The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-14
.|N Control Of congress.
urpfBLICAN LEADERS CLAIM THE
PARTY WILL BE IN POWER.
Conference in New York Leads to .
Prediction That senate Majority
VIII He From q TO 10 Votes

NEW YORK, ocf. Special 70 Chicago
rqn,ess- Herald Republican leaders of ns-
.asnal prominence held a conference
sraaght with great import here today. The
ahiec+ was 10 ascertain. as nearly as posxi-
he By close figuring. how the next con-
g,,ss will stand in Doth branches. The
Conclusions reached were ina, these re-
s..fs ali. ensue from the haiioting mex,
noa'h.
The next United States senate
I'LL he Republican by from 10
10 votes
The next house OF representa-
tive. viii have a working R~pub-
ltemu majority, hut not So large .
en~ as the present majority Of 81
votes.
A. n sranel. the ffty-stxth con-
gress will support President Me-
Henley In his policies ON curreo-
ey reform legislation and on the
new issues arising from the war.
The conserva,is % the figuring IS
shown BY the fact that New York Is count
ei a. a doubtful state as regards the Ieg!s-
iaipr. which, wsl elect a successor 10 SEN
s,er Murphy. The NV York Republican
leaders are confident OF carrying he Legs
izfure bu. the desire OF those making the
fsrecas, is TO get Rs near az possible 10
certain results. and not 10 make Gains
which by any possibility might be over
turned next month.
Those at the Conference
Senator Marcus 4 Hanna. chairman Of
the Republican national committee. Rep
fexentatlye J. " BsDcnck Of Wisconsin,
chairman OF the Republican congrexSi0na ii
committee Representative John A. r. Hull.
q lows. secretary Of the committee; Gen.
.-harleg II GgGsvenof OF Ohio, known TO
fame as the Mckinley statistician and a
careful poiilica f9recaSter: Vice President
Hobart and senator John NJ. ThurStpn o.
Nebraska. took part in the conference.
Senator ii anne haa been in iae city for a
week III mas 4 .Scu%sed The congr.4e .onal
situation with Sl.e9kr Reed. Sena or platt
and many oVner party ieaders |; is an
open secret that because OF the usual h.
.nnlal indT renee OF voters In the ma for-
iiy party, Nj. Hanna believes hard work
TO b. necessary f the ueNt house * To be
saved 10 the X publ cans
Speaking generally" said Chairman
BabCock. the situation. trcm our stand
ro!ni, is much more satisfactory than il
vas a few weeks ago. We expect 10 esect
enough republican representatives TO give
Us good working majority IN the house.
We .gufe on losing some of the present
majority OF NIFTY one. Uur losses vii be-
IN the Eastern. Middle and so-calIed Dor
der states, and Will result mainly from
spNa. edus'S We 10 not expect any loss,
but Instead are figuring on gains, on ma
tianaI issues.
The Democratic ATTEMPT to make CAP
TIA out OF criticism Of the conduct OF the
War viii he futile. ON the sound money
ssue Ne shall gain.
Figures on the senate.
None OF the campaign managers would
give in detail the figures on the congress
si0nal situation as IL now stands because
they 10 not wish TO give The opposition in
formation regarding what they considered
10 ~ doubtful districts. AS TO the situa~
n0n affecting the complexion OF the next
senate. though. authority was given tn
pint ~" exact figures OF the Republican
emmities AZ this time. one month In al
vance 81 the elections tina; are 10 deter