The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-06
Cspecial 70 nae Herald.l

Especial to The Herald1
Washington. D. c., Nov. 5.-The cam
paign is now over and nothing re-
mains but to cast and count the votes.
There viii be closing political rallies
all over the country tomorrow night,
but these final meetings are hardly
expected to influence any voters to
change their minds. They are really
not designed for that purpose. The
object Of the rallies of the night before
election is to enthuse the working
members of each political party. and
make them more effective at the Tues
day battle of the ballots. More than
$4,000 political meetings, with that end
in view, will be held throughout the
United States tomorrow night.
AT the headquarters of the congress
siOnal committees of the two political
partiese the shipment of documents
ceased early this week, and all the
work is now at an end except tele-
graphic answering of inquiries from
districts all over the country. Both
committees have worked very hard for
the last four months. The Republican
congressional committee, by reason of
a preponderating campaign fund, has
sent out many more documents than
its competitor, but its work has not
been characterized by the same care
VI CAlllA0oldssilA NlActl IDS DGGn SUON II
by the Democratic committee. The
chairman and secretary of the Repub-
Ican congressional committee have
been greatly embarrassed by the fierce
fights made against them in their own
home districts, to which they have
given more attention than to the man
agement of the national campaign.
REPORTS FROM THE WEST.
None of the managers of the Demo-
cratic campaign have been interested
in the election as candidates for con-
gress, and they have therefore, been
able TO give much closer attention to
their work. Vice Chairman Osborne
bore the brunt of the battle here up to
one month ago, when he went to Wyo-
ming and has since had direct charge
of the campaign in the mountain
states. His reports to the committee
from the west have been of the most
cheering and confident character. He
says that all the Rocky Mountain
states will do handsomely by the DEM
ocratic party and the silver cause, and
that Wyoming will be no laggard in
the race.
Secretary James Kerr of Pennsyl-
vania has remained here, paying the
closest attention to developments of
the contest. and the end of the cam
paign finds him absolutely confident
that results will be favorable. He says
the Democratic tide has been rising so
fast that he has not been able to keep
up with it, and The sees no reason to
reduce his claim of more than 90 Dem
ocratic and silver majority in the new
house. He says the chances of Demo-
cratic control of congress have been
increasing, rather than diminishing
ever since the first week in October
The Democratic managers look for
heavy gains in New York. Pennsyl-
80 md hn middle cto
and for an almost clean sweep in the
great reaches beyond the Missouri
river
The Republican managers are to-
night whistling braVely as they pre-
pare to pass the cemetery on Tuesday.
They say that of course they do not
hope TO carry states like Colorado,
Montana Utah and Idaho, for the
free silver advocates are too firmly
planted there 10 be dislodged in one
campaign. But the party claim, as
gathered at Republican headquarters,
is that the free silver vote will be
largely reduced and that the Repub-
licans Will gain much that they lost
; in 1896 in the far west
I'VE shall carry California by a big
vote said an officer of the Repub-
lican committee this eveaing. The
party is in splendid shape and the con-
ditions there are the same that pre-
held last June. There is an enormous
Democratic or fusion vote to overcome
in Washington state. 1t was ma
jority of about $4,000 two years ago. I
am certain, however, that the majority
will be cut a way down this coming
November. OF course, a big Repub-
lican gain in the west does not mean
so large a gain in congressional seats.
At best only four Republican seats can
be gained in California, where the Re-
publican tide is rising far higher than
any of our leaders dared to hope"
Even the most confident Pepublic-
ans admit that New York is herring
them. They concede that the Van
wyck campaign has been one of pro-
digious energy, and that they have
been able to make small Roadway
against it. They are even fearful that
the loss of New York will not only
carry the governor, but seat in the
senate.
Chairman Babcock, in the closing
interviews of the campaign, has stated
that the Republicans had to gain but
three votes in order to control the SEN
ate One Of these was to be from New
York and another from Indiana All
the reports from the Hoosier state are
that il will certainly go Democratic
and will re-elect their veteran of many
political battles. Senator Turpie, the
last of the group of famous Democrats
who made Indiana so noted in the pc
Rod before. during and Immediately af-
ter the war In fact, the only senator
ships now held by Democrats that are
regarded by the Democratic committee
as in danger are the New Jersey seat,
the Wisconsin seat and the seat from
North Dakota, now held respectively by
Senators James Smith, John L. Nit
chell and William L. Roach, Demo-
Gratis.
DEMOCRATIC CLAIMS.
The following. according to Demo-
cratic advices, will be the result in the
several states that will elect senators
for the term beginning March next:
Democratic. - California, Delaware,
Florida. Indiana. missouri. Montana