Evening star., 1898-11-03
Outlook at Both Congressional Com
mittee Headquarters.
WATCHING NORTH CAR0LINA'S FIGHT
Where Trouble is Thought to Be
Most Likely to Happen.
DEMOCRATS AND NEW YORK

AT DOll tDc republican ana the demo-
cratic congressional headquarters i'll this
city there is no evidence of a change in the
views that have been given out on the COM
ing election. AT each headquarters there Is
ar expression of confidence in the results.
The republic; rs expect to control the House
by about tr enty-seven majority or more.
" lille the democrats say they have no Iea-
son to change their view that the next
House will be democratic. Among demo-
Gratis there is much difference of opinion
regarding the desirabilty of having the
House in tn" control of their party. These
politicians say that their party would be
better off if the republicans have all
branches OF the government, taking with it
1Gl responsibility for whatever may hap
pen in the next two years and allowing the
democrats an opportunity to prof.
by any mistakes that may be made
IN way that will permit them
t. disclaim any share of the RESPONSE
bllity Tor such mistakes. Should the HOUSE
be democratic this would bot be the case,
for the majt rity in the House would share
the responsibility for whatever Congress
should do.
does not take this view of the situation
and expresses the belief and the hope tina
the House will be democra tic.
Interest in North Carolina.
Great interest in events in North Caro-
ma Is being shown by politicians in this
city. The possibility of trouble there and
It's bearing on the election is being dis
cussed, but it is not believed that there
Will be any occasion for the Administered ton
TO take any drastic measures in maintain
ing order In the old north state, at least
until all possibility of such action affecting
the results of the election has passed.
Only an outbreak which would show the
inability of the state authorities to main
tain order would warrant action by the
President in invoking the aid of the army
to keep order there, and if sucn unfor
tunate condition should come about ii
probably would not be until lection day.
and by that time it could cot affect the
casting of ballots.
Where Trouble May Gene.
If there should be iawlessness resulting
in intimidation of black voters next Tues
day it is expected chiefly in the second and
sixth districts, in which White (colored re-
publiCaID, ard Dockery republican,, are
the candidates who will be affected by
such acts. Whites district is in the i'll
terror of the state running from Virginia
southwark through half of the state, and
with population of 1s2, 461 people, nearly
all of whom are blacks. This district was
formed of counties in which the black pop
ulatiCn was excessive. The sixth district
skirts the southern portion of the state
from the coast half way through the state
and joins South Carolina. On account of
the red shirt men from South Carolina
crossing the line on election day the dis
trct will be the locality in which trouble
is most likely to occur.
OF the five North Carolina districts which
will be contested by the republicans with
hope OF success these two districts are re-
garded as TIE least likely to return repub-
Gcan candidates.
Democratic Hopes as to New York
Many democrats are now reviewing the
political battles that have been fought in
New York state during the last few de-
cades, and are placing great reliance on
the statement that republican Victories
have been won only in the face of newly
developed scandals affecting Tammany. The
fact that Tammany has been out of power
and has had no chance to develop scandals
in the manag agement of New York, they
claim, means that the city can be expected
to give its usual democratic ma iority and
on this general statement of the case many
democrats are basing their expectations of
success. One element will be influential in
the election, which, republicans believe is
not being given its proper Importance by
those who arc figuring New York proba-
tilltieS. This element is in the new election
law which Went into effect about four
years ago, and it is pointed out that since
this law went into operation the democratic
party has not rolled up one of it's old ma
jorities in the city, and republicans declare
their belief that it will etfectuaiIy prevent
them from doing so.