Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-18

ware avenue these days. Chairman Bah
cock. Vice Chairman -Npelcy and Secretary
Mckee are all finn IN the belief that the
EcXt House will he safely republican. and
this feeling has been ON the increase for
several days. THAT their confidence is based
partly on the democratic tangie in New
York is apparent, and that city is now be-
ing watched 10y them very closely. Chair
man EducucN left the city at IL o'clock this
T"rnns for The west in order to attend to
his own campaign. ana TO pay q long de-
EG%ed visit 10 hIs home from v-nich ne has
been Separated since last sprin- Before
GJiH5 he sda.med up The situation thus TO d
Sta.I reporter.
Is Satisfied.
Il have postponed my departure until
could leave matters in splendid shape |
am not The least apprehensive of the re-
suit OF the elections now, and i feel that
can anOrd to go home for ten days at
this time. When we commenced our cam
paiSn, nearly year ago, ii looked like a
hercJlean task to Overturn the majority
or ninety i'll the House. The chances SEEM
ei To lie ail against US But since tnat time
our work has progressed most satisIac
tDTIy, untt the present Indications are
that W. Will eject IJ' members or more to
the next House. As l,3 Constitute a quo
rum. II Will Ice seen that We Will have
cuitLOri.ibS ma 11OTIty. Just the right size
and easily handled. That viii, course,
give Us the organization of the House. and
We sAlii also have a majority Of the states
in case the presidential election is thrown
into the House.
Inr First Claim.
Il make this estimate the basis of our
latest figures, that have come with perfect
reliability from the districts themselves.
The people are thoroughly aroused.
lhe SenJ!Lcnt IHSt Jne democrats have
Hdie 4 failure Ot the administration OF the
government since Mr. CIls Glands election.
hon the Iact tnat Il ey nave no policy that
can De enuncIated as q policy of the party,
Unless the threats OF SIR. Cleyeand and
Ar- Il@rn 10 continue the onslaught on the
C.rln unil tne country mas been placed on
a iree-trdce basis can De called policy,
has are used the people 10 the danger OF The
situation, and Congressional districts tndt
three months ago seemed hopeless, are now
Considered reliably republican. That these
in-iIcat4OnS have not reached US alone Is
shown by the Decentralization that Is ap-
parent At the democratic headquarters.
IEey are evidently in desperate straits
thv!e. one day the chairman sounds a note
Of alarm, saying that every thing is lost, and
the next day there comes a report that
there IS plenty Vi money, an! everything Is
coming their way. 1 have male no distress
calls. and no premature claims. our cam
IIlgn has grown in strength each day. and
my c-ii nee has increased steadily. / give
you now my first claim concern rniH-; the next
House. and have not made IL until / have
had the figures to base it upon
The \. 7. \. and New York.
Zone Of the surest indications of the
weakness OF the democratic campaign is
the adoption OF methods that are certain
signs Of danaraliz2 zion. They have now
be-un to charge our ccnmittee-falsely. as
I Atye already said putiicly-with having
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zatuH with which We have had absolutely
nothing u DO 1t Is = pretty sure sign OF
r,a5e '0 ~ H0
- l., tho NJ VII. o,,-,,,,f., 90
no reason now l.. ch4re rcv dIis,i|, ,,5
that 7yEf.b cv,-..-I7I a. f.-.,- - IN IN
Th-n IN w r..r.,,.t.,i '''t M. ~. Nv ~.
how ii is possible Tor trc democrats 10
m. ...ye On ar. mn an they are daily get
MS Ieis.- III t.r..- - .I,,i, 'y'ii - u
slider hiut the yveatcs; ;hat could have
be,u H.uleL COl-ig-EIn-s the great antag-
- .'Si. - ~ '"li parry a. ar. hin ana the
n r..isoT ..ly !3tu sf.,-Lt - - -, = 'al -
hy IN, sam. ra-i,l. 80. I1st -. -,
diate3 his a-eat. IGr-. Nfty1s,I No
Weakness OG tIe stat, ys-uptfel cannot rail
20 hurt the democratic o., .r,s-i.Y,..I .f,..-S,
feel SsUc tEtt ", shall ,arry AZ l..,et
;hrer districts in 1,,w York cIty ana W.,
bats as alr.e-; egrr rrEqu no.. .,, - -.
fT4l s.h-r l.tT- t!i..t are ft.rnf. Nm. - f.b
b''- H'i's Tor success
In dih"r states.
IRIS Is the condition generally through
O"' 'hr country. In Louisiana there viii
Ii''abN be Two republicans elected. and
possibly three In New Jersey there will
'eItdiiiy De Gains Kansas l ROW consider
70 D" as surely republican as Pennsylvania
There are three tickets in the field. and
thSfr VIII certainly bc It great gain in the
conSreSSi- mai delegation. as well as \ r,,rrl
hcan successor to Senator Martin. an
convinced ,hat there will be a r-rftI1ic.I-,
gain also In West Virginia. There is no
way now u predict the result Of the GSlit
iol ''tt "sl5'1ISf-' out believe that we
EaNt S1od chance there. Senator Cam
Heh > st,it Is IN ihe balance, and / feel that
We are IN iolr way 10 defeat him.
Won't Carry tL. s.,.,.
80,
Ho ""' no" 'HH4h' EoWeVer that we
can hope 10 gain = majority in the Senate
this year. The democrats have twentv-uiD.
holJoyers while yye have b,,, t,,..,,,,. -
ami I sb,u 10 ,,,it, s,,i.c.'I -, -0i'e'