Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-03
WIDELY VARYING CLAIMS.
Discrepancy Between the Estfmnte'
of Congressional Committees.

Discrepancy Between the Estimates
of Congregational Committees.
Truly these are perplexing times for
poor but honest man who may try to get
a general idea of the probable outcome OF
next Tuesdays elections by consulting the
campaign leaders of the respective parties
having headquarters In this city Chair-
man Faulkner says the democrats VIII have
an ample majority of the House. SUFFICIENT
to organize without any trouble. In fact
he cannot see how in the world the repub-
licans can entertain any hope OF carrying
the House nor what course Of mathematical
calculation holds out to them promise or
victory. On the other hand, Mr.. Babcock
believes the republicans will have 100 mem
bers in the next House, at least. and they
may do better than that. Mr.. Babcock Is
now preparing and will issue tomorrow
night an estimate by states of the republi-
can claims. This estimate will be compiled
from special reports received from every
state, and the 1870 members, a majority OF
II, will be demonstrated.
where the Discrepancy Arises.
The discrepancy between the claims Of the
two congressional committees arises from
disagreement as to the outcome in each
state. The republicans do not base their
claims upon the prospects of tidal wave
in any particular section, but upon the
promise of a general gain all over the
country. For instance, the democratic COM
mittee believes the democrats will hold their
own in the New York congressional dis
tricts, while the republican committee
thinks the republicans will gain seven Con-
gressmen. So 1t goes all through the list
of states the total of course exhibiting
wide discrepancy.
Grounds of Chairman DabcOck's Be
Ax.f
The feeling entertained at both head
quarters is believed to be sincere. Chair
man Babcock bases his belief upon existing
business conditions of the country. He
says he cannot for the life of him see any
thing In the condition of the times, in the
administration of the government or in
the policies and promises of the demo-
Gratis which holds out a shadow of a hope
or the least encouragement for democratic
success. Is ii possible, he asks, that the
great current of public feeling which set
in against the democrats over a year ago
and which has steadily grown, manifestins
itself at every election held within that
time, in Oregon, Vermont. Maine, Penn
sylvania-is il possible that this great tide
is to be checked next Tuesday and set in
the opposite direction?
Chairman Faulkner's EncOura cement
Chairman Faulkner sees encouragement
in the marvellous improvement which has
been manifested in the democratic pros
poets within the past thirty days. He says
the way the democratic party has braced
itself up in that time and improved it's
autonomy under adverse circumstances is
a remarkable fact 1t surely promises
something good in the way of overcoming
the apathy and discomfort with which the
democrats were threatened
In this connection it may be well TO re-
f.r h. So
gave out last night a statement of the re-
suit of a recent interview which he had
with President Cleyel ana upon the political
stu. ton. For the purpose. it Is thought. of
offsetting some Of the reports to the effect
that the President is lukewarm over the
campaign, Chairman Faulkner says:
You can rest assured that l express my
honest judgment when / say that from my
conversation with the President no man
takes a deeper interest i'm the success of the
democratic party in the present campaign,
and in the anxiety of the committee to re-
turn a democratic majority to the Fifty
fourth Congress, than President Cleveland"