Evening star., 1896-10-23
Prediction ns to the House.

About ten days ago Chairman Babcock
estimated that We would elect not less than
19i republican members to the next House.
The information VIC have since received
justifies me in predicting now the election
of at least 22i republicans to tt8 Fif-
ty-fith Congress. Mr.. Babcock is max
ing vigorous and aggressive hight,
and L believe his efficient work between
row and election day will materially in
crease this number
Il look for some phenomenal majorities
in a great many states. In my own state
Massachusetts, expect to Major Nc
kinley's majority more than 10000, and
the majority for our candidate for gov
ernor, Roger Wolcott, will exceed this fig
ure in view of the fact that the democratic
popuistic candidate, George Fred Williams,
will receive less than 1000 votes"
Reference 10 Former Prophecies.
The officials at republican headquarters
in giving out their forecasts this year call
attention to the verification of their proph-
ecies of two years ago At that time the
committee managers published several esti-
mates which were totally at variance with
the figures of the democratic committee.
men, but the republicans proved to be
right
The press bureau of the republican COM
mittee, in recalling this fact. comments up
on 1t in bulletin issued today, follows:
I'm this campaign the same managers
again face each other. On the one side is
Chairman Babcock. successful business
man who has amassed wealth in business
life. Opposed to him is Senator Faulkner,
a most agreeable gentleman in private life,
whose campaigning is, however largely of
the literau dilettante order. He is not
a practical politician at all. and is alto
gether too sanguine for a manager of a
political campaign. He takes tco much for
granted. Mr.. Babcock, on the contrary,
takes nothing for granted. He had the
advantage of a thorough organization I'm
the different states, and asked for bedrock
facts and got them
The press bureau goes further and quotes
number of the sanguine prophecies of
Mr.. Faulkner and Mr.. Gardner as they
appeared in the local press at the time.
After citing number of such publications,
the bulletin says:
Running through the political predic-
tions given out by the managers at repub-
lican and democratic headquarters here in
the campaign of 1894 appears that of Con-
gressman Apsley, vice chairman of the re-
publican committee, steady and uniform,
that there was to be an Overwhelming po-
litical LANDSLIDE the result of which would
give the republicans the House of Repre-
sentatiyeS of ethe next (Fifty-fourth) Con-
gress by not less than 100 majority. Be
fcre leaving Washington for his home in
Massachusetts before election Mr.. Apsley
raised the limit, and predicted a plurality
of not less than III. AS the result of that
election the republicans carried the House
by a plurality of 140. Comment in this
respect as to the value of political predic-
ton between these committees is unneces-
Sary.''
The Rise I'm wheat.
Chairman Babcock of the republican con-
gressonal committe today was shown the
interview with Senator Jones, chairman
of the democratic national committee. in
Chicago. i'm which he answers Mr.. Bab-
cocks assertion that the recent fall in sill
yer and rise in wheat proves the fallacy
ha
price Of these two products is dependent
enc upon the other. In the interview Sem
ator Jones said:
Our contention has been that the wheat
of India competed with our American
wheat in the Liverpool markets." and from
this argues that the cause of the decline
in the gold value OF our wheat was large
ly the competition of India"
Il fail to understand" said Mr.. Bab-
cock. how Senator Jones and his follow
ers can harmonic their contention as re-
CARDS India wheat with the statement re-
Gently made by Julian Ralph In the New
York Journal In the issue of that paper
Of October q Ralph, telegrapnng from
Londcn, says: There has not been any
Indian wheat In the English market this
year, and of late years India mas been
receding into the background as wheat
exporting country. Yet in the face of the
statement of this we'll known silver organ,
Mr.. Jones tells the people that cur wheat
has been forced down by Indian competi-
tion."
The Transportation Bureau.
The transportation bureau Of the repub-
lican congressional committee will be kept
open from am. to Q pm. to enable vot-
ers to get their transportation certificates.
Additional clerical force has been detailed
for Mr.. Bass to assist him in dispatching
Quested to call at the earliest date DOS
sible and get their certificates.