Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-20
WASHINGTON CITY.
Campaign Views from Congressional
Headquarters.
THE NEW YORK SITUATION.
Democratic Split on the supJect Oh '"o
Gotham Mnyoralty viii Produce
a Heavy Vote.

WASHINGTON, October l9.-(speciai)-
Word came this afternoon from New
York city that Mr.. Nathan Straus hau
declined to be the Tammany candidate
for Mavor. IL caused. quite naturally
considerable talk In Democratic circles
and a variety OF opinions could be heard'
lint 40 a rule. IL is not thought that the
wl,bdrawal will materially affect the
state ticket. The local fight VIII tend to
hiring out n very full vote, and Senator
I'm II is believed. will be benefited
,borobv. II is generally conceded by
democrats here that Senator Hi knows
what he ia doing, and he could not afford
20 accede 10 the peculiar whims of Mr..
Straus in city matters.
Al Democratic headquarters to-day II
WAS stated that advices received from
many sections Of the country indicate
that the campaign is progressing satis-
fac,orilv. and Senator Faulkner looks Tor
greater interest as the day Of election APP
proaches lie and his associates DO not
see how II is possible for the party to
lose control of the next House. unless the
democrats literally throw away their
chances by remaining away from the
polls.
Senator Hunton Is in the city on brief
visit He seems 10 think that everything
is going on smoothly in Virginia, ana the
main thing is 10 get out the vote. Owing
to sickness in his family, the Senator
has not been able to give as much time
to the canvass as he had hoped. but be
tween now and eiection-day he expects
IN make several more speeches..
BABCOCKS FIGURING
Congressman Babcock OF Wisconsin.
chairman of the Republican Congress
sional Campaign Committee, figures, ac-
cording to what he says are reports re-
ceived at headquarters, that ms party
Will secure 100 members OF the next
House He is most careful not 10 go
into particulars. but il is understood that
the Republican managers, In the esu-
mate lust made. calculate on eiecting
from three to five members In virginia
and from one to three in the state OF
North Carolina. According to the ad-
vices received at Democratic head
quarters. the Republicans are badly on
In their hopes and plans II they are
figuring on any such results. The Demo-
Gratis. at this writing, DO not concede mat
the Republicans will elect a single MEM
Der in either Virginia or North Carolina.
and they will hardly get half dozen
members in the entire South If the Dem
ocrats turn out at the polls on the 9th
Of November There are a great many
more Democrats in the South than there
are Republicans. and they are so dis
tributed that the Republicans can do
nothing unless the Democrats make them
presents Of congressman.
4 hot n n
figure out 1870 members the Republicans
claim four or five in Missouri, two in
Maryland, two in West Virginia. one in
South Carolina, three in Tennessee. two
in Kentuck, and pretty much every
thing I'm New England. They give the
Democrats only fourteen members in New
York. and predict that the Democratic
representation in Indiana. Wisconsin,
Michigan, Ohio. and Illinois will be cut
down to almost nothing in comparison
with what il Is now
That sort Of calculating Will not do.
The Democrats are reasonably certain 10
hold their own in the South and in the
West and North they Will retain enough
seats to give the party control Of the
House unless there should he a land
slide toward the Republicans greater
than anything that has come their way
in many years.
Such statements as the one just made
by Chairman BabcOck are purely for
effect. He imagines that IL will discourage
Democrats and encourage Republicans:
but the Democratic managers are posi-
tive he will find the old party full OF fight.
and 1t will be the Republicans who viii
get the licking next month when the
general average is struck.
APPOMATTOX MATTER.
Postmaster General Bissell having re-
turned to Washington and resumed his
duties at the department, IL IS said that
he will soon take hold of the Appomattox
pOst-Oihce muddle with the hope Of set
ting the much-discussed matter. The
Objectionable name of "Surrender' has
been condemned all over the country,
but the department people insist they are
not t. blame. At the same time IL now
looks as If nothing further can be done
until another move is made by the resi-
dents of the county. Very little action
has been taken down that way. Congress
man Tucker has been 50 busy with his
campaign that he evidently has not had
time To- give the matter his attention. AZ
least. it is stated at the department that
he has not been heard from since the
stir was created over the remaining OF
old Appomattox.
1t is understood that Mr.. Blssell will
wait probably until after the election
unless in the mean time a petition should
b. received from the county suggesting
some feasible plan for abolishing tn
name Of Surrender" and selecting names
for the two Offices that will give salts
faction both to the people ana the do
partment. The petition received last week
suggesting that the railroad station be
called "Appomattox Courthouse" and
that the present office of Surrender" be
changed to plain "Appomattox" Will not
b. adopted by the department. for the
reason that it would make worse confu-
sion than ever. II the patrons will agree
10 restore the old name at the former