Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-10-20
THEIR HOPES.
What Political Managers Eek
pect this Fall.
summary of the Political situation as
Viewed by the Congressional
Committees-Quay's De-
feat Predicted.

& ASHt ASAAteNas
WASHINGTON, Oct. I9.-The Post
contains the following summary of
the political situation as viewed by
the republican and democratic con-
gressional committees:
The political campaign has adj
vanced nearly to the stage where de-
tailed estimates and acknowledgements
may be expected from the managers.
Secretary James Kerr, at democratic
headquarters, promises that within
few days he will make public state
ment Of that party's claim to the next
house. Chairman Babcock, at repub-
lican headquarters, will follow little
later with statement of the repub-
| liean claim.
Mr.. Kerr says his forecast will be
in considerable detail, showing dis
tricts that are regarded as certainly
| democratic, those that are now repub-
lican, but looked upon as good fight
ing territory for the democrats and
other like information, The report
was going the rounds at republican
headquarters late last week that Mr..
Kerr was figuring majority Of fifteen
/ democrats in the next house, but Mr..
Kerr denies having made any such es-
! innate. In fact, he has steadily re-
fused to make any except general
statements and these to the effect
that everything looked bright for dem
ocratic success. 1.-THE tide is rising
j in our favor every day, said Mr.. Kerr
/ yesterday, land | do not care under
such conditions TO discuss our pros
poets further"
The attitude of republican officials
at headquarters demonstrates that
! all possible spirit is being interjected
/ into the doubtful districts. There
i are SO many uncertain elements in the
campaign that the republicans dare
to place no reliance in the figures up
10 date. because these figures show SO
/ many districts as doubtful 1t is now
! three weeks until election, and men
at all familiar with national politics
know that a campaign may be won
and lost two or three times in that
period. The party managers in many
/ localities have already completed their
polls of voters, and, as far as the polls
affect the election of congressman, the
1 results have been forwarded to Wash
| ington. But the polls are not entire
| ly reliable; the party leaders are often
able to sum up the situation more &C
curately from their own observations.
/ The reports Of these leaders TO head
quarters are, therefore, watched very
closely.
In Pennsylvania, for instance, there
! is so much political chaos that man
ayers here regard the polls of votes as
Of little value. In connection with
Pennsylvania politics, it is worth
while to mention that recent informa-
ton atdemocratic headquarters makes
the officials there very strong in their
statements that Senator Quay will be
| defeated. The Pennsylvania situation
has been watched very closely, and
the congressional committee have
complete list OF the candidates for the
/ legislature and their attitude toward
/ Senator Quay and Mr.. Wanamaker.
A democrat who is well yersed as to
the situation said yesterday, that,
aside from all prospects Of his party
at the Pennsylvania election, he was
convinced that Mr. Quay was defeat
ed beyond question.
when / say this, he explained,
81 do not consider whether we shall
gain any democratic congressman from
the Keystone state, or whether the
democrats will control the legislature,
or whether Colonel Stone will be elect
ed governor | believe that the Quay
republicans will undoubtedly be in a
minority in the next legislature.
s.Will that mean the selection Of
Mr.. Wanawaker for SENATOR"
II do not think so, was the reply.
"The Quay men will never vote for
him. Some combination might be
made between the Wanamaker repub-
licans and the democrats. We hope
of course, that it would result in the
election of democrat to succeed Mr..
! Quay, but that might not be.
j The democrats are placing no small
hope on the number Of independent
republicans running for congress in
this campaign. The reckoning at
democratic headquarters shows that
there are fourteen of these in all. In
Massachusetts there are two indepen-
dent republicans, one running against
Representative Joseph Walker, and
the other against Representative Sam
uel June Barrows, in the Tenth dis
trict. The latter district is in Bos-
ton. There are two more independ-