The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-23
CONTROL OF CONGRESS
The Democratic Committee Be-
rene in Confidence.
WILL MAKE GREAT GAINS
A Big Majority In the House and q
Smaller One In the senate-Admira-
uon for the Courss of Con
gresham Hartman.
Washington Bureau Of the standard, ,
No. las q Street ~. w. \

Z Washington, Oct. 20.-The situation
regarding the control of the new on-
gress continues to be the principal top
tiers of the democratic congressional COM
mittee there is still serene confidence.
Everything is looking very rosy"
said Secretary James Kerr OF this COM
mittee to h representative of the
Standard. Our reports grow better
no reason to Doubt but that We shall
have the house by a large majority,
and the senate by a small one. The
latest returns from the Middle West
ern states show that these common
wealths. in which at first there seemed
will make a fine showing. The situa-
tion in the East continues favorable.
and rom the Rocky mountains M the
Pacific slope there will come only a
few stray republican members-"
Vice Chairman Osborne of this com-
mittee. who Is in the West actively en-
gagged in his campaign for the senate,
writes home that Wyoming looks safe
for the democratic ticket. He say
nothing about his own chances for
election as senator. but IL Is well under
stood here that Governor Osborne will
become senator with practically no OPP
position. He is very popular in WASH
ington, and every one VIII be glad to
hear of his success. At last
according to Secretary Kerr. he was
making an extensive canvass in the
remote parts of the state. and was. to
quote from Mr.. Kerr. zone hundred and
twenty miles from no where when he
wrote me-"
The advices from Colorado are nal
the whole democratic ticket will be
elected by something like $1,000 major
lily. Inc Congressman Shafroth reports
that his W election IL assured, and
that Judge Bell will have his accus-
toned overwhelming majority.
The Utah election Is also. n sided:
there is no question of the election OF
the democratic ticket In the state, and
notwithstanding the peculiar wal
and others In communication with the
congressional committee feel that he
will nave a substantial majority. Wash
ington people are much Interested in
the next contest for senator from Utah
as several of the prospective candidates.
notably Judge william II. King. are
well known i'm this city.
Montana is also a state about which
there Is no room for doubt. 1t is con-
coded at republican headquarters that
this state will elect the democratic
state ticket and congressman. and
choose a legislature hat will return a
democrat to the senate. .
Many expressions of admiration for
the patriotic course OF Charles s.
Hartman continue to be received.
Chairman Charles A. Towne of the ma
tional silver republican committee, who
is a warm friend of Hartman, writes
a personal friend in this city the fol-
lowing tribute to Hartmann:
Charley Hartman has dropped out
entirely. OF course. We would expect
Charley to do a q~uixotic thing like
that I suppose I should have don
the same thing. too. inasmuch as the
running of two candidates on the Chi
cago platform might easily result in
the election of a goldbug. II ] should
be elected I should be lonesome in the
house without Charley. He is a king"
Chairman Babcock of the republican
congressional committee shows more
political acumen than usual when he
puts Colorado. Utah, Montana and Me-
vada in the column of states that will
elect democratic senators this fall: he,
however. places Wyoming in doubt,
which is only one of the many mistakes
he finds time to make. Chairman Bah
cock has prepared a tabulated state
ment as to what he considers the prob
ability of the mex senate. He figures
II that to control the senate. the repup-
licans. having already 35 members in
the senate, must elect 10 more. The fol-
lowing table shows the states which
viii elect Legislators this fall, and will
choose senators to take their place next