Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-02
DEMOCRATS Do HOPE
TO CARRY CONGRESS
AT NEXT ELECTION
Republicans Don't Dare Much if They
Do But Will Not Go
to SLEEP During
Campaign.

Washington. Sept. SIT Is an inter-
esting and. in sense. surprising poll.
teal fact that the Democrats expect
to carry the House Of Representatives
In 1902. They really are not anxious to
do so. but they believe that political
conditions will be such as to make that
result almost certain. They argue that
while the Republicans carried tho
House in 1900 by majority consider
ably larger than II was In the new
House. 1t is somewhat less than /,
was In the House elected In 1896 when
Mckinley was chosen President. They
say 1t is significant Of the actively Of
the Democratic Congressional Cam.
paign Committee in 1900 that the Re-
publicans should have failed to equal
or exceed their majority won in 1895.
despite the fact that Mckinley had
more electoral votes in 1900 than he
had In 1896.
The Democrats will do nothing to
prevent the election Of a Democratic
House in 1902. though they appreciate
that II will give them a large response.
bility without the ability to legislate.
Thus they will be held partially re-
sponsible for the administration of the
Government without having the power
to do anything. Consequently they will
be embarrassed somewhat In entering
the fight OF 1904 when not only tho
House and Senate. iut .he Presidency
itself. will be at stake. Yet the Demo.
Gratis have certain satisfaction in con
templating the probability of winning
In 1902. when they remember that a
Democratic House will be able to block
Administration schemes. to- inves,i-
gate lots Of things II may wish to. and
to be. in fact, e. .--orn In the Republi.
can side.
The Republicans will do everything
to prevent the Demo, rats from winning
the next House, although they believe
such victory would help them In the
next Presidential campaign. There
would be one advantage in having the
Democrats carry ne House and be re-
s:onsible for its doings. II would
enable a new deal In committees and
In patronage when the Republican par.
ty returns to power, and there have
been certain abuses OF patronage under
the long continued Republican control
Of the House that might as well be
washed away by Democratic victory.
Should the Democrats carry the next
House, It is practically certain tina,
James ID. Richardson OF Tennessee, the
present minority leader. will be elect.
ed Speaker. A small element. under the
leadership Of Representative Dear.
mond of Missouri. is dissatisfied with
Richardson's leadership, saying tina,
1t is not sufficiently aggressive. but 1,
could do nothing against Richardson
with his long prestige as minority lead.
er. The fact is that OF all the Demo,
cratic members OF the House Mr.
Richardson is the best fitted for lead.
ership or for speakership. OF course
some ADLER man may nave come In
with the new House. but no one knows
OF him and he would be too new to be
considered for the speakership. no mat.
ter how able and brilliant he might
happen to be.
II the Democrats fail to carry the
House in 1902 Major Richardson will
certainly try to be elected to the Sen,
ate as successor to Gen. Bates. the
senior Senator from Tennessee.