The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-08-13
The FIFTY THIRD HOUSE
Populist Statesmen May Hold the
Balance Of Power.
Committees of Both Old Parties Prlpar.
ing for u Hard Flght--rons of Cam
paign Literature---A Demo-
cratic Primer.


cratic Primer.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.-During the
next three months the hcadquarterasof
nle congressional campaign commit
tees in this city will be in constant
touch with the movements of both par
ties in every congressional districs in
tho country A feeling of uncertainty Y
as to the outcome will make hard work
necessary, and the celebrity with which
senators and members have already
left the city tospnrticipute in the cam
paign plainly indicates thut there will
be no lack OF shoulders to carry the
burden. In many of the districts the
campaign has already begun.
Both of the congressional commit
tees arc pleasantly located. the repub-
licans in the old United Service club
house. 1910 q street, aud the demo-
Gratis in the Loan and Trust building.
These headquarters will be the ship
ping points of tons and tons of cam
paign literature. A democratic cam
paign book, by the way, made its up
pearance last week 1t is compact
little volume of sixty-four pages, with
e cover illuminated in red, white and
blue, and with defiant eagle, brill
liant flag and handsome representa-
tion OF ship of the new navy conspic-
uous upon it 1t is mainly devoted to
the turif, but the force bill and the
fact that there were over 100 Office
holders at the Minneapolis convention
rs delegates are not forgotten. A list
of protected manufactures where the
wages of workmen have been reduced
since the passage OF the Mckinley bill
is also Incorporated. Tho compilation
OF the lite volume, which is merely a
democratic primmer to precede the
larger campaign book, is mainly the
work of Representative Bynum.
In entering upon the campaign the
democrats profess no fear of being un-
able to hold control of congress and
the republicans are not sanguinc of en-
tircly wiping out the enormous ma jorty
which the democrats now enjoy. 1t is
q prevalent opinion, however, that
neither of tho old parties will have a
majority. but TINT the balance of
power will be held by tho representa-
ttves OF the alliance party. Such q
contingency is by no means remote
There will be $50 scnts in the next
congress If the elections are pretty
evenly divided and twenty-five dis
tricts are captured by the alliance
people. the latter will be an import
ant factor in the next house.
A prominent democrat, whose en-
periencc of many years and whose ex-
cellent political judgmen: entities him
to some consideration, yesterday made
prophecy us to the strength OF his
party in the Fifty-third congress. His
estimate gives the democrats but Ill
representatives in the next house,
against 235 in the present The num-
ber thus allotted to the democrats is
eight less than majority. under the
new apportionment. OF the 1s5 re-
naming members the same authority
gives 25 to the alliance and 100 to the
republicans, n calculation which would
give the balance of power to the alli-
ance representatives.
1t is fact that in many of the
southern districts, where in the past
the regular democratic nomination
has been equivalent to an election,
the democratic nominee will not be
elected this year without a stubborn
fight. Under the circumstances 1t is
hard to predict just what the demo-
cratic campaign committee will do.
1t is averse to entering the southern
field, which has hitherto taken care Of
itself, when speakers and general
campaign workers are so necessary in
northern doubtful districts, and yet
this unusual proceeding may be me-
cessary ii the alliance threatens to
capture too many districts On the
other hand. the alliance party is sadly
handicapped by want of funds, SO. that
its fight will not be MS effective as it
might be under other circumstances
Tho democratic managers, there
fore, will have to watch the
southern districts closely for the first
time in the history OF the party, and
may even lose many prizes in spite of
watchfulness and organization.
The alliance mont bers claim to have
two powerful arguments in their be-
half in the defeat of the silver bill and
900 to the worlds fair. They will
age. the boon for which they are so
uuAiOust Gull uOo COlAo uu1oSS luo rep
resentation Of the peoples party is in
creased, and II the government cnn do
nate to private corporation it can
nssuredly place funds at the disposal
of impecunious farmers who desire to
offer good collateral for temporary
loans. How far these arguments will
attract votes is question not to be
answered, but that there will be more
Than tan indiana dante IN tho housa
seems now to be point upon which