Evening star., 1898-07-13
COMING CAM PAlGN
1t Will Be Important in State and
National Results.
SENATORIAL TERMS THAT WILL EXPIRE
Republicans Are Confident Of Even
Making Some Gains.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

This is to be an important year in poll
tics Outside of the elections for Con-
| gress, which will attract attention in every
state, there will be important state eler-
| ticns. The latter will rot only be for the
choice of state officers, but in many cases
will have a hear ring upon nationul Politics
The terms of thirty United States sena-
| tors expire March 3 next. and in more
| thar majority of the instances the legis-
| latures to be elected this fall will choose
! their successors Three senatorial vacan-
| cies to occur next March have already
! been provided for by the action of the
| legislatures. Maryland. Ohio and Rhode
| Island are the states, and the senator's will
| be Messrs. McComas. Hanna and Aldrich,
the two latter being re-elections.
Ten republicans in the Senate will end
| their terms Eext March, but the prospects
| in each case are good for ~e-election. Sen
ator Wilson of Washington was considered
| in danger for a time, but the resent repub-
lican victory in Oregon seems to show
| how affairs are gong on the Pacific coast
and to hold out a hope of the election of
| a republican legislature.
| Senator Burrows of Michigan. Senator
Quay of Pennsylvania, Senator Proctor Of
Vermont Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts,
Senator Haw.ey of Ccnnscticu-. Senator
Hale of Maine, Senator Davis OF Mime
| sofa and Senator Clark of Wyoming are
| the other republicans who are t. come up
for reelection, and there seems to be no
; doubt in any case of d republican being
| returned.
| Some Gains Expected.
Not only are the republicans confident
| Of holding their own in the Legislative cleo
| tions, where senatorial seats are at stake
but they are hopeful of making some gains
| They claim that the outlook presents to
| saw the least q a u,..
| republican victories in New York. where
| Senator Murphy's Reelection vii be con-
I tested; in West Virginia, whera strong
| night will be made against Senator Faux
ner; in Wisconsin. where Senator Mitchell
I is said to be in danger and in New Jersey
| where Senator Smith will have to face the
! music.
Senator White of California will also
| nave to stand a contest. and the republi-
cans declare they will use his record on
| the hawaiian annexation question for all
| the effect there may be in Il.
| Not for many years have the repJbiican
| party managers been as hopeful as they
are now Everything seems to be going
/ tttr way, they say, and unless an almost
miraculous turn of ill-luck should set in
! between now and November hey see no
| reason 10 anticipate trouble
! naturally, they calculate upon deriving
great zeal of capital out Of the war
nul beyond this there are other consdera-
lions of Importance tending to their credit
| ne operations of the Dingley bill have
| proven bcneficent up TO and even beyond
| the claims MADE for it by its authors. The
| returns from the Industrial conditions of
| the country are gratifying in the highest
degree TO the republicans and the situa-
| ton IS constantly improving. The party s
| policy upon the financial question has been
| proven, 1t Is claimed, to be most salutary
| Tor the country and to furnish everyday
! irCisputable and practical proof of its wis
| dem and the fallacy OF the opposing sys-
| TEN.
| The Efoud
In vivid contrast to the storm of popular
| disapproval which met the bond issues of
/ the Cleveland administration the republi-
| cans point to the ready acceptance of the
| bend issue now being made. The peo-
! pie are subscribing eagerly, and the bonds
| are being kept out of the hands of wealthy
| syndicates. while there is To ground for
| criticism, not to speak of the absence of
| any faint of scandal, in connection with
| the issue.
| The republicans are gong to the country
| on the Hawaiian annexation question, con-
| fident, they say, Of the overwhelming sup
| port of the people of their policy upon
| that issue. The democratic opposition will
| be exposed to the last detail, and all the
| odium which, from a republican standpoint,
/ could be attached to their attitude in this
| respect will be given them.
| In the state elections. Pennsylvania was
| for time source of concern TO the re
| puhlicaas, but the situation has cleared
| up There were serious factionai differ
| erces in the republican party, and il was
| feared that if the democrats nominated a
man for governor who could command the
| Independent vote the fight might be seri-
| Gus. The democrats, however, chose Judge
| jerks, who was solicitor general of the De
| partment of Justice in the first Cleveland
! administration, and the republicans pro-
| fess to think that his selection removed
| the danger of disaffection in their own
| ranks.
| As to the congressional elections, the re-
| publicans are becoming more confident Of
| sUccess every day. Careful management
| in the House resulted, they claim, in the
az oidance of several political pitfalls which
| seemed to threa ten the party at the begin
| ming of the session of Congress just closed
Republican Congregational Committee
| The republican congressional campaign
| committee will soon be in full blast, pre-
| pairing for the campaign. Chairman Bah
Geek and Mr.. Hull of Iowa are in the city
in charge of the work. Mr.. McCleary will
| be here next week and Mr.. Overstreet early
| secretary, has been at work all the spring
upon the committee business.
| The committee is today moving into eX-
| tensive quarters at the Hotel Normandie,
| corner 18th and streets, where the entire
second floor will be occupied. The clerical
| force will not be taken on until after the
| next ten days. While great mass of man
uscrpt has been prepared, it will not lie
| sent TO the printer for a week or two and
! it will, therefore, be some time before IL is
| ready for packing and shipping. The liter
ature to be sent out by the committee will
| deal mainly with the tariff, with Hawaii
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