Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-31
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HOW THINGS LOOK In VIRGINIA.
DemOcraticC icCOngresSional Gains Probable
LATEST FIGURING IN CONNECTICUT.

LATEST FIGURING IN CONNECTICUT.
THE CAR AND czARINA IN PERIL
Englshmen Buying American Breweries.
THE SITUATION IN VIRGINIA.
The Democrats Ahead, but They VIII
Not Have q Wslkover.
THE FIaHT IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRIcTs-
THE DEMOCRATS WILL MAKE GAINS OF con-
aREssMEN, AND THEIR CHANCES THE BEST
ON THE ELECTORAL TICKET.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 31.-The real campaign
work for this state has about closed, the finish
ing touches CLOSING up the gaps," SO to speak,
being all that is necessary. Both parties, Of
course, claim that they will carry the state for
their respective tickets Calmly looking at the
situation it may be said that the vantage seems
to favor the democrats, but it also appears that
they will not have a walkover. There q great
many protectionists per se among the demo-
Gratis in Virginia, but many Of them will prove
loyal enough to national interests to vote the
straight democratic ticket, while some may
prove recalcitrant or not vote at all. On
the other hand the tariff reformers have done
some good missionary work among republican
farmers, and it is claimed that their accessions
from this source will overbalance the losses in
other directions, which must include defections
on account Of tobacco and whisky interests,
Of which there will be some, especially in the
fifth district, in which Danville is located.
than ever before known. The republicans have
shown but little disposition to work from the
''stump," preferring the ''still-hunt' process
This has caused light demand for democratic
speakers and relieved the country of vast
amount of oratorical pyrotechnics. Chairman
Barbour is not novice to be caught mapping,
and if he is beaten it will be only by mighty
hard work. At the same time, however, such
thing is quite within the range of possibilities
In the first district the fight is between the
and Gilmor Kendall, of Stafford Co. This
district was safely democratic until it fell by
the wayside through the disafYection of Gen.
Geo. T. Garrison, after his failure Of renomin-
alton in 1884, by which he encompassed the
defeat, in 1886, Of his then successful rival for
| the nomination in 1884, Hon. Thomas Croxton.
The breach has not been entirely healed, and
it will require a strong pull to get Kendall
through. This may be considered q doubtful
district.
In the second there is a triangular fight. R.
c. Marshall, Of Portsmouth, is the democratic
candidate, and the present Representative,
Geo. E. Bowden, the Malone, and Andrew
Williams, the colored sheriff of Elizabeth
County, the anti-Mahone candidate. The
chances are that BOwden will be reelected,
| the 10000 republicans, not allowing for in
creases on either side, which would insure the
election of Marshall. This, however, appears
| improbable at this time.
The third district has Hon. George D. Wise
as a candidate against Judge Waddill, the re-
publican nominee. While the republicans are
| holding few public meetings and doing but
little speaking, they are quietly doing q good
deal of work, though Waddill is not altogether
popular, and may not, in fact will hardly poll
full vote. John 8. Wise is here at work for
him, feebly, it is said, but that does not help
| the matter much, as he has fallen from grace
with the Malone contingent. The democrats
will win, as usual.
The fourth district is attracting the lions
| share of attention on account Of the Malone
Langston fight Both factions have large fol-
lowings, but whether it is possible to divide
the large republican majority in this district
between them sufficiently near even to give the
victory to Mr.. E. c. Venable, the democratic
| candidate, remains to be seen, and can only be
seen after November 6, unless a compromise is
effected, which is being attempted by the ma
| tional republican committee, between the two
quarreling factions.
The republicans Of the fifth district, which is
in the great tobacco belt, and in which are To-
Gated many OF the numerous whisky and BRAN
dy distilleries, are working those two questions
for all they are worth, and not without effect.
The present Representative, John r. Brown,
| is the republican, and Posey Lester, bright
and popular young lawyer, the democratic can
didate This is also doubtful district
Tn tho cixfh disfricf tharo in 1v fhrao
andidates-practically two, for the present en-
cumbent Congressman Hopkins, failed of re-
nomination by the republicans, on account Of
his voting for the Mills bill, and having de-
clined the nomination offered by the prohibi-
tionists is running on the "single-shot' prin-
ciple, representing party of one.
The probability is that Paul c. Edmunds, of
Halifax, will be elected over "Pat" McCaul, Of
Roanoke. This is Senator Daniels district and
is now represented by an independent, simply
through apathy at the last election.
The seventh is always safely democratic, and
Col. C. T. O'Ferrall will be reelected by q
large majority over Col Roller, the indepen-
dent candidate, Endorsed by the republicans.
The eighth, Mr.. Barbour's old district, is
good for a snug democratic majority, and Gen.
W. H. F. Lee will be returned second time
over Mr.. Agnew Of Alexandria.
The ninth district is considered doubtful,
though it looks as if Mr.. John A. buchanan, Of
Abingdon. will turn the present representative
very
large majority. Buchanan is brilliant young
lawyer and is making a vigorous canvass, and
is preaching tariff reform very effectively to
the agricultural masses in that section. Mr..
Henry Bowen is no speaker at all, but well
to do man, and will make the most Of his money
The republicans themselves feel uncertain
about success and are "hoping for the best" !"
which is not altogether q favorable omen
In the tenth district the fight will be close
Congressman Jacob Yost, the republican can
didate, is making stirring canvass, and though
it is believed Henry St.sGeorge Tucker, son Of
Hon. John Randolph Tucker, will be elected,
there is not that confidence on the part of the
democrats that is found in the adjoining
(seventh) district.
Upon the whole, it looks as If the democrats
will get six districts, with even chances in two
others, and bare possibilities in the remaining
two. This, it would seem, indicates the sue
cess Of the national ticket. Yet the very divi-
sions in republican ranks in several of the dis
tricts on local tickets will tend to bring out q
large vote for the republican national ticket
and narrow the usual democratic majority in
national elections down to q small margin.
The situation is simply this: The democrats
expect to and believe they will carry the state,
while the republicans hope and claim that they
win not.
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