Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-17
The Democratic Congressional Cam
paign Committee Have 1t.
THERE Is ALSO SHREWD MANAGEMENT
Have Been frightened Into Un-
usual Activity.
PROSPECTS FRIGHTENING

If the democrats fail to secure a majority
in the next House it will not be for lack
of money in the campaign nor want of skill
In management by their congressional COM
mittee. on the contrary, 1T will be shrewd
work by the committee and well-managed
resources which will save them, II they can
be saved. The general conditions, when the
congressional campaign began, were ex-
trenely unpromising for the democrats
At the outset democratic managers private
ly conceded that the chances were against
them in the canvass. Now they are more
hopeful of holding the House than they have
been before. but it is evident enough that
the adverse conditions have not yet been en-
tlrely overcome. The time when the finaltest
must come is getting close at hand, and
they have not yet overcome the elements
which promise to give the House to the re-
pubhcans. or to give the populists the bal
ancs of power.
Slight Claim.
At the best the democrats are claiming
the House by a very few votes. The state
ment of Mr.. Faulkner in New York to
the Importance of holding the three threat
ened districts in the Tammany bailiwick
indicates the clOseness of their calculations.
A number of districts in the south which
the republican committee regard as demo-
crauc are known 10 De IN are
unusual dangers TO the democrats in that
section, not to say anything about what
they must lose in the north. IL the demo-
cratic committee were as short of funds as
II usually is and had no better manage
ment than it has had for a number of years
heretofore. it might be counted as almost a
certainty that the republicans would organ
iZe the next House.
The conditions are more favorable to the
republicans than they were when they were
fighting for the Fifty-frst Congress, and
the campaign work on their part is being
done equally as well.
Frightened Into Activity.
All calculations must take into considera-
ton, however. the fact that the democrats
are frightened into activity. and that their
committee is working with desperate e4rn-
estness. and that Senator Faulkner is show
ing unusual ability in dealing with a bad
situation. They have to contend, not only
with the republicans, but with the populsts
and 1isafected democrats, and to avoid COL
HsiOn with both the extreme silver men and
the radical sold men of the east. This
alone, without the tarif and the business
depression troubles, would make a difficult
campaign
MIR Faulkners statement in New York
was made. of course, 10 frighten the demo-
Gratis there iEto coming together on the
congressional tickets, and Information re-
ceived here indicates that he will be, in
part at least. successful.
The fact that Dewitt Warner has de-
clined to run reduces the number of dis
tricJs which the state democracy demand of
Tammany in the division of cong ressional
honors sought to be made between the two
organizations The chances are that both
sides are biufIng in putting up a fun con-
gressional ticket. and that before long there
will be an adjI stment which will probably
result in the Withdrawal Of some Of the
candidates on both sides.
Not Troubled for Money.
Candidates for Congress are always ready
to get from the congressional committee all
the frIncial assistance they can in their
particular districts. To do this they fire.
quently represent their contest as much
more dangerous than it really is Senator
Faulkner is thoroughly familiar with the
conditions in each district, and il Is said
that by good management he has been able
10 control the funds at the disposal Of the
committee as 70 be able to give sufficient
assistance I'm districts where such assist
ance is really necessary. II may not be
that the committee is much better supplied
with money than usual, but the finances are
said to have been SO managed that they are
not troubled FOR the want of money for the
expenses of the con mittee work and that
where assistance has been absolutely neces-
sary there has been no delay nor parsimony
IN the response to u call. AT the same time
ty they nave not been lavish enough to be
IooIed INTO putting mercy where it Is not
especially needed, or where the need can
be supplied from other quarters.
some districts which have never before
given very substantial assistance. This
iree-hanie'lness and promptness of action
Is said TO have improved the democratic
prospects in a number OF places where they
were in great danger
Democratic Prospects Frightening.
The very closest figuring is being made
as to every district, and In some quarters,
where 1t looked extremely gloomy for the
democrats at first, The prospects are re-
ported as Frightening. \ considerable
number Of districts are now counted as
safe for the democrats which it was at
first thought they would lose
W. .. Wright of FreepOrt Ill and n
member Of the Illinois state democratic com
mittee, is here, on nis way home from New
York He reports good feeling In dem
ocratic circles in Gotham. 1t is, he says
a feeling OF encouragement, due to the big
outpOuring of the people to listen to Hilrs
speeches and the great revival Of business
Speaking OF Illinois. he says that the big
buggy manufacturing interests of Freeport
are now working full time. and have or
ders way ahead. which will take them a
long time TO execute. He is sanguine OF
MacVeagh's election.