Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-11-02
THERE WILL BE FEW NEW FACES In
THE NEXT HOUSE.
Interest in Mr.. Bryan's Campaign.

THE CONTEST IN INDIANA-THE DEMO
CRATIC ORGANIZATION SAID TO BE
AS GOOD AS THAT OF ANY OTHER
STATE.
Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-About all the
nominations for Congress have now
been made, and an inspection OF the
list shows that in large majority OF
the districts the present members have
been renominated. In many OF the dls-
tricts, too, which the democrats carried
for the first time in the landslide OF
1890, the republicans have nominated
ex-members, so that however the cleo
tion NAV result there will be few new
faces in the next House as compared
with the large number of men who
commenced their congressional careers
in the present Congress. The prospects
are therefore that the new Congress
will begin its labors year from next
December with its members well brok-
en- to the harness. and if, as now seems
probable, the democrats have large
majority, Mr.. Crisp will doubtless be
reelected Speaker and the general
makeup of the committees will not be
much changed. Among the districts
where the campaign is being watched
with special interest from Washington
is the first Nebraska, where Represen-
tative Byran is fighting for reelection
1t is seldom that a man as young as
Mr.. Bryan springs at once into national
prominence in the first months OF his
service in the House of Representatives.
1t is the common complaint among the
new members that the old-timers do
not give them fair chance, and that
they must serve at least one whole term
before they can get hearing in the
House. When, under these circum-
stances, man, scarcely thirty years of
age, springs at once into prominence
and takes his place among the recog-
nized leaders of the House, he must be
man of exceptional ability. Mr.. Bryan
has shown himself a master of the whole
subject of the tariff, and if the demo
Gratis are to pass at the first session of
the next Congress general tariff act
he will stand among its ablest champi-
ons. Mr.. Bryan is making hard fight
in his district, and as the opposition is
divided among three other candidates
the prospects of his election are regard
ed as very good.
THE CONTEST IN INDIANA.
The Indiana friends of the President
in Washington will not admit that
there is any prospect of his not carry
ing that State. They are coming on
State pride to do great deal for the
republicans there, but they are relying
altogether on this to elect their candi-
date, and large sums of money collect
ed in the State. as well as large amounts
contributed by the national committee,
are being expended with the hope of
bringing about the same result as was
attained in 1883, when the President
himself, assisted by w. w. Dudley and
other able lieutenants, had charge of
the campaign. The democrats of the
State are making hard fight and have
splendid organization in their favor.
A gentleman who has had correspond
ence with every State chairman in the
country and knows what is being done
in every State in the Union is author
ity for the statement that the demo
cratic organization in Indiana is as
good as that in any other State, and he
thinks that if hard and systematic work
can avail anything against the expendi-
ture of money the State will cast its
electoral vote for Cleveland and Stew
ensOn.