Evening star., 1898-10-24
Chairman Babcock Satisfied Repub-
licans Will Control 1t.
THE Tide NOW SETTING THAT WAY
Much Hard Work to Be Done
Before the Election.
SOME IMPORTANT STATES

Chairman Babcock of the republican con-
gressional committee is row of the upinion
that the congressional campaign has reach
ei stage where a republican victory can
be counted upon.
Il believe am safe in saying that the re-
pLblicans will organize the House OF Rep
resentatives in the next Congress- ne said
to a Star reporter, ir answer to "A question
There have been times within the past six
weeks when Mr.. Babcock would not nave
made a confident assertion like this, and
have meant it. There were days when the
outlook for the republicans was very du-
bious and when the reports from the dis
tricts indicated waning republican pros
poets.
Mr.. Babcock does not pretend that vic.
tory is inevitable but he does contend thai
the tide is setting toward the republicans ia
way to promise success. He realizes thai
a sreat deal of work remains to he doncf
before election day, but il will be in tie di4
rectlon OF increasing the republican major =
lty rather than the necessity Of establish =
ing ii. He thinks that he can at this time
count on enough districts to show a mG-
JCrlty of the next House. but there are
sore SON states where he hopes the republicans
Will be enabled I" make better showing
than seemed possible short time ago.
No Estimates in Figures.
The two campaign committees have been
10th to reduce their estimates of the cam
palgn to figures thus far owing 1t is ex-
planned. to the closeness of the fight in
sc me districts. Each party seems TO think
that the other may not be aware of the
delicacy of the situation in the districts in
question, and that by keeping quiet II can
steal a march on the enemy. There ar.
many districts where the republican and
democratic managers are conducting the
campaign on the method of still hunt.
The elections will be held two weeks from
tomorrow, Tuesday, November =. The cleo
tionS for representatives in Congress- will
bt held in all states but three. namely
Maine, Vermont and Oregon, which have
elected their representatives In some of
the states. as heretofore explained in The
Star. the elections will have more signif-
canoe, becausc of their bearil.. llDon the
selection of United States senator's by the
legislatures chosen Ii whole or in part next
tuesday. reference to some of The mcst
important elections follows:
Some Important Elections.
New York will elect governor and legis-
lature. A successor to Senator Murphy as
TO be elected by the Legislature.
Pennsylvania will elect governor, legis-
latCre, and the Latter a successor 10 Sena-
tor Quay.
Indiana viii elect a legislature 20 choose
a successor TO Senator TurpIe, AM Will also
select secl etary OF state
Illinois VIII choose one-haif the state SEN
ate and s,aie treasurer The STAGE sena-
tors will vote upon the successor If Sena-
tor Cuiiom. whose terra -Xpires III 1891.
Massachusetts will elect governor and
iCgisla urc. the latter to name "A successor
10 Senator lodge.
NJ chlSan will elect a governor aud Iegis-
lature, and legislature will select a success
sor TO Senator Burrows.
Mime sofa will elect a governor aud legis-
lature, in which will be involved the NAM
ing of Senator Davis successor.
West Virginia will elect a Legislature to
find successor to Senator Faulkner New
Jersey gill eject d governor and legislature,
to fnd Il successor to Senator Smith. Ne
braska VIII elect goVcInJ~ ana legisla-
ture, with The seat of Senator Allen at
stake. Missouri will elccc Legislature ana
supreme judge, the leg. stature to nama
Senator IOCkrellS 5 successor.
California Will elect 4 governor and ,egis-
lature, and the latter Will choose a success
Sor to Senator White.
Wisconsin will elect a governor, legisla-
ture. and the seat of Senator Mitchell is I'M
the issue. In Washington, Tennessee. Utah,
Wyoming, Delaware, Connecticut. Texas,
North I'akota and Nevada, a United States
senatorshIp is concerned in the legislative
elections.
The foregoing presents the states where
the greatest interest centers, outside OF the
campaign for representatives in Congress,
Which, of course, is general.