The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-10-04
wAsuINnroN LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept.

(From our regular .u.rcspondentj.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 2S.
 The congressional campaign com mttees have reached the stage at which figures are given out showing what the claims of each are, at least the Demot ratio and Republican commit tees have; the populist committee isn't giving out any figures, merely claim ing the balance of power m the next House. When the figures given out by both committees are carefully ex- amned the fact becomes apparent that unless some big bluiling is being in dulgcd m somebody is bound to be ter ribly disappointed when the election returns are in. The Republicans make the largest claims. According to their figures they will elect 200 members of the next House. and control 28 state delegations, while the Democrats will elect IF members and the Popuists only 9. The Democratic committee figures that it's party will elect l90 members, but that it will control only 2l state delegations. It gives the Pop ulists 10 members. In only claiming Fl state delegations the Democratic committee does uot conccde that the Republicans have q certainty in elect ing the next President should the cleo ton be thrown iuto the House On the contrary, they claim that 2l states will be sufficient to elect, as they count upon the delegations of seven states being tied and the Populists coutroll- ing two CT more.
 One curious feature of the figures of the two committees Is that while there is only difference of uuc in their es- inmates as Co the total number of Pop uists that will be elected to the next House, there is a radical difference in their estimates of the states from which they will come. For instance, the Re publican estimate gives four Populists from Mo-, and the Democrats estimate none; four from Texas and the Demo- cratic estimate Goue While the Dem ocratic estimate gives two Populists from Colorado, four from Kansas and three from South Carolina, the Rrpuh- lican estimate gives noue from either of those states.
 The political event of the week was the nomination of Senator Hill for gov cruor by the Democrats of New York. Although il was predicted some time ago by few, it was received with sur prise by most people in Washington. It indicates one thing very clearly that Senator Hill still has Presidential aspirations which he will take desper- ate chances tu realize. 1t is just this way" remarked ! senator who is not specially friendly towards Senator Hill. "if he gets defeated for governor his Presidential aspirations will not be in any worse condition than they are at this time, while if he can carry New York under present conditions he will be in position to force the Democrats to make him their Presidential caudi- date two years hcnce." What Presi- dent Cleveland thinks of Senator Hills nomination would make interesting reading, but there Is little probability that his opinion will be publicly eX- pressed, Some of the members of the administration, now in Washington, are making it plain that they arc not enthusiastic over it.
 Some of tue language used by Rev l.. T. Waterman at Methodist Min istcr's meeting. this week, is being very harsbly criticized by men of all shades nf opinion, religious and politi- cal. He said among other severe and cutting things: 1.-The highest and most sacred right of American citizen ship is to SD large an extent purchasa- blc that any office from constable lo the President can be had for money. The highest authority of the largest denomination of the Christian Church in our land has been compelled io abate the force of his uttcranGcs on q great moral question to conciliate the money power responsible for the very evil he sought to condemn Amongal classes and in all stations of life to-day stand men and women who hold as purchas-