The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-10-27
WASHINGTON
SENTIMENT.
Political Situation Viewed by a
Special Correspondent.
CLAIMS OF BOTH SIDES.
The Congressional Battle in Schuylkill
County as Reported to the National
Headquarters in That City.
CLAIMS OF BOTH SIDES,
Special Herald correspondence.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-With the cleo
tion little more than week off public
interest in this city centres chiefly in the
result of the contest in the state of New
York, and particularly in the outcome of
the fight for the Governorship. Consider.
able attention is naturally given to the
race being made throughout the country
on Congressional lines, for at the capital,
more than at any locality, the dominancy
Of either party in the House of Repre-
sentatives has practical bearing and in
fuence on the every day life OF a large
number of people. Yet the interest mani
tested in the New York election is second
only to that called forth during presi-
Dental campaign. This interest is in
creased by the utter inability of either
party to give any accurate estimate as to
the outcome
More definite information, however, can
be obtained concerning the probable re.
suit of the Congressional elections, and
the committees Of both parties have the
political complexion of the next House
carefully estimated. The most surprising
feature of these estimates is their unusual
agreement in the representation from
majority of the states, and though, as
matter of course, each committee con-
trives to figure out a majority for its
party, it is a striking commentary on the
spirit of the Democrats that the estimate
made by their committee shows up for
them bare working majority of the
House. Republicans, on the contrary,
claim a majority which will not only give
them complete control of the organization
of the next House, but also enable them
to do business without embarrassment
from the minority.
The chief points in which the estimates
differ is in the strength ascribed to the
Populists. In the Western states the
Democratic chairman expects, or pretends
to expect, large Populistic gains and cor
| responding Republican losses but the
concensus of unbiased opinion seems to be
that the strength of the "Pops" in the
next House will be a minus quantity. BY
their wild schemes and revolutionary Jro-
ceedings of their Governors and Iegisla-
lures, their utter lack of ability to govern
and they have reached the acme of their
strength in the present Congress.
Coming down to matters nearer home
it is interesting to note that both Con-
gressional committees claim the election
of their candidate in the 18th Pennsyl-
vania district The Republicans base
their claim on the well-known protection
sentiment of Schuylkill county, while the
Democrats are in receipt of advices from
Mr. Reilly in which he says that he will
undoubtedly be elected as easily as he
was in 1892, and by about the same
plurality
1t is worthy of remark in this connec-
tion that Mr.. Reilly is not given to wild
and unsupported guesses, and the Sohuyl-
kill Republicans must not be beguiled
into over.confidence by a belief that this
is Republican year and they cannot lose.
The big gaius in the elections so far have
required interest and enthusiasm, and,
what is more essential than either, good
solid work. B.
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