Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-19
Many Democrats Fear He Will Not
Pull Through as Governor.
TROUBLE On HAND IN SEVERAL STATES
No Definite Statement Made by
the Congressional Committee.
THE EELER LETT Err


other bards with expression of conf
dence of having already accomplished all
that could be desired. and more than there
was any reason to expect. The cnances of
the campaign are always uncertain TO cal
rulate but the republic ans are conscious
,f having been wonderfully successful In
the hne of work which they lad down and
t1e.r "alculdtIyns are that this shOlld give
them the victory in the congressional cam
lLilsn. They may be mistaken IN their
Claims. but they express the utmost contl-
dence in their ability to elect majority
OF the members cf the next House. SIR
BabcJck's claim of I90 representatives
may not he realized, bat there i great
deal Of latitude between that number and
IL! which is necessary to org tnizc the
House IL he has any reasOnaoie grouni
tJr tuis CIIim, even though his sdgment.
may be al fault to some extent the party
yuay be warranted In expecting q least
] are majority of the represen tatIves elect
IL The peculiar situation ci the democrats
IN New York. nd the number OF doubtful
u.stTicy in Virginia, West Virginia. Ala
hama. Tennessee. Georgia. Wisconsin and
Illinois. I'm a measure juStifleS the hopes
OF the republicans.
Lawrence Gsrdrcr's Return.
Lawrence Gardner. the secretary of the
democratic committee, who remained in
tIew York after Senator Faull.ners return.
has returned to Washington. and is ex-
treIneiy re,i,ent concerning; the situation.
rits business there Was the same which
occupied the attention Of senator Faulkner,
and he in conference with the local
managers almost Up to the hour of his de-
p2TtEre for Washington Great confidence
Is - pressed by democrats about the head
quarters Jhat an ad justinen Of the GiIier
enres between TamrIdny and the Grace
people will be Accomplished but It is quite
evident that nothing has yet been settled
up 10 the upur Of Iir. Gardners letting go
his hoi
what grounds there are for the belief
that the mission Of Senator Faulkner and
-IT Gardner Wil be finally successful is not
O.; present ascc.; Iinahle. Apparently, how
Iver. the Obstacles nave proven more dim
I-IIt TO remove than was anticipated. The
iDNiety % the Ism1cV3tIc committee to ad-
,GSt this matter is intensified by the fact
taat conditions in sCme of the other states
tvhere the democrats have usually been
SLle u rely u!Jn solid delegations are un-
satisfactory. and the situation threatening.
If not positively dangerous
Trouble for. the Democrats.
In Virginia the loss of the Norfolk and
Petersburg districts IS anticipated by dem
ocrats and they are in trouble In both the
ninth and the tenth districts. In West Vir-
grfI nothing is certain for them, though
they are making desperate hgat for d.i
four districts In Tennessee they are IN
great danger Of losing SU,lsr4ss' district,
ami are haviEZ a hard hsnt for Enloes
without any doubt beng expressed that the
republicans will hold I'm that state the two
districts which they now have. In Georgia
the Tate. the Moses and tAe Black districts
are in DOUBT. ana in Texas ii is believed
that one district may be host. In Alabama
there is a serious fight in three districts
tfil1 in Pennsylvania the democrats are in
Hanger of losing one or tHO of the districts
t.ni.h the republican committee has beer
tu.ing % coucede 10 them. VITA this Sc
EoUs situation in other states. the anxiety
n the committee concerning New York car
J. r-4li.y understood.
1t does not necessarily follow that because
the democrats are threatened in district:
where they are usually sure Of their ma
jcrity that they will lose all such dis
tricts or even any of them. IL Is. how
ever, sufficient reason for their putting
forth extra Efforts and for anxiety at sign:
of weakness anywhere. 1t also gives les!
the air of boastfulness to the republican
claims
- statement From the Democrats.
The democratic Congressional committed
have not yet given out any statement a!
10 their expectations for the next House
Beyond a declaration that the information
they receive from vital points is enCUurag
ing. and that they are perfectly connden
of having "A majority in the next House
they have been silent. They have presenJe'
no figures and have not gone into details
II is known. however, that the figures GpOl
which they are basing their work in tn
C-sslpdiSn are conservative. and that the.
have sought rather 10 OVervStimaJe thai
To underestimate the strength OF their Op
pJu-ntS- They neCessariiy know that the
going to lose very many districts tina
they noli in this House, and apparentl
their plan has been To figure very cIOse
upon how many districts they could affUr
To lose without giving uP control of tn
EeXt House.
In other words. they are trying, to be o.
the safe side in caicula ting what they mus
do to be saved They appear to believ
that they VIII surely have a Small ma j0rit u
but they know perfectly well that this
not TO be had without work. and they real
ize that they cannot afford to neglect an
district where there is any hope that any
thing can be accomplished by an effor
They do not appeac 10 be disposed to TAX
anything for granted.
Grave Doubts 10 HiIFs Success.
A great many democrats are expressin
grave doubts about the ability of Hin
pull through as gov ernor OF New York. Tt
ardent HnI men will not listen to the sui
gestion of probability that their idol ma
be defeated. but their confidence seems
he based Upon the idea that David h..
invulEerable. no matter what are the col
tiitiOns TO be cortended against. The el
thusiasm with which Hill is being -eceiv,
on his Campaign tour increases their col
fdence.
The Wheeler letter of accordance Is n
pleasant reading to straight democrats.
places the objections TO HID too direct
upon the ground OF his fight against 4
Cleyelani administration. and his Gisi3yal
TO his own party IN Congress. This IS i
signed TO be an appeal to the adr,jnistr
tion people ard the radical tariff reformer
and 10 awaken reCcl ection In the minds
many democrats OF the trouble Hill ga
the party in the SeIate, and OF the inten
resentment felt at the time by nearly
the denlocrats-
Calls for Something From Cievelan
II Is thought that this letter calls Z
romething from Mr.. Cleveland. The lett
spoke II for the frierds of the adm,ristr
tion. II Mr.. Cleveland permits II to pa
without notice, or without saying somethil
to cOuntsract II, that will be regarded
many tantamount TO testimony OF syl
pathy with the sentiments.
The fact Of Mr.. Hilrs wanting his nar
70 go on the local ticket opposed to Tai
many. well on the Tammany tick
Indicates a lack of confidence in the vo
getting power OF Straus and an unwillir
ness to permit that to measure the lin
OF his own strength In the city. Probai
the most hopeful democrats expect to