The evening times., 1898-09-28
MR.. M'EINLEY DISTRESSED
A Political Emergency De-
manding Hauna's Presence.
FEARS FOR THE NEXTHOUSE
Lenders i'm the Republican Party
Seriously Alarmed Mt Portents of
Further Disasters-Mr. Babcock
Presents a showing in No Respect
Favorable.

The President is very much troubled.
n is said, over the prospect Of his par
tvs losing control of the next House of
REPRESENTATIVES, He is more interested
in saving the House" just at present
than anything else. as the loss OF the
House viii effectually block the Admin
istrations $ program in almost every d.
rection. The President has practically
made up his mind to issue orders to his
party leaders 10 bend every energy and
make every sacrifice TO retain Repubil-
can control OF the next House.
Chairman Mark A Hanna, of the Re
publican national committee. has been
summoned to Washington for a confer
ence. He is expected to arrive here this
evening Senator Hanna has very
pretty fight of his own on his hands IN
Ohio, and would not leave there to come
TO Washington at this time except upon
very urgent business.
Several days ago Mr.. Mckinley sum-
noned Chairman Babcock, of the Re
publican Congressional Committee to the
White House He asked Mr.. Babcock TO
give him the exact facts regarding the
Congressional outlook. Mr.. Babcock
went over the situation very carefully
with the President, and gave him the
gist OF his canvass up TO date. The re-
suit was so unsatisfactory, it is under
stood, that the President decided 10 sum-
mon MI Hanna and other eminent Re
publican leaders TO Washington for a
conference.
81 was not present at the meeting be-
tween the President and Mr. Babcock, &"
said a prominent Republican this morn
ing, but / have il on the highest author
ity that Mr.. Babcock owned up frankly
that he could not figure out a Republi-
can majority in the next House with
any degree Of certainty. We must look
20 the West to save u.s. he said.
''Mr. Babcock admits that the Republi-
cans are more than reasonably sure to
lose congressman in nearly all of the Eas-
tern States-four or five in New England:
eight or ten in New York; three, and per-
haps more in Pennsylvania: two or three
In New Jersey; two in Maryland, and
one or two in West Virginia
When one remembers that the change
Democratic will give the Democrats the
control of the Fifty-sixth Congress, there
would seem to be some foundation for
Mr.. Babcocks apprehension.
This is not a good year for the Re
publieans TO make gains of congressman
In the West Republican senators and
members from the West who have been
in Washington recently are almost unan-
imous in declaring that they will be
mighty lucky if they succeed in holding
their own in November, in their respect
Eve States.
THE South is the only remaining sec
fiOn for the Republicans to work upon
and the South for a great many years
has never been a very promising field for
Republican operations. Altogether the
chances are about five 10 one against the
Republicans retaining control of the
lower branch of Congress"
Senator Hanna's advice when he ar
rives here and surveys the field VIII
probably be to appeal to the almighty
dollar to help them out of their dilemma
hr. Hanna has reason to feel great con-
fidence in the eloquence of the money ar
gument in politics. 1t nominated Nc
Kinley to the Presidency at St. Louis in
1886 and it Undoubtedly played an i'm
portant part in his subsequent election
Insiders say that Mr.. Hanna will send
out a confidential circular to his Presi-
Dental syndicate and all Republican
State organizations, appealing to
them TO send in cash subscriptions to
save the cause of sound money" and
help sustain the policy of the Admins
tration. Liberal responses are anticipat-
ed by the Republican leaders and if they
are not forthcoming with the rapidity
desired, they say that Mr. Hanna knows
how TO put the screws on and force the
corporations and great financial houses
TO come up to his expectations
Senator Hanna's first call, il is under
Stood VIII be for s1,OOO,OO0, but after he
has talked with the President and real
izes the gravity of the situation, he may
decide TO double or even triple his first
call for funds.
The trusts and corporations and big
monopolists might as well get ready to
walk up to the captains Office. settle. and
look pleasant.