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FIGURING ON coNeREsSMEN.
EFFORTS on TnE DEMOCRATS TO
CAPTURE THE HoUSE.

House WIN re Thrir.-New York
IL Their Missionary Grouad--somc
Of the Familiar Figures and Their
Chances for Cctung hack.
Washington. Sept i5 sim Jim" Rich
ardsou presents hc most prominent figure
in the Washington end OF active campaign
management these d'ys.
When the Democrats Of the House o.
their caucus bcean "a search for man Go
serve as chairman az the National Con
grossional Campaign Committee. thes
turned Co Rclarison. because. as they
put a. he had more real interest n che
capture OF tho House OF Representatives
than any other man. II was presumed.
therefore. that based on this interest he
would take more active part m the
management OF the Congrcss ional Com
mittce than any other man who could be
selected.
u che House is Democratic slim Jim
will be the Speaker ana former Congress
man Jim Kerr % PENNSYLVANIA. win be
,ho clerk Both are desirable jobs and
with the idea OF making these gentle.
men earn them, tho one has been made
chairman and the other secretary OF the
committee which is hard az work down
40 Metropolitan Hotel.
There arc some Democrats who profess
to believe that unless they can capture
the presidency. the Democrats parry
would be- better on without. tho House 81
Representative. They argue that from
party standpoint. IL would be better for
1894 10 have tho Republicans In fuIl con-
'rol OF an branches % the government IN
The meantime. That D. Of course. pre-
Stunning Democratic defeat in che national
election. But there are two men who do
not agree in this view-R Richardson and
Kerr. They are working from early morn
ing until midnight n their efforts 20 cap
ture doubtful congressional districts. and
they take a rather optimistic view u
Democratic chances IN their particular
line.
Republicans Not Certain.
Republican managers are by no means
certain that they will be able 10 capture
the House even II they elect Mckinley.
They talk vaguely about gains ia the far
West. but the fact o. they have about
everything west of Missouri ana Arkans-
o. as things now stand II they make a
clean sweep. they will gain no more than
they lose in the Southern states For
they count on losing "A majority Of the
rev members they now have from the
South The Democrats expect 20 regain
the one district in Texas. the one district
In Alabama. and two or three districts
len North Carolina which are now repre-
fented hy Republicans ana these they
believe. viii az least OFFSET the gains
which the Republicans would make in the
West by an absolute clean sweep.
Through the Middle West. the indica-
lions point 20 the two parties retaining
about the same strcngth they have IN the
present Congress 10 is difficult 20 see. no
matter what turn the national campaign
may take how these relative positions
Will bo affected 10 any extent
There was some TAX az one time among
Republican managers Of the probability
q gaining some seats IN Pennsylvania.
in that state seems 90 have things So
well In hand that the Republicans have
about aband med th,ir idea about max
ing any gains there unless they call the
election OF Smiley a gain Shley was elect
"a as a Democrat. % o. true but he has
acted with the Republicans on practically
every measure 80 oven n he is sue
cessful. Il can hardly be called a Republi-
can gain.
New York ~ Missionary Field.
In Wow OF these facts the Republican
managers are inclined 20 believe that New
York s about the only missionary ground
they have left They have strong hopes
81 getting hack some Of the districts in
Brooklyn. which the Democrats carried at
the last election. Tho failure Of the Dem
oCrat5 10 nominate Colcr plays inao their
hands On this respect.
The announcement that Tommy Brad
ley o. 10 be left al home creates no SUR
prise among Dcmocuta in Washington
The chief consideration which mas been
given Bradley in the past has been a won
der aa 10 how be ever came 20 be- sent
10 Congress az OH. His fellow Democrats
have pretty generally considered him a
blot on the escuicheon and they are not
az an sorry thas Boss Croker has decided
Il will be best for the young man 70 re.
main IN New York.
There will be- weeping and wailine In
rcme quarters, however. n Chef Levy b
left a. home. for whatever else Iovy g.
he has been q good soft thing for tho
newspaper boys. No matter how weird
or Wild an idea some one Of che yellow
journals desired to have advanced. chez
was always ready 10 help Il along. Tho
Statesman from the Thirteenth Districs
went about Washington last session witch
his pockets and. even his hat hulging with
bills prepared for presentation 10 Con
gress. No man has over yet been able
TO compute the total number which Levy.
from time % time introduced. but Il has
becn perfectly easy matter to keep track
81 those that were acted upon A. mat
ter Of fact. not one % the multitude which
bore his name every saw the light OF day
II he Is occupied az home. there will BE-
sorrow in the hearts OF tho nearpaper
boys. and all the hosts OF people who wera
invited TO Lovy'e free feeds" Ills idea
Of society seems to be thas the greater
theA rowd. the more elegant the entertain
ment And he had the satisfaction Of
knowing that HIS record IN Ms own par
ucular line was not excelicd by any on
the leaders OF Washington society.
They want Cummings.
All the Democrats want Amos Cum.
mlnEs 20 come back. although Amos has
a httle way OF differing from the mem.
bcrs % his party on almost every ques-
ton that comes M. Jake Rupert has
made no small ndmheT OF friends among
hts colleagues who would regret 10 see
him icft on the list
when Tim Campbell was here last win
ter lobbying on certain postal matters.
he caused IL 20 be undorst0od that Croker
had promised 20 send him back 90 Con-
gress Whether Tim thought this. or
whether he was Just I'll ing IL for the pur-
pcaa Of increasing his own fmrorfaure