Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-05
FOR RETURNS
Both Campaign Committees Have Finished
Up Their Work.
Chairman BabcOck Still Holds HIS
Mr.. Gardner Confident.

The two campaign committees have finish
ed their work, and are now only preparing
for the returns to come in Senator Faulk-
ner will not be in Washington again until
after election, and Secretary Gardner is in
charge. Both Chairman Babcock and Sec
retary Mckee are at the republican head
quarters, and they agree in saying that
there has been nothing In the developments
of the last few days to disturb their equa-
nimity. Chairman Babcock yesterday re-
ceived assurance from Mr.. Apsley in Massa-
chusetts that the republicans will carry
twelve of the congressional districts. From
Wisconsin, over which there has been some
thing of a wordy war between the two COM
mittees, comes W ord that all over the state
the republicans are capturing the doubtful
votes, and will make a net gain of at least
fifty per cent, which will throw nearly all
the Congressman to the republicans. Sen
ator Dubois has telegraphed from ldaho
that the party will carry the state with
ease. and there is not the slightest doubt
of the election of republican Congressman
and Senator.
Chairman Babcock said to The Star rep
resentative this afternoon: Il have heard
nothing in the last days of the campaign to
cause me to change my estimate OF our
majority in the next House, and bring the
total members we will elect below 100. In
fact everything that is coming in Is OF such
an encouraging nature that l am inclined
to believe that our members will go to a
considerable number above that mark. We
feel We have absolutely nothing to fear"
What Secretary Mckee Says.
Secretary Mckee has been figuring on
the matter. Il believe" he said this
afternoon, that the republican gains will
strike somewhere between the gains made
by the democrats in the landslides of 1874
and 1900. You remember that the demo-
Gratis in 1874 gained 1S1 votes. 1t was an
immense turning over. In 1890 they made
a gain of So votes. This year 1t Is the re-
publican turn for landslide. 1t has been
coming ever since the tariff war began
after the election Of 1892 and it Is bound
to be of immense force. / know II Is
great task to overcome a great majority
like the democrats have now, but the thing
has been done before. We only need to
make the same gains the democrats made
in 1890 and our membership will go over
the 200 mark. That Is what we are figur-
ing on and have no doubt will come"
The committee had calculated on issuing
a statement Sunday setting forth briefly
the states in which their claims would
be made but without mentioning individual
districts. However, some returns did not
come in on time and the statement Will
not be issued until tonight IL 1t Is issued
at all.
No Democratic Statement.
The democratic committee will make no
detailed statement, as 1t does not believe
In this method of politics. AS Secretary
Gardner expresses the idea: 1T is too
much like the modern game of pool, in
which you must call your shot before you
make it," -.-a... -.a-a
Nevertheless, Secretary Gardner Is con-
fdent that the party will be successful.
He said this afternoon: "All the advices
eve have received today are confirmatory of
the estimates we had made on the result
and we feel without any fear of the result
being contradictory that We will organize
the House with good working majority.
This calculation Is made on conservative
figures. Our reports today from New York
make US believe that Hill will be elected
by small majority"
No politicians of any importance are In
town and the headuarters present an al
most deserted appearance.