Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-05
THE OUTLOOK IN ALABAMA
Both Sides Claim Great Victory in the
State.
The Feeling Against Young Howard
is Likely to Help His Opponent
From Other Districts.
Of The, Evening Star.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, November 3, 1894.
The close of the campaign in Alabama
finds both sides laying claim to victory.
Chairman r. A. Moseley, jr.. of the republi-
can state executive committee estimates
that the congressional election in Alabama
will result In victory for two democrats
three populists and four republicans. The
democratic campaign managers seem very
confident that the democrats will elect
solid congressional delegation, while the
populist and KoIbite leaders assert that
they will probably elect all their nominees
six In number-but that the republicans will
win in the fourth and ninth districts If
fair election is held.
A careful review of the field, however,
indicates that the ninth, fourth and seventh
districts alone will be close. In these the
democratic chances for success have been
increasing of late. The dissatisfaction
among populists and republicans in the sew
enth district against Nj. w. Howard, popu-
list nominee, will, so the democratic lead
ers say, throw large part OF the vote of
those parties to Col. w. III. benson, demo-
cratic nominee, and he will be elected, his
friends claim, despite the fact that the dis
trict turned up a populst ajority in every
county in the August election.
Howards friends assert, however, that
their man will get the votes of nearly all his
party, and Will be elected. To an outsider
taking a non-partisan view the peculiar
combination of circumstances makes 1t ap-
pear that DawSon's chances are the best.
Tariff the Issue Here.
The speech OF Speaker Crisp here Thurs
day night has given the democrats of the
ninth district much encouragement. The
tariff being the issue almost exclusively
In the mineral districts, Mr.. Crisp con-
fined himself chiefly to its discussion. and
the democrats say that his arguments
against protection Will have the effect of
causing the protection democrats who
have allied themselves with the cause of
the republican congressional nominee to
go back into line on election day. The re-
publicans claim that Crisps visit did no
injury to them. That Crisp created a pro-
found impression, and drew the largest
audience of any campaign speaker in Ala
bama this year is an undisputed fact.
A very lively time is expected in Ala
bana on election day. The democrats are
in control of the election machinery in the
majority of counties in the state but they
declare that a fair election will be held,
though there Is already talk of fraud among
the hot-headed republicans and populists,
who charged fraul at the state elections.
1t is said that If the republicans control
the next House there may be several con-
tests by republicans and poulists from close
districts in this state # the result is de-
clarad against them on the allegation that
they were counted out. 1t Is believed that,
on the other hand, If II Is demonstrated
that the democrats will control the
next House the populsts and re-
publicans who may be defeated accord
ing to the returns Will make no contest.
In all counties controlled by democrats the
republicans have been allowed one manager
in each box, while the democrats have two.
In counties controlled by pOpulists the re-
verse ratio prevails.