The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-25
Washington Office of The Herald,
I415 G Street, N. w.

in the news from the front has not inter
fered with the work Of preparation fol
the contest of November. And there is nc
doubt that there will be a very sharp
struggle between the leading political
parties for the control of the next senate
and house
In the days before the Spanish war ii
was claimed that the next election would
be Democratic walkover. but since the
! long procrastinated struggle has begun
I it has been iterated that il was impossible
I TO defeat the Republican party.
| The fact remains however, that the
managers of the two congressional COM
mittees are anticipating an uncommonly
vigorous contest with close results. The
campaign will be mainly along lines not
likely TO be affected by war conditions.
! The war itself cannot be made an issue
| in the campaign. The Democrats and
| PoDulists forced the war by their deter
mination and persistency, while a Repub-
1 lcan congress and executive have charge
! of its management. This situation rem
| ders il impossible TO make a party issue
| out Of the war, although it may be quite
I easy To draw a line of demarkation be-
tween the parties when II comes to some
of the matters that must be settled after
! the war.
Miles, Shafter and Sampson are Repub-
/ licans. but Dewey and Schley are Demo-
Gratis, and Hobson comes of Populist for
! bears There is small chance to make
good the threadbare old claim that the
Republican party contains the only pa
triots in the country and is the only party
: ,4la. IN De trusted to keep the star
/ sDansled standard floating in the breeze.
/ half the governors of the states of the
Union who commissioned the volunteer
! line officers are Democrats and Populists,
and at least half of the splendid volunteer
army itself IS composed of men who be-
J long to those parties. 1t is only among
/ the sons of their fathers who have
/ been given staff positions. that the Demo-
Gratis and their allies have been lacking
in the Spanish war.
/ An interesting feature of the canvass,
according TO the officers of the Demo-
cratic congressional committee. is the GER
taintY that Democrats will make heavy
gains in the next congress from the east
ern states From New England, New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
INSTRUMENTATION gave Mckinley nearly
million popular purality-tnere were re-
turned in 1886 but eight Democratic con-
gressmen, as follows: New York. >; Penn
sz-lvania, ?: Massachusetts, l. 1t is TO
these states that the Democratic leaders
confidently look for the gains that will
give the party the control of the next con-
gross. They do not base their claims on
the expectation of any great popular re-
vulsion against the Republican party. but
because OF the natural reaction from the
phenomenal and tidal-wave Republican
ma jorities in 1886. At present PennSyl-
van!a is regarded as the state most GER
tain to show gains for the Democratic
party. Secretary Kerr of the Democratic
congressional committee, who &; just back
from the state, says there Will be at least
eight Democratic members from that
state in the next congress. This is not
remarkable, as the state mas many times
gone very heavily Republican without
cutting the Democrats below that number
OF representatives. As a matter of fact,
the Democrats hope for even more sub
stantial gains. owing to the great oppo-
sition to QUAY and Quayism which has
risen in the state. Last year a Prohi5i-
zionist received 100000 votes on the state
ticket. This same person. DR.. Swallow,
is this year running for governor or the
Prohibition ticket. and is expected to cut
into the Republican vote very heavily.
The Democratic candidate for governor
Of Pennsylvania was "A strong supporter
OF the regular Democratic ticket i'm 1896.
and the silver Democrats are III full con-
troll. But. because of the importance Of
the local Republican detection the Demo-
cratic platform is confined solely to the
consideration of state issues, and this is
expected to attract many Republicans to
the ticket.
New York is looked to as certain to give
a Democratic gain of from six to ten con-
gressmen. New York City would alone
send Is congressmen if the great Demo-
cratic vote of 1857 were to hold good this
year. The Tro-- and Albany and one of
the Buffalo congressional districts are
also REGARDED as onerinG me prospects, OF
Democratic success. The candidate for
governor will probably be Judge \. u.
Parker, wao carried the state by 5000
ma iority last fall. Perry Belmont Is also
prominently mentioned. He did not sup
port the ticket in 1895. but has since re-
stunned his old party fealty.
IN the adjacent state OF MdTNldHu DeIu-
ocratic prospects of congressional gains
are excellent. Senator A. p. German, who
was = loyal supporter of Bryan and the
Chicago platform. VIII be in active leader
ship. The senator's attitude during the
progress Of the Spanish war. has won
commentator from even the most Vio- |
lently abusive anii-Gorman men. his
stand since the outbreak of host!Etics Will /
he warmly commended in the state plat |
torn. and this action will meet with gen. |
eral approval. The Democrats are con-
- -fr-r md
Fifth congressional districts this year. /
and believe they have reason to hope for |
success in the Third and Fourth. The |
Sixth is hopeless. 1t has been proposed |
that Senator German should run In the |
Fifth district for the house. but he told !
your correspondent this afternoon that |
he would not be a candidate under any |
Prominent mention &c
made of Ex-Governor John Lee Carrcll. |
who. il IS believed, could make the best |
fight III the Fifth. lie mas always made
great races for office and is one of the |
most formidable campaigners of the state.
At least half Of the New Jersey dele
last falls election the great Jersey cities
New York all returned to their
Old Democratic mornings and the party
made enormous gains. -Four Democrats |
are confidently expected TO be elected to
congress all OF whom will be gains
Not much is expected TO be gained in
New England. Although Rev. Luther +.
Mckinney. twice elected TO congress from
New Hampshire, is making a hot fight
against Tom Reed in the Portland dis
.rict. no Democrats are likely to be re-
turned from Maine. Massachusetts will
show a gain of one, and three
ire hoped for. There is one sure Demo-
ratio district. the Ninth, now represented
1y John z. Fitzgerald. When Mr.. Fitz-
'era was elected to the tifty-fourth con-
yress he was the only Democratic repre-
sentative from New England as he is
,lso in the Fifty-fifth congress. At the
asst election he had majority of about
600 over his Republican antagonist, and
le is sure TO keep the lead. He will doubt
ess be renominated and reelected.
In the Tenth district there will be a |
fight as there has been
n the past. The Tenth district was made
Democratic stronghold through Il Re
publican gerTymander some years ago
md ever since the silver question mas
ONE TO the front II has given Democratic ,
najorit!es but there have been rival |
Democratic candidates. In 1892 a Demo-
ratio representative was elected but in
S94 the district returned a Republican
Unitarian clergyman. and for 16 years ,
ditor of the Christian Register was :
lected over two Democratic candidates |
ut there is this year no question that the
Democratic candidate will be elected !
here are also strong hopes of Demo-
ratio success in two of the Connecticut | I
istricts. Thus it will be seen that there !
re prospects that in the eastern and mid
le states alone there will be sufficient
aims to give the Democrats the house
I representatives.
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