New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-08
A GLOOMY OUTLOOK INDEED.
DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS TRYING IN
VAIN TO LOOK CHEERFUL.
v1IEy HAVE MET NOTHING But DISCOURAGE
MENT sINCE THE CONGRESSIONAL
CAMPAIGN OPENED. AND THE BAD
NEWS STILL COMES
POI-PI\G IN
fBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRlBUSE.l

Washington. Oct. TRY as they may. and CO.
to put on bold front and. look cheerful over the
prospects Of their party. 1t is plainly evident
even 10 a casual observer, that the cheers Oh the
Democratic Congressional Committee are IN
condition Of anxiety and fear closely bordering
on decentralization. and that nearly every Demo-
cratic caller at their headquarters contributes
somthng to agcravate that condition. The few
exceptions are rainbow chasers" OF the most en-
thusiastic description, whom Chairman fauIlt-
ner welcomes as men after his own heart. Such
a man is Mr. Seymour. the Commissioner OF
Patents. who returned to Washington after \
visit to his home in Connecticut several days be-
fore the recent elections in that State, filed with
confidence ami enthusiasm and loaGed To ire
muzzle with predictions OF glorious De!no,r"tc
victories. The CLEAN of joy that he DFoosh' en-
rvened the Democratic headquarters Tor lew
hours only & plunge its occupants mo siH
deeper gloom when tie returns were ilasAed OVe!
the wires About the same time came l,Ae
Smith from Georgia with the clnhdent pre-
ton Of a majority Of 3oOJO 10 oVoJO IOT the Dr'iio
cratic candidate for GOVernor--an estimate 'ii'
the returns have reduced over % per cent Ac-
cordng 10 The Atlanta Constitution TINS result
mainly due 10 the efforts OF Hoke smith
Henry G. Turner and other "goldbug bush-
whackers' in the Democratic party. The Demo-
cratic managers have been so dazed by the re-
suit. however. that they have not sought 10 m
vestigate the causes oil the reverse that thelr
party has suffered in that Gibraltar OF southern
Democracy. In fact. they have had no time 10
do so. for close upon it's heels nave come nloSi
disquieting and dscouraeinS reports from olH-I
Southern States, Of Democratic apathy ana dlsa.-
lection and Republican and Po2ulist activity
According to Democratic a3vces from Texas
the situation in that Democratic stronghold
is threatening. ii not critical. and several Con-
gress districts are in great danger. In the lNtA
District Governor Savers. the chairman Of the
House Committee Appropriations. is having
an uphill fight for reelection, despite the lact
that his majority two years ago exceeded ',o1O
There was no Republican candidate in the heid
then as there is this veal, and the POpullst cad.-
date received 70 3SA votes The Populists are max
ing an unusually active and aggressive campaign,
and ii is reported are receiving large acccssioAs
from the Democratic ranks. This district elected
a Greenbacker to Congress few years ago by
majority of nearly l.500 votes. The displace-
ment Of Governor Savers by Popust would be
regretted by most of the Republicans who have
served with him In Congress. and would be 4
serious loss to his party In the Nllth District
Judge Paschal defeated FOR denomination on
account of his vote in favor Of free wool. and the
prospect. according to information from Demo
cratic sources. is that his successor Will not be
Democrat. similar condition OF affairs is SAID
to exist in the Nth District where Gresham was
defeated for a denomination. and where the Re-
publicans have placed strong candidate in the
field and are making vigorous and aggressive
campaign.
The chairman and the secretary of the Demo-
cratic Committee escaped the hearing of more
disagreeabe and discouraging news from Louis
lana yesterday By absontng themselves from
their headquarters Congressman DaVey. Oh the
lid District. OF tina; State. had teegra phed from
st. Louis that he desired to consult with the
committee, and s arrival here yesterday
found that neither Chairman Faulkner nor Score
tary Gardner was in town. The former was said
to be in New-York helping TO "harnOnZe' the
Democratic party there Judge Davey was dis
appointed. and started for New-Oreans las night
in anything but a Cheerful. frame of mind. He
is not a candidate for reelection, and ne ex-
pressed grave doubts as to whether his successor
would be democrat although the Democratic
i0rttx to oIa1- L.. ale hat
the Ist and IT'D districts. represented by
General Meyer and Mr.. Price respectively. are
also in great danger. the probabilities strongly
favoring the election Of Republicans. The lst
District gave General Meyer majority o. 5000
in 1892. and Mr. Price elected in the lid Dis
trict by majority of nearly 1900 votes.