Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-19
Democrats Having a Hard Time in
Several of the States.
REF. DUNN OF new JERSEY IN TRAINING
Getting Himself in Condition for the
Coming Campaign.
UBLE IN ISSOU RI

Representative Dunn Of New Jersey was
in Washington yesterday for a brief visit
to the democratic congressional committee.
The democrats are having q hard fight in
New Jersey, with a certainty Of losing one
and danger Of losing three districts. Dunn
has said that he did not intend to run for
Congress again, but 1t is probable that he
will be nominated as 1t Is believed by the
democrats that he can carry the district,
and that IL he Is not the candidate that a
republican will be elected. He is going into
the campaign for a hard fight, and is talk
ing a course Of training such as would
meet the approval Of Sullivan or Corbett.
During the last session of Congress Mr..
Dunn was a short, thick-set, heavy man,
acquired considerable more flesh than he
can carry with comfort and had throat
trouble. which resulted almost in the loss
of his voice.
Training Under MuldOOn.
During the past two or three weeks he
has teen in charge of Muldoon. the trainer,
training down his flesh and seeking the re-
covery of his voice, as well muscular
activity and endurance. Each morning be-
fore breakfast he spends an hour pitching
a heavy ball across a hundred-foot room
until he is reeking with perspiration. This
is followed by a steam bath and an ice-cold
run of from ten to twelve miles. He goes
through other athletic exercises under the
direction of the mighty Muldoon, and in
the afternoon spends an hour and a half on
the back of a brisk trotting horse. By this
course OF training he has pulled of about
twenty pounds of surplus flesh, and expects
to get rid Of about as much more before 60
ing into the campaign. His voice Is en-
tirely recovered, and he has the springing
movements of a trained athlete. In about
two weeks he will go into the campaign
and make it pretty lively for the boys.
Caruth's Defeat Regretted.
The defeat of Caruth for denomination in
the fifth Kentucky district is greatly re-
GREETED here Caruth is a very popular
man in the House among democrats. and is
a hard and effective fighter in campaigns.
There has been a long and determined
struggle over the nomination this time and
1t is said that there is great danger that the
democrats will lose that district at the fall
elections.
In Wilson's District.
There is going to be q very pretty fight in
Wilson's district in West Virginia. 1t is
universally recognized that Wilson is in
danger of defeat. The district is a close
one, and the republican congressional COM
mittee will make just such a fight against
Wilson as the democrats made against Nc
kinley after the passage of the Mckinley
tariff bill. The democrats are very conf
dent however, of Wilson's election, though
they are likely to lose two other districts i'm
the state. Some of the best speakers in the
canvass will be sent to that district, and il
is believed that before the campaign closes
President Cleveland may lind an excuse to
visit the district and will take the occasion
to say something in Wilson's behalf.
Trouble i'm Missouri.
The democrats are apprehensive of losing
two or three districts in Missouri Informa-
ton re ,elved here indicates that the repub-
licans may defeat Tarsney in the Kansas
City district, and that a republican will be
elected in St. Louis in the place occupied by
John j. ONeill. and that they will proba-
bly, carry one other district now represented
by democrat. The defeat of Tarsney is
said to be very strongly indicated. He is a
Catholic, and has a very strong A. p. a. ele-
ment to contend against In addition to this
there are democratic dissensons growing
out of patronage-or rather the lack of it
and somewhat ugly feeling in regard to
the tarin. Tarsney is a member of the
ways and means committee, voted against
the acceptance of the Senate tariff bill as a
final resort. holding out in opposition to his
party. 1t is said he proposes to attack this
bill during the campaign. and that there will
be a great deal Of irritation In consequence
thereof.