The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-08
POLITICAL OUTLOOK O or ..1j
WORK OF THE TWO CONGRESSIONAL
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.
ChnrminEly Honest Divergence of Views.
Locations Where Elections Arc Ono Sided.
Close Districts-Prospects In Town, Hill
nois, Indiana and Kentucky.
Especial Correspondence

nois, Indiana and Kentucky.
Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Of tho 35G
members constituting the present house
OF representatives (assuming it to be
fully IA are congressman at large, count
ing rs such u single member from q
small state. So there are 342 chosen
from districts, and i'll these the vote of
ton fiuctuateS much moro widely and
wildly than i'll the state Mt largo ut the
Same election. 1t is this that gives oo-
casion for such minute calculations and
such charming diversity of views at
tho headquarters of the two congress
sional campaign committees in this
CITY, whore two corps of experts are
watching the daily reports from all
parts of the country and sweating over
long columns of figures Oh past cleo
tions, from which they strive to deducc
the probabilities One thing I note mt
tho start with great ploasure-namcly,
the honesty on both Sides There is no
attempt to disguise the truth that this
is year of doubt and uncertainty
Both admit that it never was at this
stage more difficult to forecast tho re-
suit of an election. The Republicans
say, eff it woro not for that confound-
ed solid SOUTH The Democrats say,
eff it wasn't for that dash blanl1cd New
York and Indiana and Illinois, They
differ, you see, i'll their grammar and
explosives quito as much rs i'll their pol
itics
The Next House.
II, tbo ,,ovt Iouco III o,, I'LL L. l.,.+ ,n
congressman ut large and therefore 3lG
from districts, and down to date the
nominations arc almost exactly three
fourths denominations, or nominations
of men who have served i'll former con-
crosses, so unless there is greater and
more variegated revolution than ever
before the Fifty fourth congress will
consist very largely of experienced men
This proportion would have been still
larger if several members had not de-
clined denomination. The veteran Judge
Culberson rctires at the end of 20years'
continuous service. He is only Ga years
old, but is considerably broken and the
more willing TO quit as his son is to be
elected governor of Texas this fall
There are three candidates for his place
but the committee has taken no note of
their relative standing, as the man is
sure to be a Democrat anyhow.
In Illinois Hons. John G.. Black and
A. j. Hunter, representatives at large
90 out on account of the redistricting
Mr.. Forman has declined, Messrs
Wheeler and Childs are thrown into
other districts, and Messrs. Henderson,
Durborow, Funk and Mcdonald are al
4 @. 7
men from Illinois who cannot be with
us i'll 1857, and the elections still
three months distant. The Republicans
tell rs they will make the absentees
nine more, but that may be their ell
thusiasm. AT any rate, there will be the
hottest kind Of fighting in every ono of
the % districts, and both sides agree
that for lurid and picturesque politics
Illinois will have no superior this year
Matters In the South.
Three Kentuckians have also declin-
ed rcnominat;on-namely Ellis of the
Second, Goodnight of the Third and
Payntcr of tho Ninth-while In Mary
land there are two vacancies. Messrs.
Waugh and Conn Of Indiana have also
declined, and Mr.. Davcy of Louisiana
thinks he will, as he 'cannot afford to
live in Washington. 2" Three Ohio men,
if not four, have declined renomina.
ton, and as many in the west and
south who were new members and not
of national reputation.
Neither of the committees, however,
can figure out that any of these will
make q difference in the chances for the
next house. In the IL states usually
spoken of as the solid south are AZ dis
tricts in which there is no opposition to
the Democrats or none that amounts to
anything, but at least ! of these dis
tricts will be contested to some extent
this year. Some Of tho cases are curious
enough to be called to public attention
once more. Thus, in Texas, Mr. Bailey
had "a, 983 votes to 4, 563. In South
Carolina Mr.. Talbert had 8,001 to 80
scattering. Mr.. Latimer 8, $50 to 1877
and Mr.. Shell 10, 401 to 1,790 Missis-
sippi, however, takes tho cake All the
seven members received less than 40, 900
votes, and all their opponents of all
parties, including scattering" not
quito 10000. Tho Indiana man, who
is accustomed to seeing every school dis
trict fought over to tho last hour of cleo
ton day and every invalid man hauled to
the polls whose wife and physician will
allow it, cannot help thinking that those
fellows down there would have moro
fun if their elections were not CSC
burned unanimous +"
The Storm Center.
The political maps Of both commit
tees show that in all New England and
the middle and south Atlantic states
very few conventions have vet bcCl