Evening star., 1898-11-01
Documents Sent Out by the Repub-
Iioan Congressional Committee.
MILLlONSOF ARGUMENTS DISTRIBUTED
Perhaps Three-Fourths Went to the
West.
MANY VOTERS TO GO HOME

At the headquarters of the national re-
publican coLgTs ssioral committee III this
city there is every evidence that practically
al preparations for the great political Dat
Tie to take place next Tuesday have been
completed. The situation is now being care
fully watched: such information as can be
obtained regarding the drift of political SEN
timent is being scanned with interest, and
the result is awaited.
The committee has sent out all the literd-
ture it has had printed. and no more orders
fCr such matter will he given. This is in
accordanar with the usual practice of the
committee. as it has seldom attempted to
put political pamphlets in the hands OF
voters dIr.ag the last week of the cam
paign. TIE committee has sent out 5000,
tfp Of dOCI mcnts. During the last national
eampaiAn II. l.V0,0Oo of documents were dis
trbuted.
These documents have treated of the war
the administration and its policy in con-
Quoting the government. and financial mat
terS. About One-third of the literature has
been On the money question, one-third on
the war and one-third on the administra-
tcn. The money question has received d
rather larger consideration in these docu-
mcnts thal was generally expected would
Ee the case at the opening of the campaign.
Perhaps three-fourths of all these docu-
Inents have been sent to the west. Very
HttIe literature kas gone south.
Seht 10 vote.
Up to today the committee has sent over
1.S0 republicans residing in this city to
their homes to vote, while the democratic
congressional committee has provided
transportation for about one-fourth that
number This large number of republican
voters going to their homes from this CITY
Is regard d "a a very encouraging sign M
the headquarters as it is looked upon as
showing that that apathy which has been
complained about over the country so gen
orally in both the republican and demo-
cratic parties is not shared in by republi-
cans her.
Park Agnew. chairman of the Virginia
state republican committee. was in the
clty today and was a visitor at the reDub-
hcan congressional! headquarters To a Star
reporter Mr.. Agnew said the lack of inter-
est in politics in his state among men of
all Parties was remarkable. Except in the
hlnth and tenth districts, in which he is
sure the republican candidates will win
ne SAID people hardly appeared to know a
PoAtcal campaign was in progress. The
people, ne said, are not talking politics
and do not care TO listen to political
Up to the present time said Mr.. 4g-
new there has been no political meeting
OF any kind in Alexandria since the cam
paisn opened. l believe a democratic rnee.-
ing will be held there tomorrow night. For
d town OF 1I.Uo1 people that is very re-
markable condition"
Prospects in Virginia.
Mr.. Agnew is certain that Mr.. Hubbard.
republican, Will be elected in the tenth dis
trict. now represented by Mr.. Yost and
that Gen Walker will be reelected in the
ninth district over Ray. democrat. He be-
ieves that Parr will he elected in the fifth
district over Claude Swanson. who now
IePrt Sents that district in Congress anI
considers that Thorp, republican has a
good lighting chance of election in the
fourth district. In the second district both
Wise and Holland are in the field against
Young. democrat. and the splitting of the
republican Vote will. doubtless cause
democratic success. with i large majority.
According TO the latest informat ton. both
Wise and Holland will remain candidates
10 the end. In the third district there are
also TWO republican candidates-Otis Rus
sell and w. w. Weisliger-agains John
Lamb. democrat. Lamb will. doubtless, be
elected.