Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-31
e STAR: WASHINGTON MONDAY OCTOBER


thinking going on which will end expression
when the voters find themselves in the voting
booths alone with their God and lead neil
and chance TO honestly and secretly express
/ their political convictions The republican
confidence is based on the belief that aichigsn
Is a republican state if the vote is full. as it
\ doubtless will be this year, and the democrats
are full of hope because they can see nothing
but victory before them
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
In the congressional districts the respective
| party managers agree upon one point only, and
that is that Congressman Burrows will be re-
elected The democrats concede that point, but
they do not concede anything else They count
on carrying the first, second, fourth fifth,
seventh, eighth and tenth districts certainly,
either for the straight party nominee or on the
combination with the populiste, and they look
upon the sixth, ninth and eleventh districts
| probably democratic and upon the twelfth as
possibly SO. 1t will be seen by this that IL
hopes and expectations will help any the demo
| Gratis do not intend to let very much get away
| from them. The republicans look at the situa-
| ton from an entirely different point Of view.
| and their hopes are even more rosy hued that
| the democrats. Unlike the democrats, thew
| refuse TO concede a single Congressman. They
count certainly upon carrying the second. third.
fourth, sixth, ninth, eleventh and twelfth dis
| tricts and look upon the first, fifth, seventh,
eighth and tenth not only possible
but probably republican. In the first
district the democrats are more OF less dis
| turbed by fractional feelings they are hampered
by having lost control of the city hall and its
patronage and there is q detection among The
Polacks and Italians, and upon these grounds
the republicans hope for victory; but the demo-
Gratis point to Detroits normal majority in
their favor Of 5000 to 5000 and do not lose
any sleep over the possibilities Of losing the
district. In the second district Jas. O'Donnell
Of Jackson is making a splendid campaign
against Jas. S. German and has but little dis
satisfaction to contend against, but German
has the advantage OF a wide acquaintance in
the district, has democratic plurality Of
1000 or 5000 to bank on and his chances for
election are better than those Of Mr.. O'Donnell,
although there are two or three disagreeabie
the district, and especially at the Wayne county
end Of it.
Both parties claim the fourth. but with
the populists allies and with George
L. iapie as the candidate, the demos
cratic hopes seem to have the best foundation.
The fifth district is liable TO go either way on
very slight provocatons, but in marking the
| district as probable the republicans concede
the possibilities Of defeat, and il this they are
1 right.
In the sixth district A. E. Cole. the populist
congressional candidate, is making an energetic
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| cratic pluralities, Byron G.. Stout, the demo-
cratic candidate is an old man and has lost
much OF his campaigning capacities. and besides
| this he has some hard feelings among his con-
stituents against him. ID. ID. Atkins. the re-
| publican candidate has a serious bolt in his
| own county against him and his home organ.
| the Flint journal. is doing all it can TO defeat
his aspirations. This district is doubtful. even
a week before election.
The democratic confidence in the seventh is
I vCfI fnry Id -
elected unless all signs fail
| RELIGION IN THE CAMPAIGN.
In the eighth and tenth districts religion en-
tiers into the campaign. I. A. E. Weadock,
democrat, is Catholic and II. NJ.
Youmans. third party, has the support of
/ the Catholics and the A. P A. have blacklistei
both of them. These two districts are practi-
caily the only ones in which the anti Catholic
I element will cut any figure, and the strength OF
this element is yet unknown quantity.
| W. 5. Linton. the republican candidate in the
eighth, was elected mayor of Saginaw by a
| handsome plurality last spring and is confident
that he can do it again this fall, and if he does
he will be elected beyond question. as the rest
of the district is decidedly republican in its
tendencies. The democrats base their hopes
upon Mr.. Weadock's popularity, his excellent
| record il. Washington and reaction from the
| republican enthusiasm Of last spring.
The ninth, with a populist candidate in the
field. will elect republican John ". Mades, and
the eleventh, even with the opposition united.
is pretty surely republican, with plurality of
1000 to draw upon. The twelfth district ID
marked possible by the democrats and that
is just about the size of their hopes, although
the prospects more favorable for the demo-
Gratis than ever before.
| CLAIMS AS TO THE ELECTION
Upon electors, chosen by districts under the
| Miner law there is more unanimity between
the party managers. Both concede that the
first. eighth and tenth will go democratic, anc
both also concede the third, ninth, eleventh and
twelfth will be republican. Both claim the
second and fourth. The republicans claim the
fifth and so do the democrats if a fusion with
the populists is accomplished at the last hour
| The democrats are sure of the sixth and seventh
while the republicans place them in the doubt
full column. The democrats claim the elector.
at-large for the eastern district and the republi
cans admit they not sure of him, and both
admit the western elector-at-large will be re-
publican. The republicans give the democrats
three of the fourteen electors and hold three
more doubtful. while the democrats concede
the republicans five votes, hold one doubtful
. and claim the other nine, and nothing but the
election returns will settle differences in opinion
between them.
In the legislative districts the republicans
are hopeful Of carrying both house and senate
but do not give any estimates. not exactly
knowing how the numerous democratic-populist
combinations will affect the result The DEM
ocrats, with the populists as allies. have placed
the mark at 90 of the 80 senators and 65 of the
100 members Of the house. The democrats will
cheerfrlly discount their claim by Is or 20 per
cent in consideration Of a sure thing but will
not lower their estimates until the returns
| are In.
VIRGINIA.