Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-26

umn by hard work, and another cause to
which democratic victory was attributed
is disaffection among the republicans in the
district. The republicans now, IL Is said,
are united and harmonious. Everybody in
the party is working for Mr.. Borland, and
his chances for success are good. Mr..
Tyler, on the other hand, is making what
Is known in Virginia a still hunt" He
Is working as If his life was at stake, and
is making almost house-to-house canvass.
1t can be said that Tyler will see and speak
to every democrat in the district. Those
who know Tyler say that he will win, but
there are others who have grave fears as
to the result.
Another district where the democrats are
manifesting some uneasiness is the fourth,
where Mr.. w. r. McKenney of Petersburg
Is opposed to r. T. Thorpe, the republican
candidate. A hot and close fight is in pro-
gress. Both are fighting to win, and both
profess to feel confident of success. 1t Is
believed that the nomination of Mr.. Hobson
in this district as the populist candidate will
affect the result in no way. 1t can be plain
ly seen that Hobson does not expect to win,
and good many think his candidacy Is a
mere sham. The democrats say those who
are not for them are against them, and
that if voter does not cast his ballot for
Mckinney, If he votes at ALL he will sup
port Thorpe. 1t is true that Hobson Will
get few votes, but 1t is probable that II
these did not have Hobson to vote for they
would not vote at ALL
Thus 1t can be seen that the fight is be-
tween the republican and democratic candi-
dates. and when the complexion or the dls-
trict is taken into consideration, 1t VIII be
evident that Mr.. McKenney has no grounds
for boasting. The district is concededly
anti-democratic There are thousands OF
negroes in the counties on the south side.
and negro in Virginia can never be count
ed upon to vote the democratic ticket.
The situation in the sixth district is a
complicated one: Major Otey is opposed
both by Mr.. Rucker the populo-prohlbition-
ist-fusion candidate, and by Mr.. Hampton
Hoge, the republican nominee. Some OF
those who are posted in this district seem
to think that Hcge is practically out of the
race, and that the fight is between Rucker
and Otey, while others say that it is prob
able that Rucker will draw enough strength
from Otey to elect Hoge. Thus the matter
stands. To render fair estimate as to the
strength of each candidate Is impossible.
All three of the candidates are fighting to
win. and especially Hoge Is making a
splendid stump fight. While Mr.. Otey is a
sound, logical debater, he does not arouse
the masses to the point of enthusiasm
which Is within the capabilities of Mr..
Hoge. Rucker has one set speech which he
delivers with fine effect, but in joint dis
| cussion he is outclassed by most Of the op-
position speakers. 1t is not so with Hoge;
he can hold his own with any man on the
stump, and his signal victory over John f..
Massey in a Joint discussion at Halifax c..
H., has placed him in the front ranks Of
political speakers in Virginia.
There are several reports Of a disquieting
nature for the democrats from the tenth
congressional district, where Representative
Harry Tucker is opposed by Jacob Yost Of
Staunton. 1t seems that there is consider
able dlsaffection among the democrats in
several of the counties of the tenth. which
although through no fault Of Tucker, is
operating to his injury in the contest. The
reports indicate that the voters are rally
ing around Yost In large numbers, and If
the sentiment of the audiences before
whom the joint discussions take place Is an
index, Yost has show Of defeating the
brilliant son of John Randolph Tucker.
The Star correspondent is informed at
democratic headquarters that the fears that
were for time entertained for Morrison in
the ninth district, who is opposed by Gen.
Walker, the republican nominee, have en-
tirely disappeared. Chairman Ellyson re-
Gently made a personal visit to this district,
and when he returned said he would give
himself no further uneasiness about MoOi-
son.
Perhaps there IS more democratic en-
thusiasm in the fifth district where Repre-
sentative Swanson is opposed by Judge Cor
nett. on the part of the republicans, and
Major Halle, on the part of the populists,
than in any other district in Virginia.
Swanson is noted as a hustler. and he has
infused enough of his activity into his can
vasS to entirely remove the apathy existing
there. The democratic managers seem con-
fident of Swanson's success. He is a splen-
did organizer, and brilliant stump speak
err, and has a hold on the people which 1t is
not believed the opposition can break, es-
pecially since it is split between two candi-
dates.