New-York tribune., 1900-07-13
RAINBOW CHASERS' HOPES
DEMO-POPS ROASTING THAT THE NEXT
HOUSE IS THEIRS ALREADY.
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Washington July 12-As usual at the i1~~o on OF
= Congress campaign the rainbow chaser has idksn
possession of the headquarters OF TIE pe'nocrauc
Campaign Committee. and as usual ne mas issued
proclamation the effect that the peu1-Fops nave
already carried the next House OF Representatives
and arc simpIv awaiting the official returns OF
the election before saying how large the DeIno-PoP
majority will He did the same thin& IN lo'4'
through Senator Faulkner. of West virginia ana IN
1895 and 1898 through Representative Richardson
of Tennessee and Representative Kerr. OF Penn
sylvania and he has selected the same mediums TINS
year. -,
The failure to realize his hopes and expectations
in the last three Congress csmp5 igns has not III
tho least dampened the ardor or caIlled the en-
thusfasm of the rainbow chaser. and he is as happy
and confident ever
But there are already indications that he is doing
more serious ard systematic work now than AT
this stage of the campaign either two, four OF SIN
wears ago There is to be a concentration OF eH'iI
in districts there appears to be some pro@Pecs
of success. and there is TO be more caIe'ul anu
discriminating distribution of campaign literature
Free silver speeches. for example Will not De scat
tered with a liberal hand in doubtful or close dls-
tricts which the Deno-Pops hope to carry IT New
Jersey New-York. Pennsylvania or Maryland anu m
denagogi appeals to Union veterans OF 'he O''-i
War will be more plentfuly distributed IN Kansas
Illinois Indiana and Ohio than In New-forK or
NeV-Jersey "Anti-trust'' literature, such as u Is
will be pretty generally disseminated oul nv
speeches of Lent= and others on the CHur q +1'e-l
This year. as in past years. the quantity Oh
frankable Democratic campaign literature Is super
abundant but the quality of it is even worse thdn
usual Most of the speeches are III disesteo anu
many of them practically worthless for cam
paign uses. Even the chairman OF the campaign
Committee seems to have perceived that the great
constitutional speeches of Demo-Pops on the
Porto Rican tariff would fall fat among the voters
and about the only document that will be widely
circulated on that almost forgotten subject viii
consist OF extracts from the arguments OF Mr-
Littlefeld and other Republicans who disagreed
with their party on that question
RAISING A CAMPAIGN FUND.
The Demo-Pop Campaign Committee exhibits
stronger indications of financial prosperity than 1t
did two years ago In fact it begins to reflect IN
measure the general prosperity of the country Its
headquarters are established in airy and spacious
APARTMENTS in the second story OF a downtown
hotel which has been for many years favorite
resort Of Democratic politicians especially OF those
hailing from the Southern and Southwestern
States and the barroom is conveniently situated on
the same floor There appears to be plenty OF
money now TO meet all current ordinary expenses,
and is whispered in secluded corners that
the campaign fund is be a fat and generous one,
because Montana Bill'-as effusive Demo-Pop
yesterday described statesman who resigned his
seat in the PROMISE Pre- ad6eo to maE 1o read 0
the testimony in the Montana case you know what
The political gossips here believe that Mr.. Clark
Pop campaign commttees-that presided over by
Senator Jones Of Arkansas and the Congress Com
mittee of which Representative tacEardson, OF
Tennessee. is the chairman-,with view to making
himself persona grata to the Demo-Pops IN ootn
branches of Congress and as a mark OF gratitude.
One Of these gosSpS. who Is somewhat OF a cynic
and Withal ShreWd, remarked: II clark does IrlaJ
DAILY will have TO do the same, or better. and the
party will reap the reward Of political virtue IN
the shape of cold cash
So far as Clark is concerned. he ought TO give
efe Tsn aS IN t6e face of luminous report
from the Committee Privileges and Elections
his party friends and supporters in the Senate kept
him from being turned out of that body by formal
vote, left MIN free TO go back TO Montana with
out that stigma seek a reelection He still
further recognized and received as in way nav
ing forfeited his right to good standing in political
councils when he appeared at Kansas City at the
head of of the delegation claiming to repre-
sent Montana in the Convention. He not only
secured the seats the contestants. who repre-
sented the element in the State which prosecuted
the charges of bribery in connection with the Sena-
tOrial election but loudly appaUded in the
Convention when his triumph was announced. Mr..
Clark has the reputation Of being ungratefdl
in such matters. and 1t is believed that he has given
or will contribute literally to the campaign fund.
HIS contribution Is not likely to be affected by
attitude of the party in this campaign the silver
question, though free coinage should be obscured
altogetner IN the canvass, since he is rated
as Inuch or silver man anyhow, and not con-
SplcuouS as contributor the campaign of 1896
Some of the Eastern Democrats who have come
pack into the party this year expected to con-
tribute with greater less HberaIitv as an
evidence OF their good faith and 10 re-establish
their influence In the party. Moreover some or tba
wealthy anti-imperalists will IL is said cODtrb1ta
with fair Hberality. From these sources and from
rev men OF means outside of politics who are in
Iatua ted with Bryan il expected that thev will
De aoIe 10 raise funds enough for campaign eco
nom1cally administered. They certainly DO nor ex
pect 10 be as much in distress for want OF money
as they were in 1896 money