
forty-nlne districts gave Democratic pluralities
under 800 and forty-seven districts gave Repub-
lican pluralities under 1900. There were thirty
three Democratic pluralities under 1000, and
only twenty-three Republican puralities under
1000 OF twenty three pluralities under 500
each sixteen were Democratic and only seven
Republican. These puralites were distributed
as follows:
In Republican States, thirty-three Republican;
seventeen Democratic.
In Democratic States, six Republican; seventeen
Democratic.
In doubtful States. eight Republican; fifteen
Democratic.